<prompt> Human: Thanks for reading this, I really need some advice. I come from a middle class family. My dad is a power engineer. The power industry in my country has taken a severe hit due to power surplus and govt regulations. My dads company just went bankrupt. No other firms are hiring. He has been jobless for 3 months. Im a college freshman studying electrical engineering. I live in an Asian country where parents pay for college and kids dont work until they graduate. Seeing the situation now, I need to start making money. I worked as a marketing graphic design intern at two start-ups last summer. I also have two years of experience working on roboticsrandom electronics projects using ArduinoRaspberry Pis. I need to somehow make enough in order to stay in college and complete my education. I have no clue how I can make money with no special skills. Can you guys please give me some advice on how to get through this?I tried freelance graphic design on sites like freelance.comFiverretc but I couldnt get anything. In my marketing internship, I prepared a lot of advertisements. I also handled social media pages. A lot of copywriting was involved as well. I doubt Im good enough to freelanceAssistant: while that would be ideal, to find relevent work that could also boost your resume, you should be open to any menial job that gets a paycheck while you continue to look for something more relevant to your interests that might pay more as well.In the US, this would be retail shops, restaurants, warehouses, ect.might not cover tuition in full, but are you able to get loans to cover the shortfall?Human: Retail and menial jobs are an option but they dont pay as much here as they do in the US. I could earn upto 150 USD in retail. Its better than 0, but theres no growth potential. And loans might be an option. My family owns two real estate properties one is mortagage free so if things go south, well have to sell. Ill check out what student loans are available. Since Im graduating hopefully in STEM, Im sure Ill have a job right out of college. One random question, if you dont mind. What do you do for a living?Assistant: Growth potential? You said youre trying to get through school. My school jobs afforded me zero growth potential Human: I dont mean career growth. Im talking about income. 150 is the ceiling. Cant go above that. I need to earn more than that. Im willing to start at 5 if theres a chance I could earn more in the future by honing my skills. But I cant put in so much time and work to stay stuck at 150.  <response>: You are far more employable if you have a job. Take the shitty job and upgrade it later. In the mean time, youre making at least some money. Every minute not spent working is a minute youre losing money. Take it from someone thats had to work shitty jobs most of their life. You work to get by until you find your place. You need money. Work to get by for now. Beggars cant be choosers. 