Hey, guys. I'm a 21 year old guy that's currently working construction and I want to get out of this shit. The work isn't that bad now, but I don't think my body can hold up with this for another 25 years. I want to go to college for IT or Accounting, but I'm struggling to see a realistic path for me.
Right now, I'm bringing in $1600/mo. and my monthly expenses come out to around $1000/mo. These include:
Rent - $600/mo.
Car insurance - $150/mo.
Food & groceries - ~$200/mo.
Gym membership - $30/mo.
I have $8K saved up in my checking account, and I saved all this up before I moved out of my parents' house earlier this year. Moving back into my parents house is not an option. I have a weird relationship with my parents and I'm too prideful to ask for any help. I want to be as independent as possible.
Anyways, if I went back to school, I won't be able to keep my job, and that most likely means I'd be looking at a paycut too. I could probably get a job at a used car dealership as an inventory guy, and I'd be starting at around $10.50/hr.
I'm fine with going to community college for the first two years. Would it be logical for me to set aside the money I have saved up for my first two years at CC and take out loans to finish up at uni? I just need someone to point me in the right direction.
Submitted October 14, 2019 at 08:08PM by PoItergeist https://ift.tt/2BdlSRA
