Tips on making $30,000 a year?

[DaCoon]

are you 21? if so see about getting a CDL and drive trucks.  right now I'm on an account where I'm home every other nite and wknds off  grossing close to $1000/wk     just a suggesstion.   g/l with it tho     

[AAJagerX]

Find a high volume car dealership and apply for sales.  They'll be more than happy to train an enthusiastic individual with no experience.  After that, work your butt off and 30k is just a drop in the bucket.

[TheMercinary60]

if you would be willing to move, i can probly get ya a job around $16 an hour tax free, i wont lie, the boss is a bit of a donkey, but that kind of money got me back to work for him

[ink]

become a senator...make enough for you and every one on your block

[mthrockmor]

Serious response:

1. Debt consolidation and all options around this. If done right maybe instead of having to make $700 a week it is down to $600 a week, which I'm guessing you will note is a big difference.

2. Education is key. It is always about improving your worth. The long term is college. The short term could be something like getting a commercial drivers license. That may take a couple months but once you have it I have no doubt you could find an entry level job driving big rigs make that amount of money, possibly more.

3. Government work. It is sad but I was in an economic briefing by a Wall Street guru a couple months back. He said the most stable employment going forward for the next decade will include government work. Like it or not, there it is. For government $30k a year is basically entry level pay. I would look at Federal job postings, state, county, and city.

4. Sales. You need a personality for it but selling cars or something like that is a place you can easily make that kind of money. I would also consider pawn shops or payday loan companies. In the economy today these types of back-channel industries are also thriving. An associate of mine owns Auto Zone (yes, he is worth over a billion dollars - that Auto Zone) and while new car sales, etc are hurting his business is way up. People don't have money to buy new cars so they are investing in repairing their existing cars, and doing it themselves. Think in these terms.

Back to education. Whatever you do arm yourself with improved knowledge. If you get a job selling cars then go buy some books on salesmanship, the art of selling, etc. Take it serious, set goals and work hard to exceed those goals. Be committed and climb into hard. Hard work and dedication are everything. The risk of looking for a job to make $700 a month is from the perspective of the person that hires you. They need someone who can bring that value, not someone who just wants that money. You are asking them to invest in you. Make that investment in your worth it.

You asked, I hope those thoughts are helpful.

Boo

[skorpx1]

payday loan companies

NOOOOOOOOOOO. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. Do not ever use a payday loan store EVER. My mom works at a bank and every day she sees people freezing their accounts and taking out money and whatnot to stop them from taking their money there whenever they miss a payment. If you miss a payment with those guys the interest rate goes up like 15-20 % and they will harass you to no end to pay it back.

NEVER and I mean NEVER go to a payday "loan" store for that "Easy cash." Its a great way to get you even further into debt.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

Around here, in order to bring home over $700 a week, you need to make $50K+ a year, not $30K. That's claiming single and no dependents with the IRS, and no state income tax. To get that, in most cases, you need a solid and desireable skill set, a fair amount of experience, and an excellent work ethic.

People who make that kind of money in sales are the exception, not the rule, but it can be done. Your problem there is likely to be a lack of experience, and worse still, it appears you are in a fairly desperate situation. Desperation on a salesman stinks, and kills any chance at sales success, people smeel it a mile away.

The flip side is that I've seen people in urban areas that are doing decent economically make a fair amount of money delivering pizza in a cheap but reliable car (it's a Dave Ramsey thing, others mentioned him, he's a great resource). If you took a retail job for 1st shift (WalMart, box retailer, auto parts store, etc), or a warehouse type job (probably 3rd shift) and delivered pizza in the evening, you could probably make the money you want/need to make, at least for a while.

[Dimebag]

 An associate of mine owns Auto Zone (yes, he is worth over a billion dollars - that Auto Zone) and while new car sales, etc are hurting his business is way up.

Autozone is a publicly traded company so not 1 person owns autozone, the millions of shareholders do.

[shppr01]

Check with your local print shop. They always are looking for bindary and help in shop. Payed me pretty well . I got into the shipping part and made enough to buy my house . No exp. necessary.
 

[Dragon]

30k is quite normal, or low, for a restaurant equipment repairman.  Most companies are willing to train.

[Scotch]

How old are you? What is your background?

I could potentially help get you a job on a boat in Alaska. The easiest way would be for you to start out as a processor on a factory boat. With a company like American Seafoods or Arctic Storm, you'd start out at around $40k/year through crew shares, working about 8months of the year during pollock A/B seasons. And then collect off-season unemployment of about $2k/mo. But it's not for everyone. Aside from a few positions, the work itself is pretty easy but very long days (17hr+/7days a week when fishing), you're getting thrown around on the Bering Sea, and you're away from home. You don't need any experience though. And you have virtually no living expenses while you're on the boat. It's a great way to stack up cash quickly and there is no long term commitment other than the season contract you sign at the start of the season saying you'll complete x # of trips.

[mthrockmor]

Yes, and one family owns a majority position.

[321BAR]

I'm 22 turning 23 in september. Long term ideas are out of the question as i need to start making cash by summer. Short term ideas so far i've been reading are great suggestions. I need to stay in the area as my dad relies on me (Alaska.... no. Just.. no. )

I think i've sprouted a little confusion also. I need a way for income to settle $600-$700 for the short term.

I've never thought of sales so it's something worth looking into.

30k is quite normal, or low, for a restaurant equipment repairman.  Most companies are willing to train.

Any ideas on this?

I've been suggesting debt consolidation to my dad. Might work who knows.

Government work... I've been wondering how to even get into this

[ariansworld]

Try to find work as a welder's helper....

[Getback]

Find a commercial bakery, apply with them, and make about 40-50k. They pay better than most auto plants these days. The hours are odd and weekends off are rare. Flowers is hiring and so is Kroger. I think there may be one or two more. The reason being is because Wonder Bread, aka Hostess, closed.