thank you for the kinds words everyone
i appreciate it
im also sorry about this thread because it has turned out to be less about money and more about my lack of a career
which isnt really in keeping with the whole spirit of the board and for that im sorry
to annR, you are spot on there i think
i probably have known what i should do but i havent done it
i am scared to do it
go back to college that is
the last time i was there i couldnt handle it, having to talk to all these different people every day
i might have gotten away with it only they insisted on having this stupid communication class where everyone had to work together and stuff
it was a nightmare
so im not really looking forward to going back, or to changing jobs for the same reason
but both must be done sooner rather than later i guess
things are coming to a head now
and to hellojed, i had my quarter life crisis a few years ago now
i was letting the job get to me and i was stressing out
but then i realised what was going on and i never think of work outside of hours anymore
and i will check out that book too btw
to observer, i do love listening to music and i am trying to learn the guitar, but at the minute its more like some kind of slow mind torture than a hobby
i have thought about teaching it though
i think about doing stupid things though
and polly2000, im pretty sure that starting up my own business would be a disaster
my indecision would cripple me i think, and i would need to devote so much of my time, just to make money, money and more money
i dont think i could do that
i dont have the interest
my boss is like that, he started up a business that nobody else even thought about doing
and he is a millionaire by now im sure, though he says he isnt
but now all he can see is where the next euro is coming from
he is always looking to save a few cents here and there, and he is always looking to take advantage of other peoples misfortunes
im sure that most business people are fine balanced people who know that money isnt everything, the evidence is in this thread even
but i really dont want to risk turning out like my boss, even if he is loaded and has a great house and is loaded
so you have all convinced me that i need to learn something
and thats exactly what i will do
and will also probably open one of those firstactive accounts in the mean time
theres still a bit of a capitalist in me