Tips on making $30,000 a year?

[Rob52240]

The only way I know of to make $30k a year in tips involves brass poles and I'm not talking about firemen.

[mbailey]

Do you know anything about construction Bar? There are alot of Independant Property Adjuster jobs out there right now....With the storms the east coast has had lately, the insurance companies dont have enough adjusters to see all the losses suffered by their policyholders

Just a thought

Any questions, shoot me a PM

[Dragon]

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.

Any ideas on this?

Without refrigeration certification you would start on the hot side, but a company van and normal hours are some nice perks. Spring and fall normally tend to have long days with Saturdays as overtime.  It's a good time to get started.  We worked with a company out of Providence once to get us out of a jam, great people but I don't have that info here at home.  Some others:

http://www.cookingequipmentrepair.com/

http://www.gktrefrigeration.com/employment.htm

[68Raptor]

Look at Craigslist.. skilled trades sections... usually a bunch of independent contractors looking for helpers.. some of them no training needed you just might need to come up with some tools. It's where I go to when I need some helpers on projects. 

[eagl]

Be VERY careful about debt consolidation.  Lots of times they wrap up lower interest rate loans into the new loan, which is at a higher rate.  If you can reduce the rates on very high interest rate loans (like those 30% credit cards or whatever), then yea go for it, but realize that there are a whole bunch of nasty tricks used by the outfits that do loan consolidation, and they are making money off of YOU, not doing it for charity.

Seriously, check out Dave Ramsey.  He can tell you exactly why to not use debt consolidation, and his program is very good at letting you set priorities and manage money in every way.  You may be surprised at how easy some of his suggestions can be to implement.

For example, if you have a car loan and are negative on your cash flow, dump the car and get a beater.  If you refuse to this one step, then you don't *really* want to fix your problem.  The same goes for an unaffordable house.  If you are in a house you can't bear to sell or move out of, but you can't afford, then nothing can help you except a massive increase in income.  Guess what - the people who refuse to intelligently deal with their unaffordable lifestyles are not usually the people who manage to increase their income by that much.

[phatzo]

Wouldn't any job pay 30k a year or are US wages really low?

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Wouldn't any job pay 30k a year or are US wages really low?

 

[Gixer]

I'm 22 turning 23 in september.

I just read 23 is the average age for male porn stars, use to be 29 sounds like you'd make more than 30k and still have a few years left before reaching the old average.



<S>...-Gixer

[phatzo]

 

I take it US wages are pretty low then.

[Dimebag]

we haven't worked since 2008

[Lusche]

I take it US wages are pretty low then.

Must be paradise where any job gives you 30k$ a year

[phatzo]

Must be paradise where any job gives you 30k$ a year

It is. The average Australian wage is 69K (slightly more in US dollars) I'm little more than a glorified hardware salesman and administrator earning well below that at 54k, you blokes all live in the wrong spot. An apprentice carpenter in Australia just starting his 2nd year is on 31k, see attached link from the CFMEU

http://www.cfmeuvic.com.au/downloads/wage/apprentice-wage-rates-2012.pdf

[Lusche]

It is. The average Australian wage is 69K (slightly more in US dollars) I'm little more than a glorified hardware salesman and administrator earning well below that at 54k, you blokes all live in the wrong spot. An apprentice carpenter in Australia just starting his 2nd year is on 31k, see attached link from the CFMEU

Ok that's not exactly what I'd call "any" jobs
I bet there are plenty jobs in in Australia still making well below 30K a year... 

Heck, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage our countires aren't far apart, but 'average' is just that, and there a millions with a job that have to live with MUCH less, even when having a decent edication / training.

[SilverZ06]

we haven't worked since 2008

 

[guncrasher]

It is. The average Australian wage is 69K (slightly more in US dollars) I'm little more than a glorified hardware salesman and administrator earning well below that at 54k, you blokes all live in the wrong spot. An apprentice carpenter in Australia just starting his 2nd year is on 31k, see attached link from the CFMEU

http://www.cfmeuvic.com.au/downloads/wage/apprentice-wage-rates-2012.pdf

so does that mean every apprentice carpenter in australia makes 31k?  or does it mean he could make up to 31k?

at the company where I work the average employee makes around 60k a year with some making up to 90k with an average salary of 22 bucks an hour.  the only requirement is a high school diploma a driver's license and the willingness to have no life at all as we work rotating shifts.  the average long term employee has been married at least 2 times and is pretty dumb at saving money.  we have 2 25 year old kids that made over 80k and owe 9k each in taxes because they underpaid taxes and oh yeah their wives, girlfriends spent the money while they were working 20 to 30 hours of overtime a week.

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