ITT we say what our lives are like. Let's see how many walks of life you fags come from. I'll start.
I am 27 with a decent office job making 53k/yr. Live in nice suburban neighborhood with 8/10 wife who makes about 45k/yr and is 10 weeks pregant with our first child. All in all very normie except for fucking around on here. I also do drugs all the time but nobody knows
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What kind of drugs
faggot kiss less freshman that's going to homecoming and cant dance for shit
pic in a nutshell
Mostly any pills i can get my hands on, usually opiates and adderall, weed and occasionally some bolovian marching powder if I've got a comfortable surplus in the bank
500k/yr writing software for people with more money than technical skill
oh man the women you get when you flaunt a little wealth- 0/10 people are animals
If you have the ability get something to loosen you up. Girls don't give a fuck if you look like you have spina bifida as long as you're fun and self-confident. So if you're naturally not self confident then get drugs to help you fake it
Damn negro how old you is?
Bump?
54, infrequent factory work which is hard but the people i work with are great and it's only 4 minutes' drive from where i live. divorced, no kids, getting by on memories of my hot second GF who was the only woman i ever met who preferred anal. my life seems to have slowed down a lot since my weed dealer's supply dried up six months ago.
also write science fiction and getting published in the next few weeks.
oh i'm 27 like op weirdly enough, biggest protip i have is it doesn't matter where you are in life (i was broke and unemployed two years ago,) figure out where you want to be then FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT while learning and practicing skills that produce tangible profitable stuff in your area of expertise.
>mfw drunk and shitposting extending deadlines to increase the perception of how difficult my current task is
24 unemployed, trying to make money off of music. Most i've made in a year at a regular job was 13k. Now I make money from odd jobs and flipping random shit if I can. I smoke a lot of weed and play vidya when I can.
>figure out where you want to be then FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT
i want to be a heart surgeon! i'm going to start faking it next monday! i've got my white coat, my stethescope and the right tool for the job!
I'm 28, I work as an analytical chemist for an environmental company for basically poverty wages but my coworkers are awesome and I get to see so many awesome things it's totally worth it.
I basically live off a well-planned investment in Gilead Sciences years ago before they approved PrEP and Sovaldi, sold off after the stock went from $10/share to over $100/share in less than a year. Haven't done any investing since though and given my salary right now my future is probably going to take a nosedive any day now.
22. Pretty much a bum in the city. Got an old ipod touch but its lighting so i can still find chargers, and my friend has got an optimum account i got the credentials for so ive got internet in some places for maybe 3 years so far that way. I sell things for a guy who doesnt like to sell them directly and it makes me enough money to eat and, after ive saved, buy some essentials.
25, horrible "office job" where I make 14.50 and hour, I live in an "apartment" that's just a unit in a subdivided old house, but at least I live stumbling distance from all the town bars. This what I get for getting a degree in history, right?
you are my hero user
Congratulations on getting published.
What city, or state if you're paranoid? Where do ya sleep? Addiction I assume?
I'm a professional musician. Money from touring mostly. Barely any royalties. Pennies a month. I play just under 200 shows a year though.
What about teaching?
I honestly tried that during my undergrad, but I was having trouble getting through those standardized tests that are required to teach in the stated that I live in.
inb4: you're a giant retard...I already know
ha if i told you what state you'd know. Im on the east coast. I got a few spots i can sleep, mostly rooftops because nobody ever bothers me here but its a hassle sometimes. My favorite is this guy who sometimes offers me a bed, and shower, but i always slip out around 5 before he gets up and it turns into a whole thing. No addictions, just not right.
18 yr old ex muslim recovering from synthetic weed addiction, depression, anxiety and barely speaks to anyone.
Woo life is good folks xD
>28 years old
>grew up all over the north, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard etc
>mom and dad are both researchers in different genres
>got an education and degree in history and archeology
>work as a part time museum historian and active field archeologist
>pretty much 60k/year exactly
>have sleeping problems (reason I'm here)
>a long term gf and a small but cozy apartment
>live in small but rather expensive area to avoid the bad parts of town and get white neighbors
>trying to write a couple books and some papers on my work in the field
>only expensive thing I treat my self with is scotch
>my humble home
I'm 23 I have a daughter that is we regularly but don't live with I make love to baby mama but fuck when I want i cut down trees and sell magic card for a living but I've decided all contract with the state and pay no taxes nor to pay for licenses or insurance or property tax for the house that I bought using my social security number for the value of the associated account. If you wanna liberate yourself stop complying and understand how we got this point
I was a jam festival bum for a few years throughout the Midwest and would get a girlfriend come winter so I didn't have to camp in the cold. Hope your comfy and find something more permanent.
