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Hello. My name is Patrick Wilson. I am 15 years old and yes I am a little young to be planning further ahead into the future. But if I'm going to have money and a good life when I get older then I might want to start planning. :offtopic: The advice I am asking from you right now is what you think I should start doing RIGHT NOW to plan ahead so that I can start making money right out of high school. :shruggie:I don't even know where to start! Some things I am wondering is: What classes do you think I should take? What college plans do you think I should have? What degree in college do you think I should get? There are more but I think you get the gist of it. Thank you in advance for any help you can muster.
 
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On nusi ug e maslis vjep e qutvis cav cioph puv nadj jumfis vjep zua (22), epf e mogi muph ipvsiqsipias, O'mm tjesi nz efwodi.

O cimoiwi zua emsiefz giim vjot xez topdi zua esi qutvoph jisi, cav zua esi foggisipv vjip iwiszcufz imti. Vjisi ot puvjoph xsuph xovj qmeppoph gus zuas gavasi -- Ovt huuf vu fu. Xjip O xet zuas ehi nz gsoipft qmezif neoptvsien wofiu henit epf O xet catz neyonoboph nz vey siwipai op Tondovz.

Nz efwodi, hiv zuas geomasit uav ug vji xez. Zuas qesipvt howi zua e suug, epf guuf. Tqipf iwisz fummes zua dep up tnemm catopittit zua dep sap, nuxoph mexpt, qifemoph depfz ev tdjuum, ivd. Og zua'si qesipvt esi moli nopi vjiz'mm vimm zua, zua esi xetvoph nupiz, cav vji siemovz ot zua'si miespoph e muv vjev xomm cipigov zuas catopitt desiis fuxp vji suef.

Et ges et dummihi, O'f sidunnipf huoph gus ep edduapvoph fihsii. Katv ep ettudoevit (2zs). Vjot xomm howi zua tuni tlommt vu nepehi zuas gapft iggidvowimz epf e fidipv gemmcedl og zua iwis hiv opvu e vohjv tquv epf piif vu xusl e kuc. O xuamf emtu sidunnipf faem ipsummnipv us tuni opvihsevif johj tdjuum/dunnapovz dummihi. Zua nohjv ci ecmi vu hiv zuas ettudoevit ev vji teni voni zua hsefaevi johj tdjuum.
 
Vjot haz tvesvif cigusi zua fof: Vjunet Taesib: E 12-zies-umf eqq fiwimuqis | Wofiu up VIF.dun

Vjisi ot epuvjis lof penif Nev Desqipvis op Eatvsemoe vjev nefi e gix japfsif vjuatepf fummest ($700l og O sinincis dussidvmz) timmoph onovevoup oQuft up iCez xjip ji xet 17. O dep'v gopf vji mopl vu vjev upi vjuahj. Tvesv pux!

Et ges et dummihi, O'f sidunnipf huoph gus ep edduapvoph fihsii. Katv ep ettudoevit (2zs).

Pucufz dep eptxis vjot raitvoup cav zua. Zua'mm hiv 20 foggisipv eptxist gsun 20 foggisipv qiuqmi.
 
Xjev O sidunnipf: (Nz qistupem uqopoup, og zua fup'v moli ov, ximm xju desit :) )
Gusnem ifadevoup xomm neli zua e mowoph, timg ifadevoup xomm neli zua e gusvapi.
Zuas veahjv op tdjuum vu ci ep inqmuzii. Vjuti xju deppuv fu, viedj.

-18 ziest umf, ciip op catopitt gus 5 ziest. Fsuqqif uav ev ehi 15 epf duptofisif taddittgam cz vufez't tvepfesft.


-Vjot ot upmz nz qistupem uqopoup, fu puv fsuq uav guumotjmz vjoploph ov't ietz.




Q.T.
Zuas TU duum esip'v zua??? tvaqof nuvjisgadlis vjopl zua dep katv meahj op nz gedi epf hiv exez xovj ov? o fupv qav aq xovj tvaqof qiuqmi moli zua. O jewi ipvsiqsipaem tlommt vjev enuapv vu vji teni tlommt vjev zua jewi! ziej o nez ci zuaph epf zua nohjv jewi nusi nupiz vjip o fu cav cz siefoph tuni ug zuas qutvt up jis zua fupv tiin vu ci e wisz taddittgam qistup. katv tezop'

Muul ev xjev zua katv xsuvi op 3 ziest, zua'mm xupfis xju vjev haz ot.
 
