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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: 321BAR on February 22, 2013, 12:28:17 PM
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May sound stupid but I'm in desparate need of that amount yearly or my dad loses our house.... ideas anyone? :bolt: :uhoh :headscratch: :cry
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I hear the Vatican is hiring :angel:
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I hear the Vatican is hiring :angel:
Saw that coming when i posted :lol
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Fast food cant hurt? Maybe not 30k but its money.
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Fast food cant hurt? Maybe not 30k but its money.
Long story short i'm trying to find a decent paying job around $600 $700 weekly to cover household bills we can't pay. Already working at Dunkies....
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There are websites like taskrabbit where people post jobs that they need done, such as helping someone put together some furniture, building a fence etc... Its not full time employment but it could be used as supplemental income.
https://www.taskrabbit.com/ (https://www.taskrabbit.com/)
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Try selling some stuff you don't really need/don't use any more. If you have a bike in the garage that's just sitting there and is unused you could probably sell it for a hundred bucks or so. You could also try looking for odd jobs and such on Craigslist, Local newspaper and maybe in a few shops around town. It might not be the 30 grand you need but it'll help.
Got any old or unwanted gold? Go to the local pawn shop, or sell it on the internet. Got any old electronics like computers? Sell it. Got any scrap metal/unused lumber? Sell it. You can get quite a bit for that stuff.
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Any golf courses nearby where you could caddie? It's a perfect job with no set schedule that pays OK.
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Sell your body. Oldest profession. :old:
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If you can swing it, they are screaming for both skilled and unskilled workers in the Western Australia mining industry. I know its a bit far away but its very good money, enough that you could pay to fly back to the US 1-2 times a year without much trouble if you land a good job.
WA Mining jobs
There are examples of professionals with years of experience and skills from unrelated industries changing their profession to reap the benefits of larger salaries. With the right information you can basically just walk in off the street and the mine companies, such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton will offer you a job and train you. Good salaries for mining jobs WA no experience, can pay $1,200 – $2,000 a week. The average salary in the mining industry is currently about $90,000 per year.
All the mining hot spots like Gorgon Gas Project, Karratha, Port Hedland, Mount Isa and Kalgoorlie are facing massive workforce shortages. The unskilled labour shortage has been so high; that the Australian Government has in the past ran a pilot program offering $5,000 to unemployed people to move to Western Australia to take up unskilled mining jobs. The pilot program was the beacon of Western Australia’s mineral wealth and prosperity. If you are looking for a career in mining in WA and live outside of the state, then the WA government’s site migration.wa.gov.au is worth a visit.
Individuals looking for mining jobs with no experience or skills can often work alongside experienced miner workers as assistants or they can choose to opt for cleaning jobs, kitchen jobs or catering jobs.
Now there was a slowdown in that industry last year but China is starting to grow again and the mines are picking up too.
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Also, try debt consolidation, if it's really THAT much it will be very worth it.
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Invest in the Dave Ramsey total money makeover course. You generally buy the workbook and study materials, and the classes are "free".
Of course, he'll probably tell you that if you're going to go bankrupt over a house then you should get a smaller/cheaper house. But maybe his money management course could help out some.
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May sound stupid but I'm in desparate need of that amount yearly or my dad loses our house.... ideas anyone? :bolt: :uhoh :headscratch: :cry
what is your education? best thing is talk to people or family you know, they are the best source of info around where you live.
midway
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What are you good at? Any family members with connection? Are you college/school right now?
Education first, worry about the money second. If your dad is a true dad, he would want you to pursue your goals and dreams. Get the education, find a nice job, and you'll be better off than working at a crummy job for the rest of your life.
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I hear selling car parts pays well
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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 :salute
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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.
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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
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become a senator...make enough for you and every one on your block :old:
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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30k is quite normal, or low, for a restaurant equipment repairman. Most companies are willing to train.
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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.
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Yes, and one family owns a majority position.
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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. :lol )
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 :aok
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Try to find work as a welder's helper....
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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.
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The only way I know of to make $30k a year in tips involves brass poles and I'm not talking about firemen.
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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
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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. :lol )
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.cookingequipmentrepair.com/)
http://www.gktrefrigeration.com/employment.htm (http://www.gktrefrigeration.com/employment.htm)
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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.
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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.
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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?
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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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
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:rofl :rofl :rofl
I take it US wages are pretty low then.
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we haven't worked since 2008
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I take it US wages are pretty low then.
Must be paradise where any job gives you 30k$ a year ;)
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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
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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.
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we haven't worked since 2008
:rofl :aok
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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.
semp
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so does that mean every apprentice carpenter in australia makes 31k?
A first year carpenter at the end of his first year must be paid that. check the link.
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A first year carpenter at the end of his first year must be paid that. check the link.
If your over the age of 21 then your min wage in Aus should be, $15.96 per hour or $606.40 per week. works out to over 30,000 a year if you work full time (38 hours).
Or...
