I’m 26 years old.

Pretty much what the title says. I’m an aspiring actor. I’ve been chasing this career all my life. It’s had it’s ups and downs but has been rewarding. I also work a couple agency jobs on the side to make some extra cash.

I’m sure you can imagine this career choice is not the most financially stable. My finances right now are low (half of which is because I have a terrible relationship with money I’m trying to change) I have a few thousand saved.

I’m scared about the future.

I want to hopefully one day find someone I can call my wife, build a home and family together. But it almost feels although, chasing my dream and doing that isn’t possible.

Acting isn’t like most other careers where there’s a ladder but rather you either make it or you don’t. One of the difficult things for is, when I do finally get acting work, trying to explain to my other jobs why I want time off or even need to quit. Also, the erratic nature of money with this career makes planning very difficult. One day you could make a few grand, next 6 months you might not make anything.

I guess I find it difficult to see a future where my wife is smiling, my children’s bellies are full and we’re all safe and warm in what we can call our home if I keep going this direction. A man’s job is to provide stability to his family but how am I supposed to do this with my current career?

I’m so happy I took a chance on my dream and honestly, I want to keep taking a chance on it, but I feel I need to start being realistic as I’ve always been a bit of a dreamer unable to face the truth. I’d really appreciate some insight.

Thanks for reading.