Trade degree or vocational school. Got a diesel mechanic friend, had like 1 year of school and now makes $63k a year plus a salary increase of $8k every couple years or so. Here I am still getting college completed and dreading my loans.

get a Plan B to make the $ to invert wit Plan A

would u rather break ur body or break ur mind?

go find a construction job in the US in the Northeast or Midwest near Chicago/Indianapolis, if u like physical work consider plumbing, electrical, or hvac

or if u find out u hate it, save the $ and go to community college

yes, chase ur purpose, but if u need $ to support urself then that other job becomes attached to ur purpose hence Plan B to layup Plan A

I´m almost in the same boat. I have no idea what I wanna do for a career, except for music, but that is so hard making a living off. I have been accepted into university for a bachelor in human resource management, and I think I will start with that in a few weeks because it´s either that or get a ****ty telephone sales job. Even though it can be tricky getting a relevant job with a degree in HRM, at least it´s something.

If you are good at sales you can work yourself up the ladder in most companies without any education. Personally I can´t stand a job in sales tho. There are other jobs where you can work yourself up the ladder too.

Suggestions for side hustle: Crypto, cpa marketing, dropshipping
- create cool t shirt design that you sell, or hats etc (example, fortnite t shirts? something that is trending)
- youtube videos (many people make bank by simply uploading fortnite highligts of the most poplular streamers. I regret not starting that when the game came out)
- Learn how to make beats and sell them
- become a streamer
- Join the mafia
- Move to another country and start an authentic italian restaurant (everyone loves italian restaurants)
- Or if you are an italian with dark features go to sweden and claim that you are a refugee fleeing war.

And try to get rid of everything that don´t help you. (i mean everything) I´m struggling with that one now

move to America brah. its the true land of opportunity (unless you're a beta miscer who complains about it being hard to get a job, which is definitely false)

besides, American women LOVE european brahs. at the very least, come smash some american women for a while then head back

Tbh I’d do something fun for a little, like working on a cruise (always wanted to) or a resort somewhere sweet etc.

If you don’t want to do something that doesn’t require a degree then go to school and get a degree, or get certified in something.

trade school.

much shorter to get certified

and then if you want school after that you could pursue something while having a decent foundation to fall back on

The most important thing is to gain a skill that people will pay you for.

Your sole worth is based on how hard/expensive it is to replace you.

At your age I would pick up a trade skill and embrace it.

nothing wrong with it your life would still suck as sub chad no matter how much money or how many languages u speak and if u have a PhD

25 is still young boyo

sure you may be behind by like 3 or 4 years but you can still turn it around

hope you find it soon

although you took a different path than me...don't be too hard on yourself as life can come at you fast especially in your early-mid 20's. (personally I dealt with a ton of personal/family issues during this time.. 2 divorces... death of a loved one... bro diagnosed with medical condition etc.)

Speaking from experience, your largely at the mercy of your support system and a multitude of other factors from ages 15-19 (high school years) and even after that (19-24/25). Personally, I committed to Uni right after HS due to overwhelming encouragement from parents (literally threatened to attend uni from parents and also pressure from college recruiters)

Not making excuses here but at some point its pretty ridiculous how your almost setup to fail after HS unless your naturally a genius or you have a solid support system.

Im around your age and just now starting to figure out what I might like/dislike to do in the workforce so meh...

My advice is to explore your options and pick something worth while for an undergraduate degree. The point is to not sit idle and let time dwindle, instead try and get moving into some kind of fulfilling direction. If I woke up at the age of 25 with literally no work experience, education, etc. I'd do the following:

1) Get enrolled at one of the cheapest public university's (or community college) in the state and sign up for the first Semester I could with an undeclared major (first few Semesters are Gen Ed and FKLs for all majors anyways). Use whatever savings I had, family aid, student loans, etc. Start thinking about the different fields you want to pursue, make it something you think can be lucrative AND interesting.

2) Find a part-time job on campus. Bonus points if it's something that allows you to pursue homework on the job (receptionist, student assistant, IT help desk, RA, library assistant, etc.)

3) As you progress through the first few Semesters pick your major.

4) Consider a new part-time job that's more along the lines of your major (IE: if technical, work at the campus' IT help desk). Tailor your major's electives (if any) towards things that are interesting to you. Attend career fairs, consider paid internship opportunities.

5) Graduate with your Bachelor's and work at where you've interned full time. Or have something lined up through career fairs.

The above seems fairly optimal and obtainable to me.

What I personally did was I pursued a degree in Computer Science while working at the campus' IT Help Desk. I was able to study and do homework on the job (working night shift and weekends). Gained good work experience and essentially got paid to complete my homework. Towards the end of the curriculum I took networks and cybersecurity oriented electives as I was able to. Graduated and now work as a Cybersecurity Analyst.