by hitkaiser

I didn’t have a regular job until I graduated from college. In order to get by, I did a variety of interesting jobs so that I wouldn’t be completely broke. Without a regular income, I became quite good at getting by with what I did earn, and by the time that I had a full time job, I was so used to passing on certain luxuries and saving my paycheck, that my financial situation and preparation for retirement had developed into something to be proud of.

Here are some of the more interesting things that I have been paid to do:

Weigh semi trucks
Play in the backup orchestra for a pop singer
Pick strawberries
Juggle assorted fruits and vegetables
Write computer software
Illustrate real estate blueprints
Work undercover doing market research
Teach music lessons
Describe and display various items as an auctioneer’s assistant
Wash dishes - (not all that interesting, more …meditative)
Sell fruit smoothies
Work as a courier

I have found the experiences of doing odd jobs to be very beneficial. Not only does it provide you with some extra cash in your pocket, it gives you with the opportunity to practice little used skills and can help you to become a more well rounded person.

And you’ll make Robert Heinlein very proud. (He’s the science fiction writer who said that “specialization is for insects”)