So today was likely the worst thing that could happen right now. I've been struggling to even get myself together and do things that I want to accomplish with myself, and I felt like I was doing okay the past two days and now, I find out this afternoon that my employer has passed away and that because of that my job is terminated. I was making some pretty good money and it was such a nice and fairly chill job with lots of fun animals to keep me company. And now I have nothing and I don't know how to handle it or what to do to move forward. It just seems like everything in my life has to go to shit and crumble away... There's not a lot here as far as jobs and they're all 30+ minutes away, which means in winter it's going to be a nightmare because I live in Colorado, and a small town so there aren't many jobs anyway, getting the one I had was a flipping miracle to begin with.

I'm so sorry to hear that!! I actually lost a job when I was going to college and I felt horrible for weeks. I originally worked as a lab assistant for my college (it was a work-study) in the engineering and graphic design department, which part of the deal was that I had to do better than a C in the drafting class, but was struggling in both because I was not detail-oriented as someone thought I would be because of me being an aspie. I had to drop the class which caused me to get fired and I thought I would never get a job after that!! I not only was unhappy with getting fired from that department but I also disliked it because it frustrated me because I struggled really bad. Years down the road, I ended up finding another job which led to my third job as an orientation leader at the college. I didn't give up on finding a job and am so glad I didn't quit my search. So persistence and determination are key to getting another job!! So, have you thought about maybe volunteering for something similar? What about using job networking sites such as Linkedin? Or see if there's a job employment agency in your area that will help you find a job? Another thing is do you have a college degree? Maybe you could further your degree by going back to college? Also maybe try to boost up your resume with skills by online courses on websites such as Coursera? What about starting a shop on Etsy or Ebay? Also what about being a mini-mod on here? You might be able to land a position as a moderator if you do well as a mini-mod!! There is whole boatload of stuff you can do to get yourself the experience to land another job!! Don't give up!!!! I honestly knew what it's like to lose a job and was 23 until I found another job and wish you the best!! Hope this helps!! :)

I've never heard of Linkedin, I'll be sure to check that out. I've used some job sites in the past like Monster and Indeed with very poor luck. Our town is a population of 800 and even then I live 30 min away from that town and everything else is maybe 5 people around so there isn't a lot, especially for what my small pool of skills can handle. I can't go back to college, in honesty, I never went. I tried some online college and my anxiety made me crumble under the pressure. Not only that, I can't afford it and I don't like the idea of going to school to get an education that will do little for me and my skills to "hopefully" make more money than I would normally, but then all that supposed extra money I can earn will just go back to paying off the ridiculously enormous college bills that I would be responsible for years to come.

I'd rather not have any of that stress, my anxiety makes normal small things seem like a mountain of a problem as it is. Maybe that sounds petty, I just really don't feel college is for me, especially if I'm living in a tiny town like this, all it's going to do is take my money for no extra benefit. We don't even have a college nearby where we live anyway and I'm sure as heck not going to go through the stress of trying to do it online again, it was horrible.

Though as for those ideas for Etsy or Ebay, that sounds like something I could do. I was just this morning considering buying things at my local thrift store to try to resell on ebay, and I totally forgot how long ago I had contemplated having an Etsy shop since I knew I could at least make some interesting and cute earrings I could try to sell. My neighbor even has peacocks and they shed feathers all the time so I could probably make some really fun and beautiful things from those discarded feathers.

And since I currently have all the time in the world now, I could certainly consider being a mini-mod for the forums here. Though I really don't know how to apply for that, but that feels it would be quite an honor to do since I really love Subeta and the vast majority of the community here.

I am sorry about your anxiety. I understand college is not for everyone but I do think it's a great idea that you have for opening a shop on etsy to sell earrings made with feathers!! In fact if you got the motivation for it why not start now? I think if you know that you have a passion for it then there's a great chance that you will succeed at what you do!! And not only that but you will love what you are doing!! In fact why not both an eBay and Etsy shop? You can even be a mini-mod on the side while busy with your stores!! Good luck and I wish the best for you!! :)

Yeah, I actually have a few ideas to make money that I am planning to combine together to hopefully produce a reasonable income, especially while I am working on my book that I want to publish. The only reason I'm not going for it right this second is merely because of all the stress from day 1 of finding out I lost my job. Too much stress actually makes me physically sick therefore I haven't been feeling well emotionally or physically. I want to go for these things with my 100% so I'm trying to relax and not stress myself out further while I recover.

