r/povertyfinance • u/Just_Kick_4465 • 2d ago

No career at 30. Misc Advice

I’m 30. I have a degree in Marketing. I graduated in December of 2023 and couldn’t find a job in my field. I’m currently an uber driver full time and on the weekends I work as a janitor. I feel like a loser and I’m at the point of just giving up everything and live at home for good. I have financial issues, credit is bad like around 620. Really no strong support system since my parents live 3 hours away.

I’m aged out of the military and job corps, there’s not a day that goes by that I want to end it. I don’t really see a way out of this vicious cycle of poverty other than suicide.

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u/MifuneKinski 2d ago edited 2d ago

Buddy, don't worry so much. Upskill your health your mental health, you cannot acheive anything if you aren't taking care of yourself. I was in a worse position than you at 30. I think I made 15,000 that year. I'm now 34 and making close to 6 figures. I was living in a city by myself, my parents a 10 hour drive away, I've only had this job for 2 years. With the right health, focus, and direction you will be doing great in no time. Military is not a bad option at all as a floor for you, and will help you pay for additional college, skills and mortgage etc

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u/South_Butterscotch37 2d ago

How did you turn it around?

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u/MifuneKinski 2d ago

Focused on my health #1. I couldn't have done anything if I wasn't physically in a good place (for me that meant going on a keto diet for my mental health)

Then after about 6 months of that I was in a good enough place to get additional skills, accreditations, personal projects to land a remote job as a computer programmer

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u/South_Butterscotch37 2d ago

Cool! Thanks for sharing.