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Old 10-11-2008, 12:12 PM   #8 (permalink)
striving4peace
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That's all well and good that you just need to survive at the moment. I don't have a blog I earn from, so I am not an example for it - but a blog can be a source of income. And you CAN do it with zilch. Open a wordpress account, start writing, spread the word. One month and you will see progress, i'm pretty sure. Read everything problogger.net has to say and try it out. You have nothing to lose but some time and effort.
Because though now u dont, u WILL care about job happiness when you start working. And more times than not, it will matter more than money.
Umm... and hitting a little close to home, how about IT? Certifications in IT can be learnt at home with books that you can borrow (<cough> download <cough>) You just need to pay the cost of the exam when you give it. Each exam's about 150$.
I would recomend the CCNA, MCSE for helpdesk / networking... and there's tonnes of books on programming etc. If you're in the states, you're in the land where dropouts learnt stuff on thier own and started revolutions. University isn't the only place where u can learn. Thank god for that, else I'd have been stuck somewhere with a crummy job in electronics which I abhor. its trut you can't become a lawyer through self study, but make a larger plan. get that 40-50k through other means and THEN save enough for university.
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