My steemit friend, i think you hit the nail on the head. I am fast aproaching 50, and you have achieved something i never will... you went to school, and got a degree. Albiet a liberal arts degree, but a degree nonetheless. I wish someone had given you the advice about choosing your major wisely, and the pitfall of liberal arts degrees... they are a dime a dozen and thousands of other kids world wide are getting them. which allows businesses to pay shitty salaries to their employees because the supply of jobs are far fewer than the long list of resume's . However there is good news you are definitely young enough to still learn a trade, such as an electrician, plumber, carpenter etc... i say this because there is becoming a shortage of these type of skilled workers . kids aren't learning the trades. Which i find odd, because depending upon how far you go in a trade you can easily earn a 6 figure income. for instance, a journeyman electrician can easily earn 60-80k a year, it's roughly the same for other trades as well... the best part of this career choice is that there will always be a need for tradesmen(can't outsource these jobs).

     More importantly, as you grow older your idea of what constitutes as being successful will change.  It took me until i was about your age to realize that the adults in my life were somewhat right, and that many of the things they tried to teach me were true.  the one that hit home the most when i grew up, and actually became an adult(meaning i realized i didn't have a clue what life was all about) was the realization that the future i had envisioned as a teen, was wrong, and that my life was going to be totally different from that young kids ideas.  Hell, like i said...i'm damn near 50 and i still have no clue as to how my life will play out. Sure i have become better at saving for a future i would like, but things sometimes come along and set you back on those plans. So you just adjust your plans, or continue to work for those plans.  But above all, as you grow as a person, you realize that one of the best goals you should have in this life........is to be happy.  I let go of the stress years ago, of trying to chase money, of trying to make others happy, of fear of dissppointing my parents or others... I came to the realizeation that this life is short...very short. to make things worse, none of us know exactly how long or short it may be... so i decided i was going to be happy.  now i mean completely happy. regardless of my situation, be it i live under an overpass in a box, or i live in the grandest mansion one can afford... I will be happy.  That my friend is the best advice i can give you... no matter what this life beholds for you... BE HAPPY !!! life will be far more enjoyable...