I graduated with an associate's degree a couple of years ago and I regret not finishing my engineering degree back then. My plan was to get a job and become independent, but I ended up staying home to care for my dad.
A lot of shit went down. Mom left along with my sister, my dad underwent an operation for his cancer treatment, I got a job at a shitty company that outsourced me as IT support and worked at a massive logistics company. I tried to get my engineering degree by studying at night but I dropped out because I was getting crushed mentaly. My boss was a piece of shit, I was doing a lot of stuff way above my paygrade, and I hoped for a direct contract that never came.
Now I'm working the evening shift at a university that will let me study one career for completely free after 1 year. The issue is that it's located in a bad part of town and I get off at 10:30 PM. I've almost been robbed a couple of times.
I haven't dated in 6-ish years, I'm turning 25 next year, I have a social circle but I keep them at a distance.
My dad's 75. He refused to retire for this year and continues working for Monday to Sunday as a garbage truck driver. We'll get a measly sum once he retires, but he's so out of touch with reality he thinks we'll find a home for 70k (which is less than half what he'll get with his retirement)
I don't know what I want out of life. I don't look forward to anything in particular, and I feel like I'm growing more emotionally jaded by day.
Aside from the fact that I'd have to keep my job at this uni for 3+ years to get a degree, what else can I do to get a better paycheck? I've thought of getting Oracle/Python/Fortinet certs.