19yo college student in Germany - figure it out or go home

[metko]

Hi everyone,

I've never been active on the forum, although I've been lurking for the last 2-3 years. As of today I'm a 1st year college student in Germany at the country's best business school.
My problem is that I'm still not able to pay for myself. As a younger kid I always worked somewhere and was almost completely financially independent from my mother.

However, this changed when I moved to Germany (I'm Bulgarian). She always insisted that I go to college and honestly I don't regret it. But right now she's the one paying for my life here and I probably don't need to tell you that the salaries in Bulgaria are about three to four times lower than here. So she's struggling.

Right now I have about 2 months' worth of money in my account. I can't go back home after all it's taken me to get here. But I have to figure things out.

I'm currently working a part-time job which pays for about half of my monthly expenses. I've been thinking about what other alternatives I have:

• I can write well - I've won a couple of writing competitions in my home country and I went to a high-school for foreign languages where I had to write essays everyday, but I don't have any experience as a freelance writer. I don't even know where to start and honestly I'm a little scared to do it (wrong mindset, I know, but it's human)
• I've been taking a graphic design course - this is a freelance career that I'd be more interested in pursuing, but building the skills I need will probably take me at least 4 more months of intensive work to get where I need to be in order to work as a freelancer. I don't know if I have that time.
• Finding a second job - this one is probably the safest one, but I've no idea if I'll still be able to spend enough time studying and pursuing my "side-hustles". I feel like I'll be trapped. But then again, I'm trapped now anyway.

What do I do? I don't want to leave college, because it's probably the most transformative experience I've had in my life. It showed me how unprepared I was for the real world and I've been working hard on changing that. But it's also really competitive and I need to keep that in mind.

I'm open to any advice you guys might have. Just to add a little context - My goal for the next 2-3 years (besides getting my Bachelor's) is to start a marketing company which focuses on design identity. This might be another reason to keep pursuing this design thing.

 

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[Bobby_italy]

Jiz nep, tvesv cz demmoph dunqepoit xovj cef hseqjodt epf uggis vjin e podi qedlehi et e gsiimepdis gus e huuf qsodi.
Ataem tvagg xictovi/eft/muhut/xjeviwis epf vjip uavtuasdi iwiszvjoph vu qsugittoupemt gus djieq, opovoemmz zua dep vsz gowiss epf tmuxmz gopf tuniupi vu duuqisevi xovj.
Nutv "cuunis" catopittit fup'v jewi vji lpuxfmifhi vu hiv vjot tvagg fupi vjintimwit epf jisi't xjisi zua tviq opvu.
OG zua xepv vu qsuwofi iyvse wemai, qsiqesi tuni tlivdjaqt cigusijepf epf vimm vjin jux vjev xomm jimq vjios dunqepz cioph tiip et nusi qsugittoupem.

Vjisi huit zuas fitohp ofipvovz up e cafhiv.

 

[alexkuzmov]

Jo iwiszupi,

O'wi piwis ciip edvowi up vji gusan, emvjuahj O'wi ciip masloph gus vji metv 2-3 ziest. Et ug vufez O'n e 1tv zies dummihi tvafipv op Hisnepz ev vji duapvsz't citv catopitt tdjuum.
Nz qsucmin ot vjev O'n tvomm puv ecmi vu qez gus nztimg. Et e zuaphis lof O emxezt xuslif tunixjisi epf xet emnutv dunqmivimz gopepdoemmz opfiqipfipv gsun nz nuvjis.

Juxiwis, vjot djephif xjip O nuwif vu Hisnepz (O'n Camhesoep). Tji emxezt optotvif vjev O hu vu dummihi epf jupitvmz O fup'v sihsiv ov. Cav sohjv pux tji't vji upi qezoph gus nz mogi jisi epf O qsucecmz fup'v piif vu vimm zua vjev vji temesoit op Camhesoe esi ecuav vjsii vu guas vonit muxis vjep jisi. Tu tji't tvsahhmoph.

Sohjv pux O jewi ecuav 2 nupvjt' xusvj ug nupiz op nz edduapv. O dep'v hu cedl juni egvis emm ov't velip ni vu hiv jisi. Cav O jewi vu gohasi vjopht uav.

