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2019-06-12 11:26 21005332 Anonymous (1547381958_Screenshot_5.png 1679x772 1999kB)
kinda feel like I wouldn't waste my life if I just got a minimum wage, perhaps even part time job and just played games and browsed the internet for the rest of my life. Am I really making a wrong turn? There's plenty of entertainment out there, and I generally am homebound, and am like an introverted extrovert. If I can talk to my friends online I will, or if one invites me to a party or gathering I will always attend, but I don't really spend much time with my friends or make plans myself. I never really feel fulfilled in anything I do in life, because I am always thinking about what I'm gonna do in my time that I am not working. I don't live with my parents and intend to get a job ASAP, just finished learning how to make videogames myself in a work training course, but I don't feel like working for a games company. You gotta bet I'm gonna be putting most of my earnings from whatever job into savings / investments and cryptocurrency. I don't know I just think home is better. You can make real food, you can bulk buy your treats and drinks - and you don't have to deal with jerks or social anxiety when you work out or exercise. I literally live in an isolation chamber and have no problem with it. Also model tenant, rent is always paid + I always keep enough money in a seperate bank account to pay the rent if i lose my job or benefits. Am I going to regret living this kind of lifestyle? Really only what makes me happy is talking to my closest 5 friends and my mum+sister. Dad is an abusive jerk and the reason why i left. Miss my dog though, maybe I can get my sister to bring him over if I ever get an apartment that allows dogs. I don't really have the urge to meet anyone new, and I feel like most people are jerks outside so if I'm ever going to meet someone special it will probably be a friend of a friend since I only make friends with top-notch people I would trust with my life. Feel like if I tried to "socialize" I would only make more fake friends, and fake love too

1 min later 21005339 Anonymous
>>21005332 sorry for the reaaaaaallyyy long post, just thought it was necessary - probably wasnt Anyways, am I setting myself up for failure or eternal loneliness? All of my friends are from school or met them on Steam, and I don't use social media at all - no snapchat, facebook, no instagram nothing

2 min later 21005343 Anonymous
>>21005332 20 years old, by the way. Maybe I'm just grateful for escaping homelessness and this is why my expectations are low.

12 min later 21005376 Anonymous
>>21005332 I think you might be overestimating how easy it is to actually live on minimum wage. That is NOT a lot of money and even if you are very frugal, you'll likely still have nothing left at the end of the month. And existing skint is no way to live - you'll need a lot more to build up the savings that you want. Additionally, just because a job is min wage, that doesn't mean that it's slack. If you do get some bottom-end job, you're likely to work just as hard as a job that pays double. so, my advice is to really dig into the numbers. How much do you need to make at minimum, after taxes, and after healthcare is paid to just live a minimal life. Factor in utilities, food, internet, maybe cell service, etc. You'd likely be surprised at the result.

38 min later 21005447 Anonymous
>>21005376 Live in australia Minimum wage is $740/week ($514 USD) That's $38,500 yearly (~$27,000 USD) I am aware of overworking, I think I might try something like night-shift, I seem to be nocturnal anyways, daytime makes me sleepy. Also I have an almost OCD liking to cleaning, not obsessive about cleaning but I feel like a job of cleaning would satisfy me because I hate seeing mess. Not dismissing your point, I know some min wage jobs have a lot of stress, especially in places that are popular. I will account for taxes, I'll do some calculations tonight - thank you, that did not come to mind until now. Healthcare is free in Australia. I am slowly teaching myself how to take cold showers, and trying to learn about how to be okay with pain, and lights are off 24/7 in my house, i think my bills will be pretty low. Most energy being used in my house would be my computer, and some places like the one i live in now bundle bills with the rent. I get by on a sub $50 grocery trip every month or so, and the cost of my phone is $20 a month I think I am very frugal, when it comes to it. I lived in a rich family before the abuse, and even then I was very smart with my money. Not to mention that even on unemployment benefits, I'm managing to save and now that I've paid my course loan, I am going to start investing with any new money that comes through. I hope this doesn't sound like I'm dismissing. Just providing more information Also i type long ass posts because I am autistic. My apologies, but its very hard for me to put things short. What do you think about the loneliness thing? Thats probably all that concerns me. I'm away from my family but keep in touch. One of my 2 BEST friends has left for the military, comes back every 3-4 months promised me he'll make plans to visit whenever he's in town. have 3 other close friends, but my experiences with intimate relationships have always been bad, and years apart or never fully materialized past online / long distance.

47 min later 21005469 Anonymous
>>21005447 Well, that's more than what I thought it would be, wage-wise. You might want to check this site out in order to get more ideas about frugal living, it's a great site: http://earlyretirementextreme.com/ As for your investments, I'd also look into learning about how to do this. There's a lot to it, but this will get you started http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011 /05/18/how-to-make-money-in-the-sto ck-market/ As for loneliness, you don't necessarily need to stay away from people to be frugal. Just make different friends. You don't want to become a hermit. Look on the money mustache site, there's links to meetups and other social stuff. I run a Mustachian meetup group in my town, it's nice to meet likeminded people.

53 min later 21005485 Anonymous
>>21005469 oh my god fuck me. I'm such a lazy shit. I instantly bookmarked those links and closed the tabs. I am going to grab a coffee and read the articles and a few posts from earlyretirement. Maybe it's the ADHD. Thank you. I will make sure I read them like, right now. Coffee time

1 hours later 21005516 Anonymous
>>21005469 oh yeah one last thing, heres my mentality. If i won the lottery (I don't buy lottery tickets) or if i made million dollars on the next bitcoin or whatever: I would just buy a house, and then proceed to live like a poorfag still. I'd maybe get a baller-ass gaming computer and always have the latest consoles so I wouldn't be restricted by platform. But I would probably still pirate my games, movies and music - unless I couldn't find a good torrent / download. I would still drink shitty budget coffee (I like it more than expensive coffee) and I wouldn't be doing any major life upgrades like a fancy ass car or expensive clothing. Its a waste of money to be trying to show everyone your status, not to mention narcissistic and selfish when that money could be going towards helping your friends and family lead better lives themselves. I would probably set up some kind of savings fund's for my sister and best friends, and help my mum pay off her mortgage a bit. My dream life would actually probably be one where my best friends or any family member can live with me for as long as they want, any time they want because i own the house, and theres almost no waste in letting somebody you trust with your life live at your place if theres no rent. I guess that's my one goal in life. To not have my friends or family to ever have to worry about rent, and if they ever lose their job they have a place to stay for as long as they want to :)

1 hours later 21005521 Anonymous
>>21005516 and it would be guilt free and i would let them know, because living at your parents is always something that makes somebody feel guilty.

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