1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: Today's tip is based on a listener question about how 4 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: to figure out if her schedule can accommodate a second job. 5 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: The listener writes that she listens to Before Breakfast almost 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: every morning since I listened to your podcast, she says, 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: I have realized how much time I have on my 8 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: hands compared to other people my age. I'm thirty seven, 9 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: single and without the responsibility of a child. She says, 10 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: I work a lot, and I love my full time job. 11 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: Sometimes I think if I had those responsibilities, I would 12 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: have come home earlier than eight pm. I work that 13 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: late now because I want to advance my projects as 14 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: much as I can. It helps me to advance in 15 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: my career as well. I have my eyes on a 16 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: step higher on my company's ladder. I try not to 17 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: overdo it, but I live alone and my family lives 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: in a different tree. In my free time, I go 19 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: to the gym and meet up with friends. But still, 20 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: our listener felt like she had a fair amount of 21 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: open space. Furthermore, I feel when I have a lot 22 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: to do, I am more productive as well. She writes, 23 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: I plan better because I know that time is limited. Moreover, 24 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: I need constant mental challenges or I get bored with 25 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:25,279 Speaker 1: my life quickly. So she'd been considering filling this time 26 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: with a second job. She felt there would be financial upsides. 27 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: I have been in school for a long time and 28 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: I have almost no savings, she wrote, I have just 29 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: finished paying my student debt. If I want to work 30 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: more in order to save and invest, this is the 31 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: right period of my life. She thought this was especially 32 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: true if she did wind up having a family in 33 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: the next ten years, which she thought would change the 34 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: time equation a lot. However, when this listener shared the 35 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: idea of a second job with her friends, they thought 36 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: this was a bad idea. They refer to how much 37 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: I work at my full time job and how much 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: I need the weekend and nights after work to rest 39 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: and focus on my well being. I agree, of course, 40 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: with the necessity of creating a work life balance, but 41 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: I think there must be a way to create it, 42 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: she said, even with the second job. So what did 43 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: I think? I think this is a great question. Her 44 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: friends aren't wrong that our listener was already working hard, 45 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: and adding something else wasn't going to be easy. But 46 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: on the other hand, earning more money is a great 47 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: way to boost savings fast. Sometimes it feels more doable 48 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: than cutting expenses dramatically, which tends to be no fun. 49 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: I suggested our listener try tracking her time to see 50 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: just how many hours she was putting in at her 51 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: full time job. No doubt the number was high, but 52 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: even if it was, I doubted it hits seventy with 53 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 1: any regularity. Most likely she was probably working fifty five 54 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: to sixty hours a week. This leaves between fifty two 55 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: and fifty seven waking non working hours each week for 56 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: other things. She could probably work five to ten in 57 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: there while still getting to the gym. While relaxation is great, 58 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: I also think that we be energized by doing things 59 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: we enjoy. If our listener chose her second job right, 60 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: it could definitely be something energizing and enjoyable. That said, 61 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: there are a few caveats with such a big first job. 62 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: Her second job would need to be flexible. She mentioned 63 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,959 Speaker 1: doing some consulting on the side, and indeed she already 64 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: had some offers there, so that was probably the way 65 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: to go. If there weren't specific prohibitions against this. With 66 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: her first job, anything that would require her to always 67 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: be some specific place at a specific time would be 68 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: a problem. She would need to negotiate all consulting projects 69 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: such that she would dictate her hours, and she should 70 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: also set her rates high enough that she would be 71 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: excited about putting in the extra work. Of course, she 72 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: wouldn't have to go this route. If she wanted to 73 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: boost savings. She might also figure out how soon she 74 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: was due for a raise in a promotion and really 75 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: apply herself toward that goal. The financial outcome might be 76 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: the same. She might also consider other life oles. She 77 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: had mentioned wanting to meet someone and potentially have a 78 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: family in the near future, and part of meeting someone 79 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: is putting time and effort into this project. While there 80 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: certainly is enough time in fifty two to fifty seven 81 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: hours per week to consult for five to ten hours 82 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: and go on a first date or two, she'd probably 83 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: want to plan her time carefully to make sure that 84 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: both were options. But as long as she was thinking 85 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: about all her life goals, I thought there was really 86 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: no harm in trying, especially since she already had some 87 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: interest for her consulting services. When we truly want to 88 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: do something. We often find we have more time in 89 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: the hundred sixty eight hours we all have each week 90 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: than we think. Have you made space for a second 91 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: job or a side hustle? How did you set your schedule? 92 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: You can let me know at Before Breakfast podcast at 93 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: iHeart Media dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura. 94 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 95 00:04:52,720 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. 96 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 97 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at 98 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast pod that's b E the number four, then 99 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: Breakfast p o D. 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