Where were you at 27-28, I feel like a failure.

27 feel like I’m failing at life

Im not sure if this will make me feel any better, but I must voice my frustrations out. I am a 27 year old man, who has failed completely at life. I have no savings, no job, my credit is bad and I still live with my parents. All my life I have never been a lazy guy, I have maintained a job for the majority of my life. Sometimes I have worked 2 and 3 jobs. The problem is they were always dead end jobs and I never had the ability to move up before I left them. I went to college at 19 and dropped out at 20 because I had no guidance and no idea what I wanted to do with my life. From there I just worked. Eventually I went into survival mode and wasn't thinking about getting some type of degree or skill and bettering myself and before I knew it BOOM I was almost 27.

The only accomplishments I feel that I have made is buying my own car and going on vacation out of the country. But even that's not a big flex, because my car is broken down and I have no money to fix it. Currently I have no idea what I'm doing with my life, all I know is that I'm terribly behind all my friends and peers and I have no idea what direction to take or even what to do as of now. My self confidence has vanished. For now I have been applying jobs but not only do they all pay so little, I can’t even find one. I have been applying for ANY job. I have been unemployed for 2 months. I feel like a burden, a hopeless burden. I have never felt like this in my life. I have been foolish. I'm starting to get upset and reflect on my whole life and things I wish I had and did. I feel like if I had a father figure in my life I would have had more guidance and counsel. I just don't know how to properly convey my thoughts in text. I had a opportunity but royally messed it up.

Has anyone ever been in my shoes and saw the light at the end of the tunnel? I can terribly use some advice and encouragement right now if you don't mind. What should I do? It feels like I’m going to be stuck at my moms house forever.

I want to hear bad and good stories.

EDIT: I never expected that this post would get so much traction. I will take time to read every story. Thank you.