25-35k a year isn't that much kid. I was making more than that when I was in my twenties over the internet. You should consider taking up a second mode of income to supplement yourself.
I'm making over 100k a year and have no problem buying xbox's and any other console I desire.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.