So how old are guys and girls?

Are you familiar with the expression ‘Misspent Youth’? That’s is definitely me in a nutshell in regards to my teens, my 20’s and even my 30’s though I’m not sure the latter counts as ‘Youth’ lol 😂
I was a party boy. All I cared about was dancing to electronic music, preferably in the bush, with my friends and I whilst I had the time of my life, have loved and lost, experienced tragedy, made friends I would die for and have teenage best friends who have teenagers of their own that I have seen grow from babies into amazing, intelligent and brilliant young women who I would give the world too if I could (I have no kids of my own) and have an amazing family, I personally never really grew up. Stuck in dead end jobs as I didn’t care for working and messed up University I find myself in a position that I should not be in at my age.
In the struggle to realise that I need a career at my age I have been studying computer programming and am almost finished but should have stayed in school, took my formal education more seriously and been something that I should have been years ago.
I love to learn but never did it with any means to an end which I think is a great virtue, yet I should’ve been more realistic and planned for myself better and geared my education toward a career a would find both fulfilling and fruitful.
I guess what I’m trying to say is this. Treasure your teen years. They really are the best years of your life… It may be a cliche but it’s true. And also… Stay in school, take up a trade, start a business. Do something you love that makes you some cash too! Don’t be my age starting a career at 40. By my age be healthy, wealthy and happy.
That said, I have no regrets… 😎😊😉
How are you doing with yours?
Anyway. I ask in order to gauge the demographic here for a few reasons.
A) I’m curious and nosy.
B) It’s gives context to forum banter.
Ok. Two reasons. There are probably more but who cares… Lel