18 Years Old - What is the next step?
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Wow I feel like a complete failure about hearing Colton. I am 18, no job, not attending school, and broke. I swear I'm gonna change this, I'm sick of being nothing.
It's not about finishing in first place, it's about crossing the line. Just as long as you get there, that is all that matters. Don't worry about how long it takes.
Look, only around 6% of adults work and go to school full time. Plus, around 40% of all jobs have shifts controlled by employers, according to bls. Even if you were lucky to get a job that schedules around your full time classes at college, you would have no time to do anything else but work and study.
2 hours is recommended per class, each day, for studying. Standard is around 14 hours per week. Then you add at least twice that time added onto studying and HW. So about 14 + 28 = 42. So, you would have an 80hr week. Each week you spend awake 16 hours awake 7 days a week. 16 * 7 is 112 hours per week. However, you have to account for commute, getting ready for waking up, and sleep, plus eating.
And, of course, you will be behind any rich family who has their kid focus exclusively on skilled work most of their life, followed by connections that you would never dream of having. Trying to work hard will always leave you, at best, second best. And if you're not already connected, you will be not be likely a candidate for fortune 100 companies, or let alone fortune 500 companies.
if you can learn to code or learn a trade you will do fine.
Well it's been 4 months, have you changed anything?? lol we want an update here
Community college is the eighth wonder of the world. Congrats Colton!
I went to a community college, now I'm at a state school getting my accounting degree.
@@petittall557 Same. What's the hardest part about accounting for you?
@@ss15497 Intermediates I & II were tough
@@petittall557 Is that Financial/Managerial accounting? I have different terms for mine
@@ss15497 Yeah Financial is called Intermediate once you turn junior and Managerial is called Cost. What year are you in?
I truly feel sorry for the people dumb enough to dislike this video. They are truly sad. This young man is awesome.
He is incredible, and I can only imagine now 5 years later
It's been 8 years. I hope this man is very successful.
“18 years old, what is the next step?” 19 years old.
Jajajaja 😑
😂😂😂😂😂
@@hectorzayas5488 r u African
Vapour X probably Latino. They pronounce the J as a H.
🤣🤣🤣
It's been two years, I wanna hear what happened to Colton.
Hamzat Gelaev yes
He died
DarkFlameMaster really?
@@Annunakibih yes he did in a fire 2 months ago
He got ran over
Relevant to me, I am almost 18 years, I am a Senior, and I am going to community college after I graduate.
U 17 an in 11th grade?
INEVADAFACTI Im in 12th grade about to be 18
+INEVADAFACTI same lol but am a year back.
SabirFx Welcome dang bro it feels weird being a year back
+Sir Bottoms I know this was from a year ago, but I am in that exact same scenario: in 12th grade, about to be 18, thinking about community college. I'm curious how are things going for you? Are you attending college, and any heads up for someone going into a situation like your own?
That guy is awesome for real, I've never heard of such an inspiring situation.
James Wisrik ppppp
The more I listen to these debt-free college situations, the more I lean toward helping my daughter reach the same goal when it's time for her to go to college.
I want this video taken down cause he makes us all look bad. He's killin it. What an inspiration. If only I had that kind of sense when I was 18. I'm down to about 2k in debt and a car payment then I'm done.
At 18 I was still a junior in high school xD graduated at 19 1/2 and spent 8 months in China afterwards(ended that with 0/0 made enough money to pay for all my expenses+flight etc). Gotta start Uni in the fall this year at 20 1/2. :) pretty financially stable I guess. Still looking for a job to do on the weekends or sth to afford living, but besides that I have a couple K saved up from working and I should finish college debt free (I am kinda cheating though, Germany doesn't have tuition, just 500-800bucks a year in administrative fees.) :) i still need to use 1600 (so expensive) of my savings at some point to do drivers ed and get my license... jut that can wait xD I don't need a car, Germany has public transport.
@@alex73217 what city in china?? And what were you doing there?
How is your life since one year ago? I hope for your best!
🤣😂
any update 3 years later on how you are doing?
Colton... You're killing it! That young guy just encouraged me hugely right now, what a blessing keep up the good work :D
35+ hours a week wrapping burritos,graduated high-school earlier this month and my employer which is chipotle will be paying for my next two years at community college. lifes good
Way ta go !!! Good for you!!
