Growing up I always told myself I would never find myself working a grind in a cubicle. Today, at 25, I find myself, while not in a cubicle, working a grinding customer service job at the front desk of a hotel. I am not living the life I always felt like I should live and finances, among other things, are holding me back. How do I get ahead?
Some further details on me: 25 y/o male living in Northeast USA. I have two bachelors degrees in Business Admin and Anthropology. Again, I work hourly and make roughly $10.25/hr. I currently have roughly $5,500 in checking account and $2,200 in savings, the amounts of either one I find shameful for my age. I pay $205 and $250 a month for auto payments and student loans, respectively. $350 in rent, ~$100 in utilities, and I can get by with between $60-$100 for groceries a month. I fortunately have no credit card debt, for I have always been wary of using them. I find that I am lucky to come away with a monthly net gain of $100. I feel like I am not living the life I could be.
Ideally I want to travel extensively, but lack any experience doing something that would allow me to travel and make money doing so. I always harbored a dream of being a travel writer, and while I have some skill in writing, lack any initiative to write. I feel as though, at 25, my prime traveling time is quickly running out. I would also like to go back to school to study archaeology, but as this would be a time consuming and expensive process I am conflicted about whether or not to pursue traveling for a while or committing to grad school before I hit 30.
How do I reconcile my financial situation with my aspirations? Any insight or advice towards assuaging my financial burden would be welcome and a very fine start towards reevaluating my life.
Submitted July 07, 2017 at 11:45AM by Sobriquet541 http://ift.tt/2sV2nXa
