Money Needed For Independence

All my life. I have avoided the pursuit of money. This was a fine strategy for some time. I always had either a job or the GI Bill that provided a modest income. Certainly nothing that would ever make me rich, but it was enough to pay rent, eat what I liked, and go out with my friends a couple times per week for inexpensive entertainment.

But since June, my job came to an end. I tried hard to find employment, but despite an MA degree from an excellent school, nobody was biting. Throughout the summer, I watched a few grand rapidly dwindle away. I was confident that something would come along sooner or later, but nothing did. Eventually, I had to withdraw some savings. And then, the worst thing imaginable happened: I had to ask my dad for money. That hit me where it hurt.

 The situation has improved in one way, and worsened in another. At the very end of the summer, two colleges hired me to teach one philosophy class each. I love the job, and it puts me on track for the sort of career I would like to have later in life. However, the pay is miserable; far less than I need to pay for my rent, bills and food. I’m still dependent on daddy for the time being. I feel like a little kid and I should not be in this position. But here I am.

 Now I find myself struggling for money, but once again, nobody is biting. I have no skill in finding ways to make money. Yes, I’ve applied to coffee shops, bars, warehouses, and grocery stores. But they won’t hire me, perhaps because they consider me over-qualified. And so I find myself trying to do something, anything, on the internet to find a supplementary means of money. I’ve got a goal to start some inflow, even a small one, by December. But I’m still very unsure as to how I can use what I know to reverse the flow of my money.

 And yes, I do feel a small degree of self-hatred for my aggravated desire for money…