"Even when they pull their own weight, women are expensive and time consuming."
I take it you've never seen a successful dual income relationship? Assuming that there's jobs to be found, it's actually pretty common now for both people to be working. Sometimes it's needed to keep both above water.
"Do what you like in life, be good at it, and money will come eventually if you're on the lookout."
If exploring abandoned buildings and going into isolated/remote/potential dangerous areas was a job, I'd so do it. Psychology is an interest but it doesnt pay well and isnt rewarding enough for me to place my self in 6 years worth of debt at a chance of getting a job. I'm heading a new direction and I'm happy with it.
"Don't be so fucking tense all the time either, enjoy life a little."
Hahaha, I wish you knew me. I'm only tense and shook up when I don't have a purpose, not progressing or improving. None of those anxieties exist while underneath pressure, I feel content and happy while I'm working towards my own validation. It's an impulse and a need, once I have it I feel fine.
"Sometimes it's not about the destination, but the road to it."
I'm all about the road, self improvement never ends. It's going to be hard for me to settle down once I'm content with the money I'm making.
You plan on engineering software and making apps ?
Realistically, matters of the heart are costly. A honeymoon stage requires you to invest more time in leisure and afterward maintain it by doing so. But you change your mind in a day so I have nothing more.
Unless your friends pay you, they too take up the time required for side projects. They won't mesh well with your romantic interests either, even if they get along.
No one stays in their 20's and believe me, everyone will go off to do their thing, it can be raising a family, or their work, or they have new friends cause you or them moved on, or moved away.
It has nothing to do with negative or positive or the quality of friendship, it's if you're not around enough, the relationships will crumble. No one wants to have to wait for anyone, and if they do wait, they better be doing something, which creates more distance.
In business, a good friend will pay full price, and will understand they don't need your business card.
"A woman will hold you back. Same with needy friends. "
Only if you let them. Honestly that's a really big appeal to me and it's the root cause of why I'm subconsciously attracted to dependent women. Even so, having the right woman(even a dependent one) motivates me to do better. I'm sure others can relate when I say the right relationship only serves to better you. Get a woman who has a job, supports herself and she'll even assist you with your goals. I work harder, my standards are higher and I'm overall at my best when I know I have someone I can trust behind me. It's a beautiful thing, you should make it a goal to find it.
The same applies with friends, if yours serve only to slow you down I highly advise you take a look at why you saw them as friends in the first place. I've always kept a small, loyal circle of friends and it's only been beneficial for us.
I liked your idea about getting rich but plans like that wouldn't work well with me. I've switched up my game plan. Going for a 4 year degree in computer sciences and a minor in business/marketing. After my years are up I'll easily land a decent paying job in one of the fastest growing trades and start looking for investment opportunities.