I am taking gsjackson's suggestion about drugs

[gsjackson]

I agree with Huddo. Go get a job.

Another alternative is to get an education.

Tell me how either works?

Don't you think I tried to get a job for 10 years in America. I shouldn't have even bothered getting a degree in America because it turned out to be useless.

As for other places, most users told me without a second language I am not getting a job.

I don't have credit.

I tried that several years ago to sell clothing and I did make sales but it was nothing and someone had me shutdown. So that idea was crossed out.

I expect an easy time improving my life at this point. I am honestly desperate and desperate people end up doing desperate things. If I had 50,000 or 100,000 then my life would be different and I could improve it.

Why is the internet gig economy something you don't even consider? You could go on Cambly right now and make $10/hr just for having conversations in English. You write well enough you could probably find some work free lance writing, which some people, who aren't necessarily talented writers, are making a killing with. Probably somewhere close to a majority of people now are shut out of the traditional get-a-job scene, not just you.

[Huddo]

It’s a stupid idea and a waste of your time. Go get an entry level job and work your way up

This is not the 1960s any more. The most he is going to be able to work his way up to is living in his pod eating bugs with no privacy while waiting to die of his lethal injection, and he probably won't even get that. He needs to stay out of the ZOG's reach and find alternative ways to get resources, but probably not the ways he has so far come up with.

He’s got no social skills, no friends, no girl, no work history, no money and no roof over his head. He needs to start with a basic low skilled job flipping burgers or in a factory, save some money and rent a flat. If he keeps quiet about his young virgin fantasies, he has a good chance of meeting friends at work (most people do). That will give him a friendship circle to socialise in and maybe he’ll meet a nice woman. Once he gets the basics together, then he can broaden his horizons regarding other career options.

[rudder]

Yeah, I like how when you feel like crap and everyone decides it's because something must be wrong with your head, when in reality you just need to be making money.

[wickedtraveller]

Is Tsar in EU now?

[rudder]

I agree with Huddo. Go get a job.

Another alternative is to get an education.

Tell me how either works?

Don't you think I tried to get a job for 10 years in America. I shouldn't have even bothered getting a degree in America because it turned out to be useless.

As for other places, most users told me without a second language I am not getting a job.

I don't have credit.

I tried that several years ago to sell clothing and I did make sales but it was nothing and someone had me shutdown. So that idea was crossed out.

I expect an easy time improving my life at this point. I am honestly desperate and desperate people end up doing desperate things. If I had 50,000 or 100,000 then my life would be different and I could improve it.

Why is the internet gig economy something you don't even consider? You could go on Cambly right now and make $10/hr just for having conversations in English. You write well enough you could probably find some work free lance writing, which some people, who aren't necessarily talented writers, are making a killing with. Probably somewhere close to a majority of people now are shut out of the traditional get-a-job scene, not just you.

Where do you come up with $10 per hour on cambly? I went on and clicked on pricing, did the math, and it turns out from where I am, as a customer, you'd pay less than $10 per hour. That also doesn't factor in the fact that cambly undoubtedly takes their cut as the middle man. So what is left for the teacher is obviously going to be significantly less than $10.

Maybe it's just the country I'm accessing the website from? If I set my VPN to a more developed nation, will the pricing website show that it costs the customer significantly more than $10 per hour?

[rudder]

You know what would be better than online english teaching. Delivering online psychotherapy sessions. Just sit back and listen to people moan and whine, and say canned responses like, "I see" and my personal favorite, "but how did that make you feel?"

I figure Happier Abroaders would be great at it, because that's basically what you do all day on these forums anyway.

[Cornfed]

You know what would be better than online english teaching. Delivering online psychotherapy sessions. Just sit back and listen to people moan and whine, and say canned responses like, "I see" and my personal favorite, "but how did that make you feel?"

I figure Happier Abroaders would be great at it, because that's basically what you do all day on these forums anyway.

Yeah, you could just have a version of the ELIZA program running and modify that a bit, assuming that is not what people are already doing.

[MrMan]

I agree with Huddo. Go get a job.

Another alternative is to get an education.

Tell me how either works?

Don't you think I tried to get a job for 10 years in America. I shouldn't have even bothered getting a degree in America because it turned out to be useless.

