I have thought about everything I'm interested in, but there are so many negative points I can think of that deter me from getting a college education in them:

Interior Design:
too expensive, not organized/driven enough to create my own business

Game Development:
not sure I could be creative with a deadline, don't want to sit on my ass all the time

Photography:
don't like developing photos (enjoy digital photography), don't feel comfortable with freelance, as it's not fixed income

Veterinary:
the biology is hard for me (I know from my first run at college)

Journalism/English:
again, don't like the idea of being creative with a deadline, nor the idea of being given a topic to be creative on, especially if it's a topic I don't enjoy

Plus, I'm really afraid of the idea of having a second tuition to pay for. Currently, mine is $220/mo, for the next 9 years. I only make $1300/mo, and have lots of other bills to pay. I'm afraid of being stuck in the work I'm doing now (working with special needs persons), and I can't find a way out. I work night/weekends, so I spend half of my life away from my fiance and sleeping on an air mattress. I want a 9-5, M-F career that I can enjoy.

Anyone have any tips or ideas? I know this is a ridiculous attempt at getting someone to fix my problems... Sorry.

Post edited at 7:09 pm on April 9, 2008 by uRabbit

In addition, you're acting like me, and worrying a little too much about the little things, like sitting on your ass all day as a game designer...if you get in with the right company, that kind of stuff won't be important.

I would say you should just do what you are passionate about, really get into it...don't worry about the rest!

My advice -  take a chance while you can. Do what you really want regardless of what the "responsible" people in your life (and in your head) tell you.

Take a chance before you get married and have a family. Live so you have no regrets. You are already living on a mattress with a schedule that sucks so you don't have a lot to lose and everything to gain. Apply for jobs that seem out of reach - you never know what will happen.

Freelance - do it. The hours are great!

Above all - don't get depressed and realize that a job is just a small part of the bigger picture. You are more than a job and life is to short to not take chances and do something that you like.

Best  Money Makers