(Possible) Job Change
by rocketcI am contemplating a job change – not just a job change, but a complete career change. It is a very scary thing to consider with a family and a mortgage and everything else. . .
There a number of factors that are affecting this decision:
- I need to make more money.
- I am a hard worker, quick learner, good public speaker, decent writer
- but my resume is not that exciting.
- My family has no emergency fund – we are trying to start one, but nothing yet.
- I have a master’s degree, but not in business.
- Our mortgage is maxed out – we cannot afford to miss a paycheck.
Most of our financial challenges are a result of poor decisions that we made several years ago. Our recent decisions have been sound, but it will take us a while to turn things around. Fortunately, the school of hard knocks is a good teacher.
I am spending a great deal of time reading all of Free Money Finance’s writings about career building.
4 Responses to “(Possible) Job Change”
By Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net on Dec 10, 2007 | Reply
Best wishes on that. We’re kind of in the same boat. It’s not easy, but hopefully it will be worth it!
By FinanceAndFat on Dec 10, 2007 | Reply
I made a rather drastic career change a couple of years ago (something I need to write about some day). It took a few years to make it happen and included finishing up my degree. It wasn’t easy, but it was absolutely worth it.
Whatever you do, I would advise to take it slow, and try to develop your new career on a part-time basis as much as possible.
By plonkee on Dec 11, 2007 | Reply
A complete career change will take you a long time, probably 2-3 years – especially to get to the stage where you’re making more money – so don’t forget to keep plugging away at personal finance.
And don’t change career just for more money. You can make money doing something you like.
By rocketc on Dec 11, 2007 | Reply
Thanks for the advice. I am doing my best to take it slow.
I could take it more slowly if I had an emergency fund in place. . .