If you were in your early twenties and could do it all again what direction would you go? What do you wish you had done earlier? What advice do you wish you had gotten? What would you tell your younger self?
If you were in your early twenties and could do it all again what direction would you go? What do you wish you had done earlier? What advice do you wish you had gotten? What would you tell your younger self?
I would’ve moved to a new city sooner. Whether for college or just on my own accord. I stayed at home for most of my twenties and the perks were that I was able to save 70% of my income and I was able to travel a bit because I didn’t really have big adult responsibilities anchoring me or my finances down (besides my car note).
Now that I’m finally adulting into my late twenties, it feels like I’m often playing catch up. I moved to a new city a few years ago and it was and still is a tough transition. To go from little to no bills and freedom to having every penny count is exhausting and things keep getting more and more expensive, but that’s another rant.
The point is that most of us go through struggle transitioning from our very first move and in hindsight I would have rather gone through it and gotten through it and when I was younger. Back when I was full of spirited hustle and surrounded by young ppl my age all in the same place and building a close nit circle in my new city.
Now, in my late twenties (which is still relatively young in life) things are already different. People my age are having kids, starting families, buying houses and already into their careers. Meanwhile I feel a bit left behind and it’s tough not having a support system of friends since it’s much harder to make new friends later on in life. especially when you’re in 2 different stages in life.
Staying home is absolutely great if you intend on staying in your home town forever. But since I always knew I wanted to leave, I would’ve ripped the bandaid off sooner.