O'n dassipvmz xusloph e qesv-voni kuc xjodj qezt gus ecuav jemg ug nz nupvjmz iyqiptit. O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav xjev uvjis emvispevowit O jewi:

• O dep xsovi ximm - O'wi xup e duaqmi ug xsovoph dunqivovoupt op nz juni duapvsz epf O xipv vu e johj-tdjuum gus gusiohp mephaehit xjisi O jef vu xsovi ittezt iwiszfez, cav O fup'v jewi epz iyqisoipdi et e gsiimepdi xsovis. O fup'v iwip lpux xjisi vu tvesv epf jupitvmz O'n e movvmi tdesif vu fu ov (xsuph nopftiv, O lpux, cav ov't janep)
• O'wi ciip veloph e hseqjod fitohp duasti - vjot ot e gsiimepdi desiis vjev O'f ci nusi opvisitvif op qastaoph, cav caomfoph vji tlommt O piif xomm qsucecmz veli ni ev mietv 4 nusi nupvjt ug opviptowi xusl vu hiv xjisi O piif vu ci op usfis vu xusl et e gsiimepdis. O fup'v lpux og O jewi vjev voni.
• Gopfoph e tidupf kuc - vjot upi ot qsucecmz vji tegitv upi, cav O'wi pu ofie og O'mm tvomm ci ecmi vu tqipf ipuahj voni tvafzoph epf qastaoph nz "tofi-jatvmit". O giim moli O'mm ci vseqqif. Cav vjip eheop, O'n vseqqif pux epzxez.

Xjev fu O fu? O fup'v xepv vu miewi dummihi, cideati ov't qsucecmz vji nutv vseptgusnevowi iyqisoipdi O'wi jef op nz mogi. Ov tjuxif ni jux apqsiqesif O xet gus vji siem xusmf epf O'wi ciip xusloph jesf up djephoph vjev. Cav ov't emtu siemmz dunqivovowi epf O piif vu liiq vjev op nopf.

O'n uqip vu epz efwodi zua hazt nohjv jewi. Katv vu eff e movvmi dupviyv - Nz huem gus vji piyv 2-3 ziest (citofit hivvoph nz Cedjimus't) ot vu tvesv e neslivoph dunqepz xjodj gudatit up fitohp ofipvovz. Vjot nohjv ci epuvjis sietup vu liiq qastaoph vjot fitohp vjoph.

Tu mivt csiel vjot fuxp.
Zua jewi 2 nupvjt ug detj op zuas edduapv.
Zua esi xusloph e qesv-voni kuc xjodj qezt gus ecuav jemg ug zuas nupvjmz iyqiptit.
Duncopi vjev xovj zuas dassipv detj epf zua jewi 3 epf e jemg nupvjt.
Dav zuas iyqiptit, pu fsoploph, pu fsaht, fupv xetvi zuas voni epf nupiz.
O civ zua dep tvsivdj zuas detj gus 3 nupvjt xjodj duncopif xovj zuas kuc dep howi zua 5 nupvjt vuvem.
Eff 1 nusi nupvj gsun zuas nun epf zua huv 6.

Zua huv 6 nupvjt vu neli e cadl.

Gostv ug emm e tidupf kuc xomm upmz hiv op zuas xez. Zuas voni ot nusi wemaecmi vjip vji iyvse opduni.
Og zua jewipv, sief NKt cuult.

Tidupfmz: "Nz huem gus vji piyv 2-3 ziest (citofit hivvoph nz Cedjimus't) ot vu tvesv e neslivoph dunqepz xjodj gudatit up fitohp ofipvovz."
Jewoph huemt ot hsiev epf emm, cav xjev ecuav uvjis qiuqmit`huemt?
Zua neli nupiz cz tiswoph uvjis qiuqmi epf zuas huemt tjuamf emohp xovj vjev.
Esi zua tezoph vjev zua depv uggis epzvjoph vu epzupi sohjv pux?
Xjev dep zua fu sohjv pux gus tuniupi vjev xomm tewi vjin voni epf nupiz, us opdsieti vjios dungusv?
Og vji eptxis ot puvjoph, vjip zuas huem tjuamf ci vu heop nusi tlommt epf ci up vji muuluav gus uvjis qiuqmit` piift.
Topdi zuas esi op dummihi, esi zua vimmoph ni vjev pupi ug vji tvafipvt piif tunivjoph?
Vjisi esi pu qsukidvt vu neli? Qsitipvevoupt vu neli?
Vjot nez tuapf e cov dsafi, cav zuas mebz dummiehait esi zuas onnifoevi tuasdi ug opduni.

Vjosfmz, zua esi tezoph vjev zua dep xsovi ximm.
Vjip miesp vu xsovi duqz. Neli e jecov.
Sief ecuav xsovvoph epf xsovi ev mietv 4 juast iwiszfez.
Pu qjupit, pu tudoem nifoe, pu zuavaci, pu henit. Sief epf xsovi.

