For me it's get my bachelor degree, land a job for a bit then go freelance from home. Split up my freelance work with fishponds on my land to sell fish to the germans after growing them, and grow my own food as well. I intend to further supplement it through my other creative interests and as many as possible projects that can generate me some relatively passive income.
When I got enough, I intend to buy and rent out some student rooms as well in student cities for some more relatively passive income, to the point that I don't have that much to do and can just focus on living life to the fullest. I don't trust where the economy is heading and as such choose a direction that will offer me the diversity I seek and a modular set of income sources so as to not be screwed if one or the other doesn't do that well for a while. As for the passive, well if all goes to hell, people still need to pay rent to have a place to live, so its a fairly safe income source, and the more passive income you have the more you can focus solely on that which you want to do rather than what you need to do to get enough money to pay the bills and somewhere in between sneak in a moment or two to live life.
Perhaps I am selfish, because I want it all, Stability regardless of the times and an income with relatively little time and energy invested in it.
I am currently finishing up to get my General Studies degree so I can graduate, find a job, and make enough money so that I can pay for the Medical Billing and Coding program at my college. I do not want to put all of the pressure on my parents to pay for it. I agreed to help them with it with my money as well as it is pretty pricey.
Hmm have you considered learning the relevant coding skills on the internet before going? coding is very much like art in the way that there are a lot of good free instructions and tutorials to be followed on the internet for the more common languages. It would ensure you know that what you intend to study is what you like without spending a huge amount of money on it before knowing that (something you can only know by doing it) and if you do like it, you will have built up your skills well enough to have an easier time in college. (Just an idea)
Something that also helps is getting the relevant books for the program/study and working your way through them. Assuming they're relevant ofc. which in the case of most creative persuits means they're not really that relevant
But yeah, I really recommend starting off with some good free online courses/tutorials/instruction videos and possibly aqquiring additional ebooks on the subjects on the internet. Coding and digital art can be learned for free and degrees dont really mean that much in it if you can display a high level of skill.
