To tell you honestly, I am now relating to this because I'm at the worst point of my life now. It all started when my sister booked me and my family for an expensive vacation without my permission and it's going to be a couple of days away, and I am forced to pay for a grand total of $200+. My dreams were shattered because of that compulsory and forced payment whether I like it or not, because I have a goal during that time.
The reason I have a financial problem is this:
I have a debt for a grand total of $200 from my freelance work and I want to refund them because I don't think I can do it anymore. I am not motivated to do this type of work anymore, and I want myself to be free from this mess by paying this debt. I don't want to work with them anymore, so I have to refund them as long I can come up with this amount. The problem is that I only have a very limited income source and was down to less than $100 in my bank account for survival. I lose money paying bills, compulsory contributions, personal expenses, etc. Plus, my parents aren't supporting me anymore financially. My sisters had their own stable jobs, so I'm the poorest member of the family.
I'm not planning to look for an 8 to 5 job because even if I'm poor, I can't see myself working to make my boss rich and not me. Freelancing is okay for me because of time flexibility and no time-in and time-out card. Entrepreneurship is in my blood.
This is what I am going to do as I'm desperate in money now.
1. I sold my 2-year old basic phone for $2 only (I'm not using it anyway because it's worn out, and yes it was sold). I will plan to sell old stuff in my house for a few bucks just to survive.
2. Will plan to deposit 200,000 satoshi to my BTC wallet and follow a proven Bitsler method I learned from Youtube without being greedy that could potentially earn me up to $48/day. I can afford to lose this anyway. Still waiting for their confirmation.
3. Finished my writing gig and earned $20 today, and I'm writing another one for $10. I'm offered a weekly gig. - DONE
4. Planning to sell my 2-year old unused Warrior Forum account, but still looking for buyer.
5. Planning to sell my 5-year old League of Legends account with Ultimate and Legendary skins (PH server), but still looking for buyer. I'm playing SMITE and Paladins now, so I'm lazy and not planning to play League of Legends anymore.
6. I'm in a health industry, so I'm selling quality vitamins. I have 3 sets left in me and could give me up to $15 in profit per sale. Since the market here in my area are only on a low budget, I would offer to sell them piece by piece. Even if I'm in a vacation, I would bring my vitamins to sell it (not hard selling) to tour guides or meet new people there.
7. I wanted to loan but I have no reputation here yet and no collateral to offer. My parents, sisters and friends would not lend me because they're still looking at my past and thinking that I am still the same guy as before. If not, I may ask for donation for those people with a good heart to help, no matter how small the amount is.
You say Entrepreneurship is in your blood and that's great, but most people get their capital to start their entrepreneurial things from a 8 to 5 job.
From the sounds of it you are from the Philippines and your English is perfect, what kind of Freelance work did you do? Because you can do Freelance work as a virtual assistant with your language abilities and it would earn much more than the sums you have been talking about here.
Selling your online assets like your account in LoL is a good short term solution but it doesn't offer you long term stability, the same for selling your vitamins. Bitsler methods also don't work $48/day is a pipedream. Writing gigs sounds like your only decent longer term solution plan to your problems. I've been in your kind of mess and it doesn't get better with short term solutions, in the end you will either end up doing that 8 to 5 job you hate the idea of or you will become a mooch on other people.
I understand but here's another problem. No one is going to hire me because of few things:
1 - My transcript of records is very, very, very ugly. I have so many "reds" and the companies I inquired in a job fair won't accept me due to this. I tried to look for work, but after I applied they don't call or schedule me for interview. Some did schedule me for interview and tests, but they decided not to hire me afterwards after spending so much in requirements.
2 - I have to wait until October to take the professional civil service exam to be eligible in working for the government. However, I still have the feeling of not seeing myself working in an office and I don't want to follow my parents' footsteps. I would rather do some field work than just sitting in a cubicle for 8 hours with a fixed rate aside from commission or sales-based only.
About my freelance work, it's more on guest posting and outreach. Instead of me doing the guest post, I usually outsource or arbitrage it to others while I do the outreach part (kind of boring). The problem is that the team of writers I use are just demanding money from me even if their English is not good and my clients aren't satisfied and won't pay me for this. As a result, I have to cover funds to my writers for their efforts) and decide not to use them again. It's a lesson learned about picking a writer carefully. It's a bulk order, so I lost a lot of money from it. Now my bank account is almost empty.
Two years ago, my friend from Australia hired me directly as an online-based senior customer relations manager in his VA company. I managed 40+ Filipino workers there, and most of them liked me being their manager because I knew how to lead well and connect with them. I only lasted for almost 5 months, and most of them don't like me to go. Out of all the managers in the company, they say I'm the best because of how much I cared for them rather than treating them as working bots. Other co-managers in the company didn't like what I've been doing, but they didn't know that being a leader knows how to connect with people that could end up in a long lasting friendly relationship. I resigned due to health reasons, because I worked like 8 to 16 hours a day (other managers are absent, so I have to fill in without any complains).
From there, I only survived by doing freelance stuff whenever I can. But it seems I'm a bit tired of writing something that I don't love. I usually love writing about video games, eSports, etc., which is my real passion. For now, I'm just sick and tired of having a miserable and unlucky life.