The Gig Economy

[SunsetBengal]

(05-09-2019, 04:37 PM)fredtoast Wrote: You are not the usual example.  You had enough family support to be able to completely stop working for a long time while you went to school and got your license. 

Hey, hey, hey, wait just a minute.  You're trying to paint a picture here that simply isn't true.  When I went back to school, nobody "supported" me.  My family gave me plenty of moral support, and agreed to get my books for me, which we usually bought second hand versions of, off Amazon.   I had to take lousy side jobs of some unpleasant varieties,  I mowed yards, hauled scrap metal, made furniture deliveries for habitat for humanity, and occasionally got calls from previous customers to upgrade their kitchens or baths.  I had to make a choice as to either keep my contractor's liability current, or pay my tuition.  The tuition won that battle, but it's paid off in the long run.  Basically, I did what ever it took to keep the lights on, cheap food in the fridge, and enough gas in the tank to get by. 


Don't you dare try to discount the hard work and effort that I put it, in order to have a fresh start in a new career.   It was no "helping hand" that got me over the hump, but hard work and determination.