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[Carnby]

And then there are 30 year olds like me. I spent 8 plus years pursuing a career that I ended up hating. Now I'm 31 and I am going back to school; the same school that started it all.

 

[sixteen-bit]

2 legit 2 quit?

 

[SeanR1221]

25 here. I like to think when I'm 30 I'm going to look back and wonder why I pissed so much time away playing video games.

 

[Carnby]

2 legit 2 quit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdk1gwWH-Cg&feature=player_detailpage#t=342s

Ironically I work in television. So that really could be me at the end of the 2 Legit 2 Quit video. I now know how I will put my 2 weeks notice in. lol

 

[Josh7289]

22 here! My goal for the next decade is to try lots of different things and explore the world! Reading stuff like this from people on the other side strengthens my resolve! Thank you!

 

[Mr.Squirrel]

I'm 29 and had good times and bad times in my 20s. Still trying to make it in the porn I just gotta keep my head up.

 

[Carnby]

I'm 29 and had good times and bad times in my 20s. Still trying to make it in the porn I just gotta keep my head up.

 

[Sanky Panky]

Just turned 27, and I feel that my 20's have been all about preparing me for a very successful life in finance/politics.

Women-wise, I have dated and hooked up with all kinds of women, from many countries, so I feel very satisfied. I just recently met the girl I think I am supposed to spend the rest of my life with, but it is a scary ass thought.

Career-wise, the money aspect has been an utter disaster, but the experience has been amazing. I have been smack down in the center of this historical economic crisis (stocks in the early 2000's, investment real estate in Miami, personal banking, and now I approve/deny loan modifications and trade currencies as the euro is about to go kaput).

By 28 hopefully I'll have my Chartered Financial Analyst designation with a kickass starting salary, and my investment fund will have a year running.

I guess there are few lucky to be all set in their 20's, but the 30's really are the years to shine.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

28, soon 29.

Meh. Honestly, my 20's may have been more confusing and depressing than my teen years ever were. That said, I foolishly enjoy my delusions of hope. And grandeur, of course.

 

[Xal-Shoota]

Just turned 27, and I feel that my 20's have been all about preparing me for a very successful life in finance/politics.

Women-wise, I have dated and hooked up with all kinds of women, from many countries, so I feel very satisfied. I just recently met the girl I think I am supposed to spend the rest of my life with, but it is a scary ass thought.

Career-wise, the money aspect has been an utter disaster, but the experience has been amazing. I have been smack down in the center of this historical economic crisis (stocks in the early 2000's, investment real estate in Miami, personal banking, and now I approve/deny loan modifications and trade currencies as the euro is about to go kaput).

By 28 hopefully I'll have my Chartered Financial Analyst designation with a kickass starting salary, and my investment fund will have a year running.

I guess there are few lucky to be all set in their 20's, but the 30's really are the years to shine.

Oh my god. Not at the quote, but at your name. It's a really obscure nickname I got from some girl a few years ago , haha....what's your first name??

But yeah, I'm merely 22. Still in college, but it's my last year....I try not to think too far ahead, although I think I need to start at least career wise. I have been spreading myself too thin trying to learn too many different things. And my lady-luck is mostly non existent, but i think it's mostly from lack of effort on my part. S I'm gonna try and change these few things soon! Taking it at steps at a time is key, or at least I think.

My current issue is finding a full time job after school... I have a few past employers that I'm hoping will hire me on full time...

 

[Sanky Panky]

Oh my god. Not at the quote, but at your name. It's a really obscure nickname I got from some girl a few years ago , haha....what's your first name??

OT but Sanky Panky is what white female tourists in the DR call the local boys that try to seduce them to get sugar mamas.

I see you've had a some years well spent.

 

[riceckr]

I spent my 20's in the banking industry, got knocked on my ass in 2007 by the recession. Went back to school and now 32 and an engineer. Can't find work

Being supported by my teacher wife and we have a 2 year old daughter. My life is almost where I need it to be.

