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If you're good at fixing cars, why not move to a place where car mechanics are in high demand and short supply? Having a job can change your world from a nightmare to a dream.
Hey guys, read all the posts before you reply. He can't join the military because he was born with a foot deformity and he can't drive for Uber because he lives in the middle of nowhere Maine and it's very doubtful Uber will be offering service there anytime soon.
OP, you've received some good suggestions. Item number one on your list is to get Maine's version of the GED. Not having a high school diploma and/or GED is going to limit your options for the rest of your life. Once you get the GED then you can look at community college or a job training program. If you look hard enough, there's got to be some type of financial assistance out there that you would qualify for that would help you get some type of education/job training.
Once you have some type of certification, the cold reality is you and your fiance will probably have to move; staying where you are is holding you back. If you stay in a place with no opportunities, you will never improve your situation. There's lots of metro areas in the mid-west and the South that are full of opportunity and would offer a cost of living that wouldn't be much more than rural Maine.
If you're good at fixing cars, why not move to a place where car mechanics are in high demand and short supply? Having a job can change your world from a nightmare to a dream.
LOL I was thinking it's usually the other way around, but in the OP's situation finding employment could do wonders.
Make community college your goal and don't give up. There is always a way. Have meetings with the dean and figure out a way. Community college is like $2,500 a year and worth its weight in GOLD. Even if you do it for 2 years and transfer to a 4 year its a fantastic option. Look into computer programming or something. Believe it or not you're better off then you think. There are plenty of people walking out of college, $200k in DEBT living at home with no real direction.. What do you do with $200k in debt and a Art History major?
You need to get back down to Voc Rehab and tell them you want to give it another go. It is not unusual for people to give Voc Rehab several tries before things finally click.
As you have no work experience, part of the eval process will be trial work periods. Make sure your Voc Rehab counselor understands your limitations and barriers. But you need to be ready to go to work as well. Get your surgeries taken care of and be ready to go to work.
There are a lot of doors that Voc Rehab can open if you have the get up and go.
Hey guys, read all the posts before you reply. He can't join the military because he was born with a foot deformity and he can't drive for Uber because he lives in the middle of nowhere Maine and it's very doubtful Uber will be offering service there anytime soon.
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Thank you.
The OP needs a sit-down job - at least for now. That means no retail, no military, no mechanic, no food service, and I'm not even sure how he can be a realtor, although it may be possible.
I think school or Voc Rehab is his best bet right now.
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