Hey Pandas, I Turned 18 A Few Days Ago! Do You Have Any Advice For Me?

Careers happen by accident sometimes, I have a job that I didn't even know existed at 18.

VOTE.

If your going to do something, f*****g go all in on it. In the words of modern day philosopher - Ron Swanson. "Never half-ass two things, whole-ass one thing"

Good jobs let you either earn or learn.

Having just one is great.

Having both is the best.

If it has neither, it's not a job worth keeping.

marry you're best friend, learn to say no, learn to manage your $, sleep as much as you can :)

Be yourself do what you love and it doesn’t matter what people think of you

D not wait to travel. Do it now! Thrill to it! It will change your life in all the best ways.

Remember all that advice that you were given before you turned 18. Follow it (within reason.)

And dittos to all the others who recommended you become self reliant.

1.Quit your job if it makes you hate your life. Their are so many available opportunities to find a career worth keeping, but people get trapped into thinking they can’t quit because they need the money. But do it anyway. The money will eventually come, but you’ll never get your youth back. Don’t let work ruin your life!
2. Don’t be a POS.
3. Clean up after yourself
4. Listen to what other adults have told you about life and the s**t they did wrong. They are telling you their experiences to keep you from making the same mistakes.
4. Don’t get a credit card until you can realistically pay the balance off each month. Their are other ways to build your credit and credit card companies are predators and crooks.
4. Don’t get married too young. Their is nothing wrong with it, but as you mature, your likes and dislikes change. Plus your young, have fun! But be safe obviously.
5. Don’t underestimate your value as a person
6. If your get student loans through the government, that s**t will never go away so you better make a plan to pay them off otherwise they will come after you and get their money however they can. If you have other debt like a repoed car, it will eventually fall off your credit after 7 years as long as you don’t make any contact with the company( but pay your car note so that doesn’t happen). Seriously. I know all this from experience.
7. Don’t look for people on dating apps! Their are literally people everywhere looking to hook up. It’s so much more enjoyable to see a smile on a face rather than a msg in a text.
8. Don’t judge people or cloud your judgement based on what other people say about them, make your own impression, sometimes other people just don’t see a person for who they are.
9. Lastly, stay off your phone while your driving! You could kill someone or yourself.
Good luck out there!

let no-one make you cry in a relationship. only by happiness.
learn how to cook, repair things

respect everyone. small or poor or young. but try to not believe immediately everything

Invest in audiobooks, such as Audible. It takes time to sit down and read, whether for knowledge or pleasure, but with an audiobook you can have the content read to you while you are doing other things. You may be pleasantly surprised at how much new knowledge and insights you can squeeze into a day with this approach.

Learn a second or third language. You don’t have to become fluent, just functional. It is so much easier to do this when you are very young, so get started. It will expand your mind and provide enormous payback in your later years.

People who propose simple solutions to complex problems and/or can’t see/don’t understand the complexity of issues possess simple minds - regardless of how intelligent they may seem. (E.g., The government should just ____. The school board should just ______.) Period.

These people are dangerous - the more intelligent they are, the more dangerous they are.

Work hard for the things you want, never feel like the world owes you anything. Be kind to anyone. Try to stay as positive as possible, sometimes it is hard when you see all the things happening in the world and around you, paying bills and many other responsiblities. Try to find joy in the little things, like seeing a butterfly or the smell of fresh cut grass. (Expensive) Stuff won’t make you happy, don’t let ‘things’ own you. That goes for drugs too, it really is terrible to be addicted. I could go on for hours, but the most important one is to try to be a kind person!

Don't take too much time finding your s.o. Pickings will not get easier.

Always spend your money wisely and be careful about the kind of people you allow in your life. If you college, work diligently, but make sure you have fun while you're at it. You may lose friends, but new ones will come along and sometimes they may be better friends.

Wait to grow up. Stay a kid as long as you can. Have fun!

I would say, get a good job that pays good so you can afford food, and rent or something if your living on your own.
Ditch all the negative people in your life so that all that’s left is positive.
Don’t spend all your extra money on junk food or clothes. You have to be responsible with money so that you always have enough for what you need.

Learn to use tools and fix your own stuff. Look for high-quality used tools with many uses, so you can still travel light.
Learn to ride a bicycle like a courier. It is the best way to explore a city, and if you use it to find your home, work, and shops, you won't need a car., or a gym.
Plan to live on a much smaller resource footprint than your grandparents' unless you want to see population return to those levels.
If you have no strong family connections, consider "adopting a grandparent." Some fogeys also have no family, and want to pass on their stuff and know-how.