If your boss does not see “value” in you, and the employing company cannot offer you serious career prospects, then you should not put up with this. In your current work, “the light has not converged like a wedge.” We work not only to feed our family, but also to provide them with decent material well-being. Which is possible only under one condition - if your income and your professional competencies grow systematically. Otherwise, you will become poorer (due to rising price tags in stores), and not richer. Here is what each of us can do to increase our income: 1) Put out the “today’s fire” of money problems or “plant the seeds” of your future financial well-being? Every day we stand at a fork in the road before this choice, racking our brains in vain to find the optimal solution. I want to say right away that the correct answer lies in the plane of simultaneous movement in these two directions. We must also increase our income (by increasing our qualifications) , and lay a reliable foundation for your wealth (with the help of regular investments). Otherwise, we will definitely have a catastrophic “failure” in one of the areas. 2) Stop doubting - it’s time to start your own business. One clarification should be made here. “Don’t burn bridges” and don’t quit your job. Open your own business (or find a feasible part-time job ) in free time from main work. And as soon as your entrepreneurial income exceeds your salary by 2-3 times, only then write a letter of resignation of your own free will. Remember the spring of 2020? Then hundreds of thousands of people found online part-time work or responded to a vacancy with the possibility of remote work. If they were able to do this, then why don’t you try to do the same? 3) What can you lose if you start slowly earning money on your own? The worst thing that can happen to you is that your boss finds out about your outside earnings and fire you for it. Then you will either continue with your business or find another job. So your “worst case scenario” is not so bad. You will simply find yourself a new job (where you will have significant prospects for professional development and career growth).Additionally: Read my other article “Where NOT to invest money? TOP 3 most dangerous places for your money." I will be grateful for your likes and reposts of this article. Author of the article - Alexander Evstegneev, personal finance expert, author of 20 books on financial literacy, investor with 25 years of experience, laureate of the Russian Ministry of Finance Prize for the best media project on financial literacy