Lost and clueless… To begin, a little backstory about myself that I feel is relevant to the post and an apology if i seem all over the place. Im at my wits end is all. I grew up in a single parent household as my (would be) father passed away before I was born. I was always taught to work hard, have a job, pay the bills, and thats good enough. And it was enough for awhile but I see now that ive just become a stagnant, clueless mess. Im not sure what changed, but over the last few years I keep having this feeling that im not doing enough, Im not where I need to be and a growing interest in one day starting a family and owning a home. I know, im grossly unprepared for that. I am 29m living with my older brother and mother, pay bills, rent, etc. Luckily i have very little debt, but I still live paycheck to paycheck, a failing vehicle, and no visible change in the near or distant future unless I change something or do something different. My question to the successful adults and parents out in the world, as a woefully ignorant, perhaps even sheltered simpleton, is what did you do, and what should I do, to graduate myself from unskilled labor living paycheck to paycheck to hopefully have a fleeting breath of a chance at making enough money to start a family, own a home so I can hopefully someday be a father? My only current idea is to try and find time and money to learn a trade? But Ive no idea on how to go about beginning that journey but ive heard trade skills can make good money. Thank you for your time 🙏 submitted by /u/Torpytorp97
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