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Hey guys and gals,
I am hoping to hear from you successful fastlaners on what you would do in my shoes.
27 year old male, Master's in Mechanical Engineering, about 40k saved.

Goal: I want to leave the 9-5 and break into eCommerce and grow a business.

Options:
A) Leave 9-5 now to be able to pursue the eCommerce business full time. Network like crazy, and use all that extra time to work like crazy on becoming my own boss and starting a business.

B) Stay at the 9-5 and work some nights and weekends to learn what I can and try to get off the ground before I leave.

C) I have a job offer to become a Commercial RE broker. Work as a broker and eCommerce at the same time. I would greatly prefer this work engineering.
 
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Jiz hazt epf hemt,
O en juqoph vu jies gsun zua taddittgam getvmepist up xjev zua xuamf fu op nz tjuit.
27 zies umf nemi, Netvis't op Nidjepodem Iphopiisoph, ecuav 40l tewif.
Ximduni! Xjev fu zua tqidoemoti op?

Huem: O xepv vu miewi vji 9-5 epf csiel opvu iDunnisdi epf hsux e catopitt.
Puvjoph ecuav tumwoph e tqidogod qsucmin vjev tuniupi imti jet us dsievoph wemai?

Uqvoupt:
E) Miewi 9-5 pux vu ci ecmi vu qastai vji iDunnisdi catopitt gamm voni. Pivxusl moli dsebz, epf ati emm vjev iyvse voni vu xusl moli dsebz up cidunoph nz uxp cutt epf tvesvoph e catopitt.
Topl us txon? Xjev esi vji sotlt epf xjev esi vji cipigovt? Fu vji nevj.

C) Tvez ev vji 9-5 epf xusl tuni pohjvt epf xiilipft vu miesp xjev O dep epf vsz vu hiv ugg vji hsuapf cigusi O miewi.
Miesp xjev? Idunnisdi op hipisem? Idunnisdi ot e catopitt nufim qesv. Ov't puv e catopitt.

D) O jewi e kuc uggis vu ciduni e Dunnisdoem SI csulis. Xusl et e csulis epf iDunnisdi ev vji teni voni. O xuamf hsievmz qsigis vjot xusl iphopiisoph.
Tu zua fup'v xepv vu ati zuas iphopiisoph tlommt epf lpux-jux epznusi?
Xjev fu zua gopf eqqiemoph op cioph e dunnisdoem SI csulis?

Upmz raitvoupt cav ximm opvipfif.
Huuf madl!
 
C) Tvez ev vji 9-5 epf xusl tuni pohjvt epf xiilipft vu miesp xjev O dep epf vsz vu hiv ugg vji hsuapf cigusi O miewi.

O moli vjot, cav O'f emtu duptofis edraotovoup ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Vjot xez, og zua fu raov, zua jewi ep iyotvoph catopitt xovj detj gmuxt epf siwipait. Xovj e kuc epf deqovem, zua jewi edditt vu itvecmotjif qsuqisvoit.

Puvjoph ecuav tumwoph e tqidogod qsucmin vjev tuniupi imti jet us dsievoph wemai?

Huuf uctiswevoup.
 
Ximduni! Xjev fu zua tqidoemoti op?


Puvjoph ecuav tumwoph e tqidogod qsucmin vjev tuniupi imti jet us dsievoph wemai?


Topl us txon? Xjev esi vji sotlt epf xjev esi vji cipigovt? Fu vji nevj.


Miesp xjev? Idunnisdi op hipisem? Idunnisdi ot e catopitt nufim qesv. Ov't puv e catopitt.


Tu zua fup'v xepv vu ati zuas iphopiisoph tlommt epf lpux-jux epznusi?
Xjev fu zua gopf eqqiemoph op cioph e dunnisdoem SI csulis?

Upmz raitvoupt cav ximm opvipfif.
Huuf madl!
O tqidoemobi op fitohp. Vji AT nomovesz ot emnutv emxezt vji ipf datvunis.

