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I just dropped out of college, homeless and broke. Advice!!!

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What do you mean by "life can wait"? Do you mean "bigger plans" aka fastlane-plans?

He means you need stability so you can properly focus on your goals.

It takes fulltime dedication to go fastlane, how the fuk do you expect to do it when you don't have solid ground to stand on and everything is crashing down around u.

Use your head, ur 21, a grown man. You can be naive, but don't be stupid.
 
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"Is this the condition that I feared"~ Seneca

Many top performers (like Tim Ferris) and those who study stoicism, force themselves into poverty once a year.

I'm not sure if this has a name, but in your case the lesson is simple:

Being broke, homeless, and out of college is not that bad.

It all comes down to your narrative.

Change your narrative and change your process.

Work diligently to get back on your feet and things will fall into place.

I you don't want to change, take a quote from MJ.

"Keep doing what you are doing and see if that gets you to where you want to go."

Good luck.

EDIT: Thank you mod for changing the thread tag and title!
 
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He means you need stability so you can properly focus on your goals.

It takes fulltime dedication to go fastlane, how the fuk do you expect to do it when you don't have solid ground to stand on and everything is crashing down around u.

Use your head, ur 21, a grown man. You can be naive, but don't be stupid.

I expect nothing nor am I 21. Just didn't get the meaning (maybe due to german origin).

But thank you for your clarification.
 

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I wish my parents "held me hostage" by paying for me to study in the states plus living expenses. It is such a nightmare to immigrate there a chance like that is an amazing thing to have.
I've been homeless a few times.

Personally, I like being backed up against the wall. I think that's when strong people really shine. Succeed or starve has a way of...pushing people.

Seeing as the "go back to school" option has been hit on many times I will provide another viable option.

First I would look into the laws and see what options you have there.

This may seem counterproductive to the fastlane but it's an option.

Join the National Guard. Go infantry, assuming you don't get hurt or screw up you'll be home in about 15-20 weeks. Save all the money you make and use it to create a business when you return home. You'll also be made a citizen. You'll get benefits and you'll be able to proudly say you are an American because you earned it. I've always highly respected foreigners who became citizens through service.

- Benefits
- Food and shelter provided free of charge
- You'll be able to save about $7k- $10k because everything you need is provided
- Immediate citizenship. (Which you earned and looks really good)
- Depending on how you look at it. From a time perspective you'd spend 15-20 weeks of your time vs years of your time at college (which you've stated you don't like)

Obviously this option has a few drawbacks...deployments at this time are very unlikely and rare for the National Guard. But you can never rule them out and must be mentally prepared for the possibility. Presidential elections are also coming up, this may or may not have a significant influence on that.

You'd have to give up 2 days a month and 2 weeks every summer for a few years (depending on your contract)

You'd have to deal with all the other millitary drama and bs.

I've been in the National Guard over 2 years now. While I will admit this isn't always...pleasant. I have never regretted the decision to join and have always been proud.

I would take a good long hard look at how badly you do not want to be in college. Depending on your circumstances and personality, this may be a really good option for you.

Note: To my understanding you must have a green card to do this.

EDIT:

Here is my last piece of advice for you. I believe the greatest gift humans have is the gift of freewill and choice. We are the only species on earth that can say "I don't like this" and then change it. When you allow other people to influence or even worse, make decisions for you then that is one of the worst things you can do in my opinion. Going to your parents and crying makes you (bluntly speaking) a b****. Your parents are essentially trying to force you (a grown man) to do something you do not want to do by holding you hostage financially. Stop depending on them for money. If you are always depending on your mommy and daddy for money then they will always have the ability to make your decisions. Do things for yourself.

You have a choice. Would you rather be deported than go to college (free?) or would you rather go to college than be deported.

At the end of the day do what YOU want to do because you want to do it, not because you are a "victim" to outside forces.
 
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I wish my parents "held me hostage" by paying for me to study in the states plus living expenses. It is such a nightmare to immigrate there a chance like that is an amazing thing to have.

That all depends on the person. I agree, if I was given a full ride like that I would be all over it. But for whatever reason the OP decided that was not what he wanted. I'm not talking about if the opportunity is great or not nor if he should even do it or not. I'm saying he should do what he wants to do and not allow outside forces to significantly influence his decisions.

What if I did something similar to my future kid? "Go to medical school all expenses paid and become a surgeon or you're cut off"

That would be a great opportunity would it not be? Even so that doesn't mean my kid would want to be a doctor.

Personally I think he made an impulsive decision that will have consequences
 

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Walk slowly but not backward

U jumped off the cliff, build your wings on the way down

find the way to accommodate urself
then work on ur fastlane...!

going back is the sign that ur not sure with what ur doin'

Hey, don't give up!

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I'm not sure what University you go too, but some professor's are in the real world and bring it in the classroom. In my case all my professors were in the profession in the day time hours, and taught us in their spare time in college. So, unless you know for sure what your professors do out side of school, it may just be what you believe.

Depending on your personality type you can be an idealist. I'm an INFJ which I can shift from idealist to realist when I need too. This has nothing to do with your professor's, but what you believe about them. My professors who challenged me were ESTJ's and ENTJ'S. They're your toughest professor's, and rarely are they idealistic.

