<prompt> Human: This is probably an insane and poorly-worded question but you may know better than I do. Money is overwhelming and intimidating to my stupid brain and history of poverty. I want to tell you to assume I have no marketable skills or abilities, but more honestly, its just that I have social anxiety that makes the idea of running my own business hustle terrifying, and I also have no interest in toiling away 40-80 hours per week of my life to make someone else rich while I barely survive. Ideally and I think this is the goal of Universal Basic Income is to have my basic food and shelter and survival needs met without me having to worry about them, so that I can focus 100 of my time and energy on things I want to do but dont have time for because of work. Things like writing books and articles, building and maintaining a website or online business, playing music at local shows, doing photography and illustrations, thinking about important philosophical concepts, volunteering, trying out business ideas without my entire livelihood being at stake, things like that. I wouldnt be lazy. I would create things that benefit the world. Right now, I dont create much of anything. I really dont accomplish anything in life, and definitely nothing at my shitty normal jobs, besides burning through 13 of my life for nothing but basic survival. Im exhausted and I have nothing to show for it and I still worry about whether Im going to be able to afford food and shelter. This probably sounds like entitlement, if youve even read this far. Maybe it is. I personally think the US is at a place, resources-wise that satisfaction of basic survival needs should be guaranteed for every citizen, no questions asked. If you want more than that, then work your ass off to get it. But food and shelter? Those dont need to be luxuries anymore. Not even totally sure why Im posting something that is almost guaranteed to get hate and downvotes, but I overheard a conversation yesterday between a young financial advisor and a young business owner. The business owner just started his blue collar business after losing a job in the field. He has no employees. He asked if it was possible to be worth 1.5 million in 3 years. The financial advisor said he didnt see why not. It made me realize I dont know anything at all about money or even the right questions to ask. So Im asking you.  <response>: Youre asking for the established way but youre shunning the established way. The established way is to work, earn money, and invest.BTW, starting your own business is a hell of a lot of work, and part of the established way. You dont have to start a business, though. You can work for someone else. Most people do. 