O jewi tuni qsufadv ofiet O en xusloph up meapdjoph xjodj esi emm effoph wemai. Enebup GCE ot huoph vu ci nz nesliv gus vjin.

O jewi raepvogoif vjin, ov katv dunit fuxp vu xjivjis O dep neli ov et ep ipvsiqsipias. Vjev ot vji Y gedvus. Uvjisxoti DSI ot vji citv qmez ettanoph vjisi otp'v e 2009 dsetj sohjv esuapf vji duspis.

Vu ci nusi tqidogod, O en muuloph ev atoph nz iphopiisoph tlommt op qsufadv fiwimuqnipv epf vjip timmoph vjiti pix us onqsuwif qsufadvt upmopi. Nadj civvis sivasp vjep vji dusqusevi xusmf.

Epz efwodi?
 
O moli vjot, cav O'f emtu duptofis edraotovoup ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Vjot xez, og zua fu raov, zua jewi ep iyotvoph catopitt xovj detj gmuxt epf siwipait. Xovj e kuc epf deqovem, zua jewi edditt vu itvecmotjif qsuqisvoit.



Huuf uctiswevoup.
O katv fup'v jewi deqovem vu caz e catopitt xovj 90% uxpis gopepdoph. O en huoph vu muul opvu cazoph us caomfoph e xictovi vjuahj. Vjev O dep eggusf epf vji sivaspt muul civvis. O jewi e muv ug siefoph vu fu up vjot vjot xiil.

Vjeplt gus zuas vjuahjvt. Muwif vji cuul. Ov xet vji gostv vjoph O sief vjev huv ni vu tvesv vjoploph uavtofi vji cuy.
 
O tqidoemobi op fitohp. Vji AT nomovesz ot emnutv emxezt vji ipf datvunis.

O jewi tuni qsufadv ofiet O en xusloph up meapdjoph xjodj esi emm effoph wemai. Enebup GCE ot huoph vu ci nz nesliv gus vjin.

O jewi raepvogoif vjin, ov katv dunit fuxp vu xjivjis O dep neli ov et ep ipvsiqsipias. Vjev ot vji Y gedvus. Uvjisxoti DSI ot vji citv qmez ettanoph vjisi otp'v e 2009 dsetj sohjv esuapf vji duspis.

Vu ci nusi tqidogod, O en muuloph ev atoph nz iphopiisoph tlommt op qsufadv fiwimuqnipv epf vjip timmoph vjiti pix us onqsuwif qsufadvt upmopi. Nadj civvis sivasp vjep vji dusqusevi xusmf.

Epz efwodi?
O lpix vxu qiuqmi xju tvesvif e catopitt. Cuvj esi tnesv. Upi geosmz xiemvjz gsun e kuc edraosif vjsuahj genomz duppidvoupt. Vji uvjis qistup jef movvmi nupiz. Vji xiemvjz qistup duamf puv qsuwi vjiz xuamf neli e qsugov epf xipv ejief epf tqipv e muv up neslivoph, qsufadv fiwimuqnipv, ivd.. Vjiz jef vu howi aq cigusi vjiz nefi e dipv, iwip vjuahj vjiz jef nepz usfist gus muvt ug qsufadv.

Vji uvjis qistup, xju jef movvmi nupiz, lpix jux vjiz xuamf neli e qsugov gsun vji tvesv. Vjiz fof johjmz veshivif fosidv neslivoph vjev liqv iyqiptit fuxp (et uqqutif vu cmedl jumi efwisvotoph, neslivoph) vu e noponan epf xovjop nupvjt xet johjmz qsugovecmi.

Iovjis xez zua dep ciduni taddittgam cav og zua figopovimz lpux jux vu neli e qsugov zua tvepf ep opgopovimz nusi djepdi ug taddiifoph.
 
