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" Dear E. Jean: I&amp;#039;m turning into a real-life Hannah from Girls. I&amp;#039;m 25 and barely working: retail, two days a week. My parents just announced that they can no longer support me. I&amp;#039;m one of three children, my mom and dad put us all through college, and my dad is retiring soon\u2014so I understand. Meanwhile, my sweet boyfriend is going into debt trying to keep me in food, clothes, and shelter. I&amp;#039;ve been job hunting every day until my eyes are crossed! There&amp;#039;s nothing available for my major. And the best retail places aren&amp;#039;t hiring. I want to be independent, but at the same time, I want a small allowance to get me through the week. How do I ask for money from my parents? What else can be done for me? I&amp;#039;m at a loss. \u2014This Hannah Needs Help Hunnybunch: Whaddaya got there, Hannah? An iPhone? A Droid? Either way, sign up at Squareup.com. Jack Dorsey, the man who invented Twitter, cocreated the Square Card Reader so you can set yourself up in business and process credit cards. (One of Dorsey&amp;#039;s friends couldn&amp;#039;t sell his handblown glass because there was no way for him to take plastic\u2014so he and Dorsey invented a solution to his problem.) Stop shaking your head, Hannah. In the next seven days (the time it takes for your free Card Reader to arrive in the mail) you will start a business, cease moaning about the lack of jobs in your &amp;quot;major,&amp;quot; and begin majoring in making money. And you&amp;#039;ll do it mooching exactly zero dollars off your parents. You&amp;#039;ll build a fantastic website, for free, at Weebly.com; launch your marketing campaign, for free, on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr; phone for free, with Gmail calling; and watch your progress, at no charge, on Google Analytics. Square will take 2.75 percent per credit-card swipe\u2014but, hell, anyone who&amp;#039;s not starting her own business these days looks like a loser. Here&amp;#039;s a handy guide to help you take the first steps: How to Make It in the World: The Hannah Rules 1. Never waste time looking for a job when you can invent a job. 2. Never invent a job that does not help solve one of mankind&amp;#039;s problems. 3. Never forget, as you prepare your Facebook marketing campaign: Women want to be thinner, and men want to be taller. 4. Never go with what you love. Go with what obsesses you. 5. Never worry about failing. You will fail. Just fail smarter the next day. 6. Never listen to your boyfriend when he complains that you&amp;#039;re working all the time. Keep working. 7. Never wear black. Wear red\u2014hot, cheeky, dangerous red. People will be less likely to forget you. 8. Never aim for catchy. Aim for true. 9. Never ask customers what they want\u2014as Steve Jobs said: &amp;quot;People don&amp;#039;t know what they want until you show it to them.&amp;quot; Whatever your product or service, Miss Hannah, I believe 100 percent in your superb skill at getting money out of people who can&amp;#039;t afford it. You&amp;#039;ll be paying your parents back by Christmas. Good luck, and let us all know how you&amp;#039;re doing! P.S. Thank you, Seth Godin, for #8. E-mail your questions to e.jean@askejean.com  MORE E. JEAN: 25 Things Every Woman Should Know More Successful Than Him Mark Zuckerberg Hasn&amp;#039;t Slept in Five Years. Why Should You? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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