A Hard Time for Jobs and Computer Software.

Well now since I am currently out of graphics courses in college of course I am searching for Graphic wise based jobs.  It isn't as easy as everyone says it is.  Really I don't have any of Adobe CS4 and as I was looking for purchasing I noticed that a normal job like Dunkin Donuts can't pay for it.  Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars is ridiculous  I mean come on a normal college student like myself can't really afford those types of programs while being in college, because we still have intuition to fill out and loans to pay for.  I also looked at job wise and I really want to work in either New York City, New York (for popular magazines) or even L.A. California.  The reason for those places is mostly because I know in those types of areas is where the big companies are located.  Maxim Magazine and even some of the big Sony business is located in New York City and of course Hollywood with big Hollywood movies, companies and ect....  I don't mind if I work in say Tampa, Orlando or even Miami, but really I just want to reach  for where the money is located.