23. Working as an unloader at a large retail chain. Was previously supervisor but stepped down because fuck taking the fall for ten other people's faults. Now glad to do my function and make my money.
Single, got out of a relationship with a gold-digging, cheating whore about 6 months ago. Don't really care for relationships anymore, I've found. I'd rather fuck and forget and not have love or any other bullshit mixed up in it.
Doing good for myself. Got plenty of friends and a couple good family members left. Plan on getting my CDL soon and driving truck.
I'm also an alcoholic and I smoke pot on occasion. I also use meth on occasion, or other stimulants. Mostly for productivity at work. Former heroin junkie.
Move to the retarded nearby states? Or go for early childhood? Guess you're not a minority? Otherwise your bad testing might be overlooked.
School or career? What's so addictive about synthetic weed?
Thanks user, i'm cozy. Keep up the light brother.
mid 30s designer, artist etc, nyc lurking since at least 05 when im back in town between trips, work, life, etc. the world is fucked up and confounding. only interested in interesting things, makes life hard. make over 150k, save a lot, spend too much, no legal dependants, take care of people. never never existed. i believe in urban living. we all roll
Sounds comfy. Have you worked on anything exciting or truly fascinating?
Yeah I think a lot of people forget that when you are a manager/supervisor that you absorb the mistakes of literally everyone.
People just think it's extra money but it can actually ruin your career if shit goes wrong.
What medium of art? Travel where? Sounds badass.
27, living in an apartment with my cancer/cirrhosis sick father.
Mother moved in with us last year, due to financial and mental stability issues (suicidal episode).
They hate each other.
I work part time tech jobs, installing workstations, servers, or just wiping/removing old hardware. Pay is decent, but hours are unreliable. Definitely won't be able to pay the bills when my dad finally dies.
I confessed my love to 'her', because thats what I thought it was. Half way across the world, but I was willing, and wanting to try. I love her.
She said 'only as a friend'.
Wanting to die isn't even a comforting meme anymore.
Met a trucker that hauled from Portland, Maine to Seattle that smoked meth the whole way year round. Good guy.
Yeah, it really was shit and I stepped down at the right time because shortly after I stepped down, a bunch of restructuring and changes to processes started happening. Shit that I wouldn't have gone along with. I took a 10% paycut but I'm content to just deal with my own mistakes rather than those of ten or twelve other people.
When were you able to tour successfully? I have been dabbling with the idea of a short 2 week tour with my band but it would be a financial risk at this point. Were you able to DIY it did you have some sort of financial support at that point?
I did the same thing in my early 20s and it can definitely pay the pills if you network like a mofo.
I had old fucks giving me $400-$500 to do simple picture backups that took only 1-2 hours.
You need to be presentful, have a good personal image. Keep your hair clean, if you have facial hair maintain it well. Get lots of sleep. Don't use cologne, people hate it, but don't smell bad either. Don't drink, don't smoke pot, etc.
It's a nice little chunk of change when you're getting handfuls of cash for things I did when I was 12 years old lol
Felt your pain. Gave up on relationships and focused on my "career ". It all fell back into place. Still depressed and suicidal at times for no good reason, but i rambled on.
35 skateboarder scumbag
I don't really use meth habitually, or any other stimulant, only when I need something to motivate me to get shit done. It's got a good boost of euphoria too, of course, but it doesn't touch opiates for me. But I can't fuck with opiates or I'll wind up a junkie again. But I've always been a functional drug user.
Depends on what you think is fascinating.
Everything from stone age artifacts to late 70th century construction while digging in a muddy field.
I find it all fascinating but most people don't.
Right now I'm dating finds made in Östergötland - Sweden from the era right before the vikings called the Vendel age. It's quite fun, seeing the scales tip from late Roman iron age crafts to the Vendel crafts which is the early viking style.
