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I am 20 years old and I am currently attending a community college. Right now I just want to get the basic math science and English out of the way because I don't know yet if I want to continue my education I'm not very interested in what school has to offer me. I am mostly interested in the gym and working out as I have recently considered becoming a personal trainer. However I know that personal trainers make almost no money unless you get lucky and I know that in Hawaii the cost of living is higher ON top of the wages being paid to employees is lower. So my question since it is really a dream of mine to live in Hawaii for at least 6 months not permanent but at least 6 months just to experience what it's like to be island bound how could I make this happen? What jobs are there in Hawaii especially to people without bachelors degrees? I have recently considered living with roommates because that would make it a lot easier? Any thoughts? I don't have a girlfriend or any thing so I would be attacking this dream as a lone wolf financially speaking.
We all at one time had a dream of living in Hawaii. Some of us were able to make it work because we worked hard all our lives and had a decent retirement. Others have found a way to work remotely and so can live anywhere. Others have moved with some sort of skill or work experience that enable them to find work, such as waiting tables or bar tending.
Moving to Hawaii with absolutely no job prospects or work experience is extremely hard. It is expensive to get here, and if it doesn't work out, then do you have the money to get home? It's much easier if you could go someplace that you could drive to!
OP how many times have you been there?
Do you know anyone there?
I have never been there before and no I do not know anyone there but seeing the pictures and the climate make me want to go so badly. I have been to florida so I love the tropics I currently live in cold snowy colorado and I hate it.
My advise as someone who made he move 16 years ago with $2500 in his pocket.
Do it.
Don't be afraid. You are young, just make sure you have an exit plan.
Have money for rent and food. Use public transportation or a bike. Give someone you can trust enough money to bail you out if need be. Then make the move.
Try looking at the YMCA, don't they have rooms available? Figure for six months, it wouldn't really matter where you stayed.
Get enough money together to pay for all six months of whatever housing you can find. Don't bother bringing much more than a suitcase, no car. Stay with room mates if you can find any that only want a room mate for six months. Otherwise, someplace like the YMCA or some sort of rooms to let sort of thing. They're pretty few and far between, though. But, maybe you can find a space since it's just one younger person with no pets or cars.
You may be able to find a job doing some sort of basic entry level something, but it most likely won't be enough to pay the bills, but it might slow the hemorrhage a bit. If you can make a go of it, great. If not, well, save enough to get back to the mainland and don't burn any bridges when you go so you'll have someplace to go back to.
If you could manage one or two semesters of college in Hawaii, that would give you a starting place, perhaps. Otherwise, your job prospects are in service jobs such as dish washing, waiting tables, etc.
I came to Oahu via The US Navy. So my job brought me here, like mentioned already. Everyone who moved here not born in the Islands, here came this way, or that way. If you are sure you are going to move without a job? You are going to need money a lot of it!! You can start at $20,000.00 to give you a chance, but you better keep enough money for a plane ticket back to your home of record. The money will go fast, if you do not have work. A roommate is a good idea to split the costs, be careful, of who you room with? You do not want to get stuck out here with all the homeless people we have. Some of them came out like you are planning. A lot just do not make enough due to the high cost of living, money for housing, utilities and food. A trip to the emergency room will result being homeless. I just lost my Wife of 32 years three months ago and the over all bill came in at $230,000 +, (due to ICU stay for most of her time in the Hospital) Insurance covered 96% luckly Insurance! EMS Bill came to $10,000+ more, in a separate charge to the insurance Policy. This does not count my co-pay i had to pay and the funeral arrangements. I'm glad i bought the insurance policy, through work, even if it cost, in no vactions to the Mainland, maybe going out to dinner once a month, to blance the budget!!
So plan wisley and save up what ever you can. Come out and try it! Be prepaired for the worst, you never know, you may luck out and find a job.
Hope this helps.
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