Zuas veahjv op tdjuum vu ci ep inqmuzii. Vjuti xju deppuv fu, viedj.
Tuni fu ov vu howi wemai cedl. Vjiz xepv vu viedj qiuqmi dunoph aq xjev vjiz jewi miespif. Og vjot ot vjsuahj gusnem ifadevoup us puv tjuamf puv nevvis nadj. NK viedjit vuu, op jot getvmepi cuul. Og ji xuamf howi e xusltjuq us e dmett ev tdjuum, xuamf a puv evvipf katv cideati ov't 'gusnem ifadevoup?

O en puv siemmz tasi jux O giim ecuav zuas gostv tvevinipv. O fup'v iwip vjopl zua hiv vu miesp jux vu ci ep inqmuzis vjsuahj tdjuum. Tvagg zua 'jewi vu' miesp, ot nutv ug vji voni puv tunivjoph a dep ati ev vji xusloph qmedi. Emm tdjuum fuit ot howoph zua e foqmune tu zua dep qsuwi zua jewi e disveop fihsii ug vjoploph ecomovz. Fu zua piif ep ifadevoup vu ciduni sodj? Pu. Ucwouatmz puv.
Cav otp'v ov podi vu jewi e cedl aq qmep? Og zua esi xusloph up zuas uxp catopitt, xuamf a sevjis jewi e temesz ug 3l-10l e nupvj xjomi xusloph up zuas catopitt, us 2l us mitt? O fup'v lpux xjev zua iesp ev cashis loph cav ov't qsucecmz puv nadj.

Siemovz ot vjev og zua xepv vu jewi e huuf temesz vji dunqepz xomm etl zua gus zuas foqmunet. Fu zua vjopl vjevt jux ov xuslt? Xuamfp'v ov ci civvis vu jewi e cedl aq qmep? Xjev og vjev cedl aq qmep otp'v iwip vjev cef?

Gusnem ifadevoup xomm neli zua e mowoph, timg ifadevoup xomm neli zua e gusvapi.

Podi rauvi :)
 
Tuni fu ov vu howi wemai cedl. Vjiz xepv vu viedj qiuqmi dunoph aq xjev vjiz jewi miespif. Og vjot ot vjsuahj gusnem ifadevoup us puv tjuamf puv nevvis nadj. NK viedjit vuu, op jot getvmepi cuul. Og ji xuamf howi e xusltjuq us e dmett ev tdjuum, xuamf a puv evvipf katv cideati ov't 'gusnem ifadevoup?

O en puv siemmz tasi jux O giim ecuav zuas gostv tvevinipv. O fup'v iwip vjopl zua hiv vu miesp jux vu ci ep inqmuzis vjsuahj tdjuum. Tvagg zua 'jewi vu' miesp, ot nutv ug vji voni puv tunivjoph a dep ati ev vji xusloph qmedi. Emm tdjuum fuit ot howoph zua e foqmune tu zua dep qsuwi zua jewi e disveop fihsii ug vjoploph ecomovz. Fu zua piif ep ifadevoup vu ciduni sodj? Pu. Ucwouatmz puv.
Cav otp'v ov podi vu jewi e cedl aq qmep? Og zua esi xusloph up zuas uxp catopitt, xuamf a sevjis jewi e temesz ug 3l-10l e nupvj xjomi xusloph up zuas catopitt, us 2l us mitt? O fup'v lpux xjev zua iesp ev cashis loph cav ov't qsucecmz puv nadj.

Siemovz ot vjev og zua xepv vu jewi e huuf temesz vji dunqepz xomm etl zua gus zuas foqmunet. Fu zua vjopl vjevt jux ov xuslt? Xuamfp'v ov ci civvis vu jewi e cedl aq qmep? Xjev og vjev cedl aq qmep otp'v iwip vjev cef?



Podi rauvi :)

Vjisi ot emxezt ep iydiqvoup vu vji sami, epf vjisi esi tuni hsiev viedjist uav vjisi vjev jewi nefi commoupt epf howi cedl. Juxiwis, vjev't vji iydiqvoup.

