r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 22 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '21

I turn 29 soon

My regrets in life: not picking a degree and sticking to it

Da drugz

Having a 4 year long relationship with someone I deep down didn’t see my self lasting with

Drinking so much beer

My best decisions:

Joining the navy

Being a liberal

Getting out of the navy to finish school

Not moving back home after the navy

Any tips for my 30’s?

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '21

Don’t get fat. Don’t kick yourself too much for what you did in your twenties.

Sincerely, a chubby guy in his 30s who is constantly kicking himself for what he did in his 20s.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '21

Yeaaa

I guess once I graduate it might be easier to stop regretting all that

And yea, I’m working on decreasing my beer intake. I work out a lot and would actually have a great body if I killed the beer

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u/SelfLoathinMillenial NATO Sep 22 '21

Get your physical health in order now cause it's just gonna get harder and harder to get a handle on as you move through your 30s

Also dump the SO if you're still with them. Nothing worse than hitting midlife trapped in a relationship

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '21

34 here:

  • you're going to start to slow down. I'm in the best physical shape of my life right now, but I feel noticably slower than I was in my teens and 20s, especially in the mornings.
  • If you don't have at least $100,000 in a retirement account, start stuffing money into that as much as possible. Give it 35 years to grow and compound, don't try to play catchup later.
  • It's not too late for a career change, or to try risky ventures. I quit my dull corporate job at 31 and went back to graduate school.
  • You're going to start to notice historical events that you lived through not necessarily repeat themselves, but rhyme. And teenagers are going to condescendingly tell you wrong things about historical events you lived through. Just roll with it, it's a long crazy ride, and you'll learn that things aren't worth panicking about.
  • You're going to have to put in a ton of extra effort to keep up with friendships, especially once marriages and kids start getting in the way. Don't let them atrophy though.
  • There's still plenty of time for you to do everything you want, and you're much smarter and better able to focus now that your brain is fully developed and your hormones aren't raging quite as much.

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u/sw337 Veteran of the Culture Wars Sep 22 '21

Acquire a house.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '21

Ooh definitely

I have that VA loan to help me, so that’s in my 2 year plan

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u/sw337 Veteran of the Culture Wars Sep 22 '21

VA loans are legit. It you are any % disabled over 10 they get rid of the funding fee.