Financial crunch - need advice

[David Hailey]

Check out your local STC chapter's jobsite.  Depending on where you live, these jobsites can have a dozen or more temporary, contract positions posted -- often they are parttime, and sometimes they will let you telecommute.  Once you have managed to land one of these (and do a great job), you typically get more.

I work fulltime and can count on one or two of these additional projects a year.  Because they offer no benefits, they typically pay surprisingly well.


David E. Hailey, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor -- Professional and Technical Writing
Utah State University
dhailey at english.usu.edu


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From: techwr-l-bounces+david.hailey=usu.edu at lists.techwr-l.com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+david.hailey=usu.edu at lists.techwr-l.com] On Behalf Of Blount, Patricia A
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:36 AM
To: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
Subject: Financial crunch - need advice

Hello,

I have an informal poll for you...

While my husband and I are both gainfully employed, our salaries are no longer covering our bills and we're facing a major financial crunch right now that could lead to some permanent damage (repossession,
bankruptcy) unless we take corrective action. Panic has already set in.

I need to bring in more money and am considering ways to do so without selling Tupperware and the like. I'm a writer with graphic art experience and wondered how I can parlay that into some kind of part-time thing I can do after work and on weekends.

I wondered if anyone on the list has been able to use their writing abilities to moonlight and wouldn't mind giving some advice.

Apologies if you feel this is off-topic.


Thanks,

Patricia A. Blount

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