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(06-03-2014 04:39 AM)cooledcannon Wrote:  

Uh just wondering.

How come you have such a good resume and shit, but you are low on funds and go to university and live in dorms?

It's a long complicated story to tell, and not exciting, so I won't bore anyone with the details. I never stayed in dorms before, this will be my first year doing it. Low on funds = not liquid, I have a lot of assets but no cash. I'm spending the summer selling off my shit. I could've worked this summer and grossed $25k but I'm burnt out; I need the break and the freedom to just chill out and go have fun.

I don't even want to work in my field anymore, as it absolutely compromises my desired lifestyle. I'm getting my degree as a fallback, and it's a handy tool to live in other countries and work. I want the option of working contracts when I feel like it.

You have to understand that up until about 18 months ago I was plodding down the career + family path. I gave up on having a "real" career sometime last fall, and just 3 months ago finally gave up on the family thing. So everything I worked toward and built, all of my assumptions in my financial planning, etc were suddenly completely off target. Now I'm hoping I never have to work in my field again, but instead I'm trying to build a business or two that will produce enough income that I can comfortably pay off my debts and live wherever I want to live. I'm thinking Seattle as my home base, plus living in other countries for a month or two at a time when I feel like it.

To that end, I want to get through my degree without adding to my debt load and to spend absolutely as little money as possible while maximizing my odds of success. Living in the dorms means I won't have to worry about shopping, the gym and classes are a short walk away so it doesn't matter if my car breaks, no rental agreements or utilities to worry about, etc. If I'd been living in the dorms all along I would've graduated last year, I'd own a lot less shit, and I'd probably have a lot more money in the bank. When I moved here ~5 years ago I came with just what I could pack into my Jeep Cherokee. Now I have two cars, a motorcycle, and two 10x10 units full of crap. That was fine when I thought I was building a household and I was going to stay here and work in this area, but now I feel imprisoned by my belongings.

I have professional experience because I'm fully trained in my field, I just don't have my BS. I worked for the same company for 3 years, while I was going to school and when I took time off from school to work full time. I'm sick of that company, however, and to get a good position at another company I really need my BS. So I'm going back to take all the classes that are supposed to make me well rounded by sucking $10k in tuition out of me and forcing me to suffer through bullshit like World Literature and Art Appreciation. Like I said, I don't actually want to work in my field but I'd feel a lot safer spending my time building my own businesses if I can walk right into a soul sucking $80k+ job if everything falls apart on me.