How’s life bro
My daughter is a 17yr old senior. This helps alot! Thanks Dave. Keep up the great work Colton!
How is she now asking as a 16 year old
Yep I used to work at UPS part time as a package handler, then an international processor, then a part-time supervisor. They re-imbursed my college tuition and partially book costs. College tuition was re-imbursed weeks after quarter finished as long as you didn't fail.
+droptozro It will only work out in community college. A community college finance degree will not helping you get a good paying job...
+George Z - the college you go to doesn't matter. The education and experience does. I have an Associates Degree in Media Commuications/Marketing and my pay scale is comparable to my coworkers who are drowning in college debt. The difference is I got a head start on them WORKING when they were still in school. I'm not a millionaire, but my wife and I will be when we retire. Not once have I been passed over because my education wasn't at a 4 year college.
This kid is on the right track. Get rich slowly. Time is on his side!
I have been passed up because my education isn't a 4 year degree. At least I don't have student loan debt, but still...
@@MAURICELAGEO The silly part of this argument is assuming that the degree will equal the career - more and more likely to be false these days.
chris gast 💀
just got the chills. Im a senior in highschool going to a community college and my second day of training for fedex is in about an hour.
Awesome! Yes, I was hired by FedEx Ground as a part-time Package Handler in the evenings and quickly moved to different positions and got full time status as I went to school during the day. One of FedEx’s recruitment lines was that they would help pay for my school as long as I passed the class I could submit a reimbursement request. So after every semester I submitted all my paperwork and got a reimbursement, I did sign a contract that I would stay employed with them a year after my last reimbursement check was distributed and I honored that contract. I got my degree but I was not willing to move out of State to get a position that I wanted so I applied to other types of jobs in my area and landed an excellent starter job for an organization for which I am now doing my dream job. It was a sad day when I put in my two week notice with FedEx but they all knew I was looking for another job and they understood and were very supportive of my goals! Best Managers I ever had, I still communicate with a lot of my co-workers and bosses! When I retire from my current job I plan to work for FedEx again working in a specialized field of course for the right pay. 😉
Great Company! Very Fast Pace and You Gotta produce and you are held accountable for your work so you do your job right! God Bless Them!
What did you get your degree in ??
Way to go Colton!!!
I love daves face when he says community college! 🤣 hes like "there we go! Thats how you do it!" I love it!
This kid is a superman!
This kid made me sooooo proud! Good job to his parents!!! Way to go!!!
Dave was so proud of this kid
He brought a cheat sheet before making the call.
His goal wasn't to learn anything but more to ace Dave's curriculum. 😂👍
Very smart. Way to go.
What a great kid. Way to go buddy!
you should refer to him as young man and sir. clearly way more mature than almost every man you come across on the day-to-day
@@GadeaOne Way to go, KID.
there's only 2,889 watches of this?! there needs to be more! Dave, put this on your favorites in your "watch the show" page! this video is soon good! I'm 30. I wish I was as smart a go-getter as this 18 year old. I'm motivated now!
So proud of him!
I'm 18 and I am going to follow his footsteps. Thanks Dave Ramsey and keep up the good work Colton.
Awesome job man... I wish there was a follow up to some of these stories. I'd love to hear an update from Colton now that it's been a couple years.
This motivates me. I'm 17, graduated last month, I have 60 transferable units from my community college. I've had a job since the first semester of my senior year. I need to start working more hours.
YOU NEED RICE AND BEANS,
BEANS AND RICE M.F. 🍚 🫘
Good work. However, he should be careful he does not burn out when he's working 40 hours / week, plus full-time studies. Also worked extra when I went to university in order to avoid student loans. So I know the workload it requires. He should see it as a marathon and it's important to find a pace that he can hold the whole race. My tip would be to work max 100 hours / mo during the semester, get down his fixed expenses (housing, transportation, food ...), learn speed reading and making mind maps ...
mikael klintred
It is not that you have a big workload. It is really the psychology of what you are doing. You are putting stress upon your self.
