Supplementary Income. (WAY off topic.)
BraveFalcon
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Hi all. Sorry I've been mostly MIA of late. Also, sorry my first post in a while is about something completely way off topic. I'm a little desperate though.
Here's the situation. I was roommates with my brother for about four years but he had to move out in December. I found a new roommate on Craig's List and he and I have cohabitated pretty well for the most part but it doesn't look like he's going to work out past the 6 month lease we signed together. I could probably find another roommate on Craig's List, but I really can't just keep doing that ever six fucking months. Eventually I am going to wind up with someone who is a total scoundrel and/or who can't pay the rent and bills on time.
Here's the dilemma. I make $12 an hour and bring home about $1500 a month after taxes. (Yes, I know I'm a fucking bottom of the barrel unsuccessful looser.) I break my ass to make that much though. I only get about 40 hours a week but I spend a bare minimum of 12-13 hours a week commuting to and from my job sites. At least an hour both ways every day, sometimes more.
If I was bringing home about $2000 a month, I would have enough money to live here by myself with no roommate. That would be awesome. The problem is, how do I find the time to make $500 extra dollars a month and how can it be done?
I'm sure it must be possible. $500 a month isn't a while lot in the grand scheme of things. That's only about $115 a week or $16.50 a day. The problem is, there isn't a whole lot of stuff you can do where you can make that kind of money working however much or however little you want and only have about 10-12 hours a week at most you could dedicate to doing it without completely killing yourself because your total work week is already over 50 hours.
The frustrating thing is, if I were working for all those hours I am commuting, and was making that same $12 an hour, that would be enough. That 12-13 hours of commuting a week is just a complete void. Absolute wasted time. I could be working during that time, or contributing to MS, or just sitting on the sofa, watching baseball and drinking beer. Instead, I'm sitting in my car, swearing at other drivers, pulling my hair out and also burning up gas that's costing me more and more each week these days.
The solution would seem to be, find another job making around $12 an hour close to home that is willing to let me work 50-55 hours a week. The problem with that is, no fucking body wants to let you work more than 40 hours because no one wants to pay you overtime wages. It's so goddamn frustrating.
So, my question is, does anyone have any ideas of how an already hard-working man can earn an extra $500 a month (after taxes) and do so with only about 10 hours a week to dedicate to it? I know the normal suggestions would be sell crack or prostitute myself but I don't know any crack heads and no one is going to pay to be with a dude who is ugly and nearly 40. Ha ha! Selling a kidney on the black market could float me for a few years but that wouldn't last forever either. I mean legit, legal stuff. (Although I am not above being paid under the table to avoid paying Uncle Sam his "share"). Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks. Peace,
Ken
Here's the situation. I was roommates with my brother for about four years but he had to move out in December. I found a new roommate on Craig's List and he and I have cohabitated pretty well for the most part but it doesn't look like he's going to work out past the 6 month lease we signed together. I could probably find another roommate on Craig's List, but I really can't just keep doing that ever six fucking months. Eventually I am going to wind up with someone who is a total scoundrel and/or who can't pay the rent and bills on time.
Here's the dilemma. I make $12 an hour and bring home about $1500 a month after taxes. (Yes, I know I'm a fucking bottom of the barrel unsuccessful looser.) I break my ass to make that much though. I only get about 40 hours a week but I spend a bare minimum of 12-13 hours a week commuting to and from my job sites. At least an hour both ways every day, sometimes more.
If I was bringing home about $2000 a month, I would have enough money to live here by myself with no roommate. That would be awesome. The problem is, how do I find the time to make $500 extra dollars a month and how can it be done?
I'm sure it must be possible. $500 a month isn't a while lot in the grand scheme of things. That's only about $115 a week or $16.50 a day. The problem is, there isn't a whole lot of stuff you can do where you can make that kind of money working however much or however little you want and only have about 10-12 hours a week at most you could dedicate to doing it without completely killing yourself because your total work week is already over 50 hours.
The frustrating thing is, if I were working for all those hours I am commuting, and was making that same $12 an hour, that would be enough. That 12-13 hours of commuting a week is just a complete void. Absolute wasted time. I could be working during that time, or contributing to MS, or just sitting on the sofa, watching baseball and drinking beer. Instead, I'm sitting in my car, swearing at other drivers, pulling my hair out and also burning up gas that's costing me more and more each week these days.
The solution would seem to be, find another job making around $12 an hour close to home that is willing to let me work 50-55 hours a week. The problem with that is, no fucking body wants to let you work more than 40 hours because no one wants to pay you overtime wages. It's so goddamn frustrating.
So, my question is, does anyone have any ideas of how an already hard-working man can earn an extra $500 a month (after taxes) and do so with only about 10 hours a week to dedicate to it? I know the normal suggestions would be sell crack or prostitute myself but I don't know any crack heads and no one is going to pay to be with a dude who is ugly and nearly 40. Ha ha! Selling a kidney on the black market could float me for a few years but that wouldn't last forever either. I mean legit, legal stuff. (Although I am not above being paid under the table to avoid paying Uncle Sam his "share"). Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks. Peace,
Ken
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