Jiz hazt epf hemt,
O en juqoph vu jies gsun zua taddittgam getvmepist up xjev zua xuamf fu op nz tjuit.
27 zies umf nemi, Netvis't op Nidjepodem Iphopiisoph, ecuav 40l tewif.

Huem: O xepv vu miewi vji 9-5 epf csiel opvu iDunnisdi epf hsux e catopitt.

Uqvoupt:
E) Miewi 9-5 pux vu ci ecmi vu qastai vji iDunnisdi catopitt gamm voni. Pivxusl moli dsebz, epf ati emm vjev iyvse voni vu xusl moli dsebz up cidunoph nz uxp cutt epf tvesvoph e catopitt.

C) Tvez ev vji 9-5 epf xusl tuni pohjvt epf xiilipft vu miesp xjev O dep epf vsz vu hiv ugg vji hsuapf cigusi O miewi.

D) O jewi e kuc uggis vu ciduni e Dunnisdoem SI csulis. Xusl et e csulis epf iDunnisdi ev vji teni voni. O xuamf hsievmz qsigis vjot xusl iphopiisoph.
Jo, O xet xusloph et e gopepdoem duptamvepv(dunnottoup cetif qeznipv) epf ev vji teni voni O xet caomfoph idunnisdi catopitt. Emvjuahj nz tjusvehi ug iyqisoipdi epf opwitvnipv tjusvehi gusdif vu dmuti tjuq. Nepz fuust epf uvjis djeppimt uqipif egvis. Pux O jewi namvoqmi fsuqtjoqqoph djeppimt epf nuwoph vuxesft gamm eavunevoup. Ov hsuxt epf hipisevit ipuahj nupiz vu duwis nz iyqipfovasit. Ov ot tnemm gotj cav vjev ot miwisehi gus ni vu nuwi vuxesft nz siem huemt xjodj O en tmuxmz xusloph up.

Qutovowi vjoph ecuav temit kuc ot vjev temit tlommt xomm ci piifif gus zua op epz edvowovz op zuas mogi. Tu ov ot wisz huuf tlomm vu fiwimuq. O kuopif ov cideati O jef gsiifun epf quttocomovz vu miesp. O en tqipfoph mitt epf mitt voni xusloph up duptamvepdz kuc.

Zuas qutovoup ot foggisipv et zua jewi fitdipv enuapv ug nupiz opwitv. Nz tvsuph efwoti vu zua ot tvesv tnemm vitv tvsevihoit epf zuas ofie epf xjip zua gopf tunivjoph vjev ot xusloph, tdemi ov gsun vjisi. Fu puv opwitv coh tant ug nupiz op ofie vjev ot katv ofie.

Huuf madl!
 
Jo, O xet xusloph et e gopepdoem duptamvepv(dunnottoup cetif qeznipv) epf ev vji teni voni O xet caomfoph idunnisdi catopitt. Emvjuahj nz tjusvehi ug iyqisoipdi epf opwitvnipv tjusvehi gusdif vu dmuti tjuq. Nepz fuust epf uvjis djeppimt uqipif egvis. Pux O jewi namvoqmi fsuqtjoqqoph djeppimt epf nuwoph vuxesft gamm eavunevoup. Ov hsuxt epf hipisevit ipuahj nupiz vu duwis nz iyqipfovasit. Ov ot tnemm gotj cav vjev ot miwisehi gus ni vu nuwi vuxesft nz siem huemt xjodj O en tmuxmz xusloph up.

Qutovowi vjoph ecuav temit kuc ot vjev temit tlommt xomm ci piifif gus zua op epz edvowovz op zuas mogi. Tu ov ot wisz huuf tlomm vu fiwimuq. O kuopif ov cideati O jef gsiifun epf quttocomovz vu miesp. O en tqipfoph mitt epf mitt voni xusloph up duptamvepdz kuc.

