kinda frustrating right now...

[the Baron]

right now i have little or no money to my name, and i have been taking a lot of lifes heavy flak, some issues at home, some things going on, i hardly have any money, i don't have a car, my test results still in the air, i haven't built a model in months, its just driving me nuts man.

but hay look at the bright side, the SMA big spring contest voting is coming up right? something i have been waiting for so long, and i have been a member of the nerd herd for almost a year now. i joined i think in the fall ??? can't quite remember.... this may be a random post, but i just need to say it so what ever .

I quoted, to get back to the original topic--I could go on about the size and role of the state and how much or how little it should be involved in the individual's life, but I wanted to tell you, Ace, that I find that Jesus helps, too

 

[the Baron]

Oh, and for the record, I'd love to have health insurance like car insurance. Allow it to be sold across state lines; let me pick the package that fits me and not have to pick a plan that has to be all things to all people and whose costs reflect it; let it take care of catastrophic problems, not routine checkups (State Farm doesn't pay for my oil changes); let it follow me, wherever I go, instead of being tied to my job (that our employers pay is a legacy of WWII and dealing with government wage caps--companies couldn't offer higher wages, so they started to offer medical plans); and get the state out of the health care business altogether.

"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen"--Dennis Prager

 

[Eastrock]

I do know, how it feels when someone told, how lazy you are... or such a pain in the neck, worst when some says "worthless" instead of gettin mad, I took it as a challenge, My first job after I graduate in college, I work in McDonalds as a technician why to far from what I took in college, Since I'm living in a 3rd world country, the pay keeps you alive but when you got sick there would be a problem... your right Ace... be strong and keep moving!!

I do suggest, since your an expert modeler, why not sell your service... build planes to others especially in your area, ask some friends who might need your services.

Just my 2 cents.

im not a expert, but i guess my stuff would be good enough to sell, buy a kit for 20 bucks, build it, sell it for 50! or a friend brings in a kit, have him pay ya 20 bucks to build it.

yea people don't directly call me lazy, but it just feels like it, people complain all the time about people on welfare, about how we just live off the system.

You could try it first, since you love building planes why not build a plane to someone, it also harness your skill and keeps you busy, My cousin builds kits for others as his spare time, or sometimes he sells his own build kits and a buy new one to sell it again. its gives you the joy of building and as well adding some dough to your pocket.

 

[f2k]

Yeah... I know the feeling...

Coming back from my holiday a few weeks ago, refreshed and ready to go to work, I was summarily execu... Ehhh.. “Made redundant” as they so politely called it. Why, thank you... I only worked my butt of for you guys, trying my best to help getting the local office to run properly, and this is the thanks I get?

No, I’m not happy...

And now I’m finding myself in the same situation as aceofspades. There’s a fair bit of work for a computer scientist out there, but everybody’s looking for a 25 year old PhD with at least ten years experience in the field.
Sigh... Everybody wants experienced employees but no-one’s willing to hire a relatively inexperienced guy (worked for a total of six months before getting the kick) so he can get that all-important experience...

So My income has basically been cut in half, I can’t get a job, and in five months time I must start repaying me student loans. Which will put my economy firmly into the red...

And to make it even worse, I’m feeling really burned out from trying to get my Jagdpanzer E 100 done. To be honest, I haven’t touched a bottle of glue or paint since the end of the competition. Today I finally forced myself to get back to work on my Flames of War table but the joy just isn’t there anymore...

Welfare has been set up as a trap. I have known for quite some time that if you try to get off of it, they punish you. For example: Say I am on welfare and decide that I want to work to get some extra money. So I get a job and earn $10,000. What does welfare do? Cut your welfare check back by $15,000. They should cut your check back by $5,000 to encourage you to work.

Ace, I have no problems believing your story about working too much, then you are cut off....

Too right!

I might have found a bit of freelance work (wish me luck on that) but I basically have to take the money under the table with no tax and no paperwork. If I report it to the authorities and the union they’ll just reduce my support. And where’s the idea in that?

im not a expert, but i guess my stuff would be good enough to sell, buy a kit for 20 bucks, build it, sell it for 50! or a friend brings in a kit, have him pay ya 20 bucks to build it.

yea people don't directly call me lazy, but it just feels like it, people complain all the time about people on welfare, about how we just live off the system.

I was actually thinking about doing the same â€" only with Flames of War and WarMachine. But I’m not sure if there’s enough money in it to make it worth the while. I’ve heard many claim that models are generally worth more unpainted than painted in the second-hand marked.

 

[13aceofspades13]

right now i have little or no money to my name, and i have been taking a lot of lifes heavy flak, some issues at home, some things going on, i hardly have any money, i don't have a car, my test results still in the air, i haven't built a model in months, its just driving me nuts man.

but hay look at the bright side, the SMA big spring contest voting is coming up right? something i have been waiting for so long, and i have been a member of the nerd herd for almost a year now. i joined i think in the fall ??? can't quite remember.... this may be a random post, but i just need to say it so what ever .

I quoted, to get back to the original topic--I could go on about the size and role of the state and how much or how little it should be involved in the individual's life, but I wanted to tell you, Ace, that I find that Jesus helps, too

indeed he does

i was at a point where i was feeling so depressed and frustrated, everything seemed to be going wrong, but you think of him and everything seems better, it helps not just to think of myself but others who have it a lot worse in than me.