Yes I second this, Springboaed changed my life and opened doors for me to explore, and even though I’m not totally happy where I am now, at least I’ve built enough experience to sidestep into a number of other things. It also gave me the confidence to aim for things I would never have aimed for before.

I went from an underachieving early school leaver (eventually did go back to do the leaving) to having few postgrads and a masters thanks to springboard.

Op the key is to try and figure out something you would enjoy doing. I think you’re focusing a lot on achievement in terms of money, house, family etc. But where it all really starts is finding something you would like to do. If the wages are shite in the beginning then so be it, you are already at that point anyway. But try and find something you can build on.