I have a few questions for you guys, and if you will answer them I will be thankful and possibly even inspired to do something great.

Are there companies out there that are okay investing time/engergy/money into young and inexperienced software developers? Sure, I've read a few articles on the internet about this, but I would love to have a better outlook in the eyes of HN.

Would I have a chance? I haven't listed all that I've done on my GitHub, Linkedin, and such, keep in mind.

If you were in my shoes and had a month to come up with some income, how would you go about doing it? Believe me, I've spent hours on Fiverr, Freelancer, Gun.io, BountySource, and more, but nothing has came from that except a few dollars here and there. Certainly not enough for a kid who is living on his own. I have, of course, applied to several restaurants within manageable bus distance. No luck. I even attempted to join all of the branches of the military; There were no GED spots open at the time (and don't assume I can't take commitment (because of dropping out of highschool), I have several people who would say otherwise (all programmers)). I realized that if my employment depended on giving in to a flawed education system, I'd rather switch professions. Nothing is worth feeding that monster.

If you guys have any advice that could help me on my search for software development income, feel free to reply. I also wouldn't mind discussing any controversy I've caused here. Tell me what you are thinking!

Check out these links, and happy late xmas! www.thehorne.com www.github.com/jessehorne