>Grew up lower middle class.
>Fucked around in my 20s; minimum wage jobs, some office work, some college that went nowhere.
>Hit 30, had a crisis, got my shit together.
>Went to school for software development. Two year course. Graduated with honours.
>36 now, making 75K a year, living in a comfy apartment on my own, dating a fantastic woman.
>Hobbies include roleplaying games, video games, and weight lifting.
>70th century
17th century. Sorry, awfully tired.
Idk ex heroin addicts report having a worse time getting off it than crack and smack so..
Took me a good while to realise i was even addicted
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"Successfully " only after 6 or 7 years of eating shit. Don't travel across the country for 1 exposure gig. Spiral away from your base town steadily while always covering at least costs of gas and food. Early on we would tour for 3 weeks and come home with maybe 80$ to show for it. You really have to suffer for a bit to establish fan base and venue friends. What kind of music do you play and what state?
That is fascinating. I assume your job is often "slow" and then overdrive when you finally find something.
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So what will be your next addiction?
We mostly self funded in the beginning. Our first professional album was financed by a friend that had his own radio show. Took years to pay off. Avoid debts as mush as possible. Tour Busses are a waste. Have a nice newer passenger van with easy roadside repair.
>500k/yr writing software for people
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You tell me
24-year old white American living in New Delhi.
Graduating university late. Psychology and neuroscience double-major. Planning to get at least an MSc after graduating and possibly a PhD, too.
Traveled to around 35 countries since I was 19 and have spent a cumulative total of 2.5 years in India. Currently single and working as a freelance writer and advertising consultant. I've had two long-term relationships. Seeing two girls right now, both of whom know about each other -- one is young and probably one of the most attractive women I've ever dated, whereas the other one is pretty, not quite as good with conversation, but comparably mature (which means a lot to me).
Going back home to America in January to resume taking classes. I have two more semesters to get both my degrees.
Shoulder is broken now and I have to get surgery on the coming Wednesday.
Pic sort of related, took it from an auto near Chandni Chowk last week.
> 23 y/o
> parents divorced when I was infant because dad was irresponsible doofus and mom was cheating whore
> live with dad
> on disability
> give cheque to dad, he pays all bills
> make $1500/month cash under the table working for him
> moving before year is over
> becoming electrical apprentice
> getting married next year
> fiancee has psych degree and works at starbucks making around $1500 a month
> bipolar
> autistic
> drink somewhat heavily
> smoke the occasional cigar
> do drugs if someone offers but only ever bought 3 grams of weed through my life.
Pretty much. Can be a couple months of doing simple research and storage work at the museum, then a find is made or I'm called out to lead a dig and for a few months, maybe even a year or two life is buzzing non stop.
It's the field work I live for. Luckily enough Europe has a lot of it, not to mention Sweden alone (where I live).
It's quite competitive this job market though believe it or not, every major dig is always a war zone until a leading group is selected.
Having the good blessings of the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm I win that honor quite often.
Me:
> 27 years old
> about 57k€/year
> working at research institute, working on my PhD
> have gf
> together for more than 10 years now
> be living in same house as parents, unfortunately (don't want to spend 50% of my money on rent...), saving money for my future
> no drugs
> not sure if completely a normie but all in all I am ok
Nice! Archeology always fascinated me since a childhood visit to a native American village rebuilt based on what they found. I pursued traditional music instead, but reconstructing villages sounds completely fun.
I thought about doing my PhD until my prof gave me the calculations for expected profit versus expenses and said realistically a PhD is a net loss in total life income for sciences and engineering :(
We are sort of garage rockish and in Ohio. We had gained a bit of local attention but a member quit so we overhauled everything and took a year off from playing to learn more about writing/composing and taking lessons in our instruments to smooth stuff out.
I'm Ohio too. Jamband scene though. We play all major cities in Ohio and a shit ton of small ones. Was just at Resonance festival outside Columbus last weekend.
I guess I'm a neet that doesn't give a fuck about material shit and would love to live off the land for most of my life, but that may take years if I ever make money to buy land...
mexifag from cali. bumming it out as far as i can tell. working odd jobs here and there trying to get over my bills. isolate myself any chance i get, idk how i manage to make every woman hate me, at the same time i hate them all
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Fun to meet a like minded person.