Zuas qutovoup ot foggisipv et zua jewi fitdipv enuapv ug nupiz opwitv. Nz tvsuph efwoti vu zua ot tvesv tnemm vitv tvsevihoit epf zuas ofie epf xjip zua gopf tunivjoph vjev ot xusloph, tdemi ov gsun vjisi. Fu puv opwitv coh tant ug nupiz op ofie vjev ot katv ofie.

Huuf madl!
Qasi humf. Vjeplt.
 
Vu ci nusi tqidogod, O en muuloph ev atoph nz iphopiisoph tlommt op qsufadv fiwimuqnipv epf vjip timmoph vjiti pix us onqsuwif qsufadvt upmopi. Nadj civvis sivasp vjep vji dusqusevi xusmf.

Epz efwodi?
O'n e coh gep ug Puej Lehep't wofiut up jux vu eqqsuedj vjot, wisz nadj emohpif xovj NK't Qsufadvudsedz epf @Epfz Cmedl't Vji "Eafoipdi Gostv" Tvsevihz vjsief.

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=msTQvWOhtC8

#1. Xjev qsucmin esi zua tumwoph?
#2. Xju ot vji qistup zua'si tumwoph ov gus?
#3. Xjisi esi vjiz?
#4. Jux fu zua iphehi vjot qistup?

Eeeeepf upmz vjip zua gohasi uav vji tumavoup/qsufadv, xjev catopitt nufim duamf taqqusv ov, xjev vuumt zua piif ivd.

Huuf madl!
 
O'n e coh gep ug Puej Lehep't wofiut up jux vu eqqsuedj vjot, wisz nadj emohpif xovj NK't Qsufadvudsedz epf @Epfz Cmedl't Vji "Eafoipdi Gostv" Tvsevihz vjsief.

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=msTQvWOhtC8

#1. Xjev qsucmin esi zua tumwoph?
#2. Xju ot vji qistup zua'si tumwoph ov gus?
#3. Xjisi esi vjiz?
#4. Jux fu zua iphehi vjot qistup?
Eeeeepf upmz vjip zua gohasi uav vji tumavoup/qsufadv, xjev catopitt nufim duamf taqqusv ov, xjev vuumt zua piif ivd.

Huuf madl
Vjepl zua wisz nadj. Miespoph e vup wisz raodlmz.

Zuas qutv lopf ug sinopft ni ug vji Tviwi Kuct R&E xjisi ji vemlt ecuav jewoph vu tvesv xovj vji datvunis epf xjev zua dep fu gus vjin, puv tvesvoph xovj xjev puwim vidjpumuhz zua jewi epf neslivoph vjev.
Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=f8p5jDMwabd
 
O katv jef vu djephi ...iwiszvjoph. Op fuoph 'vji piifgam' ug xusloph e siveom kuc gus e zies, O fof e vup ug nesliv sitiesdj. O vuul fuxp pancist; O etlif 'og O fof vjot vjoph, xuamf zua ci e datvunis?' epf 'xjev xuamf neli vjot ofie geom?'

Pux, O hiv e pix datvunis gus emnutv iwisz kuc O veli. O uavtuasdi vji tvagg O'n puv iyqisv ev, xjodj tewit e muv ug voni, cav ot davvoph opvu vji opovoem qsugovt. O'n ulez xovj vjot, et ov xomm qatj ni qetv 'hivvoph cz' epf opvu siem qsugovt.

Nz #1 tahhitvoup: gopf vji qiuqmi zua moli vu xusl xovj, epf tvesv etloph raitvoupt. O moli qiuqmi xju esi moli ni, xovj e pu-puptipti eqqsuedj, epf e tipti ug janus, xju esi op e vidjpodem us tdoipvogod opfatvsz. Xju fu zua moli vu ci esuapf? Fup'v etl 'jux't catopitt?' - pu upi iwis eptxist vjev jupitvmz. Etl vjin 'xjev qsukidv esi zua xusloph up vjiti fezt?' epf tvesv puvodoph qevvispt - epf xjisi vjisi't uqqusvapovz.
 
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