"It takes money to make money" right now it's taking. Those other countries workers aren't making 6 figures a year to turn a wrench, we can't compete with peanuts when we have corn.
IMO, those who have made a solid living on the goods, should be happy they had the chance. Time to slow down now and get a job with a future.
My last job/business I made well over your average paying job. It took a bunch of hours and it was basically my life. I was able to take almost 3 years off of work and figure out what was most important to ME. Once I figured all that out I started looking for employment. A year later I took a job that pays $15 an hour... I haven't made this little amount of money since 1998'!
You know what though? I will have a job/career tomorrow and there will always be a tomorrow.
We've had to make some major lifestyle changes to make this money work for us. But that comes down to "what is most important to us". It wasn't that brand new truck, new mini van, swimming pool, or any of those other superficial things.
Some thing in life can't be bought...other things in life can't be told...comes a time in everyone's life that they have to dig deep and make choices. To me, this is what makes a man. Time to dig deep and grab life by the bad and make it your bitch! It's your life, don't let life run it for you. Make it yours!