Then leave 
I mean, you’ve clearly taken people telling you to work on your skills as proof that magick doesn’t work. Yes, we apologize that you can’t shoot fireballs from your wizard staff. I was disappointed too when i learned that magick didn’t work that way. If you want to see how magick actually works (and yes, this includes paying ones bills)…look to the BALG Repository of Success Stories.
You asked “what gives?” …well what gives is that you’re incorrect. People on here are at various skill levels when it comes to magick…so not everyone is going to perform magick like an Albus Dumbledore. Speaking for myself…I’ve easily been able to pay my bills and feed myself through magick…oftentimes without having to even earn the money. Start talking to people with actual skill on here like @AdamThoth or @C.Kendall . Folks like this and myself who have used magick to radically improve our lives financially, read your post are left doing something like this:
