Hi. I'm 17 years old, turning 18 in two weeks and since I was 9, I've had a profound interest in world markets, companies, politics, economics and real-estate. It started when my dad would watch Jim Cramer on CNBC during the 2008 Recession, and that's where it grew.
Since I was 11 and a half, I've been actively involved in the economies of two online games (Team Fortress 2 and ROBLOX) and have made over $15,000 since then. Not much considering it's been over 4 years since, however I think it's quite a bit, considering I started with virtually zero, literally. I would buy and sell virtual items, speculate, calculate when I think would be the most 'appropriate' time to sell it, etc.
I learned quite a bit, and it made me realize how much tougher it is to self-earn, as opposed to earning with an actual salaried job. However, now that I've had experience self-earning and earning through several real life jobs and paid internships, I've begun to realize how much I dislike working for other people, and being someone else's corporate slave. I thoroughly enjoy working for myself, making my own money, and being introverted.
I absorb information extremely quickly, and I am quick to make a judgement or analysis on virtually anything. I read 24/7 and I already know quite a bit on how things work. Without bragging, at 14 I predicted that Facebook would be a huge hit 2-3 years after its IPO release (this was when it first went public), and everyone around me in real life went along with what the media thought (they thought it wouldn't do well, as Facebook wasn't performing too well during its initial release, but that changed). I made the same prediction with Tesla, and most recently with crude oil this year.
I learned a multitude from my gaming experience, most importantly with risk management. Never gamble more than you can afford, Always make sure that you have something to fall back on, or a very good amount leftover, always be prepared to take a risk, and even if you lose, you still have something. But yeah.
How can I do this? Currently I am in college and I initially wanted to be a lawyer, but I realized how much I'd dread it. I am personally OK with working a mundane job for the next 3-5 years, as I don't spend a dime of what I earn/have, and I am very grateful that my dad is allowing me to live rent free, food expensive-free, etc.
Suggestions please! PS: I would also FOREX trade as well, but that's a different story.
Submitted August 28, 2016 at 12:33AM by Little-Blue-Penguin http://ift.tt/2btOu9O
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