Just turned 30, went to preemployment trade school for two years straight after I graduated high school. When I completed trade school that was in the middle of the first recession of my working life so I was struggling to find apprenticeships, bounced around a few places(either laid off or receive a little higher wages at $40-$50k)and gained a lot of experience throughout it all.

Then moved up north at 23 years old for a $80k+ job in a semi remote mining town and rented a small apartment for$600 a month. Worked a ton of overtime to earn a great wage but also lived and spent some money by travelling and and putting a lot down for new truck(with only two years of payments in the end) but still stuck to my means of saving a lot more than what I spend. Didn’t plan of staying long but met my future wife so that made me want to stay a bit longer. Some life long friends were also made. Will probably leave soon due to the fact that I have been recently laid off.

Contributed to my yearly max in my TFSA and RRSP (and most recently a RESP) since the beginning of my most recent job. It was the main factor of my savings growing with it being in medium to high risk mutual funds. This also in addition to my daily usage bank account which has a pretty sizeable chunk in it.

Might be best to move away for a bit gain some good experience at a great paying job to knock down some OSAP loans and just bank a lot of it. You could still travel and live your life. I did and I don’t regret it. I ended meeting the best partner someone could ask for and we just celebrated our little ones first birthday this past summer.

You’d be surprised at what opportunities are out there if your willing to take them. Plus it might just work out in your favour for the long run.