Much less than what i was earning before, but less than a month after getting fired , thankful to have landed a 45k 9-5 job with full benefits in my field that is close to home/WFH 2X a wk. Getting my first apartment too & gonna continue studying to be a doctor. 28F

there is nothing wrong with doing this at 28.

Then you have completely lost the meaning of the message. When you complete this path you will be in your 30’s. You will likely be choosing a life of being single. That is entirely fine if you accept it.

This is a time when people start to want children. You would have to find someone that wants a wife that works long hours and has a high debt. Someone that doesn’t have time to be around the children. Successful career oriented men don’t want that. So your target market for a relationship changes.

You absolutely certain studying to be a doctor is the right path for success?

I was meant to be one lmao.

This is a serious conversation. No laughing needed.

and yes im sure because even with my job that was giving me dream home, i studied every night after work becaause i didnt feel like that job was enough. basically, you couldn’t pay me to forget about it even with the stable job i had because i was meant to be one. i literally used my last job to finance my dream to be a doctor, that was the only reason i took the higher salary .

Sounds like a mess and a lot of time wasted.

that would be the case for a 22 year old.

A 22 year old doctor would be in a different position in her 30’s. Both career wise and financially.

I mapped out the plan before I finished highschool.

You would already have been in med school. But that aside. You aren’t in high school and that’s the point. 10 years has pushed forward your time line.

If a career is your only consideration then have at it. But there are other factors to consider. Or not. Not considering them will just make it happen anyway.

This isn’t to dissuade you. Just make sure you are aware of the trade offs you are going to have.

Better than being shocked later and depressed.

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