Blame the Economy?

The Chinese have a saying that roughly translates to "With money, you can't do everything. Without money, you can't do anything."

Times are really tough right now. The job market is awful, which really hurts me being a recent graduate, and I feel really discouraged (yes, again) in this job hunt.

It's not until you don't have that you realize how much how your life relies on it. I'm not talking about little things like cell phone bills. I mean even trying to make long-term improvement to your life is hard. I'm taking classes to get a professional certificate, which I'm hoping will be the true key to opening doors for me, but the classes cost money. Gas to get to my classes costs money. Printing new business cards so I can properly network and find opportunities cost money. All of these things are investments so I can build myself a good future but am I in any position to fund it?

I read on SavvySugar that the bad economy might actually be really good for new graduates because not being able to find a job right away will give them the time and opportunity to figure out what it is they really want to do and not waste time in the first position they can find. I like this bright spin on it and I've always been the voice of optimism but I'm finding it hard to digest.

I keep a smiling face and always said that things would work out; I just have to be patient and keep working at it.

I'm sorry to sound so depressing but it's just so, so hard for me right now and for the first time in a long time, I am genuinely concerned that life won't just work itself out and my little bubble will get burst and I just won't know what to do when I'm down to my last dollar.

Chin up, right?