Though I am employed, I feel like my income level has been slowly moving backward (Don't take this the wrong way. Your MatchGirl knows there are loads of people worse off than she.), since I was laid off (due to downsizing and company shutdown) in the Autumn of 2008. It's hard to make a buck in New York City ... well, more importantly, it's hard to save a buck in New York City.
And while the millenials may be more focused on moving up and forward than on planning for what happens, later, as this post on Brazen Careerist recommends, your MatchGirl has been out of her twenties for a long while now. And, though I didn't think about saving money then, I also didn't really think about my long term career goals. In my twenties, I thought about how to pay the rent and how to get groceries and how to have enough left over to have a meal out here and there and to buy some new, yet inexpensive, clothes from time to time. I didn't think about tomorrow.
But tomorrow is here.
Now I am doing something that I enjoy. That is so "me." That I am planning a long term career around. But I still find myself struggling financially. So what's a girl to do?
Your MatchGirl, dear readers, is looking for something more. Something extra. And, as she enjoys writing for you here on this blog, on A Precious Environment, and on her work blogs, she is looking to take on some freelance writing (ghost, copy or other) as a way to supplement her day job.
It's hard to admit that you're not quite where you want to be, where you're working towards, especially this late in life. I am fully self-aware, gentle ones, and I am, as long time readers know, not afraid to reach out and ask for what I need or to tell you what I am looking for. I love my day job. But right now, especially with Boyfriend out of work, I need to supplement that.
Let me know if you know of anything...
Part-time freelance work is great! Also try not to splurge on going out. You can out and go on vacation but do it less often. I know it sucks but think about how to earn than what to buy.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who was unemployed for a year and a half, at the height of the recession, your MatchGirl certainly knows how to live the lifestyle you're advocating.
ReplyDeleteThe point of this post, though, is that she is tired of having to live this way - of not going on vacation, of not eating out or going out or buying new things. Looking for freelance work, gentle reader, is a necessity, as it is a way to make ends meet. Not to buy something new.
Thank you so much for your comment. I am sure that many readers will heed your advice.