After reading through some of these posts I have to ask myself what I've been doing with my life! For whatever it's worth though, here are the things I'm comfortable advising others on:
Things photography related: equipment, photography school, working in darkrooms, old school processes (cyanotypes, van dykes, etc), different genres of photography, gallery shows (start to finish)... or anything else you can think up! ^_^
I've worked freelance shooting a wide variety of things... antiques, jewelry, jam, etc. I also interned at a major clothing company as a photographer, so can give you insight on what that's like. I've worked as a retoucher, a photo lab technician, and a photographer in a retail portrait studio (you know the type--JCPenney, Sears, Walmart--small, cheap studios. I wouldn't recommend this, by the way.) Umm... I can also help with invoicing for freelance work.
I've lived in rural Michigan and Pittsburgh. If you need insight on what it's like to transition from being a country mouse to a city mouse, I've got you covered. (I honestly had to learn how to take public transportation. I'd never been on a city bus before I was 21.)
Random other jobs:
**Waitress
**Corn detasseling (I wish I was joking.)
**Retail camera sales
**Ren faires
**Bagel smearer extraordinaire
I also worked at my college in the AV equipment cage, and the media center taking calls from faculty to fix projectors, TVs, and pretty much anything AV related.
Also, my best friend is transgendered. I've been with him through the entire transition process, so if there's anything you need to know about sex reassignment surgery, passing, coming out, or how such a transition impacts friends and family I can help with that, too.
I've also had dozens of roommates, and so have unique perspective on that situation too. I've had roomies hold me at knife point, but I've had the best roommates on the planet, too.
In a few months I'll be working on a cruise ship as a photographer. I'll update this then, in case anyone plans on setting their next murder mystery on a cruise ship in Hawaii
I think that's it for my limited knowledge. I'm more than happy to share though!