My brother I was dead broke til the moment I moved out my parents crib. I managed a niche YouTube channel "SniperLeaderBoards" (shoutout anyone who was there, you're a fucking real one) with nothing. Did comp sniping rankings off a bullshit android phone and when I did need a computer I would call a friend and give them the login credentials and walk them through what to do over the phone or use a friends.
That project earned me enough money to buy a shitty Asus Laptop that would frequently overheat and turn off. I could really only use it for a couple hours at a time and then would need to let it chill. Like a really shitty car, had to baby this thing. But it was an important upgrade to the setup and a "level up."
I discovered a hacking forum post that gave a step by step on how to unlock Xbox 360 gamerscore. There was no YouTube video for it and the method worked, so I went to radioshack and bought a $15 mic to record a proper YouTube tutorial. It was a BANGER.
This was my first real video on YouTube and it amassed something like 800,000 views. Trended. In todays world, shit was the equivalent to a 10-20m view BANGER. Made like $500 off this one video. Dropped out of college pretty much the next day.
The rest of my career has been a series of steps upward. Spending X $ and then earning X $ at a profit... or sometimes at a loss. But its a game, life is a game at the end of the day. I hate to be that guy, but nobody's going to wave a magic wand and help you skip to the front of the line. It's just not how it works. Even if I accepted these terms and put you on randomly in this crazy way it wouldn't work. You'd fail.
Why? Because everyone fails. It's an important part of growth and success only ever follows failure. You need that shit. The grind is the most important part. Again think of life, especially career, more in terms of missions and levels. Shit really is a game. You're on level 1, thats ok, that's where we all start <3