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Eeviac · 03-09-2008, 10:44 PM

No such thing as "labor ready" here.

Patric, doing odd jobs for friends of your parents etc is a good way to start out, once you do good work for one or two of them, then word spreads by mouth, and you build up a network.

OK so you want to earn $600 a month, that's $20 a day. Hell, you might be able to do that busking, honestly. Or, odd jobs, etc., anything, just figure out what you need to do and try.

As for me that's what I'd like to earn too, the weather's finally warming up so I'm out of the 4 months a year here where I'm just "wintered in" and nothing can be done. I just don't think I'm going to be good enough to busk any time soon, and in my own case - no jobs right around here and the area with jobs 20+ miles away, I feel I'll have to "make" a job by getting out there and sketching folks. I don't care if I give sketches away for free, because it's training, and it helps spread the word that I do 'em and can result in paying work later.

Patric, the US is heading into a Depression like the one in the 1930s you may have read about in school. You think times are hard now, just wait - they're going to get BAD. You will have to be very creative, inventive, and hard-working to get work. From my experiences being VERY poor in the 1970s, which were close to a Depression, there were two things that could be counted on - something artistic that made people feel like they were getting a "treat", and being able to hunt, forage, and grow stuff. Now it's going back to as bad as it was in the 1970s, then it will be as bad as in the 1930s, then it will be worse. The game will be to make money, keep from spending it if possible*, and be very flexible. And keep up your music studies! Because in 10 years even having electricity may not be guranteed, and with the TVs and radios off, people will crave music.

*Most jobs around here require a car, so you're working and making maybe $600-$800 a month, and spending $600-$800 a month to support the car. Don't get caught in a trap like that.

03-09-2008, 10:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Eeviac Piano User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chino valley arizona usa Posts: 477	Re: Jobs No such thing as "labor ready" here. Patric, doing odd jobs for friends of your parents etc is a good way to start out, once you do good work for one or two of them, then word spreads by mouth, and you build up a network. OK so you want to earn $600 a month, that's $20 a day. Hell, you might be able to do that busking, honestly. Or, odd jobs, etc., anything, just figure out what you need to do and try. As for me that's what I'd like to earn too, the weather's finally warming up so I'm out of the 4 months a year here where I'm just "wintered in" and nothing can be done. I just don't think I'm going to be good enough to busk any time soon, and in my own case - no jobs right around here and the area with jobs 20+ miles away, I feel I'll have to "make" a job by getting out there and sketching folks. I don't care if I give sketches away for free, because it's training, and it helps spread the word that I do 'em and can result in paying work later. Patric, the US is heading into a Depression like the one in the 1930s you may have read about in school. You think times are hard now, just wait - they're going to get BAD. You will have to be very creative, inventive, and hard-working to get work. From my experiences being VERY poor in the 1970s, which were close to a Depression, there were two things that could be counted on - something artistic that made people feel like they were getting a "treat", and being able to hunt, forage, and grow stuff. Now it's going back to as bad as it was in the 1970s, then it will be as bad as in the 1930s, then it will be worse. The game will be to make money, keep from spending it if possible, and be very flexible. And keep up your music studies! Because in 10 years even having electricity may not be guranteed, and with the TVs and radios off, people will crave music. Most jobs around here require a car, so you're working and making maybe $600-$800 a month, and spending $600-$800 a month to support the car. Don't get caught in a trap like that. __________________ Conn Pan Am made in 1950 silver + Bach 7C King American Standard cornet made in 1940 + Olds 3C Striving for a Touchy Tone, rather than obnoquious