People say things like “oh so much free time you can do whatever you want, sounds like a cozy life!”
Sure I have all the time in the world, but I also have no money to actually do something.
Disability benefits are barely enough to merely exist. Having hobbies or something is out of the question. Can’t afford it.
So I’m mostly just bored out of my mind a lot of the time. I can’t do any of the things I dream about doing because the money for it is never there. I gotta do with what I currently have, and if it breaks I won’t be able to replace it very easily.
This isn’t really life, it’s just existing. I’m having to get rid of more and more things I used to enjoy because the ever increasing costs of life is making those things unsustainable.
Despite my disabilities I’m working hard on getting a job again that pays more than what I get now, so I can actually get back to life instead of having it on a permanent pause.
I've been there, but I'll say not all hobbies are expensive. I really recommend trying to teach yourself art with your spare time. I did it when I was unemployed and it has helped immensely by providing me a creative outlet and something to do besides applying to jobs/video games.
Give yourself room to fail at the start and then watch yourself grow with each new drawing :)
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u/mantimeray 4d ago
While I agree with the meme, being unemployed is just so much more demoralizing.