Is it hopeless to study something in a creative field?

I have the desire to study something artistic or creative related, such as creative writing or English literature. Yet, all I hear and see is that there are no jobs for the arts and humanities. It truly depresses me because I am not a math person at all. Anything above College Algebra confuses the heck out of me and makes me weep because I don’t understand it. Yet, I know it is common for people who do study 1 of these fields to evntually go for their teaching license. However, I know that one could go into copy writing, writing,editorial work, technical writing, among other things. However, I’m already poor as a church mouse. I’m not looking to make lots of money because obviously from the way this stupid economy is, that’s not going to happen. By the way, I am as poor as a church mouse.