Where I live, it’s very common to see people become stuck in poverty and never leave. People turn to crime to help them just survive and the area I live in is getting worse in terms of crimes. I do not want to become just another statistic in my city. I want to one day eventually help out the people of my city, in the future, but I cannot do that if I never get out.
So I know part of what I should do but I’m confused. I’m going to school because the career I want only works better financially if I have a degree. I want to have a stable future which I cannot have if I don’t start the basic guidelines which, I believe, is schooling. Financial aid will cover my tuition and I will not be picking up any extra loans.
But I feel stuck from there. I make enough money to buy food without being hungry and basic supplies but that is it. I don’t have a credit card, a bank account. I still live at home as I cannot afford a place, I never learned how to drive as my parents are disabled and not able to teach me and schooling for driving is expensive (But it’s not a huge problem as I do have a bike and have no qualms about walking to my destinations and using the bus if absolutely necessary). I have small debt from medical problems but nothing major that would take me years.
I know the basic gist of what to do but I guess I’m overwhelmed. Where do I start? I know I need to figure out financial aid with my schooling so I’m gonna head up there next week and try to talk with them. I know I should save but as I don’t have much, it’s an incredibly small amount. I have no problems working multiple jobs, I have no problems cutting back on spending(I’m actually gonna relook at my food budget and fix it a bit more to save money), I rarely if ever buy things for myself. I don’t own a winter jacket, I don’t own a proper bed. Even my old phone I’m posting from has no service, just internet as I need it for one of jobs I do. So it’s not that any extra money I have goes to fun stuff. It goes to saving for bills and whatnot. Does that mean I should pick up another job? What would be a good job to pick up while I’m also in school alongside my part-time job? Another part-time job or?
I just feel stuck and I don’t want to be. I’ll be happy to take any suggestions on to where to start whether that’s picking up more work, saving, whatever and I thank everyone in advance for the help. I’m just overwhelmed at starting. What do I do to get myself out of poverty?
Edit: I should put what I’m going to school for. I’m going to school for journalism. I started working on my writing portfolio a few years back and while I may have worked on newspapers and magazines, the bigger jobs that pay around $80,000 through my connections, I could not do because I did not have the experience or basic degree. I’m making the connections and padding my portfolio slowly while also working towards the degree to be able to have the experience for higher paying jobs. Also, I have almost no responsibilities that would keep me from moving anywhere I may need to for higher paying jobs so I have that as well.
Edit #2- I want to thank everyone for the kind wishes and suggestions! I’ll definitely take in all into consideration and action:)
Submitted September 18, 2018 at 07:10PM by fluffytoast5 https://ift.tt/2Nnrjpx
