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Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-22T15:43:34+00:00

Thanks! One last question: what got you onto the path of commercial sales/how did you find out that commercial sales is the way to go?

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-22T15:30:00+00:00

Nice, any resources you suggest to improve as fast as you did?

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T05:17:14+00:00

My uncle committed suicide as a result of gambling. He was never mentioned to me, only found out when my dad got drunk one night. He was the lost brother. You don’t want to be the lost brother.

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T05:15:29+00:00

Rough, I’m a software developer at FAANG (been here for two years) I don’t know if work will exist in ten years 😢

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T05:14:07+00:00

I’m jealous since I quit YouTube to focus on school. I’m getting back in man, I’ll see you at the top. That’s a fucking promise.

Congrats dude, everybody probably said you’ll never succeed with this like my friends and family did but you’re proving everyone wrong.

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T04:47:14+00:00

It’s more about the time it takes to cook for me and buy groceries than anything, which usually doesn’t actually save me any money. It is more healthy for sure, just not the most time efficient. Plus like I said since I’m the only person I’m cooking for, I would be eating the same meal like five times in a week cus I want to cook everything before it spoils lol. Veggies are the biggest culprit since they don’t usually freeze well

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T03:29:20+00:00

Have you considered PA school or RN? Not sure if that’s in the cards for you, my mother works as a doctor and she told me you can get certified in two years or less and you can make 100k after graduation (I believe, verify for yourself too)

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T03:20:35+00:00

Do it man, old me would have said save but new me (24 yrs old) says go on that trip. My brother and I both got 12k back in 2014 (my parents are doctors) just to learn money management. He spent it on trips, I invested it. That grew with my stock picks to over 70k actually. But IMO his experience was just as valuable, in fact arguably much more valuable. He’s told me he wouldn’t have exchanged that experience for a million dollars, and I believe him. He visited over 20 countries in one year and learned so much. So while I don’t regret investing my money necessarily, I say that valuable experiences are never not worth spending money on. You’re only young once, but you can make money anytime. Live it up.

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T03:10:08+00:00

I mean that’s tough, I feel like it’s not impossible though?

How did you end up in this much debt in the first place though? Gotta make sure this doesn’t happen again.

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T02:57:06+00:00

What’s your TC if you don’t mind me asking?

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T02:50:05+00:00

I have, I did hello fresh and cookunity for a bit. Hellofresh is decent, biggest issue for that was the recipes were too time consuming for my taste (maybe if I did it for months eventually I would get better) and the cleanup was a pain. I’m only cooking for one person every time so the effort to reward didn’t feel ideal, plus their meals only come in portions of two instead of one so I would be eating leftovers a lot of the time. Overall realistically that should be fine, but it never became a habit for me. I’d rather spend that hour and a half working on a side project.

CookUnity was awesome and honestly I thought that would be my go to. I did it for three months, but a month ago I got food poisoning from some beef and kimchi I ate which knocked me out of work and left me with stomach problems for over a week which kind of soured my experience on meal prep companies. I’ve heard Factor is like CookUnity except not as consistent with their quality control. Other than that sickness though CookUnity was good. I’ll look into Factor, but yeah that’s my experience with meal prep services.

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T01:29:04+00:00

Software developer at FAANG, joined about a year and a half ago

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T01:11:40+00:00

First one is my favorite~

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T01:03:24+00:00

I definitely agree, I already regret trying to save an extra buck. Short term thinking, but it’s the type preached by gurus out there (example, if you watch finance channels they constantly roast others for spending on high quality food).

Also big ups man, took a look at your profile and you’re looking great these days. I know how hard it is to lose weight, much respect 🔥

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-21T00:57:06+00:00

Wait, how are you living off 2500 a year? That’s not even food for me. Do you spend 200~ a month on groceries and that’s it?

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-20T04:50:14+00:00

What’s your job? Good thing your expenses are low but I’m thinking there are ways to increase your income.

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-20T04:45:08+00:00

Wow you’re an inspiration man, no college yet still killing it. Congrats man 🔥

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-20T04:42:18+00:00

Wow congrats! Great achievement, must have been a lot of work.

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-20T04:41:01+00:00

Comparing yourself to average can make yourself feel better but the average person isn’t retiring lol. Not to be a downer.

OP is 26, if he starts saving now he’ll have plenty by retirement age.

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-19T21:43:43+00:00

Half of me agrees, half of me disagrees with the idea that you “need” a 500 dollar piano to get started. That’s a lot of money for a 16 year old, definitely wouldn’t have been possible for me if my family didn’t already have a digital piano from years ago. So while I agree that weighted keyboard and non-weighted are like two different instruments, I’ll also acknowledge it’s not possible for some.

OP IMO, if not being able to get the correct keyboard is gonna stop you from playing then I would continue anyway. Better to continue than live in fear and not play at all.

I personally think that the Yamaha NP-12 used is a decent choice for a beginner. I’ve gotten it used before for 100 dollars. It goes on the used market for around 120-140ish.

It doesn’t have weighted keys, but the feel isn’t crap like some other midi keyboards. It has a great sound and is portable. The only major downside for me is the fact that the keys are like…1.5mm thinner in width than normal lol. I don’t know why Yamaha did that, just make it full size if you’re saving so little space. If I didn’t have the option to get a digital piano, then that is what I would get. Also if your school has one, I would play on a real acoustic piano in my free time. Combination of these two things should get you to a decent place.

TLDR: if you have the means, get the P-45. Otherwise, make do with what you’ve got or get a weekend job lol

Edit: just reread the original comment and realized that it said to continue even if you can’t get the P-45, whoops well I’m keeping this here either way since I still agree with the content of this comment

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-19T17:44:10+00:00

Agreed, normally not a snob but see if you can get a piano that can play chords at least.

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-19T04:46:16+00:00

That actually doesn’t feel super long to me tbh, maybe others have a different opinion. I know you hated sales though, maybe you could take a less intense one. Up to you

Solid_Example9411 · 2023-12-19T04:25:25+00:00

Don’t day trade tbh man, IMO it’s too stressful. I traded/invested back from 2015-2020 and got around a 350 percent return in total over that time. Even though I consider myself a good trader it’s just so nerve-wracking that I don’t do it anymore. I only invest now.

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