 

[GameplayWhore]

Turning 30 completely changed my life for the better**. Girls were suddenly willing to date me, I transitioned from enjoying the content that other people created (weekly movie runs, daily television, video games, books*) and learning how to have fun doing things on my own (costuming, occasional programming, ballroom dancing, hooping, stiltwalking). I got a fulfilling job, bought a house, found it far easier to make friends, learned to bake things high enough in sugar content that most people think they're the greatest desserts ever, went to Burning Man and Worldcon, went back to school, learned that iron-on transfers are really fun, learned how nice it is to host parties, started learning a little about playing with electicity, just got a guitar last week and so far ain't terrible at it.... It's like a switch connected to quality of life flipped on somewhere when I hit that special mark.

Here's hoping that at age 40, I start becoming a god. That would be rather nice.


* I still do a little bit of gaming and reading and a very tiny bit of TV watching. No more cinema, though. Also, I'm really sad about Terry Pratchett.

** Or maybe the many things I did between age 25 and age 30 to change my life finally started to kick in. Either way, I'm much happier now.

 

[mantidor]

I'm actually freaking out about getting to my thirties in less than a month. So many things I just didn't do, I feel like know is when I'm trying to live my lost adolescence, but at the same time it feels too late. Professionally and personally, I could have been where I am now at least 5, 10 years ago, it sucks how much time I wasted, isolating myself.

So I don't know what you are talking about OP, you 20s don't sound like an extended adolescence at all, you did a lot of things you liked and moved up, again, professionally and personally. Many people aren't able to do that. Adolescence is when you just keep doing nothing at all, many people also get stuck into that.

 

[samus i am]

I'm 28 and I am pretty worried about turning 30.

 

[Major Williams]

27 here. Very good career already, contributed to NASA early in my life to make my mark on the world.

Now work in healthcare just shy of 6 figure income, only going up too. Life is excellent now.

 

[Hyuga]

Today, I was thinking about how strange my 20s were. There's a perception that if you don't "become" something during your 20s, then you've lost the game, but it's the exact opposite. Your 20s are like an extended adolescence. That's the best time to figure out what the hell is going on before you commit yourself to anything.

Looking back, I must have changed my mind on my life's direction a dozen times. From about 12 until 21, I wanted to make video games. I taught myself BASIC, Visual Basic, C and C++ during that time. I learned how to do 3D programming and even dabbled in 3D Studio Max and Rhino at one point. I even went to school for two years and ended up dropping out.

I changed gears completely and did music seriously for five years, teaching myself how to play guitar, taking singing lessons, and fronting a progressive metal band.

When we broke up, I returned to my first love: novel writing. I joined in on some of the GAF writing challenges, got to meet and know people and network. For as long as I can remember, I've written, but there would be periods of time where I'd work on scripts or poems instead of short stories or novels. I knocked out three 120k-240k novels in a little under two years. To help promote, and because it seemed like a REALLY fun thing to do, I did audio podcasts of my stories. Audio eventually became video.

All of a sudden, at 26, everything just GELLED. Writing may be my first love, but filmmaking is where I've always been headed. Whether it was comics, novels, lyrics, I've always wanted to tell brilliantly, cinematic stories. How didn't it dawn on me that this was where I was headed? For the last three plus years, I've been doing just that and it's like the gates of Nirvana opened up before me.

I'm not 30 yet, but I will be in a couple months. I'm married with no children and life is GOOD. The 20s are for the birds. 30 is when things get POPPING! It's when you finally have the maturity and the money to get things done. Hell, it's when people actually treat you decently, too.

Anyone else 30+ feel the same way?

Yep, I am 30 now and I fucking hate that "if you don't become something during your 20s, then you've lost the game" bullcrap.
If you enjoy your life and you are having fun -> you did the right thing / still doing the right thing.
Simple as that!