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Posted by DLo (Member # 6133) on :
 
I'm seriously contemplating getting a part time job. I don't know how well I would cope with it, but the housing bug has bit me and I really want to get into the market. With my obsession of toys and such, I'm not going to be able to afford both.

Problem is, I have no idea what I should look into doing part time, that is worth my time/money. I have a full time job in IT. The pay is ok, but not enough to afford anything in the San Jose area. If anybody here is working a full time and a part time, please chime in - would like to hear how other people are doing it.
 

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Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :
 
I hate it. It is killing my body, my marriage and my social life.

My family is living good and I am doing ok financially but other than that, you can have it.
 

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Posted by trickflow211 (Member # 8503) on :
 
Shit I worked 2 jobs for almost 2 yrs ... Full time night crew , and partt time at macys , and I even managed to play varsity n college ball at the same time ....this was when I was 18-19 ... So if I can do it , then u can ... U gotta have determination n ambition !!
 

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Posted by jaehow23 (Member # 11230) on :
 
I want to work for USPS, FedEx, or UPS ASAP!!! I'm going to apply today...
 

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Posted by Slowback67 (Member # 6348) on :
 
Driver by day, Web Cam show at night.
 

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Posted by x93chp (Member # 6046) on :
 
I got 2 full times job. First job 7:30 4:00 pm second job 5:15 1:45 am. I hate it.lol
 

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Posted by N8 (Member # 6048) on :
 
Do you have kids? I so I would advise against it. I work a ton of hours that almost equate to 2 jobs. My wife has to come snap me out of it from time to time.

My take
I would not do it just for the reason you stated above. The drop in quality of life would make it not worth it to me. Becoming a work-a-holic and chasing a buck becomes a addiction. I would say look for advancement in your chosen field first.

Or...

Stay with your current situation buy a small rental property and go from there.
 

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Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on :
 
I do full time IT at a video game studio (only IT guy, so I do everything). That pays my bills (house, 2 car payments, insurance, utility's, wife going to school, etc)

and I also do IT at a local charter K-8 school. I work probably an average of 10-15 hours a week there, they pay me $15/hr and I use that money for toys.

it's not easy, but the extra few hundred dollars a month is nice to have, plus it feels good to help out a great school, I was their assigned IT person from the school district that sponsered them when they first opened their doors 4 years ago, when I left that job to get my current gig at the game studio the district didn't have anyone to assign to the charter school so I just kept helping them out whenever they need it.
 

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Posted by DLo (Member # 6133) on :
 
Dan, is your 2nd job just doing the side jobs that you do? You look like you're doing well though. Didn't know it was playing a toll on you like that (other than the whole leg fiasco).

To those of you working 2 full time jobs...

No kids N8. But I look at myself, and if someone is unlucky enough to choose me and start a family with me in the future, I want to be set for it. I don't have too many things to be proud of - I goofed up the first few years in college, then managed to get by while living at home and working until I got my degree. I don't have any student loans, and I'm in a position now where I actually don't have any debt. Now is the time I start saving, but doing the math, it will be YEARS before I have enough cash to make a wise decision on a down payment for a house. I need and want to speed up that process. I figure I'm 29 and I can still beat on my body for a little bit, and if I was able to work, goto school, and goof off, I can try to spend that type of time again.
 

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Posted by N8 (Member # 6048) on :
 

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Originally posted by DLo:
Dan, is your 2nd job just doing the side jobs that you do? You look like you're doing well though. Didn't know it was playing a toll on you like that (other than the whole leg fiasco).

To those of you working 2 full time jobs...

No kids N8. But I look at myself, and if someone is unlucky enough to choose me and start a family with me in the future, I want to be set for it. I don't have too many things to be proud of - I goofed up the first few years in college, then managed to get by while living at home and working until I got my degree. I don't have any student loans, and I'm in a position now where I actually don't have any debt. Now is the time I start saving, but doing the math, it will be YEARS before I have enough cash to make a wise decision on a down payment for a house. I need and want to speed up that process. I figure I'm 29 and I can still beat on my body for a little bit, and if I was able to work, goto school, and goof off, I can try to spend that type of time again.

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To be honest sounds like you have a lot to be proud of. But good luck, just keep the awareness about you to realize when you are becoming a slave to the mighty dollar. Work smarter not harder.
 

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Posted by 302n/a (Member # 1465) on :
 
i work 3 jobs 80 hours a week while it sux not getting sleep my body is used to it and im so use to working i find myself going crazy when i don't work it's a trip lol.Vitamins and warm clothes are the recipe to get by and some energy drinks.i love getting 2 checks a week then the following week another one comes.
 

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Posted by 302n/a (Member # 1465) on :
 
but if your married and have kids it usually wont work.Im single no kids and loving it
 

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Posted by SSFGiant (Member # 10811) on :
 
Ive had 2 jobs for the last 3 years, going on 4. My main job for the last 3 years has been UPS. They only offer part time, full benefits(until high seniority they offer full time)and UPS checks werent doing it, so ive always had a 2nd part time. This last year I basically had one full time and UPS part time. Im about to turn 22 next month. Didnt do college, did Wyotech(electrical,havent found a job. still trying) so thats why i bust my ass. Dont have another option. Dont really have a social life, but in about a year and half, 2 years the latest, I will be a full time driver for UPS and wont have to worry about having 2 jobs cus they pay good. Drivers that is. If you are looking for a part time with full benefits, UPS is the place to be, shitty pay though. something to think about
 

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Posted by SSFGiant (Member # 10811) on :
 
Oh and both jobs equal to about 70-75 hours a week.
 

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Posted by SLOWFOX (Member # 11067) on :
 
X2 am getting a part time aswell need more cash for pleasures lol...
 

