Some of these decisions are harder to undo than others. And these factors disproportionally impact women worse than men.

If you do all three, it creates a vicious cycle where you are suddenly poor, with a kid to feed. Going back to school becomes intensely difficult when you also have to work and care for your child.

If you look at your macro-level decisions, just make sure you are thinking in the long term. Investing in yourself and your education is typically a very good investment (just don’t go get a $250,000 basket weaving degree).

And don’t let other people pressure you into marriage if you aren’t ready. It still happens way too often.

Source: Quora digest