I’m in my early to mid 20’s and have been working as a long haul trucker for about a year now. That means I work about 10 to 14 hours a day and get to sleep in my company truck for 10 hours. Every 7 days I’m on the road I’m aloud 1 day at home which leaves no time for hobbies. This is a lot of work but for someone without a degree this is by far the most money I’ve ever made, about $1000/week +/- $200 after taxes and health insurance. I’ve also cut my monthly expenses to about $400 a month as I no longer have my own place and live in the truck full time.
Right now my life is pretty shit but I’m saving about $2,000 a month and hopefully eventually I’ll be able to buy some raw land out in the woods and build a small cabin. In theory I should be able to get it all payed off when I’m around 30 to 35 years old, so hopefully my monthly expenses will be around $500/month. If I can achieve that I might be able to work 6 months out of the year and enjoy my little cabin the other 6. If I’m lucky I might be able to develop my costume making hobby enough to live off of or get into new hobbies like metal pouring or leather working.
What’s y’all’s thoughts?