make a living without working for the man?

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Hit up a maritime college and get a degree in Maritime Engineering.

Whenever you feel like working, you call the union, and within a week your on a ship for 2 months, get your check for $40,000 and repeat every time you want another $40,000

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What do maritime engineers do, and how do you qualify to be one? I'm an unemployed computer engineer, and I could use some work (as well as the money).