Now, see, this is totally your answer to occasional money problems -- GET AN AGENT, and start selling your stories! My god, what I wouldn't spend for a copy of "Dr. Becky, DVM: Volume One: The Early Years". It's a five-book trilogy for certain. I remember so clearly your posts to the USENET where you regaled us with the stories of the uphill challenges of getting into veterinary college, the unpaid volunteer work, the cow surfing...

A coming of age story + "All Creatures Great and Small" for this side of the pond. Put me down for a pre-order!

(And then write your fantasy novel series!)