I know this is going to sound crazy but I'm 20 years old. I am failing college (community college that is the lowest of all ranks) and I just don't have any desire to go to college. I work at my local walmart and I am saving money to buy a piece of land. I want to build a passive online business as well a strong eBay business or Amazon business. I just can't see myself working a 9-5 job day in and day out. I also know that it is very hard to start an online business but I'm willing to put years of work into building a reliable source of income. I also want to live off the grid, raise farm animals, and already know how to buy land for cheap as I have studied the ins and outs of reality. The problem is my parents want me to work and live in a normal structured life. They want me to work a 9-5 job because it's safe. They want me to go to college because it's safe. I'm failing accounting because I haven't been doing the work. If I fail this semester than I lose my Hope Scholarship. I'm just afraid to let my parents down. I don't want them to think I don't care. I do but they don't understand what my dreams are as they live in the facade of the 21st century. I know if I live off the grid than I'll get rid of virtually all bills that I would have. I would want to buy a piece of land where I would own. Not a bank. So there isn't a mortgage. I just can't stand the way people think I should live. I am considering on saving and leaving. What's everybody's thought? Am I crazy?
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