Skywalker wrote on 03/29/16 at 20:20:29:
Damn, that's the real deal right there. Nicely put.
Goddamnit I'm in a debt spiral right now. It's really not my fault. The only thing I ever did wrong was trust the wrong people. And I never have any savings so this usually takes months for me to recover from.
As much as I hate to say it. You just can't help everyone. I learned that doing charity work and giving money to the homeless. It's really hard to see someone you know needs your money or time and tell them no. But you matter too. Don't let people lead you into a debt spiral with guilt. Put that money into savings whenever you can.
Even worse is to get involved with friends who need money or need you to spend money. It's fun to go out and have drinks with friends. But if that is the only way they'll hang out with you. If you have to go out and spend money. It's best to just keep yourself out there and find friends that are more on your level of living.
Besides if they are real friends. Not giving them money or hanging out in places that require money won't be an issue.
Of course there will always be people out there that are just looking to exploit. Sometimes you just gotta get burnt by those people so you can learn to recognize that behavior when it's going to happen.
Always be careful of anyone who says you are being greedy or stingy. Those are the people who will gladly take you for all you're worth and leave you in a debt spiral.
†Adonael wrote on 03/30/16 at 02:50:15:
Actually it's in there.
In all serious thought there's not much to say about my job. I just do it. I'm good at it. I don't love it.
There's too many females in the work place so a lot of drama and rumors go around. Part of the reason I'm being promoted.
Much like you I enjoy creative work, but sometimes that avenue completely drains me and leaves me brain dead. I need to get a decent set up going and a mic so I can start commentating my videos and make them much more interesting to watch, but at this time it's a little more than I can handle and is also why my channel has been neglected for a good amount of time.
For a while I was using my phone to upload videos when I didn't have internet. So I always had a way to keep up with it.
Haha too many women in the workplace will cause that. It's funny how they'll be at each others throats one day as if they are mortal enemies. Then some power shift happens that requires them to work together to rip someone else down and they have amazing teamwork. Congratulations on your promotion!
I get the mundane shit too. I had some fun retail stories but there wasn't much to that job. Just get the game, put it in the box, ring it up, take the money. Nothing difficult or exciting. Couple of fun stories here and there but it's really hard to find an exciting job that isn't dangerous or pays shit.
I totally understand not wanting to invest in equipment. Though I will say these days $20 headsets actually sound pretty good. I've seen successful people who record all of their audio right off their cellphones. But at the end of the day you gotta work with the tools you are most comfortable with. So good luck on reaching that point. I really love having a creative outlet and working with others who also enjoy it.
I'd have gone even more insane without a creative outlet. I feel a lot better about the years wasted knowing I helped some other people get through their 9 to 5 by having something fun to watch and listen to. I have fun producing it, their lives are a little less boring or shitty having enjoyed it, and I get a little bit of extra coin.
Everything else I've done and currently do has some kind of catch. Either it's a dead end that only pays off if I live long enough to cash in on social security. Or I'm selling alcohol to people who are legally allowed to have it but probably would be better without it.
I'd really love to be an entertainer for a living. But the only way that'll work is if I pull in say $250,000 in a row and can start socking away $100,000 a year. In that case I could make the dive and feel comfortable knowing that if it all fell to shit. I'd have a couple of years to figure shit out.
Until then. The boring and morally questionable work is the only reasonable option.