Frankly, I beat myself up a lot over this issue because the fact that my business isn't instantly successful and I can't pull a 50k+ job out of the hat, I do feel that using the economy as an excuse is well, an excuse (for myself). I've become what I always have tried to avoid and I don't feel like I deserve to participate in society. I feel like it's my fault because I wasn't/am not savvy enough, smart enough, charismatic enough to get by in life. I'm not even hot enough to bag a rich man and be a trophy wife lol.

The best I can do is ignore it and take it a day at a time.