I've written before about the onset of depression that financial burden brings, and its an obvious in this world.
In a society based around a financial competitive economy, the strongest survive and the weakest live off the taxation scraps. Some days I wish I were the one living off those scraps.
Working 7 days being an 100k pluser feels like hard work. But what if thats wasted energy with too much friction and backforce to gain any positive momentum forward?
I'm an avid football fan, college and NFL, as many are, so I cant say I'm much different from any college graduated middle class male, but in seeing the sport, there is a lot of "hard work" put into getting to those levels, whether it be the player or the coaching and support staff. But that hard work appears to pay off.
But what is the distinction?
On HBO's series Hard Knocks, theyre currently covering the Texans, and more so the NFL celebrity that is JJ Watt. He appears to put more hard work in than anybody. It appears hes working hard after practice, hes very disciplined, speaking of a 10 hour sleep schedule, whcih according to him rejuvenates the body and allows for more physical and mental awareness. I cant imagine the sacrifice that takes, trying to live on a 14 hour day. I wouldnt have a kid, ill tell you that.
But the fact remains, I do, and I am trying to support and start and raise a family, with good values, and trying to center life around that, when the definition of hard work is sacrifice, or at least a large component.
So I sacrifice a lot of my time to work, work inefficiently apparently as my hard work only drives me backward.
Where does a 100k pluser attempt to break the mold and beat the overwhelming financial odds?
Well, I cant say i have that answer but I can send out the siren song, which in the end appears to be me only bitching and maybe fruitless for any other struggling 100k pluser.
Just there I realized that this sole bitching wasnt going to help.
Perhaps a support group.
I know noone with 100k plus in student debt. At least noone as vocal in complaining about it.
Twos sites i quickly found were Student Loan Sherpa and Ready for Zero.
Both appear to have started as blogs and gained momentum, which i quote have not.
But more research is always needed.
The support group sounds like a good idea, but how does something like that start, where do you meet, will there be truth or just unwanted nonsense, is it possible?
Maybe a possible ad pitch for a blog and then a proposal. Or maybe just do it, paper, online, where?
These are spit ball ideas in a blog entry that was meant to define myself as a lifetime loser, as a failure.
But these ideas could make us all get something we desperately need, hope.
Hope for zero, hope to not call ourselves 100k plusers.
I dont know the severity of this problem, I know I lay at the bottom but I know I can't be the only one.
This is my plea to myself for a true siren song and the courage to sing it.