Today I study and work more than I done in university 20 years ago but it was a lot harder back then because I was under psychological stress. Which is self induced obviously.
bighands69 My experience as a full time student and work at the same time required a huge effort. It is also dangerous if you can not handle all the stress it creates. For example, regularly have trouble sleeping is a big warning signal that something is wrong.
+mikael klintred (zinou81) Some people like me are very slow learners and slow readers and slow writers. I couldn't work + school. I could barely do school alone and had zero social life, hobbies, or entertainment outside of studies. But I was top 2 gpa-wise at my university 4.0 student.
It’s been almost 4 years now, I want to know how he’s doing
Very smart young man love to hear that!
Worked at ups for two years as a supervisor watching kids like him come through everyday. Ups had the same program 5500$ a year for tuition will cover most community schools and it's union package handler jobs pay around 11/12$ n hour but hours and benefits and tuition is amazing look into it everybody ups and fed ex hire most people too
DONT USE our son just started at ups and they will pay for most of his college. It’s great !!!! I wish we would’ve known this earlier
Need a flow up call on this kid. 10 years later
GOOD ON YOU MATE!!! You have done well in setting your self up financially by using a community college, working hard no loans.
Smart Smart young man.
HI FIVE FedX
This is for me, perfect timing stumbling on this video as I'm a senior, just commited to Stanford university, low income enough to have it all paid for. Currently working at little caesars 20 hours a week. Perfecto
Wow great job man. I’m working at little caesars as well. First year student at UC merced. Good luck.
UPS does the same thing
This is the real uncle dave. Strong, wise, and proud.
Congrats to this teen and he’s on track keep it up boy ......👍👍👍
so this is about the time that this guys should be finishing or out! i want to hear him now!!!!
Dave “you’re a stud” Ramsey
I have been extremely stressed and God put me in the position to see this. I turned 18 in may and am working while going to community college also trying to major in finance. I thought my next move was gonna be applying for a discover credit card and rarely use it for maybe gas or something but if anyone has suggestions let me know
Advise for College students. Persue a recognised certification with CO-OP training, that will help pay for your tuition.
Can you expla8n further please? What degree program would this be in?
An absolute Rock Star!
Dave looks so proud I love it
This video described my life lol, even the bass boat and Cancun part. I just turned 19. Scary accurate.
I’m in the same situation. I’m 21 years old and I’ve worked at UPS for 2 years now and they pay up to $25,000 for college tuition lifetime. You work for them and get pay checks every week and in return they pay for your school. BUT, you pay up front and they reimburse you after you pass your classes. I’m in community college and have only a $5,500 loan that is at about $6,000 with interest right now but I’ll be paying that off shortly.
Nice job kid!!! That is EXACTLY the way you should be going to school!
So glad to see that FedEx has a tuition assistance program. My employer, Verizon, pays $8k a year towards basically any degree that is business or technology related, at any accredited school from certificate to a master's degree. I just finished my MBA and the company paid every cent. While they paid for that, I paid off my undergrad loans. If only I had done it the way Colton had done from the start...
Keep up the awesome work, Colton!
This kid’s not playing for a participation trophy. Great job!
This kid is an inspiration, this should be required listening for all upcoming high school students and graduates.
I’m a high school senior working full time and saving to go to college debt free with a business degree.
3 years later, would love to know the story thus far.
“I’m 18 years old. What is the next step?” Um... 19!
fr so young lol
We need to teach kids these things when they are still at school.
Colton has COMMON SENSE. ❤
Reminds me of me when I was 18. Kid's got a bright future ahead of him
You're a stud !
Awesome, keep going forwards Colton! :)
He got hustle and smarts.
He should be graduated now. How did this turn out!!!???
Working fulltime 40hours and attending college. 💥 wow! That's amazing. Would love a follow up on this kid.
He passed away in a house fire i heard
Gen Z is kicking it. Props to his parents for raising a great kid.