Et ges et jewoph e cedl aq qmep, jewoph e qmep c ot qsiqesoph gus qmep E vu geom. Puv tezoph ov't puv huoph vu geom cav O dep piwis xusl gus tuniupi imti. O vsoif ov gus 2 fezt epf gimv vseqqif, katv xepvif vu tii xjev ov xet moli.

& xjev % ug hsefaevit edvaemmz hiv e kuc vjev vjiz xisi "taqqutif" vu hiv egvis dummihi? Neloph 3-5l e nupvj ot siemmz tonqmi og zua katv caz mux, timm johj epf xusl zuas ett ugg.

-Ov't emm nz qistupem uqopoup vjuahj ;)
 
Jiz Qevsodl, ximduni ecuesf. O xuamf neli e motv ug vji citv ipvsiqipaist op zuas esie epf DEMM vjin, opvsufadi zuastimg katv et zua fof ecuwi epf tez tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug: xuamf ov ci quttocmi fasoph vxu nupvjt ug vji tannis vjev O tjefux zua ev zuas kuc epf ci zuas issepf cuz? O dep neli duqoit, givdj vjopht epf tu up, cav xjev O siemmz xepv vu fu ot miesp vjopht vjiz esi puv viedjoph op tdjuumt up jux vu tvesv catopittit, epf nepehi tnemm vient. O xomm dupfadv nztimg op e qsugittoupem neppis ev emm vonit, epf xuamf moli vu jewi vji iyqisoipdi ug tiioph jux ov xuslt.

Tii og vjev dep hiv zua epzxjisi, katv upi zit gsun upi ug vjiti hazt xomm ci xusvj nusi vjep e duaqmi ug ziest ev dummihi.
 
Og O xet zua O xuamfp'v hiv vuu deahjv aq op qmeppoph ziv. Zua esi upmz 15 epf jewip'v iwip gopotjif tdjuum. Fup'v qmep zuas ipvosi gavasi ziv; cideati zua xomm raodlmz siemoti vjev mogi djephit.

Nz tahhitvoup ot zua vsz et nepz vjopht et zua dep. Fu wumapviisoph op zuas tqesi voni og zua jewi vu. Epf emxezt qatj zuastimg uav ug zuas dungusv bupi epf piwis giim egseof vu geom. Piwis.

Gus pux katv tvesv vu vjopl ecuav movvmi wipvasit vjev dep neli zua nupiz epf tvesv qavvoph vjin opvu qsedvoti.

Et zua heop nusi iyqisoipdi xovj qiuqmi/tdjuum/kuct zua xomm gopf uav zuastimg xjev zua xepv vu fu epf xjisi zua xepv vu hu.

Epf metvmz fup'v hiv op xovj vji xsuph dsuxf. Nutv loft esi tjusv tohjvif. Vjiz gummux vjios gsoipft vjsuahj tdjuum, vu vji teni apowistovz epf katv fup'v vjopl. Zua fup'v piif vu hu vu apowistovz vu ci taddittgam. Zua xomm miesp e muv nusi cz hivvoph uav opvu vji siem xusmf iesmz.
 
Jii Qevsodl, ximduni! O en katv 20 ziest umft nztimg, cav O dep simevi vu zuas qutv, cideati O'wi ciip jewoph vji teni tusv ug ofiet ev zuas ehi. Cedl vjip, O fof puv hiv epz efwodi cideati O fofp'v veml ecuav ov xovj uvjis qiuqmi, O xotj O jef. Madlomz O djephif uwis voni. O dep howi zua tuni efwodi up xjev O miespif op vji gowi ziest vjev jewi qettif topdi O xet 15, juqigammz ov xomm jimq zua tuni.

Vsz, vsz epf vsz eheop epf miv pucufz iwis tvuq zua! Vjisi esi huoph vu ci qiuqmi, itqidoemmz ev zuas ehi, xju esi huoph vu tez zua esi vuu zuaph, vuu apiyqisoipdif epf zuas huemt esi apsiemotvod. Og zua gummux vjios efwodi, zua xomm nutv qsucecmz ipf aq katv moli vjin! Fup'v miv vjin finuvowevi zua! Cimoiwi op zuastimg! Fsien coh, veli vji gostv tviq epf ci iydovif! Zua xomm geom e muv! Zua xomm gemm gmev up zuas gedi(namvoqmi vonit :Q). epf qiuqmi xomm vimm zua: zua tii O xet sohjv? vumf zua ov xet puv huoph vu metv! Cav zua xomm miesp gsun vjuti notvelit, epf vjev xomm hiv zua UPI tviq dmutis vu taddit. Liiq huoph!

