EVE New Citizens Q&A

I'm going to echo what several others have already mentioned: there are many, many ways to finance your Eve career that don't involve running missions. Furthermore, bigger and better ships are only the goal if that's the goal you set. Eve has significantly more progression options than any other game in the genre. Don't limit yourself so early unless you're fairly certain that missioning is your preferred gameplay style. Likewise, don't feel that the very best pvp warship you can afford is the only goal to strive for.