Tag Archives: part time jobs

Finding Money When You Need Some

You’ve been watching every penny, but now the furnace needs a repair. How do you come up with the extra money when there is nothing in the bank to cover it? Or maybe your daughter needs a winter coat. Check out some of the following ideas. Hire yourself out as a handyman or handy woman. If you know a thing or two about general home repair, advertise! There are plenty of people who have a bunch of little jobs around the house that they would love to have completed. Spackle a hole in the wall, replace the washer in a … Continue reading →

Part Time for Balance

Are you considering leaving your job for more time with your kids? Maybe you are close to retirement or have an aging parent to take care of? On the other hand, you could just desire more time for yourself to travel. Even jumping into a new business of your own will cause you to evaluate your current career time frame. Whatever your reasons are for wanting to quit your job, I have a little piece of advice. The best way to leave the world of employment is to do it in steps. The first step is to reduce your hours … Continue reading →

Show me the Money, Honey!

Otherwise known as “What You Will Make as a Families.com Blogger”… I am writing a mini-series on how to become a Families.com blogger, and what the benefits are to being one. If you missed the beginning of the series, feel free to start reading it here. If you just missed yesterday’s blog, you can find it here. Okay, so I held off discussing the money portion of this job because I figured if I told you what you would make as a blogger up front, you would say, “Great, I’ll just apply and skip the rest of this stuff!” And … Continue reading →

How Many Baskets Do You Have?

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Being an Idahoan, I have heard some pretty hick sayings from time to time, and this is one of those proverbs: Never put all of your eggs in one basket. But a truer statement has never been made, especially in relation to the working-from-home world everyone seems to want to inhabit. It all comes down to this: You are the only one looking after you. Companies come, and sometimes they go. For the most part, if your job can be done from home, it can be done by somebody in the Philippines or India, and can be done cheaper by … Continue reading →

Where to Look for Holiday Jobs

If you are considering applying for a holiday job, getting started may be the hardest part, as is often the case with job seeking. Maybe you want to make some extra shopping money or maybe you’re looking for a way to get your foot in the door with a certain company. Whatever the case may be, there are lots of different jobs available this time of year. Restaurants Fast food restaurants often need a few extra pairs of hands, to help feed holiday shoppers. They need people to cook, serve, cashier, prepare take out orders, and clean up. They may … Continue reading →

Part Time and Temporary Holiday Jobs

Have you ever considered applying for a temporary holiday job or perhaps working part time at one besides your regular job or career? There is a huge need for extra help throughout the holiday season, which may provide a great opportunity to make supplement your income or keep you going until you find something more permanent. Maybe high energy prices have really put a dent in your regular budget or you have even had to dip into your savings. Perhaps work is a little slow or you have even been laid off. It could just be that you could use … Continue reading →

Kinds of Part Time Jobs – Part 2

Here are more part time jobs that you might want to consider: Waiting Tables This job involves taking orders from customers, bringing them their meal and meeting their needs while they are at the restaurant. Your hours will likely be in the evenings because this is when the restaurants have the most traffic. However, lunch or breakfast shifts may be open depending on the restaurant. Pros: •Opportunity to interact with people •You are usually very busy your entire shift, which helps to make the time pass quickly •You receive tips nightly, which provides immediate cash-in-hand Cons: •You have to work … Continue reading →

Kinds of Part Time Jobs – Part 1

When you decide to take a part time job, it can be overwhelming when you first start out. There are so many places that you could apply, but you also wonder if they are hiring and if it would be a good place to work. Below, I have outlined several of the most common (and easiest to find) part time jobs along with their pros and cons. Pizza Delivery With this type of job, you would work for a pizza franchise delivering pizzas to customers and possibly also helping to make the pizzas or doing other tasks around the restaurant. … Continue reading →

Why Get a Part Time Job?

There are a lot of reasons that a part time job is a good idea. The next few blogs will discuss part time jobs, where to find them and how to make them work for you. First of all, you need to decide if a part time job is going to be the best thing for you and your family. People approach part time employment from many different situations, but often they decide that this employment is the best thing for them. Here are a few of the main reasons that people consider part time employment: Stay At Home Moms/Dads … Continue reading →