Dear Manuel:

Wikipedia’s entry about the economy in Venezuela reads: “According to The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, Venezuela has the weakest property rights in the world, scoring only 5.0 on a scale of 100; expropriation without compensation is not uncommon…”- so no, I wouldn’t say that the problem in your economic situation there (not being able to rent or own a home regardless of your hard work and salary) was you  (“i don’t know if the problem is me” you wrote).

You migrated to Colombia. Wikipedia reads in the economy section: “in recent years growth has been impressive, reaching 6.9% in 2007, one of the highest rates of growth in Latin America…Colombia is now one of only three economies with a perfect score on the strength of legal rights index, according to the World Bank.” So, I can see why you chose Colombia. But a 6.9% growth does not mean, of course, that it applies to individual economic growth, it is a statistic.

“Feeling like nothing I do has a meaning”- you don’t see the financial benefits to your hard work that you would like, I understand that. And the solution that comes to your mind is to go back to Venezuela and live with your parents or “live in the street without a worry”- in other words, your solution is to make your life more difficult.

You can’t live in the streets without a worry. It doesn’t work that way. Plenty of worries living on the street.

Better be another solution, at least an attempt for a better solution. Try to make your life better, not worse. See what it is that you can change for better return-on-investment of your working time and energy. If there is a way to work smarter, not harder, do so.

I hope you post again with your thoughts and feelings.

anita