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<blockquote data-quote="Douglas Quaid" data-source="post: 524854" data-attributes="member: 12983">Avoid college and invest that money for retirement. There were huge returns the decade after I graduated high school, but this would have been the right move for me in general. Nothing wrong with college when it's done right, but it isn't necessary for me to reach my goals. Avoid alcohol. I had a legitimate problem with it, so completely avoiding booze may not be necessary for everyone. But now that I don't drink, I've realized how many people do abuse it and that it isn't necessary to have fun. I actually have significantly more fun while sober, even at bars.Hang out with better people. They weren't bad people, but looking back we had little in common and I wasted a lot of time with them. Even spending time alone would have been better. Explore the US sooner, looking for a better place to live. There are actually a lot of really nice places still out there, but everyone thinks they need a trendy, large city to have fun. To me, they are way too left-wing, overpriced, dirty and overcrowded. I prefer medium or even smaller cities, especially since I don't care about most of the amenities of a large city.Develop interesting hobbies, especially ones that are outdoors. They don't have to be expensive and it's significantly more fulfilling than work will ever be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Douglas Quaid, post: 524854, member: 12983"] Avoid college and invest that money for retirement. There were huge returns the decade after I graduated high school, but this would have been the right move for me in general. Nothing wrong with college when it's done right, but it isn't necessary for me to reach my goals. Avoid alcohol. I had a legitimate problem with it, so completely avoiding booze may not be necessary for everyone. But now that I don't drink, I've realized how many people do abuse it and that it isn't necessary to have fun. I actually have significantly more fun while sober, even at bars. Hang out with better people. They weren't bad people, but looking back we had little in common and I wasted a lot of time with them. Even spending time alone would have been better. Explore the US sooner, looking for a better place to live. There are actually a lot of really nice places still out there, but everyone thinks they need a trendy, large city to have fun. To me, they are way too left-wing, overpriced, dirty and overcrowded. I prefer medium or even smaller cities, especially since I don't care about most of the amenities of a large city. Develop interesting hobbies, especially ones that are outdoors. They don't have to be expensive and it's significantly more fulfilling than work will ever be. [/QUOTE]

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