It's official.
It's official. As of today I am a college dropout.
At first I thought college was my thing. Well - it was more like the only option I had. I could either go to college, work for half my life to pay off my tuition bills, and retire with some money OR work at a dead end job for the rest of my life. But ever since day 1 outside of high school I started thinking of my options. What do I want to do with the rest of my life? I received a few scholarships - but not nearly enough to pay for my entire tuition. I was dropping $10,000 a semester and I was lost. Something just didn't feel right.
First of all let me clarify the point that I was going for a degree in business/entrepreneurship. I have always had my own business since elementary school when I would buy candy in bulk and sell it to my schoolmates during recess (until I was shut down because I was taking business away from the school store). Since then I have owned a few small businesses including one where I imported products from overseas and sold them online. I know how to make money without working a typical job, and owning/operating businesses is what I enjoy.
So I asked myself "Why am I going to college"? I do not want to live like everyone else. I do not want a job (even a well paying job) where I have to wake up, work 8 hours a day, go home, eat, sleep, and repeat. I have my life to live and I don't want boundaries. I don't want to live with stress, or rules, or with regrets. I want to LIVE.
So I dropped out. The only direction college was leading me was towards debt and a job. Jobs are overrated. I want to control my own future, and that is exactly what I am going to do. Plus if I want to learn something I don't need to pay $1,400 to take a class. I can go to the library, pick up a book, and read. I absolutely love learning everything that I can, but I just can't afford to have a college force feed it to me.
So here I am. I have $30,000 in debt and have no job. I will be living at my parents for the next few months until I am debt free (I will update every entry with how much debt I have remaining). This debt is the only thing keeping me down and once I am debt free I can start living my life.
At first I thought college was my thing. Well - it was more like the only option I had. I could either go to college, work for half my life to pay off my tuition bills, and retire with some money OR work at a dead end job for the rest of my life. But ever since day 1 outside of high school I started thinking of my options. What do I want to do with the rest of my life? I received a few scholarships - but not nearly enough to pay for my entire tuition. I was dropping $10,000 a semester and I was lost. Something just didn't feel right.
First of all let me clarify the point that I was going for a degree in business/entrepreneurship. I have always had my own business since elementary school when I would buy candy in bulk and sell it to my schoolmates during recess (until I was shut down because I was taking business away from the school store). Since then I have owned a few small businesses including one where I imported products from overseas and sold them online. I know how to make money without working a typical job, and owning/operating businesses is what I enjoy.
So I asked myself "Why am I going to college"? I do not want to live like everyone else. I do not want a job (even a well paying job) where I have to wake up, work 8 hours a day, go home, eat, sleep, and repeat. I have my life to live and I don't want boundaries. I don't want to live with stress, or rules, or with regrets. I want to LIVE.
So I dropped out. The only direction college was leading me was towards debt and a job. Jobs are overrated. I want to control my own future, and that is exactly what I am going to do. Plus if I want to learn something I don't need to pay $1,400 to take a class. I can go to the library, pick up a book, and read. I absolutely love learning everything that I can, but I just can't afford to have a college force feed it to me.
So here I am. I have $30,000 in debt and have no job. I will be living at my parents for the next few months until I am debt free (I will update every entry with how much debt I have remaining). This debt is the only thing keeping me down and once I am debt free I can start living my life.