Just wondering as internet “gurus” on platforms like youtube annoy me.

Also i want to someday earn money without having a job or where i am my own boss, but im young and have next too no money, and i have no talent. ive tried the “simple” ways to get a grasp of learning. Ive tried free methods like surveys, games, ebay selling, etc, but i find that those are a waste of time/effort for me atleast and im lucking to break even. I struggle to even learn new things, school pretty much failed to teach me the right way of life.

I feel lost at life right now.

  • bitofarambler@crazypeople.onlineEnglish
    2·
    16 days ago

    fortunately for English speakers like op and yourself, none of your information is correct, and i mean that to be encouraging.

    English teacher wages are often not at all proportional to the local cost of living. China pays 3-10k USD a month for English teachers, and the CoL is a few hundred a month.

    My last city studio in China was $120 usd a month, there are apartments an hour outside of chinese cities for $120 usd per year

    the TEFL certificate is more powerful than a college degree. A degree certainly makes things easier, but anyone can get a lifetime TEFL certification and teach english with or without a degree in many countries.

    Ive been living abroad 15 years and owned 2 english schools, retired at 32 by leveraging high pay, low hours, a low cost of living, and passive income and am happy to help other people do the same.

    • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
      11·
      16 days ago

      The job postings I see that pay are looking for a bachelors, prior teaching experience AND an English cert.

      Do you have a bachelor’s degree?

      You also say you literally owned TWO English schools, which I also bet made a bit of money for you, which is a fine path for someone to follow, but it goes well beyond just teaching.

      • bitofarambler@crazypeople.onlineEnglish
        3·
        16 days ago

        different schools and countries certainly have different hiring requirements.

        i have a bachelor’s, although i wasn’t asked to provide it when i started teaching.

        owning my schools did not go much beyond teaching, no.

        rent an apartment, put in a projector, screen, tables and chairs, some English school decorations, give demo classes, ask for semsster tuition, boom, owned a school.

        and people shouldn’t follow my exact path, but high pay, low hours, passive income? especially for people who don’t have a path yet. I think that’s a great option.