I get lots of questions on what I did as a job. Well, I went to officer candidate school after quitting my sales job at 23. I became a Naval Flight Officer (think Goose from Top Gun). It was honestly the best move I ever made. After OCS I did flight school for about 18 months, then went to my squadron in Spain. Why is that the best job? Navy pays for housing (I had a 2 bedroom penthouse on the water living by myself paid zero dollars) cost of living, food, etc. I also got paid to get 2 masters degrees after I got out…not only was it free, but I got over $2000 per month to do it.
I was paid per diem when I was on deployment in places like Bahrain, Greece, and Japan. At one point when earning tax free, with per diem, flight pay, and hazardous duty, I was making over the equivalent of 200k per year at 25. I was paid to travel the world with my best friends. I never spent a day on a ship, my plane was land based, so we lived the life. When I got out of the Navy after just 8 years, I became a govt contractor. I had my top secret clearance, so high paying jobs were everywhere. I worked my way up in one company as director. With all the money, I bought a townhouse and rented out bedrooms to roommates. Saving tons of money. All while getting that townhouse, I put 5k per year away. In 2014 I started trading it on individual stocks.
If you are still young or you have kids, look into officer candidate school to jumpstart your life. It’s not easy, and not easy to get in, you need a college degree, etc…but that decision put me on this path. Hope that answers some questions. 👊🙏