Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream
http://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Beginnings-Search-American-Dre...
And what's with the debt-but-no-education? How was that supposed to work? One or the other.
It's not very often in life that the phrase "check your privilege" is appropriate or reasonable, but right here, right now, that's picture perfect.
I mean, you can't think of a single possible way that one could get into debt besides ivy-league loans, and you're saying that you understand what poor people have to deal with?
I'm not sure there's an ethical way to set up the experiment where you apply for a bunch of minimum wage jobs to see which ones you can get; and I doubt there's a way you can spend the time to do it.
But I'd be really interested to know if you could get a minimum wage job within a fortnight.
I live in a small community. Most of the families are self-employed. Who created their job? They did. Didn't wait for some company to decide they were worth paying.
So I have a problem with folks that wait for somebody to make a place for them. That's no way to run your life.
Let's assume that you aren't able to use any existing education or connections, you start off with significant debt, and you are located in an area with high unemployment. If you are able to be back in your apartment in a month, I'll eat this computer.
Edit: If we threw the idea up on kickstarter, I'm sure that there would be more than enough support to pay for your opportunity costs (assuming you're not independently wealthy). It'd be an interesting experiment.