[USER]

Please offer ideas for employment; when I’m off of my given shift, I really want to be OFF!

I have a MS in Marriage & Family Therapy (I’m registered as an Associate, which means that I’m in the process of completing my hours).

I can work as a therapist, but I must have my hours signed off by someone who is already licensed.

When I was working as a therapist, I still had to write progress notes (sometimes, this was done after I left the office) and/or I had to do research for various clients (like getting resources).

Frankly, I don’t want to do that right now…I don’t want additional “work” outside of “work.” I wasn’t happy…

My husband will be retiring from the military after 30 years of service and I want to earn additional money to take him on a wonderful vacation and buy him a nice watch.

As a family, we are debt-free and will be FI upon his retirement (he is a high ranking Officer and we’ve always been low spenders/high savers).

He really likes watches, but doesn’t own his “dream watch,” yet.

Things to consider:
*I homeschool our children (ages 6, 10, and 14).
*I can work 20 hours/week.
Any ideas? Thanks!

[Audrey]

How many more hours do you need before you can work on your own? On e you are on your own, you can select/ limit your client base to stay within your working hours.

Most jobs that pay well will have some element of overtime or irregular work hours.

The other option is a strict hourly gig that works with your schedule.

[Christina]

Being a mental health, therapist is emotionally exhausting in a way that most people don’t understand. I feel you.

But every time I look at a side gig, I realize that my hourly rate in my specialized field continues to be the best gig.

I am a LMFT and recently discovered voice to text to be able to complete my notes in just a few moments. This has been life-changing.

I then block out three hours a week of “work” time to make phone calls, return emails and catch up on scheduling.

This has mentally helped me separate work from the rest of my life.

[Mary]

I work as a HS math teacher full time, but I Shipt shop on the weekends and make decent income. The job is flexible so you can pick up jobs when you want to.

Another option that is flexible is an “On Demand” position with Target.

You get to pick your shifts. You would be the person shopping the orders placed online for pickup.

[Stef]

You should reserve 10 minutes at the end of each session for documentation. An hour equals 50 minutes. Your mentor should be helping you with time management.

As for research, I don’t know in your field, but it sounds like another time management or organization issue that the person you work under should be mentoring you on.

Most professional jobs have the potential for overflowing their boxes, you have to work at efficiency and organization, it can take time.

And be willing to walk away when the thing is good enough (no perfectionism!).

[Mary]

Since you have a MS, have you considered working as an adjunct in higher Ed?

Many programs offer remote courses, so you could try to find one or two that you could do from home.

Pay and hours commitment could greatly vary from institution to institution, but might be worth looking into.

[Andrea]

Too bad I can’t hire a job partner. I currently work 32 hrs a week for the Air Force (civilian) but will like go down to 20 hrs soon.

I homeschool our 5 kids.

I do technically job share but they won’t hire my “other half” as they say no one wants to work time lol.

[Lauren]

If you are close to any mental health facilities, consider a position in the admissions department?

You can still use your skills, and they can in another capacity maybe help you with your hours, but then it’s a job when you clock out, you’re done.

[Erin]

What is your timeline for taking the trip and purchasing the watch? Are you already travel hacking?

If not, you could probably use your current spending to earn points through sign up bonuses to pay for flights and hotels.

I highly recommend 10x Travel’s free course. My only regret is that we didn’t start sooner.

Also, if you guys are already big savers, could you not just work the purchase of the watch into your existing budget?

Or, if you can get your trip covered by points, maybe you could do a smaller side gig (like Uber eats or Instacart) to save the money for the watch?

How much do you anticipate needing to save?

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