How did you make it ?

Seriously Jow Forums, how did you become wealthy ?

Is it possible for a guy who wasn't born in a reasonably wealthy family (has no talent, bad luck with lottery), to make it ?

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Haven't made it yet, and that pic looks kinda shitty to be honest (I'd get some sick cars ofc because I'm an /o/tist but that's another topic).

I'm concerned because I'm 23, EE freshman, I'm doing well finally but I feel I'm really old lol, searching for some programming job because that's what's available for the time being, at least until I learn more EE shit so I could get into some jr research position/assistant or similar.
Also I'm worried because I want to stereotypically make it, you know? I want the nice flat and all that materialistic shit, but not really for me, I'd like to help muh family and get her a crib like most soundcloud rappers or whatever is in vogue nowadays do.
Thing is, I can't think of an EE field that I could combine with finance or something $-wise (maybe quant??), because I'd like to do some research shit, maybe optics or whatever but I know most researchers unless they get into deepmind or some current meme are poor as fuck.

So what do I do? I have like 4-5 years until I graduate, I think I'll apply next year for some tech position at EY or somewhere they could use a dude that already went through calc 1, 2; LinearAlg, and knows how to code in C/C++/Python or whatever.

help

Sorry for derrailing your thread OP.

DON'T go into research or academia. Pay is shit, work is shit, hours are shit, mindset is shit, morale is shit. I'm in the last year of my PhD, I hate it. I worked out that for the time my supervising proffesor spends in work, he earns less than minimum wage per hour. You wouldn't do it to yourself unless you were a complete autist loser. I stumbled into it by chance (was offered a phd scholarship from my undergraduate degree and was flattered so accepted it) and can't wait to leave and work in finance.

Yeah that's what I'm afraid of.
Sometimes I think there's a chance in som R&D position at some private company but life's roulette made me born in a 3rd world country, thank god I'm somewhat lightskinned, so I could larp as a mexican intellectual or a berber polymath (jk). I'm autistic though.

Now, real talk, which fields do you think I could apply either after finishing my degree? Perhaps I would have to go for a fintech or somethng similar, regardless what I could do, I should read a lot to know what is a meme (that doesn't pay) from one that's somewhat respectable.

Where are you planning to go, user?

>23
>old

lmao what the fuck are you talking about kiddo

>t. 22

Not that user you replied to, but would do you recommend ?

Would you recommend any talentless guy who isn't rich to pursue a Accounting, Business, Law degree/career ?

Would you also tell him not to get married and live modestly?

Need to suck the right dicks or buy the right coins. There really aren't any jobs out there unless you wanna be an HVAC technician the rest of your life. Better off starting your own business honestly.

It's doable, but hard and getting harder if you didn't come out of the right vagina.
Quant is a good bet, just be prepared to sacrifice some of your best years.

Do you think you're talentless, user? Because if that's the case, be prepared to grind a lot, that's how you triumph I think, with some luck though, however luck is worthless if you don't have any knowledge on how to take advantage of the situation.

He is talking about not being able to start his life until 27/28

> no talent
If you’re mean that you’re not really good at anything, e.g. math, social skills, pattern recognition, sales etc. then it’s highly unlikely that you will make. The main exception is if you’re willing to work really hard (and you’re at least average intelligence).

never give up

Exactly unless I do some heavy grind and get accepted into some ML/fintech position before graduating, which I think might be doable because companies here are always chasing for some "talents" to train them inhouse, like an internship I guess.

No, I mean not being talented (not having natural aptitude since early childhood, in other words since birth).

Tbh we're quite similar as far as your description goes (except if you consider academics abilities as talent instead of hard --dedicated-- work).
I am not wealthy yet, I'm finishing my PhD next year.
The thing about being raised in poverty is that it makes us over conservative with money since we have nowhere to escape should shit hit the fan. It also makes us able to feel happy easily since everything would be an upgrade. I've always lived in shitty apartments. I grew up in a shitty neighborhood, I now live in a top tier city and despite being in a 12 square meter room it feels better. When I'll have my own house with a small garden I'll feel like "I made it". For a kiddo that grew in abundant wealth, the same outcome would feel like a failure I guess.
Long story short, making it is relative, if you have none behind you financially, focus on steady income and achievable goals. Spend your money into investment as long as it doesn't affect your happiness and goal living standards.

