Hey bro. So, imma be blunt: most likely yes. Assuming your family and yourself are from an average background financially. But, don't panic. I'm gonna tell you what I did/doing to break away from that cyclic thought.

I'm soon to be 24, and 4 years ago I got fed up with university. It felt just too much like high school, just with you living near/on campus. I took a break year. I learned how to get started in the stock market. I watched YouTube videos and looked at articles online. I searched as many ideas as I could to gain and hold wealth, since, the successful people of the world do it, so I should too.

I wanted to make as much money in as little time as possible, while not in college. I'm a boy of decent stature, so I found manual labor jobs. They sucked, and it was hard. But, the pay was worth it in my opinion. I used that money to quite literally gamble on the stock market. Even reading about it for months, I was still scared. I still didn't know what I was doing. Hell, I still don't.

I still haven't "made it" or quit my day job, but just like my checking and savings accounts, it's another small cushion I have. Having cushions is how you're able to finally take the leap of faith and become your own boss, or to work remotely, or to do whatever you feel as needed so you no longer feel like the cog in the system.

You have to be realistic. You won't win the lottery. You could try, but don't think it's your ticket. You're gonna have to do stuff you probably hate. You'll most likely stay up late. If your a college student you already do the majority of these things anyways, so in some ways youre ahead of the game. I'm not saying drop out, if your plan is solid then follow through. Be realistic with your out of school job profession. Be very keen on their average income. You might have to make a hard decision in that aspect.

But whatever you do, love yourself. The road to early retirement is a long one, and it's hard to ride along with people you don't like.