Booskee

Would be awesome to win it!

I am interested, can you explain a little more though?

Thanks for the replies. Just want some perspective. Hey dirtsandwich no troll here. This thing is not going away and will turn into a cold, buddy. Better prepare yourself. If I don’t catch it this year I’ll catch it next or three years from now or five years from now. And like I said, I hope/expect to be fine in the end.

Those who answered seriously—I got what I wanted out of the thread.

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Hey everyone, I want to start out by saying I’m only making another COVID thread out of necessity. I’ve been quarantined outside of the country with a wife and little one but we’ve made the decision to break it and move on with our lives. We just want to be prepared for the realistic chance that we do end up catching it, and that we’re most likely going to be like most everyone else— crappy while we have it, but in the grand scheme of things, just fine.

For those who have had it and treated it from home, could you please share the daily regimen that worked for yall?

Serious replies appreciated, because we are not in the States and I’m genuinely looking for advice. Thanks in advance

I’m referring more to the time that I could potentially have to invest in small-time community aid. No saving the world for me. Helping one family, helping a few families in a small community is what I’m talking about there, and it is just one small factor that I am considering as a plus to having the good benefits of an engineering job. I’m not envisioning designing the next best efficient wind turbine for them. I’m talking practical, team up to build a school or put a playground somewhere for the kids. Again, this is one of maaaany factors I’m taking into play, and honestly: this is going to happen regardless of what career I choose, so we can even discard it from the pros/cons in the end. (Which might be what you were getting me to realize :lol: — we’ve simplified the equation)

Lostinbr, thanks for replying!

1. I’m a contractor with 5 years experience at the moment. No management experience.

2. I haven’t taken calculus yet but I have already started brushing up on my foundations through Khan Academy. I’ll be on to calculus soon. So far, so good but obviously not the same as a college course.
Thanks for the ratio of credit hours/study time. This helps a lot.

3. I would expect my path to a degree to be a seven year undertaking. This is my biggest question mark about ROI.

4 and 5. I truly believe that I’d be happy afterwards. My biggest concern is loss of family time. I have to be positive that the move is right for the family.

More praying and talking is in order, but all of the replies have been truly helpful. I’m glad I took it to the O-T

Thadcastle I accidentally downvoted while trying to upvote. Tigercowboy, Good luck to you as well!

Oh man, that’s inspiring! Thanks for sharing that. I KNOW that I have the drive and the resources to pull it off. I am just making sure that this decision will be to the benefit of my wife and my boy. My wife is not from the USA by the way, so part of my decision is to use the skills I learn to apply them toward helping poor families from her hometown, whether those skills would be hands on, theoretical, or simply by having a network of likeminded individuals with specialized skills. I’m trying to play the long game here. Trying to take the advice of the scripture in my sig!

I needed this response. I need to truly evaluate the sacrifice required. Thank you for replying with your experiences :cheers:

Really helpful replies by Power-Dome and Mahootney. Thanks guys :cheers:

ETA: Thanks Catahoula!