How well are you financially?

Question

I am 30, engaged to be married, and drowning financially.

I have had a very turbulent career, despite my career being part of my identity. I am on the Autistic Spectrum with severe mental illness, and I have never been able to hold down a job for more than a year. I have had over 25 jobs since age 15.

I have already changed career paths before. A combination of the Xiden regime, the recent election year, and the disruption in the tech sector, I was fucked royally when I lost my job back in mid-July of last year. I am now reliant on social security disability, and I am fearful to pursue my career further because I risk losing my only health insurance: Medicare.

I am now living at my parent's house. At least I have my own autonomous living area. I don't see myself being able to afford homeownership in the near future. I am actually struggling to pay my bills and the only few assets I have: a car and an old RV.

jshm2 · Accepted Answer

LOL, seems your autism is not as bad as your victim complex and delusions of grandeur.

You've likely failed in life, as you think you're a superhero who needs no team. When in fact you're a cog, who needs a system to be effective.

You need to stop opening your mouth, and driving people away. Instead, work on a product and/or service then get together a team to develop the product and market it. Means you don't need a job, but a partner who can do the communications and everything else you fail at, more easily.

There is no such thing as "low level worker" Everyone starts from somewhere, those who can play the game well, get to move up the levels. Some people are just happy to collect the pay and enjoy the day.

AviatorTom · Accepted Answer

I've been fortunate in my career to be financially stable, with a decent retirement account, and an emergency fund that I've never had to use.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Accepted Answer

I don’t have more than a few thousand dollars to my name but I can afford my rent, I have no debt, and I live on my own. As someone else on the autism spectrum, I understand how difficult it is to find a job that fits your skillset. If I may suggest, maybe the post office? I find delivery to be a decent gig with a lot of time spent alone so I’m not mentally run ragged. Yeah, there’s some heavy lifting, but you can join the Postal Carrier union and get a pay increase. In my state, I make $20 an hour.

petitedollbabee · Accepted Answer

Im okay/good. I get paid out from the government each week to live on because I’m a student. I get more income being a student than I ever did from working.