I would modify the semi-colon into a 'semi-exclamation mark' (an exclamation point with a comma at the bottom instead of a period, employed to indicate emphasis in the middle of a sentence or clause, or to add emphasis to a series of nouns or phrases normally separated by commas) and into a 'semi-question mark' (a question mark with a comma at the bottom instead of a period).

I would retain my 'day job' so as to stave off 'starvation.'