I've done a few reconstructions, especially in Birka - Sweden. One of the most famous viking towns in the world.
Also on-site, temporary reconstructions on accidental sites (construction sites where find have been made) that lasts a few weeks while we map and remove finds and take pictures etc.
Always hurt when we close those up and they build a garage over it or something...
In central Stockholm for example, under the water locks in town there is a nicely preserved early stone age fishing village with burials and even waterside docks left in the mud.
We had 6 weeks with it, now it lies under tons of concrete and steel..
we have been wanting to do festivals but getting contacts for that has been a bit of a stress. We are in the cleveland area so there is definitely a good scene to work with.
It depends. A phd does not guarantee that you will earn much more money. But it may be easier to get into higher positions. I know several guys who finished their PhD and immediately got jobs as group leaders.
yes, you earn less for some years while working on the PhD. But the difference is not that large since I have an acceptable income at the institute.
all in all, my main reason for achieving a PhD is not money. I do it for myself. If someone just does it for more income, they will often fail. You need a lot of will and have to sacrifice free time, so this is no standard job.
That's the problem. Buy some land and then you have to pay property tax on it. There always has to be income to keep the land.
why would you live in that shithole?
looks like a third world nightmare
What's your point? Idiots exist. It's nothing new.
move to alaska, they are practically giving away land that doesn't have any trade commodities to extract.
Wow I hadn't thought about how many places were excavated then built over without the locals even knowing. If I could have voted on it, I might have asked for more time spent on what's there.
It's mainly for cushiness really.
I have my BSc and people with their MSc and PhD are either in the same position as me or below me. I actually feel kind of weird when people with their PhD or MSc ask me questions cause I feel like I'm not qualified to answer, but in reality these people don't have a lot of real world experience lol
Btw (in addition to my, first answer) : I am working in the field of science and I'm doing IT security.
I play at the Beachland every few months. Kent stage once. Great scene and you have Chicago, Pitts, Morgantown (I guess) Indianapolis Columbus cincy. Focus on establishing there
Thanks for advice. Beachland is great, we played a smaller show there a few years ago. There is also the grog and mahalls in cleveland, they are pretty neat venues.
That's a common issue. Many people are comming straight from university and have never done any real work. This may also apply to bosses who got into the position only due to their PhD.
Often, these people are specialists in a very narrow field. But when it comes to questions out of their topic, they will struggle to find help.
Horrifying.
Best thing about being a band in Ohio is 12 hr drive from 50%+ of the us population. Use that to you're advantage. Going to Colorado can be expensive without tweener shows
one of my band mates is actually going to California in a few weeks and were hoping he can scope out some stuff and mingle a bit.
Don't know if anyone is still up
I'm 20
Currently a division 1 offensive linemen in the PAC-12'
Pre-med/Enviro Major
Very worried about what the future holds, I'm also a collegiate All-American rugby player
If football doesn't work out professionally
Jumping back into Rugby
It's sort of abyssmal having your life rotate around sport, I feel like I'm watching my friends grow up while I have the same fucking routine for the next four years
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I am Where I work is very "sloppy"
When we do work it often results in fines in the range of $3-$10mil for oil companies. They intentionally lie, they intentionally mislead, they intentionally try to fake samples. etc.
Basically they will use every legal loophole they can, sometimes, well often (more like every time lol), they do illegal things. I'm a hired consultant though so I don't report illegal activities. But the majority of the time oil companies will do illegal things. I have a NDA though.
They can do illegal things up until the point the government shows up which allows them easily 3-4 days to do whatever they want
I think a lot of people that just go to school misunderstand the human component of business. We're doing science sure, but there's money involved and when it comes to money science goes out the door. It's all numbers not feels.
I'm 48 years old, make a living as an itinerant tarot reader, and am currently renovating an old, abandoned factory into a community centre to celebrate hobo culture. To able to afford to do this, I live in the unheated, unfinished, cement and cinder block basement with no fridge, no stove, and no shower.
I'm a notorious anarchist shit-disturber and union radical who has often been in the media for the last 25 years, infamous enough to have a Wikipedia article about me. The media has called me everything from mentally disturbed to an extortionist, which tells me I'm doing something right.
