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I am supposed to be getting married this year and I am sinking financially.

I was an Advanced EMT working in public safety many years ago, until I got into some trouble and lost my license due to 2 misdemeanor convictions (stemming from same incident; never having been in trouble before)

I switched careers into the tech industry and worked as a software developer for 4 years. Sadly, the job market in tech has been destroyed.

Sadly, despite being highly skilled and capable, I feel like I am going to have to settle. Even my mom is rather disappointed that I am considering truck driving, when she said I "could have been a doctor" but those damn misdemeanors from long ago are holding me back.

I am going to truck driving school, and they are lining it up to where I can at least have my wedding. But afterwards, I will be away from home for about a year, only being able to have a few days off every few weeks.

Although, I have the potential of making up to $1,500 a week. I was making $76k/yr at my cozy remote web developer job, but as I said, my industry has been wrecked.