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Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :
 
All you need is 3.5% down for a fha loan. You can save that in a year no prob.
 

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Posted by losbadgts (Member # 4394) on :
 

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Originally posted by turbo50:
I hate it. It is killing my body, my marriage and my social life.

My family is living good and I am doing ok financially but other than that, you can have it.

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Originally posted by x93chp:
I got 2 full times job. First job 7:30 4:00 pm second job 5:15 1:45 am. I hate it.lol

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Thats ridiculous man I dont know how some of you do it on a DAILY basis. Sure some days I do 13 hours or so, but I dont think I could do it everyday.

Props to all you guys that do.
 

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Posted by Fast92lxcoupe (Member # 8221) on :
 
I'm a Technical Supervisor for a medical facilty and still work 12 hours a week at elsewhere. Don't really need the money I just do it for just for shits and giggles and to stay busy. Work 9-5 on weekdays and 12 hours on Saturdays

[ December 22, 2011, 11:01 AM: Message edited by: Fast92lxcoupe ]
 

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Posted by arodeast408 (Member # 11335) on :
 
I say it will put a toll on u if u have no kids go for it but its never what u make but what you save
 

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Posted by 2T0NE (Member # 4216) on :
 
i do ,money is good but a bit stressful,overall i like it
 

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Posted by kingroy (Member # 7736) on :
 
When I was 19 I worked two jobs for about one week. Like what N8 said, quality of life goes down hill.
 

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Posted by 50DADDY (Member # 3076) on :
 
I used to work 2 full time jobs.1 day and 1 evening.Did it for a little over a year and nearly went nuts.F that.
 

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Posted by SantaClara_Cobra (Member # 9488) on :
 
Ya i work for coast 9-6 then from 7-11 put up with my lady
 

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Posted by Stangn5oh (Member # 10875) on :
 
Warehouseman/forklift driver mon-fri 7:30-5ish
sport massage therapist @ my dads shop 10-7 sat-sun when i want to show "ima boss" lol
moneys great, less time with 2kids and wife, so im starting not go to work on weekends because my girl picked up a good fulltime job, yet what she makes in 2weeks i make in 1week
 

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Posted by Stang66 (Member # 10504) on :
 
It's all on ambition, quoting N8, life quality goes down, I go to school have a part time job and help my neighbor with his business on my free time, I got 19-20 hr weekdays, sucks big time, but need the money for my cars
 

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Posted by anderthizzle (Member # 7910) on :
 
I work two jobs and am a single father of fours girls three teenagers and one that is 11 years old.I work six days a week form 430pm to 100am and 130am untill aroun 7am it sucks balls.but I still dont make as much as I use to at my old job.But my girls are worth it.
 

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Posted by CobraTerritory (Member # 6476) on :
 
I work 2 jobs aswell. 7 days a week here and school. I'm a mechanic for MV Transportation working on east bay paratransit busses and I'm part time at One Toyota on Hagenburger in Oakland where I'm also a tech.

[ December 23, 2011, 06:56 AM: Message edited by: CobraTerritory ]
 

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Posted by DLo (Member # 6133) on :
 
A lot of good posts in here. I appreciate all of the advice.

So, if anyone knows of some part time opportunities in the south bay, please let me know
 

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Posted by SSF_5.0_WARRIOR (Member # 10170) on :
 
For all you IT guys out her on CA fords. I work for a Tech support company called SupportSpace. We partner with company's like Geeksquad and Microsoft. What we do is provide remote services for their customers. We have experts who work from home or from where ever they want. Any of you that are good at IT stuff can attempt to become an expert for us. The gig is good and our experts make good money. You can set your own hours and all that good stuff. Or just come on to support customer's when ever you'd like. Our experts our considered to be third party contractors so you pay your own taxes and no benefits but the pay is GOOD. I think this can be a good option for you DLo. Anyone who is interested PM me and I can give you guys more info. This gig is legit and profitable so if you think it's too good to be true it's not were just a start up company that has only been around like 5 years. Im confident we will be here for a long time tho. Give it a try guys if your good on the phone/chat with customers and good with computers(PC/MACS). We have a lot of experts that do this to get more money. But it can become your only job if you work hard at it. We have some crazy guys that will work like all day and they some have made over $20,000 in a month(before taxes). I'm not trying to recruit anyone just trying to help someone out.
 

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Posted by SSF_5.0_WARRIOR (Member # 10170) on :
 

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Originally posted by SSFGiant:
Ive had 2 jobs for the last 3 years, going on 4. My main job for the last 3 years has been UPS. They only offer part time, full benefits(until high seniority they offer full time)and UPS checks werent doing it, so ive always had a 2nd part time. This last year I basically had one full time and UPS part time. Im about to turn 22 next month. Didnt do college, did Wyotech(electrical,havent found a job. still trying) so thats why i bust my ass. Dont have another option. Dont really have a social life, but in about a year and half, 2 years the latest, I will be a full time driver for UPS and wont have to worry about having 2 jobs cus they pay good. Drivers that is. If you are looking for a part time with full benefits, UPS is the place to be, shitty pay though. something to think about

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This foo works with me, this is his other job. Don't know why he didn't mention it but he can vouch that were legit also.
 

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Posted by SSF_5.0_WARRIOR (Member # 10170) on :
 
Sorry if I lagged to reply to any of your PM's.. Here is where you would start.. Check out the site.
http://corporate.supportspace.com/become-a-consultant/
 

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Posted by RONIN (Member # 9987) on :
 

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Originally posted by SSF_5.0_WARRIOR:
Sorry if I lagged to reply to any of your PM's.. Here is where you would start.. Check out the site.
http://corporate.supportspace.com/become-a-consultant/

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