I've also been thinking of making digital dragon drawings to sell on Deviant Art or something since I really love drawing dragons. I even want to see how well I might can do making funny let's play gaming videos on youtube. I'm hoping that with a combination of a few different ways to make money, I can make decent enough cash to survive and not have to worry about getting a job outside of my house since I fear trying to make a drive to town for work in winter because it is terrifying. A 30 min drive just into town would easily turn into an hour since i have to drive so slowly just to get out to the highway. I was lucky this job I had was merely 7 min away in clear weather as the trip became 30 in winter, which wasn't too bad as back home I used to drive 30 min in and 30 min out all year long to get to work and back.

By the way, do you know how I can sign up to be a mini-mod? I literally have no idea how signing up for that even works here, but I am pretty interested in trying it out. ^_^

Mini-mod positions currently aren't open at the moment, I don't think (but I can double-check for you if you'd like me to!), but when they are, usually there will be an announcement on the front page. From there, you fill out an application and e-mail it to the appropriate admin and it gets looked over.

I've really enjoyed being a mini-mod on here so far! I'm not too active in terms of talking, but I enjoy watching over the forums and being able to help out, even in small ways.

Also, I'm sorry to hear about your job. As someone who also lives in a small town in Colorado, the job front really stinks. Don't give up, though. I've found a lot of nice offers on Indeed, however, and I've been applied to anything that interests me and/or I am qualified for. I sincerely hope you'll be able to find another job that appeals to you and is kind to you.

Oh okay! Thanks for the info, I'm glad to know how it works! I'll keep a watch on the news for whenever a position opens up because I'd be really interested in helping and being useful in some way. ^_^

And thanks for the empathy, I really appreciate it. It's kinda nice to know someone else also lives in a small town in Colorado like I do. Since I'm really scared of winter here, (having been through one already and it made a 7 min drive to work 30, so I really fear getting one in town that is already 30 min away just to get into town and then having to deal with the snow. I spun out really bad on my way to work one day so I'm rather terrified.)

I do try applying for whatever I think I qualify for, even if it is really disinteresting to me since I have a very low skillset due to my Anxiety giving me a lack of interest and fear of just about everything. Plus I have back issues from one of my previous jobs so that really reduces the amount of jobs I could otherwise take. I cant tell you how many jobs I had to turn down that I thought I could do until I look further and they say "required to lift a minimum of 40 lbs" or something like that. I just can't do it without extreme pain and I sadly can't afford to see a doctor to prove this to potential employers.

But yeah, thanks so much for your kind response, I hope I do find something too, or that my endeavors to do things from home to get money ends up working out for me.

I'm really sorry to hear you lost your job under such crummy circumstances. Losing a job at all is always hard; I've done it enough times in my life to know that for sure.

I also know how it is to be stuck in a small town with limited options. I'd look and see if your area has a job bank that you can cruise and see if there's anything listed that sounds feasible, or if there's anything that you might be able to do remotely to save you some gas mileage. Craigslist is good too. (Also somewhere you can sell stuff you don't want and get some fast cash.)

Commissions are also the right idea if you've got any sort of talent to offer the internet! Art, writing, layouts, icons, HTML. Even if it's just some stuff to keep you afloat until you find something there locally.

Yeah, it's been super difficult. A couple days I've thought I might be okay but then it just gets feeling weird again. Like today my neighbors and I were going through a lot of my boss's old stuff and trying to sort it out and take home anything we found useful. Mostly just impersonal things that her family doesn't want since she didn't have a will. I mostly took a lot of food home with me since they were going to just throw it away and I've been worrying about how to afford food so this helped me a lot.

I have been thinking of various things I can sell off for some cash. I already had a lot of things I wanted to get rid of like a lot of my gaming cards since I have no one to play with.

I have also been heavily contemplating doing some commissions of sorts. I thought I might do it primarily on DA, but if you know of a better place I could maybe get some decent exposure I'd be very happy. I'm thinking this whole disaster might be my opportunity to make money in ways I've thought would be fun and interesting. I do draw and would really be interested in drawing dragons on commission.

I do also like writing, not sure how I could offer those services, but I could try. It'd give me some nice practice for the story I'm wanting to write. ^_^