>I'm 23
>I'm old
>I want to be filthy rich like the characters in drama for teenage girls
>help
You're doomed. No one can help you. You're the kind of guy that gets bankrupt after winning the lottery.
>I know how to code in C
No you don't.

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Excuse any shitty typing had a few beers. I'm doing my PhD in biogeochemistry (environmental related). I love blockchain and fintech though, and after I graduate I want to do a PGDip or even a masters in Cambridge doing sustainable business management. I've got a plan for a company offering environmental consultancy and sustainable development consultancy for fintech firms (in the future, they WILL have to comply with existing laws on this, e.g. ISO14001 etc).

At the moment I do blockchain copywriting, it's a good entry.

23 tho? Don't feel old lol I don't and I'm 26. I only went to uni at 21, worked shitty wagecuck jobs before that. Electronic Engineering is pretty well paid as it is, you could get an entry level job and live frugally, then invest your wages and /make it/ in a few years.

Don't get me wrong. If you love research for the sake of it, you'll be fine. Take my word for it though that you'll never be rolling in cash, unless you're brilliant you'll be a post-doc for 10 years not even able to get a mortgage (if you would even want one). If you can code, you could make bank.

To the second user, it really depends, cliche as it sounds, what you enjoy. I'm not married but in a long term relationship with a woman who's not a complete psycho roastie. Contrary to what Jow Forums says some women are worth their salt if their parents bought them up right.

Note I say 'parents' - never get with a THOT from a broken home because they will break yours too.

>I'm concerned because I'm 23, EE freshman, I'm doing well finally but I feel I'm really old lol,


same user. 20 years old about to be 21 and in freshman year for Business admin w/ minor in finance. My goal is to get my masters but school is fucking expensive here so I might just try to get internships and get in IB. I know theres a 1000 different ways to make it but i cant figure it out yet.

Dude c'mon, you have like 1300 days ahead of me.
My sole advice is, don't fuck around to much and try to be an applied student.

I still feel old tho. I'm in the same boat as you because by the time you get your BS I'll be getting an MBA (hopefully). We wont start life until like 25-26

Also I fucked around for two years at retail wageslave jobs and got fat. I have to start from the beginning

It's alright, sorry if you felt it was a competition on who's lamest, lol.
Hope you can get back on track, start getting Jow Forums too, it really helps.

Life started when you were born user don't buy into the media bullshit

This, I also grew up in a shitty area. I just want a cabin in the woods

>sorry if you felt it was a competition on who's lamest, lol.

nah lol. I'm just glad I'm not the only one desu.

>start getting Jow Forums too, it really helps.

Yeah I need to get my diet back in check. Its starting to affect my confidence and I spooked myself out of an IB internship because I thought I was too fat to go lmao. How stupid is that? But yeah I need to change my life asap. In tired of not having money

You're right on the C stuff, I don't know enough yet but I guess that I will soon, or by the time I said I'd apply some internship.
Now the projection on the drama shit, I don't know where you got that from specially when I told OP that his idea of being rich (big house and rides) is shit. I prefer the more sensible old money approach, so that personal attack is kinda uncalled for, but it's alright if you want to be an edgelord.

Plenty of tech jobs out there if you get gud. I make a comfy living in IT and software development makes crazy money.

Biogeochemistry? that's quite specific, user.
Good luck on your endeavours, and thanks for the advice.

A cabin in the woods feel like a huge pain in the ass if not connected to an infrastructure network (electricity, running water, sewage...)
I hate cold too much to be /out/ all year long but regular contact with the nature is /comfy/ AF for introverts. I wish you good luck and suggest you the homegrownmen threads on Protip: never say "you know C" in an interview. Say you've "used C" and precise the application.

I already live in a cabin, it's just not on my own land. I like living like that. That would be unironically /madeit/ for me. Good luck to you too anons.

Fair enough.

Hope you can get your own land soon.