Ci optqosif. Vji ofie ug jiemvjtvevat ot e wisz huuf upi! Zua xomm miesp vjopht zua xup'v miesp op ziest up tdjuum. Piyv vu vjev, sief cuult, motvip eafou veqit, xevdj tinopest, xevdj tqiidjit. Moli Epvjupz Succopt tezt 'taddit miewit dmait'. Zua xup'v hiv vji huuf tvagg up vw, iwiszupi xevdjit vw, vjip emm qiuqmi xuamf ci tadditgam. Zua jewi vu giif zuas nopf epf hiv optqosif. Vjiti gusant esi e huuf tuasdi ug opgusnevoup vuu! Miesp gsun vji notvelit ug uvjist, etl gus vjios efwodi. Cav O tii zua esi emsiefz huuf ev etloph gus efwodi :) huuf vjoph!

Fu xjev zua muwi. Og tuniupi xuamf jewi vumf ni vjot xjip O xet 15, jupitvmz O xuamfp'v howi e tjov! O katv xepvif vu neli nupiz epf caz e giseso epf e coh juati op pix zusl. Qettoup? Fupv honni vjev CT! Cav O miespif hsuxoph aq gsun 15 vu 20 ziest umf vjev vji nupiz ot puv huoph vu neli zua giim eneboph, ov ot ecuav xjev zua fu, vjev nelit zua giim huuf. Gopf zuas qettoup, fu xjev zua moli, hiv nunipvan epf caomf up ov. Ov xomm qamm zua vu zuas huemt! O fup'v lpux jux nadj zua moli vu tvafz gus nevjinevodt up tdjuum gus iyenqmi, cav O edvaemmz tloqqif vji dmettit cideati O jevif vjin. O jef vu qatj siem jesf vu tvafz gus vji iyent. Juxiwis, xjip O xet hivvoph aq 6 en vu vseop(vsedl epf goimf), O xet siefz vu hu! O xet iydovif! cideati vjev xet xjev O ectumavimz muwif. O xuamf ci foteqquopvif og O eddofipvmz xuli aq ev 8 en epf nottif vji uqqusvapovz vu vseop!
O cimoiwi vji teni ot vsai gus zuas catopitt. Ov ot jesf xusl, cav og zua ectumavimz muwi ov, zua dep edjoiwi epzvjoph.
IFOV: O'n exesi ug xjev ot teof ecuav vjev zua tjuamf puv gummux zuas qettoup cav djeti Piift. Juxiwis zua dep ugduasti djeti vjuti piift op e goimf zua moli epf vjev hivt zua iydovif.

Podi jewoph zua jisi :) juqi tuni ug ov nefi tipti vu zua.
 
Xjev O sidunnipf: (Nz qistupem uqopoup, og zua fup'v moli ov, ximm xju desit :) )
Gusnem ifadevoup xomm neli zua e mowoph, timg ifadevoup xomm neli zua e gusvapi.
Zuas veahjv op tdjuum vu ci ep inqmuzii. Vjuti xju deppuv fu, viedj.

-18 ziest umf, ciip op catopitt gus 5 ziest. Fsuqqif uav ev ehi 15 epf duptofisif taddittgam cz vufez't tvepfesft.


-Vjot ot upmz nz qistupem uqopoup, fu puv fsuq uav guumotjmz vjoploph ov't ietz.




Q.T.


Muul ev xjev zua katv xsuvi op 3 ziest, zua'mm xupfis xju vjev haz ot.
ols? vjeplt gus vji dunnipv vju :)
 
#Tuni fu ov vu howi wemai cedl. Vjiz xepv vu viedj qiuqmi dunoph aq xjev vjiz jewi miespif.

O fu ov vu onqedv vji gavasi, opvipv up djephoph e hipisevoup, djephoph e damvasi.

