u/EquivalentAcademic93

Context: young biracial American woman

I figured I was about 20% Austrian (my grandmother is from Austria) and 45% African. The African percentage guess was out of ignorance. I failed to realize that most African Americans are around 60-80% African, and being biracial, I should have expected a lower number. My dad did a test and he’s only 67% African as an African American man. The English took me by surprise though. That’s a lot of English. I anticipated some Scottish, considering my great grandmother is allegedly Scottish, but I guess we were wrong about that.

It’s pretty simple, I just used Streamlit and Python to create a website showing the unacceptable lead levels in my hometown. The data presented by the EPA is nearly impossible to access and incredibly difficult to interpret, so I figured I’d create something that displays the information in an easy-to-understand way. This project has taken me 2 years. I’ve spent those 2 years learning python, CSS, HTML, and Javascript (which I obviously don’t use because I’m using Streamlit). I also spent about a year mapping out what exactly I want to do with this website and gathering the data. It’s not done yet, but I’m so happy with where it’s at so far.

Any suggestions are welcome.

EDIT: My grammar and sentence structuring on the website is atrocious, I know, I will be fixing it. It’s a rough draft.

CONTEXT: I moved out my senior year of high school into a low income apartment complex with a roommate. I worked at McDonalds and went to community college on and off. I spent most of my young adulthood trying to survive, working minimum wage jobs, and living in horrible conditions.

At 25, I still work at McDonald’s but as a department manager. I make $18/hr in the midwest. I’m going to university full time (McDonald’s pays for my full tuition) and I am majoring in data science. I plan on getting my masters degree as soon as I graduate and I have a few companies in mind to work for. I have 2 years of school left. I own a trailer with my partner (rundown, but livable).

I just recently opened a credit card, and my credit score is around 660. I’m never late on my auto loan or credit card bill. I have $13k in savings.

I feel behind compared to those in my age group. But to be fair, I didn’t have a great start in life. Am I on the right track here? What else should I be doing currently, or what can I do in the future to ensure I’m no longer lower class?

EDIT: Also forgot to mention my debt. $5k student loans, $17k auto loan, $15k medical debt. It’s a lot, I know. I DO NOT HAVE CREDIT CARD DEBT. The $500 is what I pay in full every month, because I typically spend around $500 on my credit card.

• Question: What will my life look like in 5 months?

• In order of pull:

- 4 of Pentacles reversed

- Knight of Swords reversed

- 9 of Cups reversed

- The Hermit

- The World

• My interpretation: Letting go of a person or a situation, a huge opportunity coming in that i miss out on, and a lot of unhappiness and disappointment because of it. I go into hermit mode, do some self reflection, then reap the rewards after hardship. Just not sure if I’m interpreting this right.