is it me or after u turn 25 life gets real, I feel like Im losing my mind

[the bossman]

this was some real shyt brehs. got me doing some serious soul-searching right now

 

[doct3rdr3]

I can sympathize with the feeling of underachieving and discontentment with your situation, but understand that getting tons and tons of money isn't the answer. Yes it's important to make enough money to be able to support a family, pay your bills, and treat yourself now and again. But too much beyond that, are you're almost wasting your time. After a certain point, each additional dollar you make starts having less and less impact on your happiness and emotional well-being.

So while it is important to get to that level where you're living comfortably, (and I understand that that's getting harder and harder in this economy) at the end of the day, money is just a means to the end of getting your basic human needs met -- it's not a source of happiness or fulfillment in itself. The way to do that is by forming meaningful relationships, and perhaps starting a family.

Don't put the cart before the horse, though. Get your money right before you go live it up and sew your wild oats.




Reference
Kahneman, D., & Deaton, A. (2010). High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(38), 16489-16493.

 

[LostOne]

Today I have a totally different outlook. I just feel like everything is gonna work out fine. Pray and trust in God brehs.

"humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:6

 

[Malta]

On the other hand, sometimes I just want to stack a couple more G's, buy a couple of beachfront properties in the Philippines, get my little surf camp going, kick back and enjoy that asian p*ssy every remaining day of my life

As someone who passed up the chance to stay in Brazil @ the age of 23, I say do it or you will regret it. I lived that same frugal, care free life while I was down there and could have done it indefinitely as an English teacher or personal trainer, working 15-20 hours a week and living comfortably. I passed on it and everyday I feel like now.

 

[Malta]

To the younger posters, don't ever for one second think trading your time for money is truly worth it. Your time is finite, it is the most precious asset you have and the only thing you can never get back, as long as you're breathing you always have an opportunity to make more money, but you will never get time back. The second you're shot out of your pops balls the timer is ticking, travel and see the world, it's the greatest gift we have and might as well see most of it before we fukk it up.

 

[Asiatic Black Hebrew]

29 & miserable brehs

All good though. CNN said I'd be dead by 21.

 

[SoulController]

Wise words I kept.

"Up until the age of 25 you are judged on potential, after 25 you are judged on results"

Truest shyt ever said.

thats an amazing quote, fam member?

 

[kermit da hustla]

25-30 (im 28) is a bytch. Your opportunity at chasing your dreams is slipping thru your fingers

man, shut up. no, it isn't. people have started multi-million dollar businesses in their 40s. life is what you make it.

 

[raw613]

It does get real, but I learned to not drive myself crazy and just focus on doing better each year than the year before

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Man I just turned 23 and on paper I'm doing great. Great Job with a industry leader in their market. New promotion, moving to Dallas to help open and run a brand new Distribution Center but for some reason I'm not happy, or maybe content is the right word. I contribute it to a few things but mainly the fact that my mom and my dad are mid 40's stuck in the rat race still. I want to get to the point where I can break them off every month so they dont gotta work as hard.

I identify with @bdizzle while I dont make nearly as much, that hunger for more consumes me and I feel like I'm not doing enough but at the same time, I dont know what to do. I feel like I'm on the right path but this shyt aint happening fast enough. You get to the point where you don't know if patience is the key or if you should push harder.

My goal now is to keep working and advancing in this company, eventually go back for my MBA but more importantly start to find avenues to generate income outside of my job, learn the stock market and investing(not too educated in this at all), but I also gotta find something I'm passionate about that's lucrative too. I'm hoping when I move I can get around some good people moving in the right direction, colleagues and mentors in that respect that I can learn from.

shyt skressful bruh

You gonna get there breh, you sound just like me. You just gotta keep grinding and never give up. I believe in you even if nobody else does

 

[JasonSJackson]

be the resistance

 

[↓R↑LYB]

29 & miserable brehs

All good though. CNN said I'd be dead by 21.

How old are you breh? When I was coming up it was 25

I don't even wanna think about what the life expectancy will be for my little nephew

 

[Chris.B]

I'm doing alright.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

As someone who passed up the chance to stay in Brazil @ the age of 23, I say do it or you will regret it. I lived that same frugal, care free life while I was down there and could have done it indefinitely as an English teacher or personal trainer, working 15-20 hours a week and living comfortably. I passed on it and everyday I feel like now.

Real shyt breh, that's my ultimate plan. I'm setting things up right now to do just that. Thinking of moving to Africa (I wanna chill on the beaches of Zanzibar with a pina colada and my lady )

I wanna make sure I have enough passive income coming in where I can sit back and just be a G. I told myself I'd need 4M USD to get there. I'd just live off of the interest in an African country and eat like a king

 

[Sad Bunny]

i turned 25 this year and this had been the GOAT year so far.