What should you do from the age of 25 to prosper, or at least survive, as a woman on your own?
I understand my reality pretty well: I wasn't born to get married or have great romantic relationships. And in my family, I really only have my mother.
I also struggle with socializing.
I know I may spend most of my life alone. I don't have many friends, and the few I do have have their own lives, boyfriends, husbands, and are often busy with their own things.
Knowing that I may be on my own for a long time, I'd like to hear advice from older, wiser women who have been through life and know more than I do.
What would you do starting at 25 to make sure you could prosper, or at least survive?
And I'm not talking only about money, but also emotionally, physically, and psychologically.
For context: I graduated from college, but I don't have a good job and I don't earn much. I lost my father, and I only have my mother. I don't have any close friends. I'm trying to save money for an emergency fund and for retirement.