Comments on: Preparing Financially for a Career Change (part 2)

By: Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life / Mrs. Micah at Get Rich Slowly

Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life / Mrs. Micah at Get Rich Slowly — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:33:18 +0000

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MYO Patchwork Full-Time Job » Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:59:50 +0000

[...] not quite familiar with my reasoning for job decisions, you should probably check out these two posts for some specifics. Or just know that I’m giving this a shot and we have money in savings so [...]

By: Curtis

Curtis — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:50:39 +0000

Very good words of advice. We are working on paying off all our consumer debt with my 2 jobs (consulting and teaching) as well as some hopeful income from a new business I’m starting. It’s all geared towards me making a real career change (as opposed to a job change) so that I can find something I’ll enjoy well past retirement age.

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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:14:54 +0000

[...] Preparing Financially for a Career Change (Part 2). Mrs. Micah has some tips for changing jobs, based on the planning for her own move. Expecting to receive a new job at a lower pay scale is much like preparing to be laid off or fired. [...]

By: wealthy_1

wealthy_1 — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:44:53 +0000

Marsha Sinetar wrote a book entitled, Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow.

I admire that you’re moving in that direction!

Continued success.

By: sfordinarygirl

sfordinarygirl — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:23:48 +0000

Freelance writing is tons of fun! I’ve been doing it for almost a year now and my writing has improved so much from each story I write. it’s important to write what you love and are passionate about – otherwise the words and copy is ten times harder to crank out. I was never into politics or necessarily hard-core stuff in journalism. So when I decided to try freelance writing I wanted it to be about subjects and areas I love. And it’s brought a lot of opportunities. If only I was dilligent and organized enough to repurpose some of my stories into different angles for other publications then I’d be rolling!

Good luck!

By: mrsmicah

mrsmicah — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:03:37 +0000

Thanks frugalchick. I hope your friend’s career change goes well for her.

By: frugalchick

frugalchick — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:58:09 +0000

MrsMicah, this post is very timely. My bestfriend is also an English major and is planning on changing careers. I’ll tell her to check out your blog.

By: PiggyBankBlues

PiggyBankBlues — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:09:36 +0000

great post! as someone in a similar boat- trying to change “careers”- you list some great ways to survive the process. good luck

By: Mrs. Nathan

Mrs. Nathan — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:37:48 +0000

My dear:

I’m glad to hear you are taking steps to leave the awful place of temp. admin work. I left mine to take a much lower paying position (at a bookstore of course) but in the inbetween time the Catholic newspaper came out of the blue and hired me. So. You just never know.

Suggestion re: copyediting. What about advertising yourself as a dissertation copyeditor? At UD we get a zillion requests for it and I see all kinds of people hiring themselves out to do it. Apparently there’s a large market of ABDs who just can’t bear to do the grammar/punctuation bit. I’ve heard of people charging around $300 here.