I haven't posted in a long time, but I figured this would be the place to find someone who might understand what I'm going through.
I was laid off last month. I need someone to motivate me. I do not have to worry about money for at least a year. I have applied to one job so far. I really don't want to go back to work. The time I don't spend looking for a job is the best. I am reading all the books I wanted to read, have ample time to exercise, finding ways to be more frugal, watching movings, etc... There is not enough time to do all the things I want to do. However, every day I am without a job is another day lost for increasing my net worth.
I have never made a ton of money. However, I don't spend a lot of money either. I worked as an Admin. Assistant for several years and will probably look for similar jobs. I realize that some people have jobs they enjoy, but I don't think this is a possibility for me. I wouldn't even want to spend 40 hours a week on a single one of my hobbies. I am a fairly intelligent person. I have a general engineering degree. I choose to work at easier jobs where I don't really have to think about them too much, because I have so many other things that I want to think about. When I have worked at more challenging jobs, I just feel like my brain is being violated and I don't like to be stressed out at work. I choose to challenge myself at home with the things I am most interested in.
My degree is fairly useless because I didn't really specialize. Most of my classes were in environmental engineering, but I have pretty much forgotten everything. I've been considering going back to school to pursue a higher paying job as a physical therapy assistant. I expect that it might be a bit too stressful and physically demanding, but I would make more money and be able to retire sooner. Or I could continue taking lower paying jobs but have stress free evenings and weekends to pursue my many other interests. Or someone could recommend the best third world country for living on $100 a month .
I was laid off last month. I need someone to motivate me. I do not have to worry about money for at least a year. I have applied to one job so far. I really don't want to go back to work. The time I don't spend looking for a job is the best. I am reading all the books I wanted to read, have ample time to exercise, finding ways to be more frugal, watching movings, etc... There is not enough time to do all the things I want to do. However, every day I am without a job is another day lost for increasing my net worth.
I have never made a ton of money. However, I don't spend a lot of money either. I worked as an Admin. Assistant for several years and will probably look for similar jobs. I realize that some people have jobs they enjoy, but I don't think this is a possibility for me. I wouldn't even want to spend 40 hours a week on a single one of my hobbies. I am a fairly intelligent person. I have a general engineering degree. I choose to work at easier jobs where I don't really have to think about them too much, because I have so many other things that I want to think about. When I have worked at more challenging jobs, I just feel like my brain is being violated and I don't like to be stressed out at work. I choose to challenge myself at home with the things I am most interested in.
My degree is fairly useless because I didn't really specialize. Most of my classes were in environmental engineering, but I have pretty much forgotten everything. I've been considering going back to school to pursue a higher paying job as a physical therapy assistant. I expect that it might be a bit too stressful and physically demanding, but I would make more money and be able to retire sooner. Or I could continue taking lower paying jobs but have stress free evenings and weekends to pursue my many other interests. Or someone could recommend the best third world country for living on $100 a month .