Whether this suggestion matches your circumstances depends on too many different factors, so take it for what it’s worth.
Your still-employed neighbors are exhausted hanging on to their own jobs, they need things done and still have money. So, are you comfortable doing handyman things, or landscaping? Hanging out a shingle and hustling as a handyperson can be reasonably rewarding, if you have any ability at all in a home maintenance task people with money but not time might need.
A person who can SEO a website and maybe some Google ads will be head and shoulders above the average joe in terms of getting first customers, then reputation takes off locally. Homeowners talk to each other.
It pays much better than minimum wage. A friend runs a one man tree-trimming service and can clear $2k a day. That’s extreme because tree work is hard as hell and he is jacked, but even changing people’s furnace filters on a schedule will earn more than retail.
Healthcare is an issue, I understand, so maybe this isn’t for you. Just trying to explore alternatives that help you avoid that awful choice. Good luck, you aren’t alone.
The only issue is that I’m an old man. Doing physical labor will wear on me instantly. I don’t know SEO, but I can make the entire application a business needs ( I have AWS certs). I’m studying to get project management certification so I can do management stuff. The min wage job I mentioned is a customer service role.
I see. Tree trimming is definitely out then! Other hustles are less demanding, but may be too much or not depending entirely on your health and vigor. I was shocked to hear how much another friend made trimming rose bushes in swanky neighborhoods, still physical but easy compared to trees.
Good on you for being open to ideas though. It is hella tough to stay mentally flexible under sustained unemployment stress, right at the time when lateral thinking is what is needed.
Best of luck to you, I hope you can keep body and soul together
Whether this suggestion matches your circumstances depends on too many different factors, so take it for what it’s worth.
Your still-employed neighbors are exhausted hanging on to their own jobs, they need things done and still have money. So, are you comfortable doing handyman things, or landscaping? Hanging out a shingle and hustling as a handyperson can be reasonably rewarding, if you have any ability at all in a home maintenance task people with money but not time might need.
A person who can SEO a website and maybe some Google ads will be head and shoulders above the average joe in terms of getting first customers, then reputation takes off locally. Homeowners talk to each other.
It pays much better than minimum wage. A friend runs a one man tree-trimming service and can clear $2k a day. That’s extreme because tree work is hard as hell and he is jacked, but even changing people’s furnace filters on a schedule will earn more than retail.
Healthcare is an issue, I understand, so maybe this isn’t for you. Just trying to explore alternatives that help you avoid that awful choice. Good luck, you aren’t alone.
Thanks for the suggestion.
The only issue is that I’m an old man. Doing physical labor will wear on me instantly. I don’t know SEO, but I can make the entire application a business needs ( I have AWS certs). I’m studying to get project management certification so I can do management stuff. The min wage job I mentioned is a customer service role.
I see. Tree trimming is definitely out then! Other hustles are less demanding, but may be too much or not depending entirely on your health and vigor. I was shocked to hear how much another friend made trimming rose bushes in swanky neighborhoods, still physical but easy compared to trees.
Good on you for being open to ideas though. It is hella tough to stay mentally flexible under sustained unemployment stress, right at the time when lateral thinking is what is needed.
Best of luck to you, I hope you can keep body and soul together