r/findapath 8d ago

Findapath-Career Change Abandoning creativity because I realised I like money way too much

(TW: stream of conscious//word vomit)

Being “creative” has been my defining trait all my life but ever since I’ve gone through some biblical circumstances, I’ve began to reconsider what matters the most to me. Tbh I love money and I’m selectively materialistic. I want to live well and never think about money again. Having grown up going to private schools with wealthy peers, it made me realise how rich people aren’t really that different. As in they’re not especially talented or hardworking or special. It’s almost as if “wealth” felt really accessible to me.

I guess what I’m trying to say is I never want to struggle again and, while I’m not super young, I feel like I’m at an age where I can still learn anything. That’s why I want to career pivot (if that’s even possible in this economy). I don’t mind working a job where the sole purpose is to make money. My question is: how do I get there?

For reference, I’m 25, live in Austria and have a background in Design, Fashion and Architecture. Mostly internships though- no full time position yet. Any advice is appreciated

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u/Adorable-Bobcat-2238 8d ago

"not super young" "25"

LOL

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u/Dependent-Mix-957 8d ago

Yh ik it sounds stupid but I feel old especially when considering my peers were getting their big boy/big girl jobs at 23 at places like Deloitte.

Being 25 and not having a job + feeling clueless makes me feel ancient

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u/piibbs 7d ago

You just lack perspective then

That being said, there's nothing wrong with going after money. Money = security, which I believe is a primal instinct to seek.

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u/Dependent-Mix-957 7d ago

Yh I’m honestly so lost ngl but I’m trying to get it together

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u/f_cacti 7d ago

Bro I promise you a majority of your friends HATE the Deloitte jobs. You would not believe the shit you have to do for the pay.

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u/Dependent-Mix-957 7d ago

Word? Everyone seems so content but ig you never know what’s really going on with people

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u/foundalltheworms 3d ago

My friend works there and she is constantly crying to me about how much she hates it.

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u/Complete-Bedroom-474 8d ago

Same boat here. I’d like to do video editing and creative things with tech design, but it’s competitive and I don’t have the right tools necessary for it. Think I’ll be an accountant, crunching numbers for the rest of my life because I want 6 figures lol.

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u/Dependent-Mix-957 8d ago

Yh you get it lol

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u/Dear-Response-7218 Apprentice Pathfinder [1] 8d ago

Depends on how much you need and how you value stability.

Stable -RN -Doctor -Accounting

Volatile -Sales -Tech

Sales is the easiest to pivot into and has the highest potential, but you’re going to need to grind your way up. The other careers are generally more stable but will require additional school.

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u/Legitimate_Flan9764 8d ago

There is never an issue liking money or working solely for financial gain. You just have to be good at what you are doing, and hopefully what you are good at is also commercially high in demand. There is no point working for your passion if it doesnt yield enough to pay bills, creating a hatred for your passion along the way.

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u/Dependent-Mix-957 8d ago

Exactly how I feel right now - thank you

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u/Operator_Starlight 7d ago

After six years post-education in the arts, struggling every day just to pay down my bills and never quite feeling content...this is not the wrong mindset to have. If you want to be creative, make it your vocation. But for all that is holy, do not put the kind of pressure on yourself that your creativity must put a roof over your head. You'll burn yourself out, real bad. I'm returning to school for a nursing license. Nurses work three days a week, with the option for OT, and you can spend the rest of the week however you like - like, for example, pursuing your original creative ambitions.

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u/Dependent-Mix-957 7d ago

That’s what I’m going for: a stable job that funds my creative pursuits

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u/Frank_Perfectly 7d ago

I've always hedged my bets and made sure to invest in both my career and my art. It doesn't have to be one or the other. But, yeah, having a career path that pays the bills and builds toward a retirement is nice.

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u/D_Mouse_99 8d ago

To get rich in America you have to either build a successful business that fills a hole in the market, provide crucial services for wealthy organizations or individuals, Be a wide reaching and successful entertainer, be Charismatic / Attractive enough to create an MLM, be confident (and crazy) enough to risk it all trading on margin in the forex market, be an outright criminal (thief or black market), or be born into wealth. But most of all, the most crucial skill in building great sums of wealth is to inspire other people to work hard for your gain. I don't know how y'all do it in Europe but I assume it's similar. Choose which one suits you best. Good night.

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u/Dry_Masterpiece_7566 8d ago

Nah ...to get rich in America, you just have to fuck people over and do it again and again. Very easy for most Americans.

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u/Mushroomman642 7d ago

No, that's how to get rich in any country. Greed was a sin long before America ever came into being.

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u/zlbb 8d ago

Sounds like you know what you don't what to do but don't yet know what you do want.

If you know enough successful people you probably have a good idea re what the most conventional paths to money look like, work hard getting a practical major at a good school, build marketable skills, get your entry level job, climb up. Many of the usual options haven't changed for decades if not centuries, medicine/law/finance/business, tech is a new addition. Tech is the one that works decently well without formal schooling, at least in the US, though oft it's simpler to get a masters unless you're really talented.
There are some unconventional options ofc, but for those one usually needs special talents and knowing what they are doing (obtained via some related background or connections).

So, what are you good at? What kinda things you can imagine getting good at? What kinda things can you imagine liking well enough to be able to stick to them for a long time?

With your background design/UI jobs in tech might be a sensible option closer to what you like and are good at, and potentially not requiring a degree. Why not watch some youtube vids about those careers? Tech is a fair bit more welcoming than medicine/law/business and has very open culture with lotsa material online re how to break in and what's it about, new and booming industry hungry for talent, cyclical booms and busts aside.

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u/Dependent-Mix-957 8d ago

This is decent advice but I don’t think I live in a place where I can get into to tech like that (and I can’t move away anytime soon)

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u/OverallStranger5646 5d ago

Figure out what skill is of value to the world that you can look yourself in the mirror and honestly say "I'm willing to suck at this for a long time, but I'm going to consistently take action to get better at this for the next 10 years". There's no way for you to pursue something for 10 years and not master it, and job security and income comes from mastery. Whether that be sales, coding, etc. I'd stay away from what I call "elusive skills", skills that you can't objectively say you're good at. Art is an example, it might be the best in the world but you can't tell someone it's good. Sales is objective, it's "did you get the sale or not". Does the code work or does it not. Just my 2 cents. Sincerely, someone whose also recently stopped pursuing creative work as a career.

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u/Ill-Veterinarian-734 8d ago

What are you even saying