Dado,
I found myself in the same predicament last year. A year after graduating I was made redundant from my graduate role, fortunately the payout was instant, first thing I did was take a holiday as I was covered for 3 months in terms of my car and personal loan payments. I came back from holiday and managed to get a temp contract with a large manufacturing company on a good wage but 80 mile a day round trip, the wages were going straight into fuel and I was struggling to get by. Last December, I started my job (6 month contract) with the local council in a purchasing role (an area I graduated in) which was 8 miles door-to-door. It was however £5000 less than my previous job, however I can promise you that the lack of money has not bothered me at all, I am so happy in this job right now, even though I cant afford to pay my loan back (obviously the car has priority, cant get to work without it) the Citizens Advice guys have helped me and I have made arrangements with the bank to pay a much smaller but significant payment monthly in line with a budget created.
The only negative is that mine and my fiancees relationship has taken a hit (stress, arguments, etc) and now my main focus is to win back her heart, after I've been such an idiot in taking eveything out on her.
Just remeber money isnt everything, the people in and around your life are, the experiences you share with them, interactions. An advantage for you now is that you can regroup and gun for what you really want.
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