How did you turn your life around at 30?

I would love to hear how you turned things around and made something of yourselves.

Sathi2020-09-19T22:11:04Z

I hit the ground running when I moved out of my parents' house at 18. I never went in a downward spiral, so there was no need to turn things around.

roderick_young2020-05-11T05:16:05Z

My life was already good at around 30, so there wasn't really any turnaround.  But the thing I was lacking was a partner.  Getting married around that time improved all the important aspects of my life.  I was fortunate to find the right person.  It had little to do with planning, so I couldn't advise on how someone else could find someone.

darkvelvetrain2020-05-10T08:57:18Z

I finished my PhD at 30.  It made all the difference.  I went from a dead end $50,000 a year job (well below poverty level in Orange County, CA) to a six-figure salary in only a few short years.  It let me buy a house, make improvements that saved me money, and allowed me to save up for a second home in a third of the time it took me to save up for the first.  

Bulldog redux2020-05-10T02:43:43Z

I was on a downhill slide from the age of 18 until I turned 74.  Better late than never.

Anonymous2020-05-09T10:03:58Z

I was 30 in 1973. How the f am I supposed to remember that?

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