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Jade Obler

Jade Obler

About Jade Obler

Jade Obler is a 27-year-old queer woman of color from New York currently residing in Oakland, California with her partner and her beloved chihuahua Luna. Jade is a poet and jewelry designer who runs a small online business called Sea Storm Jewels.

Spring Break?

March 23, 2017 by Jade Obler Leave a Comment

When I think of spring break, I think of MTV and early 20-somethings soaking up the sun. I believe that this ideal spring break is becoming more and more mythical with the rising costs of education. Classism enables wealthy students to obtain degrees debt free while low-income and working-class students are faced with more and more debt. I […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class cultures, Class in Higher Education, Cultural capital, Dealing with privilege, Pop Culture Classism Tagged With: classism, education, middle class, spring break, working class

Surviving in the Gig Economy

February 10, 2017 by Jade Obler Leave a Comment

As a creative person without a degree, the gig economy field has always appealed to me. I have had various jobs in customer service that have left me emotionally drained and unable to create art and enjoy my life, due to long hours and low wages. It seemed at first that gig economy jobs were […]

Filed Under: Building Economic Alternatives, Money Tagged With: debt, gig economy, low-wage jobs, making ends meet, Minimum wage, money

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