Dear So and So

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Hi Pax,

I know the feeling well. I "lost" my job back in 2010. People were still not hiring. Long story short, I decided to pull myself up by the boot strap and decided to farm.

I already knew lot about growing/gardening and was pretty good at it. And rather then waiting to burn through my limited funds, I jumped into farming. If it doesn't pan out, I can sell the farm property and get my money back out and only thing I lose is the sweat equity I put into it. Meanwhile I get to eat really fresh and high quality produce.

See what you are good at and something you like. And see how you could turn it into a money making venture. It doesn't have to be big. Just so that there is some money coming in. Far better than no money coming in.

If you need to break into something, start volunteering first to get your foot in the door.

[Pax]

I started volunteering at the local marine discovery center last week, it's interesting and allows me to network a bit as most of the volunteers are younger retirees who know lots of people in town. If I wasn't so limited by this crappy knee I'd have so many more jobs to look at.