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Originally Posted by britne  My point was, show me. Or, in my hypothetical case, show that single mom with 2 kids, how to make enough money to support the family. You say there are "abundant options;" I want proof. Examples. Something besides lavish words. |
Working from home? I know a girl who lives out of making hat designs for brides, for example. You could also make watercolours, stained glass lamps... That's what I'd do. If I have to work outside the house, then I'd do that stuff in my spare time, until I started selling. Heck, that's what I'm trying to do now, I'm trying to switch jobs softly.
If there is nothing you can do because you lack the abilities or knowledge, first thing would be study/learn in your little free time until you got a grad or whatever you need to start moving. It may take years, of course.
J.K. Rowling wrote the first book of the Harry Potter series while in a state of desperation and poverty, in cafes because she couldn't pay for her house heating, and with a baby girl as a burden. She put it all into that, I guess. I'll grant you she was astonishingly lucky, but maybe many other lone Moms with little girls did the same and got somewhere better, but we don't know about them because they didn't get famous. Some others probably tried and failed. However, I think that people who put their all when in such desperate situations, are bound to go up some day, at a certain point.
As for family support, you should ask for it. If you don't get it, you should try anyway.
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Originally Posted by britne I would really appreciate some honest, practical feedback on how to implement these lofty ideas. From Steve, or from anyone else reading this. |
Impaul99 has a great site in which he explains exactly that bit by bit, the first part is all too evident but very good:
Transitioning to Doing What You Love - Tip #1: Build a Warchest | Inspired Money Maker - How To Make Money Doing What You Love
Here you are. However, why don't you look for such success stories and how-to's yourself? I wouldn't risk asking in a forum for something that important. You can google a lot of stuff and find lots of info on that point. Asking in a forum and waiting for others to do the search for you is NOT something I would advise. I could have my own intentions, I could be ignorant, I could be uninterested in answering you. If you really want to know something, you should search yourself. I think it was Ayn Rand who warned against "riding other people's brains thinking it's safer". Frankly, if someone tells you where the information is and you are not willing to look it up, but rely on the "Cliff's notes" made by others, your chances of success in whatever you're searching seem pretty low.