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For context, I moved out at 24 & owned a condo for 3 years. Moved back in with family fall 2022 & decided to go that route bc of the housing market & just wanting to save up. Plus I had a crappy neighbor that made me want to sell and ironically enough moved out shortly after, I still went ahead and sold because no guarantee a new neighbor would’ve been better. I have a bit of a nest egg from selling my old place but it’s locked away in a cd & trying to be smart. I feel like I should have some more shame/be more down with my life (how society would see it) but maybe I know I would’ve felt worse if I was still living with family & have NEVER lived on my own. Or am I lying to myself? Is living on your own then moving back with parents at 29 the same kind of shame vs living with them at 29 & having never lived on your own? Lastly, have a bachelor’s degree + own my car/only high debt is student loans ~9K, just naming positives 😶

I got my Bachelor’s in Psych back in 2018, since then I’ve worked in higher education. Was in academic advising for a little over 2 years & that job felt like a bad fit across the board. Then I was in career services for about 3 months at another school & combined with mgmt/having to talk in public settings made me quit, I then worked in financial aid at another school for a little less than 2 years. While that felt like kind of a better fit based off mgmt’s feedback & a bit more confidence in my job tasks, I was miserable. I just worked in FA again at another school for a little less than a month & decided working in this new school felt a bit off.

29F and I have never felt like such a failure, I have a bit of a savings after selling my condo a little less than 2 years ago & live with family again so there’s that “cushion” but it’s not ideal obviously. I completed a form to schedule a meeting with alumni career services where I got my degree & waiting to hear back, I’m scared to apply for work bc I really don’t know what I want to do with my life. My mom said maybe higher education isn’t a good fit for me b/c of this pattern I’ve had, thinks I should work temp jobs since there’s no commitment & I can pay my way to go back to school. But I don’t want any more student loans since pell is maxed out & again I DON’T KNOW what I want to do.

I’m kind of stumped in the sense that I don’t know what I want to do, I feel like I enjoy the higher ed field but it may not be the best fit as I keep ending up in a position where I’m back to looking for work again regardless if most of the time it’s been voluntary it seems. Advice appreciated, any resources or suggestions you have from experience leave in the comments.