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Since my college days my dream was to become a real estate agent focused on hunting and fishing properties in the American West. My first year I did okay, but my second year I made a massive sale which afforded me a $70,000 commission check at the age of 25.
During that time, I had a second job with a state agency which I generally loathe but provides me with a stable decent income. Seeing that I had a stable job and a lucrative side hustle, I took a bet on myself to have continued success. I put $51,000 down on my dream truck and put a downpayment on a house.
My success in real estate has been nil since that time, and I’ve hardly gotten a raise at my gov job. Every day I think about how I should’ve taken that $70,000 and gone to real estate full time instead of making those two huge purchases.
I fear that I’m now stuck in the rat race when I had a very rare opportunity to get ahead and live full time in the western real estate world.
Now I barely get by month to month.
It may not have worked at as planned but being 26 with a house and your dream truck doesn't sound horrible. We can't look back on what we could do differently
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Only advice I can give is always put away for retirement. Try and put away a % or two more than you think you can that shit grows fast and makes you feel good.
At least for me it allows me to take a risk or two to try and make a big move. It works great. If it doesn't I know i still have a good retirement that will be there for me