Lived off trust fund and now my career sucks

[Anonymous]

I am 34 year olds and have a small trust fund that gives me a monthly amount to live on. It’s enough to wear I can rent a good apartment in an urban area, pay my bills and groceries and have some left over, go out for the occasional dinner and save up for occasional vacations (not super often though)

Because of my trust, I’ve been able to not rely on working a 9-5 job. So my work history is peppered with jobs I started by left after 6 months (or 2 months) and then long stretches of not working. I have a college degree, but it’s in dance- hardly useful for getting an office job.

I am smart, believe it or not, and always tested very highly. My friends joke that I would make a better president of a company than the low level positions I have been working at. But obviously you have to stick it out at the job in order to get to higher positions, which I have not done so far. Or have the money to start your own company, which my trust does not allow for.

Now that I’m in my mid 30s, living off a trust fund does not seem as cool as it did in my 20s when lots of people were struggling to pay for their small shared apartments. Now I’m starting to see my peers make bigger salaries, go on way better vacations, buy houses, etc- stuff that I can’t do because I don’t have the income. And I know it’s just going to get worse as people move on and their salaries continue to grow with age.

So I guess my question is- does anyone have any advice about the best thing to do? I was always good in liberal arts fields- writing, history- but I know these fields are hard to break into. I'm starting to feel extremely bored with my life and aimless, like there's no point, and I'd like to have a career I'm passionate about where ideally I can also make a lot of money and afford the luxuries I grew up with. Any advice would be welcome.

[Anonymous]

MBA from a top school. Can you get accepted?

[Anonymous]

This is a joke right?

[Anonymous]

You're in a great position to go back to school, take on low paying internships or volunteer positions and really focus on getting into whatever career you feel you're suited for.

What's the problem?

[Anonymous]

The best thing to do is to stop moaning about your life and appreciate you don’t have to work. Ever.

It’s selfish To take a long term job if your only going to quit 6 months later. Company’s spend a lot of time and money to train.


If you absolutely need to work, start a business or invest money into real estate. You could even flip houses If your into that kind of thing.

[Anonymous]

You need to buckle down at whatever it is, OP. What do you want to do? Think, pick, and then don't leave the job.

[Anonymous]

Get married, have kids.

Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Also, do you have ADHD? If you're bright but have trouble holding down a job, that screams ADHD to me. Read up on the different types of ADHD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bet your Friends and coworkers call you ‘trust fund baby’

NP. Unnecessary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Also, do you have ADHD? If you're bright but have trouble holding down a job, that screams ADHD to me. Read up on the different types of ADHD.

Yeah I do. But not really sure what the solution is. I decided to go off my medication because of health risks and I was sick of being wired on adderall 24/7. Things weren't ideal before that either. I am really bad at small tasks like organization but again I have to get through those tasks to get promoted up to more strategic/higher thinking ones, so it seems like a catch 22.

[Anonymous]

+1 starting a business, law school, +1 MBA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get married, have kids.

Problem solved.

Yup. Husband with a high income solves your problems. You don’t really want to work, you just want to have more money.

[Anonymous]

What do you want to do?

Get a copy of “what color is your parachute” and start there. You’re incredibly unfocused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get married, have kids.

Problem solved.

Yup. Husband with a high income solves your problems. You don’t really want to work, you just want to have more money.

Or even a husband with a low income, since OP will still have her income. That frees her to choose from a wider pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1 starting a business, law school, +1 MBA

Forgot to add that these all require a lot of hard work, focus, and often financial investment--as you probably know. It's a good idea to make sure that your ADHD is treated well first if you choose any of these paths.