And should I bother applying?

I had a really rough experience in college, and dropped out twice. Before my first dropping-out, I was an English major, and the main reason for dropping out was I had no motivation to continue because I didn't know what I wanted out of my education. I enjoy learning for its own sake and have a lot of academic interests/passions, but when it came to career goals and completing a specific program I was pretty lost.

I went back in my late twenties after having learned a lot more discipline and clarifying my goals. My dad was an accountant for most of his career working at DFAS (now retired) and he always said with my abilities and personality, I could do that job if I wanted. And I did really well in my first year of accounting classes, and in cost accounting. But there was only 1 professor in my university who taught intermediate, and his teaching style was AWFUL. Especially for my particular learning style. I tried twice and couldn't get through it.

So I changed majors again, this time to Economic Development. Lots of overlap with the Accounting major, just without the advanced accounting courses. And then, when I was just 1 class away from graduating, covid hit. With everything that happened that year, I failed to make the switch to online-only (which I've always struggled with, vastly prefer in-person classes). And I've been struggling so much financially with working shit jobs and trying to keep a roof over my head that finishing that degree doesn't seem especially feasible, at least not til I get my life more stabilized.

My question is, can I possibly apply to and succeed at accounting or bookkeeping jobs without the degree, for employers who are a little more flexible in terms of qualifications? I'm confident that I can learn to do whatever work I don't already know how to do if given a chance, and can do that learning pretty independently. I just don't know how to communicate that to employers who might only see a two-time dropout with no experience.

Any insight will be appreciated.