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Living on low income - accepting the "poor" life.
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<blockquote data-quote="2000GTSTANG" data-source="post: 15945542" data-attributes="member: 49495"><p>I love reading these kinda threads. Im 28 and feel like I can relate to most of you.</p><p></p><p>HS was a breeze, graduated in 2008. Didn't really have to apply myself to get good grades. Never had a thought of what I wanted to do after it. Graduated and started at a local community college taking the basic classes, still un-sure of what I wanted. My mom suggested Engineering but I never really knew what an engineer did. The only jobs I knew of where working retail at a store. I had a hard time trying to pick a field since I didn't know what kind of jobs were out there. This was all while working at a Meijer (like a Walmart).</p><p></p><p>Fast forward 3 years, I wasn't applying myself in CC and dropped some classes. All I cared about was my new-to-me Mustang I had bought (financed) and modding it. My friend got me a new job working for a Metrology company as shop help for $10 an hour, at the age of 21. Once I showed them I was competent, they eventually had me retrofitting old CMMs, setting up new ones, traveling here and there, etc. Pay raises along the way. I stopped going to CC in the meantime.</p><p></p><p>Im still at the same company in 2018. Im in a new role here, which involves running the CT (computed tomography, x-ray) services lab and while Ive had struggles with what I really want out of life and if this field is the correct one for me, I still haven't left. The pay is good for only having my associates (I did go back and finish that for myself), close to $60k year, commission on certain sales in my department, benefits, 3 weeks vacay. Of course, I would like to make more, but that will most likely only happen with a company change or when I become the supervisor to this department.</p><p></p><p>I get to work with cool things most days, some days im bored out of my mind with not much to do. I think about if I made the right choice or if I should have not cared about my car as much, saved more money, and focused on college or if I had someone to push me in a direction, where would I be now. I know how to fix cars like its nothing now and I do like having that skill.</p><p></p><p>I have regrets that I didn't get my bachelors degree. Who knows where I couldnt have been now. But you know what, I have zero student loan debt, a decent sized 401k, started an IRA last year, no car loans or CC debt, enough in savings to get me by for close to 3 years, im healthy, eat good, and I can deadlift 405 on a good day. I really don't have much to complain about.</p><p></p><p>All-in-all, I think life is what you make of it. Money isn't shit, but it is nice to have enough to not stress about the little things. Find some sort of trade and show them that you are willing to learn and work your ass off. It'll all work out in the end.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2000GTSTANG, post: 15945542, member: 49495"] I love reading these kinda threads. Im 28 and feel like I can relate to most of you. HS was a breeze, graduated in 2008. Didn't really have to apply myself to get good grades. Never had a thought of what I wanted to do after it. Graduated and started at a local community college taking the basic classes, still un-sure of what I wanted. My mom suggested Engineering but I never really knew what an engineer did. The only jobs I knew of where working retail at a store. I had a hard time trying to pick a field since I didn't know what kind of jobs were out there. This was all while working at a Meijer (like a Walmart). Fast forward 3 years, I wasn't applying myself in CC and dropped some classes. All I cared about was my new-to-me Mustang I had bought (financed) and modding it. My friend got me a new job working for a Metrology company as shop help for $10 an hour, at the age of 21. Once I showed them I was competent, they eventually had me retrofitting old CMMs, setting up new ones, traveling here and there, etc. Pay raises along the way. I stopped going to CC in the meantime. Im still at the same company in 2018. Im in a new role here, which involves running the CT (computed tomography, x-ray) services lab and while Ive had struggles with what I really want out of life and if this field is the correct one for me, I still haven't left. The pay is good for only having my associates (I did go back and finish that for myself), close to $60k year, commission on certain sales in my department, benefits, 3 weeks vacay. Of course, I would like to make more, but that will most likely only happen with a company change or when I become the supervisor to this department. I get to work with cool things most days, some days im bored out of my mind with not much to do. I think about if I made the right choice or if I should have not cared about my car as much, saved more money, and focused on college or if I had someone to push me in a direction, where would I be now. I know how to fix cars like its nothing now and I do like having that skill. I have regrets that I didn't get my bachelors degree. Who knows where I couldnt have been now. But you know what, I have zero student loan debt, a decent sized 401k, started an IRA last year, no car loans or CC debt, enough in savings to get me by for close to 3 years, im healthy, eat good, and I can deadlift 405 on a good day. I really don't have much to complain about. All-in-all, I think life is what you make of it. Money isn't shit, but it is nice to have enough to not stress about the little things. Find some sort of trade and show them that you are willing to learn and work your ass off. It'll all work out in the end. [/QUOTE]
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