<p>exactly serious101! you can’t go to work dreading it everyday, but if you can think of a bunch of other things you would rather do, but can tolerate your job, i think thats fairly normal. And if your “dream job” has no other fall backs, you have to recognize that and make the mature decision not to pursue it. I would love to be a sports writer/broadcaster for ESPN or somethign of the sort, but odds are i’d wind up being a writer for a small area team, making something like $30,000 a year and not enjoying it. I’d rather accept the truth and stick with accounting. i like managing and organizing finances, so i think i will enjoy it enough to do it as a career.</p>
<p>If you’re in high school, then just take accounting classes. If you enjoy it, or atleast can tolerate it, then go for it. If you hate it, you’ll hate your job.</p>
<p>Money does not always = Happiness</p>
<p>Money does not equal happiness but you are better off having money and being miserable than having no money and living a rough life. Likewise, money also makes things easier and allows you access to things that will make you happy.</p>
<p>Ideally everyone wants a good life where they enjoy working and make decent money. Reality is, the more money you make, the more responsibilities you will get, more hours, more pressure, and more stress and the other way around. Its all about finding a good balance.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>One more question. Anyone here an Insurance Sales agent? I heard that’s a lucrative career too</p>
<p>commentcomment- You say it’s better to be rich and miserable than poor and happy, but don’t you think one would be miserable if they were poor? I don’t think either of the scenarios would create a happy person. One is better off being happy- leave it to that person to determine what is more important to them, or better, find a balance between money and job enjoyment.</p>
<p>^I never said being poor and happy. That is a different comparison. I said you are better off being miserable and rich than miserable than poor.</p>
<p>Insurance sales, brokers, and other sale positions are only lucrative only if you can sell and surpass the budget. All sale positions are great if you have good contacts and know how to pitch. But if you are going into sell, why not just start your business and sell products online? Instead of getting 30-50% for your sales, you can get 100%.</p>
<p>^^If you’re miserable and poor, you’re still miserable; just in different ways.</p>
<p>I meant miserable and rich</p>
<p>It’s a common myth but college doesn’t make you rich, just a well paid servant. The majority of the rich people I met (as well as listed as wealthiest in the world) were actually college dropouts. They just figured out how the system worked and were smart and opportunistic enough to work it to their advantage.</p>
<p>High paid servant beats being a low paid servant.</p>
<p>I agree and not here to discourage college from anyone. Many people like to THINK they are rich because are a well paid servant though. Plus making 6 figures is hardly rich these days and even the dreams of “I’m going to be a millionaire” really doesn’t amount to much measure for measure. Wealth is more based upon healthy investments, assets, and political clout.</p>
<p>In the long run, real financial freedom comes from passive income, good investments, real estate, and playing the market but you will need the initial capital to invest or trade. People coming out of college just want a decent job and make a decent living for a couple of years so they can go out, party, eat whatever they want, and advance their careers. Its not like they will end up working for someone forever but initially, most grads are comfortable with the rat race.</p>
<p>Making 100k+ is hardly rich in places like NYC but if you make 100k+ a few years out of college and you are hanging it at home or don’t have that many financially responsibilities, life is good.</p>
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