“If you choose poorly, you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of pain.”
I was looking at my black coworker’s resume and I asked him why he was working in the (dead end) job he had when he could have doubled his income with just one move away from Tallahassee. He said, “I have two kids. I will be here for them until they are of age.” This guy had everything; a degree, brains, athletic build, movie star good looks, a fantastic voice and perfect English. He had really screwed himself by having sex with the woman he chose. (I often wondered how he knew for sure they were even his kids. But I never asked.)
There is no real money in Tallahassee unless you are a criminal.