How do I make enough money to live? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Yes, I do have a full-time job, and I even enjoy it, but it doesn't pay enough to survive in this hellscape of a world we live in. I lack the college degree required to get almost any decent-paying job (plus my last job hunt took MONTHS to get a lead), I don't have the skills or originality to become an online content creator, nor the artistry or patience to create and sell trinkets on Etsy (plus, that would require an initial investment which I simply do not have). Should I set up a GoFundMe? OnlyFans? I wouldn't really be offering anything except a charity basket/collection plate so that feels dishonest at best. Idk, I'm quite literally having a breakdown because I'm probably going to lose my car soon, and then my job, and then my apartment, and then my life. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thank you

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[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

While I do appreciate that you are correct, the idea of up and moving to a new country is absolutely petrifying to most people. I have the wherewithal and knowledge to move to pretty much anywhere, but I don't because I would be too far away from my family.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Or a new city, or a new job.

For you specifically, family connections are at the top of your mind, but for OP it sounds like surviving is at the top of their mind right now.

Most people have a comfort zone, but if the alternative to trying something new is throwing everything away, dip a toe outside of your comfort zone.

Enough people have asked for help and taken me up on it that I don't stop trying to help people when they ask for it.

Humans are conservative, but enough of them have the wherewithal or are forced into circumstances where they have to take the first step into the unknown.

Living abroad specifically is so much more comfortable than living(struggling) in the US, and there are so many ways to do it easily.

Fuck that rat race shit.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

That's quite valid. I hope that our disparate views gives the OP some thought.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Did you send op a suggestion also?

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

No. I suspect you represented our differences well enough.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

My suggestion of

getting certified and moving somewhere near or far away with greater opportunity/lower cost, providing a suitable budget example

versus you saying

moving is scary?

I'd rather you not equivocate those positions.

OP can benefit from concrete options and support, not detractions.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sorry. I do not want to fight with you.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

I appreciate it.

Please try to focus on relevant suggestions that can help someone in need.

They can determine which suggestions work for them, no need for you to poke holes or stoke fear.

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