$0 Debt ... But still need direction in my life...

Debt

Throwaway.

I don't know where else to put this and I feel like the issue is more of a financial one, so:

###Background:

22/yo, single - 1 class remaining in college until I graduate. I am currently still enrolled but decided to travel for a few months, because why not. 0$ in debt. I did very well in high school and got a full ride.

No car/rent/phone expenses because one of my side businesses pays for all of that and then some

###Issue

In 4 months I have the ability to work for a company offering $70k a year as a full time job. Problem is that I have no passion towards the company, the position, or working for someone else in general, and see myself as more of an entrepreneur. But I don't feel confident in any of my current endeavors (not to mention they make nowhere near $70k a year)

My mother is aging and wants to hand over the family business. However I am very against this as I see it as being a "rich parent gives entitled kid" sort of situation. I do NOT intend to be a spoiled brat and just let the thing die, but I don't have complete passion to devote my future to it, even though it is very, very lucrative.

Additionally, I feel really pressured by my friends and family having the impression that I am "working for my mother" or "taking mommys money". It hurts me on a personal level to even think about people getting this impression of me, even though they may not now.

###Side Issue

My grandparents have passed away and left me with a trust that deposits around 30k/year. I do not know what to do with the money other than putting it in low risk investments with moderate yields such as a mutal fund. I don't feel comfortable talking about the money with my mother, because she feels that it would be better spent investing it into her own business or her other ventures, and that leads me back to the other issue of having to work for my mother.

In short. I don't know what to do with my life and feel like I'm in an emotional crisis. And yes, I am blessed in that I don't have overhead clouds of debt or other issues that I see many people plagued with here on this sub, but I still feel like I should seek help. I am being told vastly different things from different people.

Some criticize me for not taking over the family business, others criticize me for not taking advantage of the job that is waiting for me. Others wonder why I even worry when I have a near guaranteed $30k in the bank every year. It's very stressful, even though from an outsiders perspective I can see it not being too stressful because "you have money what's the problem".

I do not know what to do with my life and don't know who to ask for help.

Posted Feb 25, 2016, 12:37 AM UTC

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