I graduated from college with honors and then went right into grad school.  There I never scored less than an “A-“ on any project and came out with a Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing.  After all that, I went 3 years without being able to land a job.  My brother, on the other hand, went to law school after finishing college with mediocre grades and then working for 2 years as a security guard.  He became a bankruptcy attorney and now makes quite a good living, though he’s always swamped with work and barely ever has any free time.  He lives in a high-rise apartment building downtown and drives a new black Mustang and generally never has to worry about paying his bills.  I’m the definition of a starving artist.  I mean that literally.  I think the last time I ate bread that wasn’t stake was sometime two weeks ago.  I just barely get by as a freelance writer.  I’d like full-time work with a company or the government or somewhere and it doesn’t have to involve writing at all.  All I want is a steady job that pays me enough so that I’m comfortable.  I don’t need to be rich.  I don’t need a fancy car or to live in a condo or anything like that.  I just want to be able to get by without worrying.