For junior employees, the minimum rates are:
Under 16 years of age $5.87
At 16 years of age $7.55
At 17 years of age $9.22
At 18 years of age $10.90
At 19 years of age $13.17
At 20 years of age $15.59.
So yes you can earn less then 30k in Aus but you are on part time or casual and/or under the age of 21.
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Long story short i'm trying to find a decent paying job around $600 $700 weekly to cover household bills we can't pay. Already working at Dunkies....
At 7.25 Federal minimum wage (U.S.) working 40 hours a week, you'll probably be good if all you're paying is the bill.
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Get a job at Bedford airport working line service. Be early, be helpful and work hard. You'll get a base salary and split tips with your crew at the end of a shift and tips there will be. Wash or clean airplanes, fuel airplanes, load and unload baggage to/from airplanes to cars, etc.
Signature or Jet Aviation are the FBOs there. They're usually hiring.
Just don't be a slacker.
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At 7.25 Federal minimum wage (U.S.) working 40 hours a week, you'll probably be good if all you're paying is the bill.
include daily expenses in that equation suddenly not so much. $300 a week wont pay for a house. im looking into the ideas given here. thanks for the advice guys
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Have you been to the IBEW local? I couldn't find their pay scale for maryland but I found a rate chart for rural illinois.
http://www.ibew701.org/wages.aspx
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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. :lol )
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?
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 :aok USAJOBS.com postings of majority of Government openings.
Check to see when next Postal Exam is in your area. Check local P.O's, many hire casuals.
:cheers: Oz
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Unfortunately if you are scrambling it is too late. Trust me I've been at the top and I have lost it all. IF that does happen....pick up the pieces and use the fire created from your losses to motivate you to never allow yourself to be put in this position again. It has been two years of my family living in near squalor for me to get to a point where I can again start a company that will fill a very big void. You can find a job any where.....or you can find a market that will allow you to fill a need. One of the biggest deficits in our country as a whole is in the ammo business which I am getting into now on a high end level. However there is a local business in town that is very lucrative. They are 3 college kids that get out to the ranges every week and pick up brass off the ground. Mondays are best. They then clean it and resell it to all the people that went out and bought all those reloading machines that are no longer available because everyone and there brother wants to reload now. Only problem...?....there are no components for sale! Find the components and sell them. 700.00 a week? Try 2-3000.00 if you can find enough. If the range already has and agreement for the brass....offer to take the lead scrap. Smelt it down and sell the refined lead to re-loaders or invest a few dollars and make bullets. It can be done...trust me :angel:
Here is an excerpt from a letter from a "big boy" in the game as proof....
"Now, our way of life is being challenged like never before and our Customers are responding with a flood of orders. In the 35 years I've been in business, I've never seen anything like this."
I'm 1000% positive that others here have received this very letter or something close to it from many other companies. If you do decide to do this PM me when you have items available...I want everything that you can find.
Imagination is a poor mans toy and a wealthy mans tool!
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Are there Indian casinos in your area?
You can easily make that kind of money and more as a table games dealer, and if you are a young single guy, it's a hell of a job.
I got lucky when they legalized blackjack in my state and there was a mad rush to get dealers and they offered free training classes, but I don't know if you could break into the industry in the time frame you are looking at.
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Are there Indian casinos in your area?
You can easily make that kind of money and more as a table games dealer, and if you are a young single guy, it's a hell of a job.
I got lucky when they legalized blackjack in my state and there was a mad rush to get dealers and they offered free training classes, but I don't know if you could break into the industry in the time frame you are looking at.
been waiting for our wonderful state of Grannymassachusetts to finally open the casino idea up and lay ground...
Thanks everyone :aok
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Wouldn't any job pay 30k a year or are US wages really low?
The spread between untrained/unskilled wages (McDs, grocery bagger, walmart greeter) and trained/schooled/government (utility, professionals, county clerks/reporters) at starting level, conservatively (real low-ball), at least triple (and five-fold wouldn't be unheard of, especially if counting perks like health/transportation/pension).
And then there's the real kicker which is location, location, location. 30k a year living in.... Idaho or Kansas, I'd probably be living comfy with a house and truck. But when I last looked a decade ago for Southern California, "polls" were saying to live comfortably in this area you had to make $75k or ~$150k if a couple and persuing the ol' American Dream.....
Look at AH itself. HTCs ultimately ended up in Texas for some reason, besides just friendlier business practices/taxes.
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I offered my personal reference to get you a job that would net you $20k in 4months with zero expenses. That's really not very long, even if you laughed off going to AK. I leave for 7months of commercial salmon fishing early Wed. morning. If you change your mind you can still send me a pm here on the forums, but I may not get it for a while. Good luck.
Unfortunately if you are scrambling it is too late. Trust me I've been at the top and I have lost it all. IF that does happen....pick up the pieces and use the fire created from your losses to motivate you to never allow yourself to be put in this position again.
I've been there brother, and it's fueled me to take and create opportunities I never thought of before. Within 5 years I'll not only have what I lost, but have a much stronger foundation to work from. Good luck with your business!
