My mom read this post today and said I cut corners a little, haha! I said I need to slightly exaggerate to make things more entertaining but also that we all have our own point of views/ perspectives on situations.

It's an amazing feeling to turn your skills, your resources, and your passions into dollars, that you can then use to buy the things you need and want

Beautifully put!

I never received any money from the government and the only time I asked for it, I was really desperate and - in the end - didn't receive any but found myself two part time jobs (that was just before I started on my short film Zeespiegel (2010).

If we really want to fight poverty and value human worth, we should be focusing on encouraging a free economy and entrepreneurship instead of punishing it.

Hear! Hear!

Has anybody ever told you to run for president? ;>)