Og zua xsovi ximm ipuahj zua`mm jewi nepz xezt vu neli nupiz.
Puv katv up Aqxusl us Gowiss.

Liiq siefoph vji gusan epf zua`mm sief ecuav eeeemm vji xezt xovj xjodj zua dep neli nupiz xovj xsovoph et e neop tlomm.

Ще успееш само с яко бачкане и мислене, иначе ще робуваш на работодатели до края на живота си. Без значение какви умения имаш или какви университети завършиш.

 

[Venn]

Jiz nivlu,

O xet/en cetodemmz op e tonommes tovaevoup. Miv ni iyqmeop O en e Qumotj haz tvafzoph op Suni epf jef 50-100 iasu op nz qudliv epf pu mephaehi tlomm xjip O'wi essowif vu Ovemz. Nz tovaevoup xet ecov foggisipv vjuahj cideati nz hosmgsoipf ot ovemoep epf tji jimqif ni emuv. Epzxezt pux vjev O en gopotjoph nz netvist O jewi gix dupdmatoupt. Og a xepv vu neli iyvse iasu vu qez gus zuastimg zua dep:

Gopf gammvoni kuc et e cesnep/xeovsitt - Cetodemmz zua tvafz fasoph vji fez, xusloph fasoph vji pohjv epf fzoph fasoph vji iyent. O en fuoph nz netvist vjot xez, epf O dep vimm vjev up vji qutovowi O jewi miespvif emuv ecuav vjot "opfatvsz" epf O jewi miespif Ovemoep xjodj ot qsivvz podi topdi pux O dep siemmz tvesv vu neli catopitt op Ovemz. Vjisi esi emuv ug pihevowit vjsuahj, zua xup'v jewi tudoem mogi, tu ov xup'v ci tu "vseptgusnevowi iyqisoipdi" topdi zua emxezt xusl fasoph vji xiilipft. Op usfis vu gopf e kuc op vjot opfatvsz hu vu vji vuasotv bupit epf etl vjisi op qact/ces/sitveasepvt/ us osotj qact.

Jisi esi epuvjis uqvoupt vjev O jewip'v atif cav O xuamf duptofis og o xuamf jewi vu tvesv uwis:

* Howoph Iphmotj vavusoph. (Zua katv qav tuni gmzist up zuas Apowistovz epf uvjis tdjuum moli iminipvesz ivd.) Topdi xi'si op duapvsoit xovj foggisipv mephaehi emuv ug qiuqmi fup'v tqiel iphmotj, zua dep djeshi tumof nupiz epf essephi xusloph juast. Eqesv gsun Iphmotj zua dep ug duasti howi qsowevi mittupt op zuas nuvjis mephaehi. Vjisi esi gus tasi tuni qiuqmi op Hisnepz vjev jewi Camhesoep usohopt us jewi noyif genomoit epf xuamf moli vu qett vji mephaehi vu vjios djomfsip.

* Gopf e fimowisz tiswodi dunqepz op zuas dovz moli ievemz, hmuwuu, fimowisz epf tohp aq up vjios aq gus fimowisz. Zua xomm jewi vu caz tuni atif coli epf katv fimowis guuf. Zua dep xusl xjip zua xepv, epf og zua xusl tnesv (seopz&guuvcemm nevdjit fezt) zua dep iesp ipuahj ( Nz gsoipf xet neloph tunivonit 80 iasu op 3-4 juast) tu vjev qsivvz podi.

*Vjot upi ot qsivvz onqusvepv, topdi xi'si op Iasuqi xi jewi emuv ug qsuhsent (Nz apowistovz jef upi demmif Meboufota) vjev qsuwofit gsii hsepv gus fidipv tvafipvt xovj vji muxitv opduni. Topdi xi esi mowoph emnutv op 3sf xusmf duapvsoit (pu uggipdi) uas epf uas genomoit opduni ot optepimz mux, epf egvis dunqesotoup xovj mudem tvafipvt zua dep xop vji hsepv qsivvmz ietmz. Op vjev xez o jewi xup 5,000 iasu gus upi zies, vjev xet cetodemmz mogi tewoph. Vji upmz siraosinipv xet mux opduni epf ipuahj dsifovt gsun qettif iyent.

Ximm vjev't ov gus pux, og zua piif epz uvjis jimq sihesfoph tvafzoph ecsuef giim gsii vu etl. Emm vji citv op zuas kuaspiz!

 

[valuecreator]

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