As for other places, most users told me without a second language I am not getting a job.

So you do have a degree? It may have changed, but for much of my career, if you had a four-year degree from an English-speaking country and you were a native speaker, especially if you had a white face, you could get a job teaching English in Korea rather easily. I did this in the mid-1990's for a year before going to a lower paying but what felt to me like the more adventurous and country of Indonesia (after many months in between in the US.) At the time, South Korea paid $1500 a month outside of Seoul and $1600 in Seoul. I managed to get $1600 a month outside of Seoul because I worked for a franchise of a school based in school.

You can check the pay on Dave's ESL Cafe at eslcafe.com. They have a Korean and China job board...or did. I don't know if China still has foreign English teachers. They were running them off. Competition in Korea might be a bit stiffer if that is the case, but it is worth looking into. Back when I was in Korea, Chinese jobs paid only $400 a month or so, and that was a large salary there. I heard one teacher got the special foreigner apartment at a university, and there was a toilet bowl in the kitchen. I have since seen a Chinese university apartment. It was a little small by US standards and the mattress felt like it was made of wood, but it was reasonably nice. That was for professors though, not English teachers with a bachelors. The last I checked, out of curiosity, South Korea was paying $2000 a month or so, maybe $2200. That was a few years back.

But the upside to the Korea gig is you get an apartment-- probably shared with one or two other people. Still, that removes housing from your expenses. I think it is typical that health insurance is included. You So basically, you work, and

I do not know about their COVID-19 regulations or if they are locked down. I wasn't able to get a job in Japan back when I was looking, before jobs on the Internet were really a thing back in the 1990's. Getting ESL/EFL jobs online became a thing probably while I was in Korea or the following year.

There are other countries that pay lower, but have lower costs of living. Again... there is COVID. Back around 2000, English First (EF) set up a deal with a master franchiser in Indonesia. Somehow, they were able to get fresh college grads willing to work for $700 a month for the experience of working abroad. It kind of ruined the salary market for a lot of us, but I managed to be selective and hold out for better paying jobs--though it meant excessively long unemployment overseas and eating up my savings once.

After (or before) school, South Korean children go to after hours programs to improve their English, math, etc. Business owners set up the schools. The English schools hire foreigners. The school I was at catered mostly to college students, but I had a couple of middle-aged professionals in my classes and a class of middle school students. The schedule is rough. If you teach high school students and adults, you might work 5 days a week, but a split shift where you teach morning and late classes. For me that meant not getting 8 hours of sleep while jetlagged. It took me a while to recover. The other alternative was teaching at a school that specializes on teaching little kids which is afternoons but includes a Saturday morning shift. That seemed to be the standard 26 years ago or so.

Teachers are respected in Korea due to Confucian cultural influence. So in a way it was a high status job. When I was there, salaries were low, and I was getting paid, I was told, what a starting engineer made. In real (inflation adjusted) terms, my salary was probably close to $3000 in today's dollars, but it is probably still a pretty decent gig since the salary is spending money if you get a job that provides the apartment and ticket home.

You seemed to express more interest in Russian-- thin pretty white girls. But I remember your expressing an interest in Asians. When I used to visit Seoul and stay with a friend in Kangnam, the place was densely packed with college-aged people. It seemed like there was an army of sevens there. There is an occasional 8 or 9 or whatever, but the 'average' girl was kind of good-looking, not just average, but maybe fewer that went to the higher end of the scale for looks in my opinion. But since the scale broke (due to the extra 30 pounds) in the US, my guess is the girls are even better looking by comparison to girls in the US, since they aren't so far.

Dating culture when I was there worked like this-- from age seven to high school, girls and boys go to different schools. I taught a mixed middle school class full of students. They were so uncomfortable, it was hard to get them to say a word (which is a problem in class in general, but many times worse.) They said high school students had to focus on their studies. Only the naughty ones had boyfriends/girlfriends. Then when they went to college, one of their 'seniors' (anyone a year older in the system they use to measure age) would match boys and girls up on 'meetings'-- basically a three-person blind date that included the person making the intro. Freshman might date several times in a week until they settled on a boyfriend/girlfriend.

