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Originally Posted by Teh Doucher
im 25 and this is exactly what my life is like at the moment. seems like im stuck in this endless loop that i cant escape... also going through pretty much everything the OP listed.
oh and i also thought i'd mention that during this quarter life crisis, i ended up getting very depressed after my 25th birthday last june and as a result, i am now in a massive chunk of debt with my pickup truck.
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Everyone has their priorities and vices.. it turns into a problem when your vices become your main priorities.
By no means am I a counsellor, I'm just merely suggesting based on personal experience and what worked for me. Remember, you have to make a change if you want a change.
I also don't mean to be presumptuous or offensive in anyway.. But here's a quick jumble of monthly costs based on absolute straight assumptions. I was able to help a few of my friends by showing them these quick simple calculations. Hopefully this can help some more people. All it takes is that little spark for you to take the initiative.
Truck payment (~600/month + 200 insurance + 400 gas), Mary J (let's say.. 50 a week, 200 a month), Clubbing (anywhere from 200-400 a weekend.. let's say say 300 for simplicity's sake, you hit the club say, 3 times a month, that's 900).
That's roughly
$2300 a month, hopefully you don't gamble as well.
That's not including housing, food, cell, etc, because those are necessities.
Also that doesn't include eating out, movies, and bar nights, because well, we're not robots. A social life is still important. As long as it's kept under control.
A snowboarding lift pass at Cypress =
~$50
Go-karting =
~$30
Full on dinner for 2 at the Keg, drinks and everything =
~$150-$200+
A round trip flight to Vegas =
~$250?
A 1 or 2 week round trip flight to China + hotel, food, drinks =
~$1500-$2000
And so on.. I'm sure you get the picture.
Keep in mind, this is with ZERO saving or investing, and assuming you want to do such "crazy" things every month (which isn't a bad thing). If you can do some saving/investing, that can only do good for you. But I think at this point, the biggest milestone is realizing the things you COULD be doing by making the tiniest changes. Even if you kept your car, and cut down on the bud and take a night or two off from the clubs. There's your weekend in Vegas.
It's a little hypocritical since this is a CAR site.. but downgrading my car was like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. Now I still plan to have my dream car in the near future.. whether I'll actually get it or if it's just motivation, I don't know, and frankly I'm happy with either situation.
Remember, it's never too late to make a change.. and if not now, then when? Life's too short to let it get boring!
Time to head out for my flight to China.. ~20 hour flight + ~6 hour train ride.. yay..
@the people who sent me PM's, I'll have net access on Thursday, I'll try to check in then.
Dodding around on RS is still a vice of mine
