I'm (31F) getting dangerously close to quitting and going to live under a bridge.
The problem : i can feel my brain rusting. I find no joy and value in my work. (i am an executive assistant). This is the best job/company i have ever worked at. I'm literally suffocating. i make around 80k a year. it's not enough. especially since i make more than my partner, his earning potential is not going to change, so i need to at least hit six figures somehow to get us to a stable household income.
What I want : i want to go to school and learn how to make films. that will likely, get me nowhere, given than i have zero connections and the likelihood of me 'making it,' is less than me winning the lottery. I know nothing about film making outside of documentaries, and my own personal research.
My gifts : artistic, very solid hands, very emotionally and intellectually in tune with things, interest in the academics, enjoy creative out of the box fields, have adhd and am autisitic/masking.
Things i'm thinking of : looking at becoming a tattoo artist (work on my own, have my own 1 person shop, or become a traveling tattoo artist, not answerable to anyone, control my own hours, make my own money). or
Psychologist (this will take way too much schooling though, not sure if partner will be able to support me for that long, however still able to work for myself, the median wage for psychologists is around 90k – thats not enough in my city (median household income to be middle class is around 200k).
we cant move. my partners small business is here. he loves his business and enjoys his work so we're stuck in this city and i need to make up for the income gap.
what do you do? are you happy? how much do you make? what would you recommend i do to get this job?
(please nothing to do with finance) thank you!!