Since the age of 16 i've worked in at least 7 different jobs and my life has always revolved around money. I once worked 6 days a week straight for 6 months because i wanted to save for a 3 series which i ended up selling after 3 years. 
Now that i've been a professional for some time, i'm really disliking where my career is headed. The only option is Management level and that sounds like torture. God forbid i become those pestering PM's who have to set objectives for people, chase them up constantly and still carry out my duties as a BA.
I've saved enough to go travelling for a year but i know 1 year is incredibly short. Has anyone ever embarked on a similar journey?
I know the future is investment and earning residual income. But there's only so much of a 9-5 one can hack to save for an investment until health and time is completely sacrificed.
I noticed i feel completely at rest working in manual jobs like construction. I enjoyed spending the last 2 summers at my mechanic friends garage - not only is it physically fulfilling, you don't suffer from the mental anxiety of deadlines and the constant critical thinking, but more importantly, you build real relationships with customers and money wise, in a week you can make more cash-in-hand than what some firms pay you monthly after tax. Once a customers heating system had broke, turns out it was a broken Motor Resistor, i simply ordered a new one for 20 quid and installed it for him, charged him 80 quid for a 15 min job.
The 9-5 is a farce people. Stay away from it.
Now that i've been a professional for some time, i'm really disliking where my career is headed. The only option is Management level and that sounds like torture. God forbid i become those pestering PM's who have to set objectives for people, chase them up constantly and still carry out my duties as a BA.
I've saved enough to go travelling for a year but i know 1 year is incredibly short. Has anyone ever embarked on a similar journey?
I know the future is investment and earning residual income. But there's only so much of a 9-5 one can hack to save for an investment until health and time is completely sacrificed.
I noticed i feel completely at rest working in manual jobs like construction. I enjoyed spending the last 2 summers at my mechanic friends garage - not only is it physically fulfilling, you don't suffer from the mental anxiety of deadlines and the constant critical thinking, but more importantly, you build real relationships with customers and money wise, in a week you can make more cash-in-hand than what some firms pay you monthly after tax. Once a customers heating system had broke, turns out it was a broken Motor Resistor, i simply ordered a new one for 20 quid and installed it for him, charged him 80 quid for a 15 min job.
The 9-5 is a farce people. Stay away from it.
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