<p>Problem: How do I make my passions work for me, meaning how do I make money without sacrificing my principles?</p>
<p>Situation: I'm about to graduate in spring with a BA in philosophy. I love philosophy because I get to express my views (via papers) using multiple disciplines (psychology, sociology, economics, political theory, aesthetics, all the hard sciences) as sources and with my own understanding of ethics. </p>
<p>The problem I have with finding a job/graduate program is that I have to sacrifice either my ethics (I usually think forms of utilitarianism govern the private and public sectors. And I hate utilitarianism) or I have to sacrifice focusing on multiple disciplines and just choose one (economist, psychologist, sociologist, etc).</p>
<p>Question: It's kind of foolish to think one can live life without sacrificing anything and I'm not asking for a route that would have me doing this. I know I'll have to sacrfice somethings throughout life. My question is which path would have me sacrificing less? By that I mean what jobs/graduate programs would I be happiest with (from your personal experience and advice)? I'm not expecting accurate answers since happiness is subjective, but I'm looking for inspiration.</p>
<p>Right now, I'm considering saving money while I go to community college focusing on one or two particular fields (math and economics or something like that but I don't know if I'll like it very.much) which would prepare me for an economic masters. I don't mind economics but it's not something I'm sure I'll love after years at the.job.</p>