Think before you act. Sometimes you have to do certain things whether you want to or not, to get to where you want to be in life.There's a cause and effect to your actions. You've put yourself in an unstable situation, without a stable platform to land on. No alternative plan to fall back on. Up creek without a paddle. I suppose you better try to go back to school if you can. I don't know their policies, but I hope you didn't screw up your financial scholarships or grants.

It's a tough lesson to learn, but really a great place to be right now. You have to sink or swim. You learn how to swim and problem solve, or get stuck and sink.

The Entrepreneur world is great, but even in this pursuit, you sink or swim, because you have to be a problem solver, use critical thinking, and trouble shoot. That's what college does. It teaches you to critically think, be a researcher, and problem solve. Such as why you write endless term papers, take algebra class, and have presentation classes. You can do this on your own as an Entrepreneur. Fortunately, it's a process of growth and development either way. It doesn't happen over night.

By the sounds of it, you don't have money for a start up or pay your bills. Visa was your biggest priority to maintain. That would be staying in school until you could do something different where you weren't deported.
 
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I'm not sure how writing a thread works so sorry if i mess up anything. I'm 21, i dropped out and so my parents cut me off. i'm an international student so i can't just get a job otherwise i'd get deported, i just thought the school system was feeding me lies "preparing me for the real world" when more than half the professors haven't been in the real world since their teaching career. i'm really just freaking confused since my idealisms can't provide me shelter or food. if there's anyone whose been through this, your advice will be greatly appreciated.
I'd freelance as a high end escort
 

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OP was last seen 45 minutes after he posted this. One and done.
 

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OP was last seen 45 minutes after he posted this. One and done.
He did take quite a verbal beating for his actions. Hopefully he comes back, there is defiantly some good advice he can take from this thread.
 
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I expect nothing nor am I 21. Just didn't get the meaning (maybe due to german origin).

But thank you for your clarification.
lol thought someone said ur 21, well whatever ur young its all good.
 

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well , you have to really know what you want in life .

consider that you are already richer than most people who live on earth or who ever lived in human history.

i thought i wanted the rich lifestyle but the price is too high to pay and in the socialist country that is France , nearly 70 % of your wealth go to the state as an entrepreneur

entrepreneurs are punished for wanting to stand above the stupid crowd.

so why working hard anyway ? i don't want to feed the stupid crowd.

i want a stress free life. i am ready to live with basic confort if i have maximum freedom and peace of mind.



 
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I'm not sure how writing a thread works so sorry if i mess up anything. I'm 21, i dropped out and so my parents cut me off. i'm an international student so i can't just get a job otherwise i'd get deported, i just thought the school system was feeding me lies "preparing me for the real world" when more than half the professors haven't been in the real world since their teaching career. i'm really just freaking confused since my idealisms can't provide me shelter or food. if there's anyone whose been through this, your advice will be greatly appreciated.


My advice.



Stop being a little bitch.
 
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Why are you even here?
well , you have to really know what you want in life .

consider that you are already richer than most people who live on earth or who ever lived in human history.

i thought i wanted the rich lifestyle but the price is too high to pay and in the socialist country that is France , nearly 70 % of your wealth go to the state as an entrepreneur

entrepreneurs are punished for wanting to stand above the stupid crowd.

so why working hard anyway ? i don't want to feed the stupid crowd.

i want a stress free life. i am ready to live with basic confort if i have maximum freedom and peace of mind.


 

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Is it just me or do I find it stupid that parents nowadays are threatening to cut off their kids financially just because they don't do as they say? In my opinion, this just fades their kids' respect for them. Seriously, who likes being told what to do all the time? Parents instead should sit down and ask their kids what they want to be and what they want to do, instead of shoving them with some typical Slowlane dogma like "get a degree because that's what you do".
 

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Is it just me or do I find it stupid that parents nowadays are threatening to cut off their kids financially just because they don't do as they say? In my opinion, this just fades their kids' respect for them. Seriously, who likes being told what to do all the time? Parents instead should sit down and ask their kids what they want to be and what they want to do, instead of shoving them with some typical Slowlane dogma like "get a degree because that's what you do".

That's the thing they (my parents included ) do ask what you want to be , and if it doesn't fit what they want to hear then they say get your degree anyways and you can do that after . They only see what the degree might offer which is security but don't see the debt and time commitment I'm putting on which even more so will delay me from doing what I want after .
 

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i just thought the school system was feeding me lies "preparing me for the real world" when more than half the professors haven't been in the real world since their teaching career
Imagine to those teachers who always try to convince you to believe all their lies ... that's what i muss bear from monday to friday at my uni. Some dont know how the real world is because they were taught to repeat same things since who knows when and didnt question of whether there is another option to teach something ... i dont blame them, they are just into the world's lie, believing that we all should go to college to get a degree and be the hitchhiker instead of the driver.
 
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Parents instead should sit down and ask their kids what they want to be and what they want to do, instead of shoving them with some typical Slowlane dogma like "get a degree because that's what you do".

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