When the going gets tough and one finds themselves not being able to make ends meet, money can either be their best friend or worst enemy. But you can turn cash into a friend when a second job is welcomed into your life. Not only will you be getting your hands on extra spending money to fund the necessities in your life that your paycheck-to-paycheck salary isn’t cutting; it will also open doors for multiple careers you can start.
Make no mistake in thinking that having two or more jobs at the same time is a walk in the park. It is time-consuming, challenging, and physically taxing. It is not for everyone, and not everybody has the opportunity to explore a second career path.
Today, it is not enough to work a standard nine-to-five job as a corporate employee earning minimum wage. It is not insufficient monetarily and physically; standard day jobs tend to end in fast burnout. The one thing you should always remember is that more, in every aspect, is always better.
Extra income
Having access to two incomes is better than having just one. Having the opportunity not to rely on just a primary salary makes a world of difference in a cutthroat world. You can use the additional cash to pay off debt, invest in a retirement plan, or even buy that new phone you’ve been eyeing for months.
Fresh perspective
If you have a second job, you will have access to a new working culture and system. The exposure gained when working on something different from your first job is an experience you can take with you long after resigning. This can be solid learning ground that can force people to adapt and comprehend multiple things all at once.
Wearing two hats at once
More often than not, people who opt for a second career while pursuing their current one have both jobs be complete opposites of the other. Aside from trying to break out from the monotonous working culture, trying to find fulfillment in a second one enables people to explore different things at the same time. You can be a writer in your primary job but also be looking at ice cream shop franchise opportunities in the other as an aspiring entrepreneur.
Solid contingency plan
When push comes to shove and you find yourself being laid off at your first job, you can breathe a little more easily because you won’t find yourself completely unemployed. You have a second source of income to get you by as you go job hunting. It is still better than dipping into a savings account to survive.
It is never too late to turn your life around and get out of the pile of debt you have wormed yourself into. Maybe some days you will need to crawl very slowly; other days you might even leap for the light. But you will get there. Sometimes all it takes is a second pair of hands helping you.