I've run for public office, hosted two radio shows, am a published author, and once got kicked out of prison for organizing the other inmates.
I've smoked a pipe for decades and may be the only person on all of Sup Forums who actually looks good in a fedora.
Northern Cali, central, or southern? Always great to make contacts and friends. Don't go driving across country for a gig with a verbal agreement. We had to ditch an RV in the salt lake city airport long term parking to get to some gigs that wwerent worth the trouble. The stories are amazing and got some songs out of the trip.
Nevermind, go balls to the wall while you're young. It'll all work out eventuslly.
Union radical? What trade?
about to be 25 with nothing really holding me up. No real debt, no kids, no wife, we rent our house so not much is keeping us grounded so that really helps.
also he is travelling to Palo Alto, I don't know much of the location but I can figure if he can move some free cds while he is there it could help a bit.
I’m 27, live in an overpriced luxury apartment because the cost difference between the suburbs and here is only 200 a month. I’m not a 4evaralone fag but have trouble with relationships. Hook up with chicks a lot, fuck hookers a lot, make 130K but doesn’t really feel like it since rent is 2K and still feels like shit tier compared to how I grew up.
Have had a string of medical issues that have cost me about 100K over the last 5 years so don’t reallly have anything saved, am 30 grand in debt.
I'm a Wobbly. I organize bums. No kidding. I organized the Ottawa Panhandlers' Union and was their spokesperson for eight years. These days I'm organizing the Street Labourers Of Windsor and working on the Utah Phillips Centre for the Hobo Arts.
The union we belong to, the IWW, has a long tradition of organizing in strange places where no other union will go. We were the first to organize women, immigrants, and non-English speakers. During the Great Depression, so many hobos were members of the IWW that if you tried to hop a train, they'd demand to see your union card and pitch you right back off if it wasn't paid up.
Yeah, now is when you can afford to go out on a limb. Especially if you're all willing to rough it. I've toured out west and luckily had people put the band up in exchange for music. I always sleep in the dog bed or love seat cuz I'm smaller than the rest. I'm too old to do anything else so touring is it. Luckily my fiance has a badass job and built in responsibility.
Thanks for your explanations!
Yes, people cheat all the time. Just take the German VW company as an example. It absolutely ridiculous how they believed to be able to fool everyone - at first. It saved them a few euros on each of their cars.
Unfortunately, it seems like playing fair is not the way to go, if you want to become successful and rich.
This can be very bad advice for some people...currently in a job I’m unqualified for that requires 12-14 hour days for a person of the normal caliber...I agree with statement in general but be careful don’t get yourself into a position you can’t sustain
Your insurance didn't cover more? How fucked up are you permanently?
You make plenty of money for 2k rent. Did you grow up super rich?
Yeah roughing it isn't much of an issue. If I have food and somewhere to sleep Im good to go. Luckily one of the bandmembers has a degree in computer science and makes good money and works from home half the time.
Stance on street musicians? I play bum songs from the 20s and 30s.
Dude, once we get out there 99.99% all have the same routine, most people don’t “grow” in life, don’t feel bad
>Australian
>average house price $980,000
>Haven't bought house
>Living with 1 brother and 2 sisters in family home we inherited
>slowly pooling our money together to upsize
wish us luck
Yeah enviro-for-profit is not for the weak of heart in NA and EU.
Environmental companies are not what you think they are. It's a for-profit industry of course and we support illegal activities via legal loopholes that void our legal responsibilities and we do it very well.
When I sample my name is tied to maybe a couple sample points and if I push samples to the lab my name gets tossed in with other samplers. Legally speaking there's no way to know where I've been and samplers, analysts, our logistics techs, etc. are not responsible either. It's so 3rd person it's ridiculous. The samples are untouchable and nobody is responsible for anything.
I think people with their PhDs and MScs forget that they're working for a business. They want money, and they want to avoid fines. Working for an environmental department in an oil company does not mean you're an environmentalist, it means you're now a part of a great chain of legal loopholes.
So definitely get weekend gigs in all those 2 hr drive towns on the weekends and build it up. Nobody gets a good gig Sunday thru wed out of town hardly ever. It's just tough.