Can ALL marriages be saved Vol. 3

[Mona52]

How did you realize you wanted to do what you do?

I worked completely backwards to land where I am. I did not think about what I wanted to do with my life. To be perfectly honest, I was completely desperate. I remember having to beg for a box of mac and cheese from my boss at the part time clerical job I had one night because I literally had nothing for dinner for the kids.

If someone were to ask me "Hey Mona, what do you want to do with your life?" It would have been as foreign of a question as if they asked in French or German.

So I went to the job outlook site the US gov't has and I decided I wanted to earn 6 figures. I did not care how long it took, I wanted to end up bringing home 6 figures. I looked at jobs that paid that much and after 2 weeks of changing my mind, I decided on IT.

But the one thing that completely sealed my path was the school I called waived the $65.00 application fee. I was able to start school for what I considered was FREE. I say free because the financial aid office found the grants and loans I needed to pay for school.

WARNING** It can be a trap. I was strapped for cash, and I was able to get financial aid. I qualified for enough that not only did it pay for my classes, but I qualified for extra which they sent to me. So when I was more broke then ever, I get a check in the mail for $6,000.00.

This was a school loan. YOU HAVE TO PAY THEM BACK! I am warning you because it is so easy to wrack up more debt that you can pay back, and you cant get rid of a student load with a bankruptcy. This type of loan they will garnish your wages until they get their money back.

I'm cool with the loans. I make enough now that I can pay them back.

But that is how I decided. I based it completely on how much income I wanted.

This may not work for you. If you don't choose a path that you LOVE, you may not finish school. And, if school is not right for you... you wont finish school. Make sure what you choose is something that will make you happy!