I'm 24 and have 30k USD to invest. Help me escape the 9-5! I can't do this any longer

[EnviousBrah]

Hi misc.

I have been a corporate slave for about 6 years now and am reaching my breaking point. Life is so boring. All I do is work.
My life consists of commute, work, commute, then get home make dinner and I have an hour before bed. Where I can get in a crap workout or rot for abit before I rinse and repeat. I used to be aesthetic but my health has gone down the drain as a result of the work life. You can't even tell I lift anymore.

So basically misc I have saved money. What should I do wth it ? I'm sick of my time not being my own. I am nihilistic and have been for many years, what is the point of working a job I don't like for 80% of my life. What is the point...

And no I don't want to go travelling. What's the point of wasting all my money then getting back home with $0 in savings back to square one. That would be a one way ticket to a life sentence of the grind.
What also makes it hard is that my whole life friends and family have pushed me into doing this. Telling me "good work" when I get a 1% pay rise for all my hard work. Well **** that. My life is sapping away and all I have done is worked.

Any advice ? Perhaps life would have been better if I chose the tradie life... Would own my own business by now.

Cliffs
-stuck in the rat race
-got 30k saved
-what to invest in ?
-should have been a tradie

[y0jimbo]

Since 30k wont get u anywhere go find some promising penny stocks and hope u 10 bag

[envisu]

There should be no issues retiring in Bratislava according to Eurotrip brah enjoy the techno club

[JDSir]

Deposit on a condo or home rent it out. Rinse and repeat til you profit boyo

[FreeRadicals]

complaining about 9-5... absolutely pathetic.

literally the easiest hours you can work.

[EnviousBrah]

complaining about 9-5... absolutely pathetic.

literally the easiest hours you can work.

It's more like the 6-6 with the commute and time in the morning getting ready.

No one is impressed by saying this on a online forum. I bet you're one of the guys who brags about working overtime. Well guess what, you are a corporate slave.

[y0jimbo]

Deposit on a condo or home rent it out. Rinse and repeat til you profit boyo

Yep should take u about 40 yrs

[Issobolic28]

If pornstars have to pretend on camera that they enjoy taking 2 cocks in their ass just to earn a paycheck, then not sure why you can't handle your job.

But seriously, if you hate your job, use the Internet to look for another one instead of whining on an online forum to strangers who don't give a sh!t.

[jacobcmurphy]

Start a low overhead business OP

Preferably online based

[Eskimo]

Go to Vegas bet it all on red

Srs though 30k isn't going to take you out of the rat race without luck

Start a business? Most fail
Drop 30k on a house and rent it out? Won't take you out of the rat race for a long time
Take 30k and flip a house? Repeat till out of rat race or broke and homeless
Invest in a business? Hope they don't fail
Find a job that doesn't suck the life out of you? Good luck

Move to Colombia South America turn your 30k into 92 million pesos

Or work your boring job and max out every possible retirement fund in hopes of cutting years off of when you can actually retire

[sices]

All on red.

[Jizmeister]

First of all OP you have to accept that some amount of the grind is inevitable. But whether it's 10 years or 40 years depends on your dedication to getting out of it.

Since 30k is not even close to enough to think about getting a liveable income from, I'd use it as a down payment on an apartment (or pay off any debt if you have any). If you get 20% down on a property there exists a mortgage alternative which works drastically in your favour.

After that, open a Roth IRA if you haven't already and max it out every year. Also there exist life insurance products that allow you to accumulate investments tax free. Look into that.

Read about compounding interest.

Honestly I genuinely believe anyone with a half decent job can be done with the rat race within 15-20 years if they apply themselves srs

Edit: Btw OP, the grind is a lot more bearable when you have a solid plan to get out of it. When it seems like there is no hope, it's very depressing. Start now.

[JDSir]

Yep should take u about 40 yrs

Home Equity Loan mang das it

Literally takes no time at all to manage properties compared to being a wage slave cuck

[lowstrife]

Clearly the best option is to go all-in on bitcoin.

