at your age why do you wanna settle down??? get a backpack and hitch-hike all over the US and Canada. then go down to south America and check that out. then on to Europe and then china and rest of world. this should take about 5-10 years or if youre lucky the rest of your life.
I did not settle down until I was 38 years old. bicycle trips cross=country, hitch-hiking, motorcycle trips, etc ect. and with very little money. most of the time I would have to get a job for a month or so. you will learn a lot of different skills along the way and ALL of those skills will come in handy some day.
I can't believe how many young people want to become wage slaves at such an early age.
don't waste your life here. get out there and live!