My students asked me to meet them somewhere. They were actually setting me up with a student in my class-- who was short and petite, but had maybe a 9 or so for facial beauty. I didn't want to date my student and she was a Buddhist. I didn't see it working out long term, so I didn't pursue it.

Doing favors for people is part of Korean culture, and students will want to take you out to eat. It might be eating noodles with college students. You can ask students to match you up with people. A white friend of mine was married to a pretty younger Korean wife. She showed me a picture of a friend from her office. I wasn't attracted to her and turned her down. Later, they took me to an amusement part with her parents and nephew. Her friend was there with this absolute knockout other fellow co-worker. I said maybe I could just leave you to the kiddy rides and go with those two girls. My friend said I blew my chance when I shot one of them down for a 'meeting.' I couldn't speak Korean and he was my guide/interpreter, so there was no way out.

I did date a couple of girls when i was in Korea. 'International marriage' or dating was a big deal there back then, but I think it may be less so since rural farmers have been importing Vietnamese and Filippina brides.

Koreans tend to like to have similar levels of education between potential spouses. I suppose a man could have more education. I heard one of them say the man being three years older than the woman was optimal. If you took a job like that, a lot of your students might be in the 18 to 22 range for girls. If you don't want to date students, you could ask.. probably the male students... to set you up with friends. If you think higher education might offset an excessive age gap, you could tell them setting you up with non-college-educated girls is fine.

Anyway, that's just one possible scenario.

I don't have credit.

I tried that several years ago to sell clothing and I did make sales but it was nothing and someone had me shutdown. So that idea was crossed out.

I expect an easy time improving my life at this point. I am honestly desperate and desperate people end up doing desperate things. If I had 50,000 or 100,000 then my life would be different and I could improve it.

Getting a job at Burger King might be a little desperate, but it would also be legal.

[MrMan]

I agree with Huddo. Go get a job.

Another alternative is to get an education.

Tell me how either works?

Don't you think I tried to get a job for 10 years in America. I shouldn't have even bothered getting a degree in America because it turned out to be useless.

I don't remember every post, but I do remember some negativity. Could it be that you have talked yourself out of trying to succeed at even something small?

You could try calling a community college near where you might live in the US and talking to someone about short courses that the state government funds. Then, establish residency, and take a course whose graduates get funneled into a job interview. If tower climber doesn't suit you, there might be something that suits your skills or background.

I also went to a carnival recently. I heard they pay well. People work there, set up the carnival, and follow it around living in campers. Someone who worked there part time said they could make $70 or $80K. I am a little skeptical. The hiring season starts in March. Homeless people can just show up, take a drug test, and get a temporary job. Or someone could ask about a permanent job.

As for other places, most users told me without a second language I am not getting a job.

Have you been trying to work in Europe? You don't have to have a second language in many parts of Asia.

I expect an easy time improving my life at this point. I am honestly desperate and desperate people end up doing desperate things. If I had 50,000 or 100,000 then my life would be different and I could improve it.

Get a job then.

[MrMan]

You can also look up Russell Brunsen, buy one of his books and start thinking through ideas to sell something online. I would suggest going the WordPress route rather than using Click Funnels, but you can get a lot of ideas for how to sell something online from watching videos like that and brainstorming. There are so many ways out there to earn a living.

You could ask our resident truck driver if it is easy to get a job doing that with no work history, and sleep in the back of the cab?

[Cornfed]

I don't remember every post, but I do remember some negativity. Could it be that you have talked yourself out of trying to succeed at even something small?

Could it be that you are confusing cause and effect.

I also went to a carnival recently. I heard they pay well. People work there, set up the carnival, and follow it around living in campers.

Throwing out whatever retarded boomerish ideas that come into your head would seem like a fairly low value activity.

[MrMan]

I don't remember every post, but I do remember some negativity. Could it be that you have talked yourself out of trying to succeed at even something small?

Could it be that you are confusing cause and effect.

You are another negative poster who constantly comes up with excuses for why things won't succeed instead of figuring out how to make something work.

I also went to a carnival recently. I heard they pay well. People work there, set up the carnival, and follow it around living in campers.

Throwing out whatever retarded boomerish ideas that come into your head would seem like a fairly low value activity.
[/quote]

What does 'boomerish' mean? Are baby boomers known for working at carnivals? There are job opportunities out there for people who are starting at zero to at least get started with some kind of income and to start building a resume. A carnival might be a good one for someone who is basicaly homeless. Carnivals can actually do pretty well in some parts of the US.

