Side jobs and supplemental income, what do you do? - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

babydriver · 08-28-2015, 06:55 PM

At one time, I played clarinet professionally part-time in symphony orchestras. It was a great job simply because the money was good, you showed up for 3 1/2 hours, got a 15 minute break, did this three or four times, did the concert and collected your (pretty nice) paycheck. Plus, most of the time it was a lot of fun! Of course, it's a lower hourly rate if you count in the prep time learning the parts, but once you know them it's pretty easy to brush up for the next time it's played.

When I moved to Austin I had to stop. Why, you might ask? TOO DAMN MANY REALLY GOOD CLARINETISTS HERE AND NOT ENOUGH GIGS TO GO AROUND!!!!

rookie · 08-28-2015, 09:24 PM

JK, not really a cute asian girl.

soulreapersteve · 08-28-2015, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rookie

Anything a cute petite young asian girl with questionable morals and daddy issues can do to make money.

Well hello there! I got a job for you!

jk

Anyways, I have a decent wage at my job and love it. For now. But I do want to make extra cash. However, I work an odd rotation schedule where I'm on for 6, 12 hour shifts then off for 6 days.

Looking heavily into investing currently. I do have a 401k but that's for retirement (40+ years from now...). Want something more short term.

Thought about laddered CoD's but read inflation could eat at any gains. Not ready for the open market right now. This is tough lol

Tcoat · 08-28-2015, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

However, I work an odd rotation schedule where I'm on for 6, 12 hour shifts then off for 6 days.

I want that schedule!
Oh wait that would cut into my forum time with all those days off.
Nevermind.

Tcoat · 08-28-2015, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rookie

JK, not really a cute asian girl.

You probably had the attention of about 80% of this forum for a bit there.
Especially now that almost all our female members seem to have dropped off the face of the earth.

rookie · 08-28-2015, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

You probably had the attention of about 80% of this forum for a bit there.
Especially now that almost all our female members seem to have dropped off the face of the earth.

Was waiting for:

Tcoat · 08-28-2015, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by rookie

Was waiting for:

If you had played it a bit longer you could have been the most popular person on the forum!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81243

babydriver · 08-28-2015, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

If you had played it a bit longer you could have been the most popular person on the forum!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81243

"LOL"!

rookie · 08-28-2015, 10:03 PM

#catfished

finch1750 · 08-28-2015, 10:30 PM

I have umpired baseball for the last 15 years. Everything from Little League to Junior College. I volunteer for LL now and use it as a tax write off for the payed gigs, but High School pays $78/game and JC pays $140/game. Most games only last 2-2.5 hrs and I do 2-3 a week. When I retire (I'm only 26 though, lol) my goal is to work NCAA Div I. Per diem to cover nice hotels and around $1200/weekend series.

Most guys I work with also work other sports. Vollyball is the easiest from what I hear. Then there is basketball and football too.

Tcoat · 08-28-2015, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

I have umpired baseball for the last 15 years. Everything from Little League to Junior College. I volunteer for LL now and use it as a tax write off for the payed gigs, but High School pays $78/game and JC pays $140/game. Most games only last 2-2.5 hrs and I do 2-3 a week. When I retire (I'm only 26 though, lol) my goal is to work NCAA Div I. Per diem to cover nice hotels and around $1200/weekend series.

Most guys I work with also work other sports. Vollyball is the easiest from what I hear. Then there is basketball and football too.

Goddamn how do I get that beach volleyball gig?

rookie · 08-28-2015, 11:35 PM

Seriously though, I don't have a side job, not that I'm making a lot of money. I just value my time off more than what someone is willing to pay in a second job. I have considered it, especially now with my newly acquired BRZ.

finch1750 · 08-28-2015, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Goddamn how do I get that beach volleyball gig?

Start with high school. Good motivation to do better is at the college/pro level the players are legal.

Tcoat · 08-28-2015, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

Start with high school. Good motivation to do better is at the college/pro level the players are legal.

Don't know that I would get much work during the 3 week Canadian beach volleyball season though.

08-28-2015, 06:55 PM	#29
babydriver Hit the road and I'm gone Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2015 FR-S Burnt Orange (Hot Lava) Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,844 Thanks: 733 Thanked 1,786 Times in 973 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	At one time, I played clarinet professionally part-time in symphony orchestras. It was a great job simply because the money was good, you showed up for 3 1/2 hours, got a 15 minute break, did this three or four times, did the concert and collected your (pretty nice) paycheck. Plus, most of the time it was a lot of fun! Of course, it's a lower hourly rate if you count in the prep time learning the parts, but once you know them it's pretty easy to brush up for the next time it's played. When I moved to Austin I had to stop. Why, you might ask? TOO DAMN MANY REALLY GOOD CLARINETISTS HERE AND NOT ENOUGH GIGS TO GO AROUND!!!! __________________ Slip, slidin' away.

08-28-2015, 10:30 PM	#38
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,593 Thanks: 9,403 Thanked 9,411 Times in 5,270 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	I have umpired baseball for the last 15 years. Everything from Little League to Junior College. I volunteer for LL now and use it as a tax write off for the payed gigs, but High School pays $78/game and JC pays $140/game. Most games only last 2-2.5 hrs and I do 2-3 a week. When I retire (I'm only 26 though, lol) my goal is to work NCAA Div I. Per diem to cover nice hotels and around $1200/weekend series. Most guys I work with also work other sports. Vollyball is the easiest from what I hear. Then there is basketball and football too. __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

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rookie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 1991 Formula Red NSX Location: Wisconsin Posts: 483 Thanks: 271 Thanked 430 Times in 209 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	JK, not really a cute asian girl.

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