He is a phenomenal kid and in my opinion he has sold his skills and abilities to be able to save like nobody else and eventually Live Like nobody else way to go we as a country need more companies like FedEx I will start dealing with FedEx especially after hearing that they are willing to put their employees through college
I really wish this was pushed in high school. Society says finish high school and go to school to get a job so you can pay for school, then you’re 35 with no money MAYBE debt free other than a mortgage. I really think college should be for your late 20s after sitting on cash and sometime to figure out what you want to do, maybe have a mortgage half way payed off. Finish school debt free including mortgage by the age of 30 and you start saving from there. Student loans are ignorant
40hrs A WEEK!!!! At FedEX! That is a tremendous amount of work! HARD WORK!
I used to work at the UPS in Louisville. Hardest work of my life! And that counts when I was in the Army!
The ups thing is still going . My brother currently attending Louisville because of that .
this "program" by Fedex isn't all rainbows and unicorns. They require you to work at least 20 hours a week and have a fixed annually salary of 1500$. Yes, the annual salary is only 1500$. Which means it would make sense to be a part of this only if your school costs more than 15k a year.
Update its been about 3 years
Did anyone follow up on his story now 3 years later and see how he is doing?
Yeah he tragically died in a fire
@@Wentworthjd seriously ?
Keepit600dtx yeah
Austin source?
We need a follow up with Colton
Keep it up, Colton!
And remember, the Maricopa community College district is huge and all the courses transfer between the schools. You can mix and match courses across multiple schools and still get your degree.
FedEx is actually a very good choice. I’m glad I worked there
Nice job Colton!
Great excitement to listen you sir.
17 turning 18 in June going to community college for the next two years and already have a job lined up and ready to invest
Just an FYI Chipolte will pay 100% of tuition at select collages for varrying degrees and up to 5250 a yesr at any collage-of your choice
2:19 did I hear James Charles lol
My sister has a lot of student loan debt. I worry about her financial future.
This kid is my idol.
Dave, do you have an episode of where are they now? Curious to know how Colton turned out.
I'm 17 got about £350 in savings
I am 20 and have about 5K € (well... once I get paid for my jobs this summer xD right now its at around 3.5K)
But thats great dude. When I was 17 I had something similar. My savings are gonna be gone soon though cause I am moving for college in a few weeks and then I also have to pay for all my expenses while studying etc etc ^^ but it should be fine and I should come out of college w/o debt.
congrats kid!
That gives me hope for America too. I feel like a complete failure because my kids are nothing like that. They might leave my home at 18 just to get away from “rules” but not because they are ambitious and hard working like Colton. Good Job Colton...if I have one piece of advice...find a mate only if she shares the same work ethic.
how your kids doing now?
" you're a stud ! " 😅😅😅😂🤗
I work at Clayton homes they pay for your school as long as it’s something with work so anything building homes to drafting accounting or blueprints. It’s owned by warren Buffett around 40 plants around the country and lots of retailers. We build mobile homes I’m a welder building chassis for the houses to transport I think my next move is to go to school and get a welding certificate. Anyways Clayton a good company and great benefits and bonuses
How is Colton doing now?? He should be about to graduate!
My son's name is Colton. I hope he's as smart and hard working as this kid.
Awesome call!
FedEx, UPS, and USPS do the tuition program.. it’s like $6k a year or something like that, but it’s a great plan
I’m doing the same thanks to this guy. $2500 a year for part time and $5000 for full time workers
Kid made it sound like a full ride.
That won't fully cover Uni, though.
I'll give him credit for being tricky with his words and making Dave beat around the bush. 😂
Would love to hear an update from Colton today!
He was raised right. Wish more parents would teach their kids about financial sense!
Would love to hear an update since he should be graduating college soon!
I’ll be 19 in 2 months.. I graduated highschool a year ago, never went to college. I have about $95 to my name, just quit my 9-5 on Monday. I have no idea what I’m doing with my life. I need help.
Starbucks and chipotle do partial tuition reimbursement and debt free degrees for some special programs
I hate the part where your parents are controlling and don't even care who you are and only care about money.
This man wont be callin in 10 years askin if he should wait for a forgiveness program to pay his student loans.. way to go! I went the same route, work for fhe government now at 22 went to school and worked for them until i finished school
Yes! He is a stud! Also, FedEx and UPS have it together! Way to go Colton!
My company pays 100% and will even pay your way through your MBA.
I pray my child turns out like Colton lol
Proverbs 22:6
Make it so
I pray I turn out like Colton