Hi. My name is Marc and I read Early Retirement Extreme about two months ago after reading the blog for a few months.
My family and I were about $100,000 in debt in January(almost entirely student loans) and now we are down to $92,000.
I heard about Mr. Money Mustache on The Tim Ferris Show a couple of years ago and started reading his blog. Unfortunately, I was already trying to obtain a teaching credential because I am a substitute teacher and I thought it would be a good way to increase my income. Apparently, I should have just became an electrician.
I signed a contract to be an actual teacher in March, but the rescinded it because they said my references were unfavorable. I have a degree in Creative Writing, but I am not sure how to really monetize that so I have started making my own laundry detergent, buying my clothes from thrift stores, cutting my own hair (which my wife is not a fan of) and even making my own buttons using plastic straws, an iron, and some wax paper.
I have a long way to go. I like to ride my bike to work sometimes and I have read enough Stoic philosophy to expect my bicycle to be knocked down every day I do.
I'm also into Austrian economics and plan on finishing Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State this summer. I also read Harry Brown's How I became Free in an Unfree World and am trying to devise a new plan to earn more money using the skills I already have that do not involve teaching or digging myself into any more debt. Hopefully I can get some ideas on how to do that in this forum.
Thanks.
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Welcome, Marc. You have made some radical changes in a quick time. Kudos!
What does your wife find objectionable to your haircutting? DH has been cutting our hair for the past 20+ years. When DS14 wanted a more trendy cut, he just watched some YouTube videos. He gets many compliments.
Do you like teaching and the anxious, dog-eat-dog, non-thinking culture of the system? Sometimes the “unfavorable references” is a way to train teachers to be treated poorly and get some low-paid work from them. You may not have been jumping high enough. It’s not too late to pivot into an apprenticeship for electrical work.
What does your wife find objectionable to your haircutting? DH has been cutting our hair for the past 20+ years. When DS14 wanted a more trendy cut, he just watched some YouTube videos. He gets many compliments.
Do you like teaching and the anxious, dog-eat-dog, non-thinking culture of the system? Sometimes the “unfavorable references” is a way to train teachers to be treated poorly and get some low-paid work from them. You may not have been jumping high enough. It’s not too late to pivot into an apprenticeship for electrical work.
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Whoa! Why bury this in a PM? I'm sure a ton of people could benefit from your actionable advice.cimorene12 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:49 amYou can definitely make money off your Creative Writing degree if you want to. PM me for more details if you're interested.
As someone currently working in content marketing, I would agree that you can make money off a creative writing degree. Whenever I poke around, I see tons of tech companies with job openings for copywriters and content specialists.
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