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Hi all, i'v been a lurker on this form for a while now such a good form and finally decided to make an account. First a little on me.
Im 18 years old from England for as long as I can remember iv wanted to be an entrepreneur and business owner. I got the bug pretty serious when I was 16 and got my first debit card, and created an ebay account in my parents name behind their back and started flipping iphones and jewellery. The phone flipping was great id buy of under valued listings and flip them for a tidy profit the next day. Then I got into the world of jewellery and it hit off pretty well It was a mixture of drop shipping, at its peak I was doing probably 2 orders a day netting around £30 - 50 profit per sale. Not bad for a 16 year old, my parents soon caught on about 9 months later they stopped me selling on ebay and told me to get a job like all my friends! Of course I refused which made them even more annoyed, (my whole family hate me and are worried sick about what ill do when im older, especially my grandparents).
Anyway I refused and refused, I seem to argue with them daily about what went wrong with me and why I don't want to wake up at 7.30 am everyday to go make my boss richer and earn peanuts. Anyway fast forward im now 18 I managed to get another ebay account open and have a decent lego business that right now im sat on about £10k in stock in my bedroom that I can shift pretty easily, ill net about £20k once its all gone. There still complaining I told them Im an entrprenuer I don't care about a degree or working a 9 to 5sure ill get a part time job (night shift warehouse worker etc.) in time but for now time is money and id much rather work on my business ventures and projects. I'v been involved in forex for about a year now since I was 17 and am studying all the time bettering myself, iv made some decent money from FX but it takes time, iv set aside a few k to learn and play with that I don't mind losing and can afford to do so! but its going pretty well, im also trading oil and currency and hope to buy my first buy to let property next year at 19 if all goes to plan. Im aiming for £100k turnover 5 years from now with the lego business, this is just one business venture I will start many create multiple sources on income both passive and fast lane!
I just need help my parents are very typical go to college get a degree work a 9 to 5 job, contribute to your pension blah blah maybe one day youll reach a manager position. Its just not my way of living at all, im putting in al my time everything I have into these projects im even looking at flipping some land some point soon locally, but they are totally against me, today my mum said why cant you be more like others, what went wrong with you, a family friend has a business degree and is 23 and is fiannly in his first job on £30k a year I said waaaaa I can make that in my bedroom trading fx I just need the time what do I do, I think I may get kicked out sooner or later..... thank you.
Im 18 years old from England for as long as I can remember iv wanted to be an entrepreneur and business owner. I got the bug pretty serious when I was 16 and got my first debit card, and created an ebay account in my parents name behind their back and started flipping iphones and jewellery. The phone flipping was great id buy of under valued listings and flip them for a tidy profit the next day. Then I got into the world of jewellery and it hit off pretty well It was a mixture of drop shipping, at its peak I was doing probably 2 orders a day netting around £30 - 50 profit per sale. Not bad for a 16 year old, my parents soon caught on about 9 months later they stopped me selling on ebay and told me to get a job like all my friends! Of course I refused which made them even more annoyed, (my whole family hate me and are worried sick about what ill do when im older, especially my grandparents).
Anyway I refused and refused, I seem to argue with them daily about what went wrong with me and why I don't want to wake up at 7.30 am everyday to go make my boss richer and earn peanuts. Anyway fast forward im now 18 I managed to get another ebay account open and have a decent lego business that right now im sat on about £10k in stock in my bedroom that I can shift pretty easily, ill net about £20k once its all gone. There still complaining I told them Im an entrprenuer I don't care about a degree or working a 9 to 5sure ill get a part time job (night shift warehouse worker etc.) in time but for now time is money and id much rather work on my business ventures and projects. I'v been involved in forex for about a year now since I was 17 and am studying all the time bettering myself, iv made some decent money from FX but it takes time, iv set aside a few k to learn and play with that I don't mind losing and can afford to do so! but its going pretty well, im also trading oil and currency and hope to buy my first buy to let property next year at 19 if all goes to plan. Im aiming for £100k turnover 5 years from now with the lego business, this is just one business venture I will start many create multiple sources on income both passive and fast lane!
I just need help my parents are very typical go to college get a degree work a 9 to 5 job, contribute to your pension blah blah maybe one day youll reach a manager position. Its just not my way of living at all, im putting in al my time everything I have into these projects im even looking at flipping some land some point soon locally, but they are totally against me, today my mum said why cant you be more like others, what went wrong with you, a family friend has a business degree and is 23 and is fiannly in his first job on £30k a year I said waaaaa I can make that in my bedroom trading fx I just need the time what do I do, I think I may get kicked out sooner or later..... thank you.
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