Now I'm talking from an Eastern European perspective, but this writing is pretty one-sided with people working in (liberal) arts fields with 4 kids. HVAC repair

Now I'm talking from an Eastern European perspective, but this writing is pretty one-sided with people working in (liberal) arts fields with 4 kids. HVAC repair folks, plumbers, electrical repairmen have as much an income as a software developer here. So go get a blue collar job, if your libarts degree isn't paying for it. Welding pays well, sure it's dirty, sure it's hard, but there is zero competition in these fields.