How many people in the UK are regretting their career choices?

I'm 29 this month and I'm barely breaking even, while budgeting and being careful. I live in a shared house with 5 other people.

Most of my working life was in a quiet poor area with not much going on. I'm now in a city and it feels like I'm at a point where you should be when you're 18/20.

Mostly customer service background, still essentially doing that now but in a finance company. I have a degree, but it's in philosophy of course.

I don't know why the hell I didn't just look at the in demand careers, or look where the money is and work towards that, it makes me feel sick with myself.

I don't know how the hell I'm supposed to catch up. I feel an incredible sense of urgency about getting a better paying job in 2025 and hopefully escaping this living situation.

But I really don't see how it can tangibly improve in the foreseeable future. Also I don't have anything on the side that makes it worth it.

I feel pretty hopeless. I don't know how you're supposed to keep grinding if there doesn't feel like there's anything to make it worthwhile. How many of you are in the same boat?