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Thank you and back at you. :aok
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Join the military....use your VA loan buy your dads house....after 20+ years you get paid for life to boot!!
List your father as a beneficiary For your SGLI so in the event of your death he would be able to still pay his house off.....
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and then there's health care .. certified nurse assistant at a long term care facility to start.
It's hard, physical work, 8hrs a day, pays fairly well, and places you apply will train you on the job.
You must have a work ethic .. slackers need not apply.
Most start the day they walk in.
And you get to wear pajamas all day :)
If you like the work, most places will pay to send you to school .. LPN - RN - and upward.
It can be a very rewarding career.
You can work your way into Nurse Anesthesiologist (*cough* ..70 dollars an hour to *start*, right out of school)
You just gotta wanna.
I spent 2yrs in school to become an LPN, started at a VA long term care facility right after I got my license at 15/hr.
I could have just gone in and applied as a CNA and worked up from there but I did not know that.
-Frank aka GE (was at 25/hr as an LPN when I had to stop)
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Long story short i'm trying to find a decent paying job around $600 $700 weekly to cover household bills we can't pay. Already working at Dunkies....
Drugs.
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Better living through chemistry
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If your willing to move, look at the Bakken Oil field in North Dakota working for an oil company.
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If your willing to move, look at the Bakken Oil field in North Dakota working for an oil company.
No places to live. Get the job first and you may be able to stay in a "man camp". I live in Billings and people commute from here. Fast food places as far as Sidney have closed due to not have workers willing to work for $12 an hour. If you have a CDL it is almost a shure thing to make $30 an hour in the oil fields. Housing is the big problem there.
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I lived in Oklahoma during the 1980's oilfield boom.
Those dudes made a lot of money, but it's dangerous, back breaking work out in the weather in North Dakota?
I was working in a hospital at the time and saw a few of them brought in dead from accidents, but hell, I guess you can killed doing just about anything.
You will get the hell gouged out of you for housing, and there will be times you are stuck working round the clock when you should be sleeping.
Depends on how desperate you are, I suppose.
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I offered my personal reference to get you a job that would net you $20k in 4months with zero expenses. That's really not very long, even if you laughed off going to AK. I leave for 7months of commercial salmon fishing early Wed. morning. If you change your mind you can still send me a pm here on the forums, but I may not get it for a while. Good luck.
I've been there brother, and it's fueled me to take and create opportunities I never thought of before. Within 5 years I'll not only have what I lost, but have a much stronger foundation to work from. Good luck with your business!
it has nothing to do with the lifestyle. id try it if i could. 2 reasons i say no. i am far from healthy enough to stick with a job like that and i have no way of getting anywhere outside of massachusetts (just money itself stops me). if i left now i'd lose my car within the month due to insurance payments and car payments. my current job covers both and nothing more really. I need a chance with a job in the area so as to be able to get on my feet. I'm looking into other ideas people have messaged me and posted here. Some are possible and actually probable. others just can't happen currently
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If your willing to move, look at the Bakken Oil field in North Dakota working for an oil company
man I have been trying to get into an oil rig job for almost a year, and no luck. :bhead :bhead my dads a driller and has been trying to get me hired on also, so if you have any leads would be appreciated. :aok
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man I have been trying to get into an oil rig job for almost a year, and no luck. :bhead :bhead my dads a driller and has been trying to get me hired on also, so if you have any leads would be appreciated. :aok
http://www.ndoiljobs.com/listings (http://www.ndoiljobs.com/listings)
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if the car is paid down some, you could sell it---pay it off...then buy something with the left over money....
and always always shop around for insurance... they all vary greatly on pricing for the same coverage... doing that on your current vehicle could save you 50 or more a month
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Truck driving school at your local community college. I made 32,000 my first year and that was 15 years ago. But it's not for everyone.
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I offered my personal reference to get you a job that would net you $20k in 4months with zero expenses. That's really not very long, even if you laughed off going to AK. I leave for 7months of commercial salmon fishing early Wed. morning. If you change your mind you can still send me a pm here on the forums, but I may not get it for a while. Good luck.
Tight Lines Scotch :aok. (or as my old boss use to say, "may the hole in your trap, be 1" smaller than the Lobsters head " ) I must say im a little jealous..... I worked on a Lobster boat in Maine growing up.(Spent the summers in So.Portland ME at my grandmothers house) But, I like to say the best job ive ever had. Hard Hard work, but the view from your office is better than anyting ill be seeing in the next 7months
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CSX had some job openings up in mass I think.
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http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-3284-Salaries-Promotions-15-bachelors-degree-majors-with-starting-pay-of-50000-plus/?SiteId=cbmsn43284&sc_extcmp=JS_3284_advice
<S>slipstrm
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$600 - $700 dollars a week? Is that pre-tax or post-tax? Post-tax that's like $20/hr. I'd say start panhandling at the busiest intersection. If you think you are going to make that kind of money without some kind of investment (money, time, energy. And I'm talking about school/trade school or start-up fees) then you are delusional. Especially in the time frame you are talking. Good Luck with that!