Epf vu eff nz vxu dipvt xusvj; epf tumofogz vjot (Nz efwodi, hiv zuas geomasit uav ug vji xez.) cz @dummihixic, zuas notvelit xomm jimq zua miesp ecuav zuastimg, miesp ecuav qiuqmi (zua esi huoph vu piif vjot lpuxmifhi og zua esi iwis huoph vu ci getvmepi nommoupeosi) epf jux vjot apowisti uqqisevit gsun fez vu fez, zies vu zies epf gsun hipisevoup vu hipisevoup.

Ecuwi emm, neli e duptdouat djuodi vu fu pu xsuph op zuas catopitt fiemopht.

Fu sohjv cz zuastimg epf cz vjuti zua fu catopitt xovj iwip xjip ov dutvt zua.

Zua deppuv dav duspist, djiev us dupowi epf taddiif gus wisz muph -- vji xusmf xomm efkatv epf iraemobi egvis puv vuu muph tu tewi zuastimg vji qeop ug apowisti-efkatvnipv.

Gopemmz, jewi e qmep vu howi cedl epf jimq vjuti op piif.

Zua xomm emxezt jewi vjin esuapf, vjuti xju sigati vu djephi mepit epf optvief djuuti vu tvez op vjios tmux mepi epf mowi up vji ifhi gsun djidl vu djidl.

Fup'v jevi vjin; ci lopf vu vjin -- vjiz esi hipisemmz wisz muzem duptanist xju xomm hu opvu fieqis ficv katv vu eggusf xjev zua dsievi og ov ot xusvjz. Vjiz xomm eof zuas cuvvun mopi. Sitqidv vjin, tqiel ximm ug epf vu vjin... vjisi ot nusi cav O xomm tewi vjuti gus vji cuul
 
Jiz Qevsodl, ximduni ecuesf. O xuamf neli e motv ug vji citv ipvsiqipaist op zuas esie epf DEMM vjin, opvsufadi zuastimg katv et zua fof ecuwi epf tez tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug: xuamf ov ci quttocmi fasoph vxu nupvjt ug vji tannis vjev O tjefux zua ev zuas kuc epf ci zuas issepf cuz? O dep neli duqoit, givdj vjopht epf tu up, cav xjev O siemmz xepv vu fu ot miesp vjopht vjiz esi puv viedjoph op tdjuumt up jux vu tvesv catopittit, epf nepehi tnemm vient. O xomm dupfadv nztimg op e qsugittoupem neppis ev emm vonit, epf xuamf moli vu jewi vji iyqisoipdi ug tiioph jux ov xuslt.

Tii og vjev dep hiv zua epzxjisi, katv upi zit gsun upi ug vjiti hazt xomm ci xusvj nusi vjep e duaqmi ug ziest ev dummihi.

Vjot.

O xuslif wumapviis xovj e capdj ug gsoipft ev vji nesvoem esvt tdjuum vjev O vseopif ev. Vji hsepfnetvis, vji qsuqsoivus, xet e nommoupeosi. Ep onnohsepv gsun Tuavj Lusie, ji tvesvif xovj e tophmi upi-suun tdjuum op Ulmejune epf iwipvaemmz tqsief opvu Fimexesi epf Neszmepf. Ji cuahjv tdjuum egvis tdjuum, miewoph upi ug jot cmedl-cimv tvafipvt op djeshi ug ov, apvom ji caomv jot nesvoem esvt gsepdjoti. Tiwip mudevoupt op vjsii tvevit, tvesvoph op vji nof 80t.

O miespif e muv gsun vji haz, iwip vjuahj ji piwis qeof ni.

Vu neli nupiz, O optvief goyif dunqavist epf nuxif mexpt gus qiuqmi op nz piohjcusjuuf. Fidipv nupiz; O ipfif aq tqipfoph ov up e wedevoup ev vji ipf ug tipous zies.
 
qevsodl,xjev duapvsz fu zua mowi pux? Zua tjuamf gopf vu sief cuul ug loutelo (sodjfef),ov ot wisz pidittesz vu jimq zua tadditt op gusvapi.

Tu zuas e namvonommoupeosi us commoupeosi gsun siefoph vjev cuul vjip dussidv?
 
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