Takes Money to Make Money

 Of all the age old adages that you hear on an almost daily basis none is more true than 'it takes money to make money.' I find myself in the highly frustrating situation of having no cash flow in which to invest to obtain a cash flow. For example, I recently booked myself onto a course to obtain my SIA in Door Supervision licence. Being a doorman may not be the most glamorous job in the world but it pays the bills, or it will do after I've paid off the hefty fees for the course and the licence. To compound matters. not only have I been asked to fork out for the privilege of escorting inebriated idiots from rancid smelling clubs, I'm not actually guaranteed a job. I've never been much of a gambling man but it seems that in the 'real' world everything requires a stake. Too bad I'm the short stack.
 If it's not obtaining a licence or attending some course then you are expected to splash out for your own equipment. In the current economic climate companies nationwide are exploring every avenue in an attempt to protect their precious money.
 Being a graduate trying to find a position within a highly competitive industry I will also have the delightful experience of being an intern. I appreciate the fact that a lot of people will have to endure this process but I still struggle to comprehend the concept of working bot just for free but possibly with no reimbursement for travel. The fact that people, including myself, may potentially have to spend money to work make me seriously consider whether I have fallen into a parallel universe. What's even worse is the fact that I am now expected to pay taxes. The more I will earn the more the government wants to take off of me.
 I guess there is some karmic justice to this. Perhaps God, Vishnu or Allah is repaying me for lounging around at University for four years squandering the tax payers money on alcohol and gym supplements. If life is a gamble I have spent the last few years playing with the house's money. What I forgot was the fact that the house always wins.