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I Would Like Some Advice Please.
5 years ago
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18 days into unemployment and I'm already having more problems that I DON'T need. Fist of all, my car is already acting up. One day while driving, the steering wheel decided to unalign itself and now it's cocked lightly to the right and the ESC light came on. On a surface level, nothing is wrong. It doesn't veer in any direction or effect the steering in any way other than having a cocked steering wheel while driving straight. But it's enough of a problem to make me mad because I don't know what the hell went wrong. I took it to 4 different places asking them if they had any idea what the problem was. Every place was just like, "Yeah, I'll have to charge you to diagnose it first, wouldn't wanna suggest how to fix it without getting paid first!" My dad (who is a mechanic) said it was my front tires. I took my car to 3 different tire places, none of which had my tires used. So I had to take it to the original tire shop that my dad said I got ripped off by in the first place. Replaced the front tires, and BIG SHOCK, it wasn't the tires and the problem is still there.
On top of that, my neighbor across the street, who's usually pretty cool with me had a fucking Karen meltdown about me parking across the street because there's oil splotches in the street. Like dude! I just got the fuckin' thing 3 months ago! Also, it's IN THE STREET!! You don't own the fuckin' street, dipshit! As it turns it, it WAS my car leaking. I put a box underneath it and checked this morning and sure enough, it had a little puddle under it. So fuck... guess I CAN'T say this is my first car without an oil leak. My dad is hopefully going to take it into his shop at some point... but he's been saying "I'll do it tomorrow" for 5 days now....
So yeah, still no luck finding a job, go figure. Been filling out applications online and I also don't qualify for unemployment, so no government handouts either. This is where the I NEED ADVICE part comes in. How the hell can I make ends meet? I have rent saved up for 4 months, but that's gonna run out eventually. I'm very grateful for the commissions I've been getting, thank you all so much, but sadly I live in California... which means I'd need to be pumping out at least 5 to 6 comic commissions a month to sustain my livability. These are some alternative options I've come up with.
-Pateon/Subscribestar
I may just go down the dark road I give everyone else a hard time for, but this is where I'm at right now. I have no idea how it works but I do know that you set perks based on how much people pay you. Question is what would those perks be? And what counts as a fair perk that doesn't require locking content behind a paywall?
-YouTube
This will be my 5th attempt at YT videos. Still really want to do a podcast even though there's thousands. I'm also learning how to edit videos and animate, so maybe some cartoons in the future? But every YTuber I watch bitches about being demonetized at the drop of a hat.
-Voice Acting
Still my dream, despite hating my voice and not knowing where to begin... Does anyone have any line reads they'd want done? Again, don't know where to start. Also still getting the hang of Audacity.
And that's all I got for now. Any advice would be appreciated. In the mean time if ANYONE would like any of the stuff I sell, please, PLEASE message me:
Art Commissions: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39938006/
Bead Commissions: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/27339322/
Bead Sale: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39964638/
Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/otaconxix/shop
On top of that, my neighbor across the street, who's usually pretty cool with me had a fucking Karen meltdown about me parking across the street because there's oil splotches in the street. Like dude! I just got the fuckin' thing 3 months ago! Also, it's IN THE STREET!! You don't own the fuckin' street, dipshit! As it turns it, it WAS my car leaking. I put a box underneath it and checked this morning and sure enough, it had a little puddle under it. So fuck... guess I CAN'T say this is my first car without an oil leak. My dad is hopefully going to take it into his shop at some point... but he's been saying "I'll do it tomorrow" for 5 days now....
So yeah, still no luck finding a job, go figure. Been filling out applications online and I also don't qualify for unemployment, so no government handouts either. This is where the I NEED ADVICE part comes in. How the hell can I make ends meet? I have rent saved up for 4 months, but that's gonna run out eventually. I'm very grateful for the commissions I've been getting, thank you all so much, but sadly I live in California... which means I'd need to be pumping out at least 5 to 6 comic commissions a month to sustain my livability. These are some alternative options I've come up with.
-Pateon/Subscribestar
I may just go down the dark road I give everyone else a hard time for, but this is where I'm at right now. I have no idea how it works but I do know that you set perks based on how much people pay you. Question is what would those perks be? And what counts as a fair perk that doesn't require locking content behind a paywall?
-YouTube
This will be my 5th attempt at YT videos. Still really want to do a podcast even though there's thousands. I'm also learning how to edit videos and animate, so maybe some cartoons in the future? But every YTuber I watch bitches about being demonetized at the drop of a hat.
-Voice Acting
Still my dream, despite hating my voice and not knowing where to begin... Does anyone have any line reads they'd want done? Again, don't know where to start. Also still getting the hang of Audacity.
And that's all I got for now. Any advice would be appreciated. In the mean time if ANYONE would like any of the stuff I sell, please, PLEASE message me:
Art Commissions: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39938006/
Bead Commissions: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/27339322/
Bead Sale: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39964638/
Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/otaconxix/shop
with your bead art you thought about selling them on Esty thou i aint sure how all the fees work on that site or i know this might be abit on the hit and miss side but the facebook market place do custom bead making for people in your area, ive seen a couple people do it in my area making keychains of pokeballs and stuff like that.
wish i could help advice you in the benefit area but i aint sure how things work in California, over here we have a group called citzen advice and you can pretty much chat to them and they give our free advice, can help you with forms and applying for stuff, really helpful when you stuck. do you have any Charites like that in your area that does similar.