[DVANPATTEN]

Go to Vegas bet it all on red

Srs though 30k isn't going to take you out of the rat race without luck

Start a business? Most fail
Drop 30k on a house and rent it out? Won't take you out of the rat race for a long time
Take 30k and flip a house? Repeat till out of rat race or broke and homeless
Invest in a business? Hope they don't fail
Find a job that doesn't suck the life out of you? Good luck

Move to Colombia South America turn your 30k into 92 million pesos

Or work your boring job and max out every possible retirement fund in hopes of cutting years off of when you can actually retire

lmao very motivational

try moving closer to you job to cut down on commuting time or look for a new one

[EnviousBrah]

What if I want a wife and kids ? Then I'll be stuck grinding another 30+ years right, with even less free time than I have now...

I think I should stop listening to the 4 hour work week every day. It is making me severely depressed.

And I feel like nobody likes their job. No matter what it is, it will get repetitive after a month tops. Everywhere I look I see zombies dead inside. Only fake happiness is seen. The state of humanity is sickening.

There has to be a better way to live. I need a way out of the 9-5 and I don't want to wait 50 years until I retire, and am too old to even do anything like travel

[GodlikeDra]

Take the skills from last 6 years and apply for a more lucrative job.

[quadfecta]

Invest that 30k in some quality lube and do G4P.

[Dan_S]

itt I aware the MISC that you can retire at 30 years old

[SeymourGains]

Become a freelance field pharmacist

[notunesbrah]

i might just be your salvation op. theres a way to escape the slave life contrary to what the unaware sheep misc says. ive done it. currently self employed, and no its not owning a business.

the question is what do i get out of it for awaring u?

[m1n2v5]

And I feel like nobody likes their job. No matter what it is, it will get repetitive after a month tops. Everywhere I look I see zombies dead inside. Only fake happiness is seen. The state of humanity is sickening.

100% truth

I like what I do and who I work with, but lmao @ me pretending to like spending the majority of my day/week/life doing it

i might just be your salvation op. theres a way to escape the slave life contrary to what the unaware sheep misc says. ive done it. currently self employed, and no its not owning a business.

the question is what do i get out of it for awaring u?

how about a nice rep?

[Dan_S]

Become a freelance field pharmacist

Seems like solid advice.

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[zuocruz]

What also makes it hard is that my whole life friends and family have pushed me into doing this. Telling me "good work" when I get a 1% pay rise for all my hard work. Well **** that. My life is sapping away and all I have done is worked.

This is exactly what I went through my entire childhood. Parents and uncles and aunts need to stop brainwashing their kids to just go to college. I hate it. There really is no point in becoming a doctor or engineer if that's not what you wanna do. I don't care if I get "respected" by people because most of them aren't even going to do anything for me in my life. I've always wanted to learn Japanese and create music.

[paradigmshift5]

bet it all on red boyo

[jacobcmurphy]

Become a freelance field pharmacist

Two years of college and a car had to get paid for some how

[CoolKnees]

This is exactly what I went through my entire childhood. Parents and uncles and aunts need to stop brainwashing their kids to just go to college. I hate it. There really is no point in becoming a doctor or engineer if that's not what you wanna do. I don't care if I get "respected" by people because most of them aren't even going to do anything for me in my life. I've always wanted to learn Japanese and create music.

Fuarrk feels. I feel like the title is mainly bragging rights for the parents.

[Briangumble]

If you have good credit you can use $30k as a downpayment for a loan to buy a business. You can find businesses for sale on www.bizbuysell.com

[zuocruz]

Fuarrk feels. I feel like the title is mainly bragging rights for the parents.

It's stupid, these types of parents should never reproduce. Talk about selfish child abuse

[lolololz]

go to vegas, hit up the roulette table and put 30k on black. You'll make double your money back in seconds... or lose the whole thing. Life is about risk.