chocolateturtle
Confused about dryer sheets
- Joined
- Dec 21, 2010
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Hello all!
First, I just want to apologize for the silly username, it just randomly popped up in my head
A bit about my self: I am a 17 yo teenager, a junior in high school with goals of retiring early! I was born in Hong Kong and lived there until the age of 9 when I moved to the states. I am a pretty normal teenager, I enjoy hanging out with some friends, doing dumb pointless things, and of course crushing on girls. I do fairly well in school; not the smartest kid but with hard work I managed to become rank 1 of my class, tied with several other students. Somewhere along the line, I realized how so many people I know, including my parents, are restricted and stressed by their financial situations.
I made up my mind that I don't want that happening to me and I want to start early and get a head start to materializing my dreams. Ideally, i want to retire between the ages of 35-40, the earlier the better, but I am aware of the difficulties of doing so. I want to be able to travel to many places around the world, volunteer, engage in my many hobbies, and spend lots of time with my kids/wife.
The problem is, I have no clue as to what I should do. I have yet to decide on what to major in college or what career path I should choose. I figured i could use some advice from you older and wiser men/women. Are there any books/publications that I should read to gather some useful info? What career field would yield the best results for my goal? I am not that particular as to what field I work in, though I do enjoy sciences and arts quite a bit. Any suggestions, advice, or hints on life in general would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
First, I just want to apologize for the silly username, it just randomly popped up in my head
A bit about my self: I am a 17 yo teenager, a junior in high school with goals of retiring early! I was born in Hong Kong and lived there until the age of 9 when I moved to the states. I am a pretty normal teenager, I enjoy hanging out with some friends, doing dumb pointless things, and of course crushing on girls. I do fairly well in school; not the smartest kid but with hard work I managed to become rank 1 of my class, tied with several other students. Somewhere along the line, I realized how so many people I know, including my parents, are restricted and stressed by their financial situations.
I made up my mind that I don't want that happening to me and I want to start early and get a head start to materializing my dreams. Ideally, i want to retire between the ages of 35-40, the earlier the better, but I am aware of the difficulties of doing so. I want to be able to travel to many places around the world, volunteer, engage in my many hobbies, and spend lots of time with my kids/wife.
The problem is, I have no clue as to what I should do. I have yet to decide on what to major in college or what career path I should choose. I figured i could use some advice from you older and wiser men/women. Are there any books/publications that I should read to gather some useful info? What career field would yield the best results for my goal? I am not that particular as to what field I work in, though I do enjoy sciences and arts quite a bit. Any suggestions, advice, or hints on life in general would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks