Adjuncts make so little that many are on food stamps or live with parents, so the universities don't have to pay benefits.

I taught adjuct college courses for years, but my husband made money, plus I lived on my family farm. After a divorce, I moved to Thailand in 2010 and taught English, writing, ESL, etc. The pay is low, but the cost of living is so low, it doesn't matter, plus I get to live in paradise.

I was adjunct for 10 years and bartended on the side. Then opportunity hit and I was hired full-time at the same college (8 Yrs then retired), but not for my masters' discipline. Rather it was my minor and ten years of teaching communication classes. Many times getting in can depend on if your degree and minors mesh with what the college needs. I've seen adjuncts take employment overseas first to get classroom experience. Marshall Islands is hiring again for English teacher and speech class, if you're so inclined. After all, it is a Pacific island! Good luck because we all have had or need luck to be employed full-time!

Adult educator, mostly for people who did not finish school.

Do you work at prison because you choose to or is that just what is available?

I am.

I was an adjunct for many years through grad school, now I work FT and I adjunct at a different online school. I don't know if my routine would be helpful to you as I worked, went to school and reared four sons (married and as a single parent). It really got hectic because I am an avid online gamer (yes - I had to give up the gaming for awhile). But you should always set a little time aside for you. I gave myself set work hours each day and when I turned off the computer, I was done working for that day. Another thing I did was constantly updating and submitting my vitae, reading the jobs board at HigherEd and the Chronicle.