u/maisonclementine

I’m 19 , have my own place . Have a job that I make 21 an hour at (warehouse) and just need a genuine career or better income job (in the future) . I have college essentially free because I’m a foster child , the only things that have spoken to me is to help people, mental health has played a huge role in my life from a child up until now. How possible would it be to be able to work full time on top of doing school? As it’s honestly my only choice that I can see because I don’t have anywhere to go but my own apartment. I don’t know if being a mental health therapist is my gig but it’s the only thing I see doing. 5/6 years could be extremely difficult while working full time so I’m scared to even commit to trying it . I thought about x-ray tech since it’s only 2 years and I’m still helping people and they get paid relatively well atleast compared to therapists which is another thing that scares me for therapy to my knowledge they don’t get paid super great . So is it even worth sacrificing all the time for a low income job ? Idk I’ve read some places you can make good money at but I hear a lot they’re underpaid . I’m just scared of being broke all my life in all honesty , never being able to grow my income from 40k to 50k to 60k etc. is that even possible doing the therapy route ?

Hopefully this makes sense, thank you

I’m purely only interested in joining the military for a career. I’m lost and I’m 19 and don’t know what I want or what to do honestly with my life. Do I do 4 years and get out ? Do I learn how to do a civilian job while I’m in the military and once I get out I have a job ? Cuz I hear stories of people being screwed over coming out and having nothing . I’m fearful that could end up happening, I just want to save money and get a good job. I mean my current job I make more than I would in the army , but I want to be able to learn something and make it a career .

I’m purely only interested in joining the military for a career. I’m lost and I’m 19 and don’t know what I want or what to do honestly with my life. Do I do 4 years and get out ? Do I learn how to do a civilian job while I’m in the military and once I get out I have a job ? Cuz I hear stories of people being screwed over coming out and having nothing . I’m fearful that could end up happening, I just want to save money and get a good job. I mean my current job I make more than I would in the army , but I want to be able to learn something and make it a career .

I’m 19M and just got a new job at a warehouse making 21 an hour. There’s mandatory overtime so I’m expecting to work 45/50 hours a week . Long story short I am a foster child , I have my own apartment I live at for free until I am 21 then I must pay rent which is 875 a month (state of PA) . I’m just starting out but I don’t know if I want to work in a warehouse forever, I can get college for free but idk how I’d be able to do school and work because I have to pay rent . I am also lost on what to do for a career , I’ve toured a trade school for their HVAC program and idk if that’s for me either . I’m having so much anxiety about my future and if I’ll struggle and be in poverty for the rest of my life . I can’t find a path or a job that’s genuinely going to be a step in the right direction it feels like. I graduated high school but did nothing in the time I was there to even help towards anything. It was a blessing to get my own place but I feel limited now because if I work full time the trade school i went to only offers morning classes mon-thu. like i said college im at a loss for , i dont know what i can do to make money.

I’m 19M and just got a new job at a warehouse making 21 an hour. There’s mandatory overtime so I’m expecting to work 45/50 hours a week . Long story short I am a foster child , I have my own apartment I live at for free until I am 21 then I must pay rent which is 875 a month (state of PA) . I’m just starting out but I don’t know if I want to work in a warehouse forever, I can get college for free but idk how I’d be able to do school and work because I have to pay rent . I am also lost on what to do for a career , I’ve toured a trade school for their HVAC program and idk if that’s for me either . I’m having so much anxiety about my future and if I’ll struggle and be in poverty for the rest of my life . I can’t find a path or a job that’s genuinely going to be a step in the right direction it feels like. I graduated high school but did nothing in the time I was there to even help towards anything. It was a blessing to get my own place but I feel limited now because if I work full time the trade school i went to only offers morning classes mon-thu. like i said college im at a loss for , i dont know what i can do to make money .
Im just expressing im having anxiety about this, im not trying to make this come across as a “sob story” as the rules say .

I’m super stressed about an actual career, idk if I should go to school or a trade and I’m scared I’ll only be making 40k for the rest of my life. I can go to school for free pretty much because I am a foster child, idk what for tho. I’m not super smart by any means necessary but I was thinking of getting a 2 year degree to have as a backup plan . Or is there any 2 year degrees that pay decent? I’m super stressed because I want to make more money but idk what my next steps are . I live on my own but my rent is paid for until I’m 21 (875$ per month) because I’m a foster child . I’ll be 21 next June so I need to save up as much as I can in that time frame but idk anything about investing . My new job offers a 401k and goes up to 5% they told me to match it but I’m confused by all of that stuff . Idk this is kind of a bit of everything. Dosent make too much sense lmao .

I’m a pre loader and I’m thinking about driving and I’m sure this is going to get shot down but I’m curious do you have a life outside of work as a driver? Do you always work 10-12 hour shifts? I’m curious because I’m thinking of driving but I practice MMA and it’s always between the hours of 5:30-8:30 for my practices and tbh I really don’t want to give it up unless necessary . I seen some people say don’t even make afternoon plans because you’re always out and always working 60 hours a week. Is this true? Is it worth becoming a driver and taking that as a career route ?