Not sure what to do with my life

LegacyUser

Hi, going unreg'd for this one.

I'm a male 22 years old. The whole college thing never worked out for me I have completed first year of 2 different courses and unable to finish due to lack of interest and just pure hatred for it. I know people say college isn't for everyone so I guess I'm one of them people.

I did computing software programming type course and then an electrical engineering hardware type course and neither were for me. However, I do still have a huge interest in it just I guess I didn't see me doing it forever.

I still live at home with my parents, and I have a pretty much full time job. I work 35 hours on average but if I need time off or want less I can do 15-20 hours so its very handy in that respect. I've been there almost 4 years, I don't mind my job but it's getting me nowhere, I'm already as high up in it as I can go.

I'm paid a little over minimum wage but I still have a fair bit left over to save after I pay my parents and pay for my food clothes etc. I'd love to move out and I could just about afford it if I shared but I'd have to work full time constantly.

I'd almost go for it but I can't knowing I'll have to be stuck in this dead end job even longer. I feel like I'm getting nowhere in life and I'm surrounded by friends who are getting their degrees and making some real money to have a life.

I got out of a 4 year relationship there in January and only recently started seeing a new girl. It's early to tell but it's going well and we try meet up once or twice a week. After going through bouts of depression, ups and downs and severe tiredness for some time. I finally feel like I can make a new start and have a new lease on life but I don't know what to do.

I can't see myself going back to college at all to be honest. I'd love to run my own business and myself and my father do have some ideas. However, we have no funds nor would I even know where to start at all.

Anybody have any suggestions of how to sort out what I can do?
I feel so lost and it's really getting me down as of late.

Thanks

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Would the job you do be okay with you takign a sabbatical? Could you afford to take, say 2 months off unpaid and go travelling soemwhere? Maybe even take out a loan and do it. Or even just try somethien else on the basis that if it didn;t work out, you could always go back.

Could also do some evening courses in soething you are interested: you can get qualifications without going back to college.