They say crime doesn't pay, but I bet you that it pays better than minimum wage!
What's on my mind today? Disgust.
I look around me, and read this forum.. there are people all around struggling - good people. People like me who try to do the right thing. People who don't want anything more than a little security in life, and not have to worry about how they are going to eat or get basic medical care. There are people working long hard days just to barely make ends meet.
Then I see people who are irresponsible, rude, ignorant, and mean just livin' it up. People who don't have any compassion for others just throwing money away on ridiculous luxuries.
We've always been told that if your try hard and work hard then you will be successful. This is a lie.
Hello. I am very stressed about money. I grew up in a low income home, the parents weren't around a lot, so I had to grow up quick - to help raise my younger siblings. I decided at a young age that I wanted to make my life better as soon as I could. I played music in school, but knew it would be very hard to make a living as a musician, so I decided to do whatever ever it took to get a job as a recording engineer. I took out a massive private loan to pay for school because that is the only way I could afford it. I did get a job as a recording engineer, where I still work. The school loan payments are 1/3 of my salary. I also decided to purchase a house, as it sounds like a good investment. I purchased what I could afford - a condo in a not-so-great neighborhood. The condo association is now forcing me to spend $7,000 to replace my deck. This would wipe out my life savings. My girlfriend lives with me, and we want to get married and start a family, but I refuse to raise a child in my current neighborhood. I also want to go back to school because I love learning and I think I could be a physics professor if I can somehow figure out how to pay for this education. Also, my dental situation is nearing emergency status. I can't afford to go to the dentist, and my teeth are chipping and rotting and my gums are receding. I try to use the most high-tech toothbrush, and the toothpaste with the most benefits, but it doesn't seem to help at all. I am trying hard to make a better life for myself, and I want to raise a family with better conditions than I was raised with. But it seems as tho life doesn't want me to succeed. I am getting more frustrated as more problems come up before I can resolve the previous, and I am really feeling discouraged with life, and I wonder if.. Is this as good as it gets?
