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Jarreddo · 12-01-2008, 06:44 AM

Hey, I've been here for a little while and I've been reading the blog for a few months now, and although it's all been very helpful, I have a lot of trouble applying what I learn to my own life.

It seems like all the advice I've seen is for the middle class(college, career, etc) or for the upper class(especially Steve Pavlina's stuff, lately...). Right now I'm living in a basement apartment with people that really irritate and distract me, have no job(and very few prospects, considering I have little to no experience and, well, the economy right now...) and I have been getting by on maybe $20 a week for food and very little else. I spend quite a bit of time drawing(hopefully a career, someday), reading books from the library, and going for walks, but none of that is really helping me out of my economic situation.

I'm just wondering, where do I go from here? Almost all of my job prospects(retail, fast food, MAYBE a warehouse or other manual labor job if I'm lucky) seem like they'll distract me and stress me out, and basically just keep me from improving the rest of my life. However, the way things are going, I'll be utterly flat broke by the end of January. Any other ways to improve my life require more financial security or a few months to get started. Has anyone here ever actually been dirt poor and on their own? How do I build a life from scratch with no raw materials?

12-01-2008, 06:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jarreddo Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 62	Where to go when your prospects are limited? Hey, I've been here for a little while and I've been reading the blog for a few months now, and although it's all been very helpful, I have a lot of trouble applying what I learn to my own life. It seems like all the advice I've seen is for the middle class(college, career, etc) or for the upper class(especially Steve Pavlina's stuff, lately...). Right now I'm living in a basement apartment with people that really irritate and distract me, have no job(and very few prospects, considering I have little to no experience and, well, the economy right now...) and I have been getting by on maybe $20 a week for food and very little else. I spend quite a bit of time drawing(hopefully a career, someday), reading books from the library, and going for walks, but none of that is really helping me out of my economic situation. I'm just wondering, where do I go from here? Almost all of my job prospects(retail, fast food, MAYBE a warehouse or other manual labor job if I'm lucky) seem like they'll distract me and stress me out, and basically just keep me from improving the rest of my life. However, the way things are going, I'll be utterly flat broke by the end of January. Any other ways to improve my life require more financial security or a few months to get started. Has anyone here ever actually been dirt poor and on their own? How do I build a life from scratch with no raw materials?