[Cornfed]

I don't remember every post, but I do remember some negativity. Could it be that you have talked yourself out of trying to succeed at even something small?

Could it be that you are confusing cause and effect.

You are another negative poster who constantly comes up with excuses for why things won't succeed instead of figuring out how to make something work.

I don't have anything to excuse and I am leading an OK life while all the morons at home are living under the covaids tyranny and living on borrowed time after taking their killshot. The fact is that we are not living in the 60s, so most or what you think are business opportunities are in fact stupid.

There are job opportunities out there for people who are starting at zero to at least get started with some kind of income and to start building a resume.

Rattling off random silly things without any particular thought behind them is a silly thing that boomers do when they are ready for the nearest dementia unit. it is annoying and stupid.

[MrMan]

I don't remember every post, but I do remember some negativity. Could it be that you have talked yourself out of trying to succeed at even something small?

Could it be that you are confusing cause and effect.[/quote]

You are another negative poster who constantly comes up with excuses for why things won't succeed instead of figuring out how to make something work.
[/quote]
I don't have anything to excuse and I am leading an OK life while all the morons at home are living under the covaids tyranny and living on borrowed time after taking their killshot. The fact is that we are not living in the 60s, so most or what you think are business opportunities are in fact stupid. [/quote]

You were pretty negative for a while, maybe when you were unemployed. I haven't gotten a shot, and I am not in a locked down area.

I also have know people who make money through online businesses. It is a real thing. The other things I mentioned are 'jobs', not what I would describe as 'business opportunities.'

Rattling off random silly things without any particular thought behind them is a silly thing that boomers do when they are ready for the nearest dementia unit. it is annoying and stupid.

Something might stick if we throw it out there if Tsar can overcome the negativity. You could also choose not to be negative. If I do not like a post, I usually just ignore it and move on. At least my posts are trying to be helpful. You spew a lot of hateful venom into the forum on a consistent basis.

[gsjackson]

I agree with Huddo. Go get a job.

Another alternative is to get an education.

Tell me how either works?

Don't you think I tried to get a job for 10 years in America. I shouldn't have even bothered getting a degree in America because it turned out to be useless.

As for other places, most users told me without a second language I am not getting a job.

I don't have credit.

I tried that several years ago to sell clothing and I did make sales but it was nothing and someone had me shutdown. So that idea was crossed out.

I expect an easy time improving my life at this point. I am honestly desperate and desperate people end up doing desperate things. If I had 50,000 or 100,000 then my life would be different and I could improve it.

Why is the internet gig economy something you don't even consider? You could go on Cambly right now and make $10/hr just for having conversations in English. You write well enough you could probably find some work free lance writing, which some people, who aren't necessarily talented writers, are making a killing with. Probably somewhere close to a majority of people now are shut out of the traditional get-a-job scene, not just you.

Where do you come up with $10 per hour on cambly? I went on and clicked on pricing, did the math, and it turns out from where I am, as a customer, you'd pay less than $10 per hour. That also doesn't factor in the fact that cambly undoubtedly takes their cut as the middle man. So what is left for the teacher is obviously going to be significantly less than $10.

Maybe it's just the country I'm accessing the website from? If I set my VPN to a more developed nation, will the pricing website show that it costs the customer significantly more than $10 per hour?

I don't know. I read $10.20/hr. for Cambly "tutors," and they all complain about how low the pay is.

Tsar, if you have a degree, and in many places in the U.S. even if you don't, you can substitute teach. You work whenever you want to, and as much as you want to, especially now that the scamdemic has dramatically lowered the pool of available subs and they are needed every day school is in session. Nothing is required. You just take attendance, give them their assignment, and then try to keep them from destroying the classroom. Pay tends to be in the $90-135/day range, and going up to attract more people. Fresno, California just raised pay to $207/day in desperation. The need is so great that you probably wouldn't need a car, because you could work enough just in the schools within walking distance.

And you don't need to work much anyway, since you have $1K/mo in passive income and don't operate a vehicle. Do you have any idea how hard some people work and save over many years to buy half a dozen rental properties and net $1K/mo?