I'm so discouraged by the state of my life, my job, and my country. Is this all there is for us in life? Yesterday I got hit by a car. I could have died. I could have lost the ability to work my job. With current pay I can't afford a hospital visit even though I'm in so much pain every day. I'm tired of suffering. I want to live. Are there any places/jobs in the USA that pay livable wages? With the math I've done I'd need to make 30$ hourly for food + bills. What can I do? I feel like giving up.

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Wow, I'm really sorry you got hit by a car. That's absolutely terrible. I live in Chicago and it's a pretty good mixture of decent cost of living and decent wages. If you're able to relocate, I would say this is a good place. But please get your physical health checked out. Money is money but your health is everything!

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Thank you so much. I'll look in to Chicago! I've heard the cost of living is good there.
And I'm currently trying to get insurance so I can get everything looked at. Oof. At least I can still do the job I have fairly well.

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That's awful, I'm so sorry to hear it. I hope you're able to figure out some way to alleviate your pain without breaking the bank. As far as livable wages go, they're definitely out there, you just have to do some digging and be open to relocating for the right opportunity. Do you have any wish list cities/states in mind?

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I'm saving up to move to Oregon currently. My goal is a "blue" state with good public transportation. Washington, Oregon, maybe Cali but I'm not sure about it. As far as resume goes, I have a ton of experience in fast food, retail and grocery. And a decent amount in graphic design and word documents/Google/computers. (I'm a hobbyist artist) I have connections in Aviation so I've been looking into that. I also learn fast and I'd love a desk job rather than retail.

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I’m sorry to hear OP, I hope you can get some care soon. Do you think there will be a settlement from the driver’s insurance to you? And seems like you have good ideas from the other comment you posted.

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