With rising gas and food prices, college tuitions, higher utility bills, what can you do to make ends meet? Even if you earn a salary of $40,000+ today it doesn’t seem like enough to get by with the higher costs of living. Second jobs seem to be the wave of the future. It is not just lower and middle income workers that has been affected, There are many people in all income ranges that have either lost their jobs or their hours and benefits have been reduced. A friend of mine found herself in this predicament recently and decided to be creative. Not being able to find a job in her field, she thought about what she else she was qualified to do. She has a sales, real estate and a legal background. Creatively she started doing contract work in those fields. Many companies have cut their staff, but have an occasional project where they need to hire someone for a short term or temporary project. By contacting everyone she knew, she started networking, using the internet, and researching part-time and temporary jobs. By combining her sales experience, marketing , research and writing skills she was able to obtain various contract work writing legal and real estate articles, doing research projects and other short term projects for various law firms and real estate related businesses locally and around the country. This has worked out quite well for my friend. By using her skills and talents she was able to market herself in a slightly different capacity and fill a niche. Bottom line - If you cannot find a job in your field, try to be creative. With outsourcing and virtual work, why not turn a hobby or passion for a start into a business. If you have some extra cash, invest in real estate. There are a lot of investment opportunities out there right now. Even if you have a full time income, everyone can use a little extra money these days!
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Date: 2008-04-16 00:20:53