Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Tickets are bought. Now all I need is a job
04/05/2006
The tickets have been bought, and we will be moving to Argentina on Sunday, June 25th, 2006. We're selling our house to my parents! The sell date is going to be early to mid May. We'll be holding a Garage sale on Friday and Saturday, May 19th-20th. We're currently in the process of boxing up our old stuff, to either store at my parents's house, or to try and sell at the Garage Sale. If we don't sell it, then we'll give it away.
I'm trying to find work. My strategy includes:
1. Prayer
2. Looking for contract work. I currently have 2 clients! One of these clients is a long-time client, he's been a client of mine for about 5 years. The other is brand new, I just started working for him about two weeks ago. However, these two clients are pretty small-time. I estimate that my yearly income will be between $4,000 and $10,000 from these two clients. While it will may have a big impact on our needs- My estimated expenses are $15,000-$20,000 a year - it won't cover all of our needs.
3. Contacting a friend of mine to see if he'll hire me full-time. I haven't yet emailed him. I spoke with him back in December, to test the waters, and the water looked pretty good. He expressed interest, and told me to contact him closer to the move date. Now, I just have to email him. I'm planning to email him this week, maybe even tonight!
4. After making my case with my friend from #3, I'm going to approach my current employer.
5. If all else fails, then I'll look for a job in Argentina. The job market has really picked up, so I feel pretty confident that, in time, I'll be able to find something.
Once we get to Argentina, we'll stay with my wife's parents for a few months, and then either buy our own place, or rent an apartment. I'd love to buy, since housing prices just keep going up, but we'll have to see if we can afford it....
The tickets have been bought, and we will be moving to Argentina on Sunday, June 25th, 2006. We're selling our house to my parents! The sell date is going to be early to mid May. We'll be holding a Garage sale on Friday and Saturday, May 19th-20th. We're currently in the process of boxing up our old stuff, to either store at my parents's house, or to try and sell at the Garage Sale. If we don't sell it, then we'll give it away.
I'm trying to find work. My strategy includes:
1. Prayer
2. Looking for contract work. I currently have 2 clients! One of these clients is a long-time client, he's been a client of mine for about 5 years. The other is brand new, I just started working for him about two weeks ago. However, these two clients are pretty small-time. I estimate that my yearly income will be between $4,000 and $10,000 from these two clients. While it will may have a big impact on our needs- My estimated expenses are $15,000-$20,000 a year - it won't cover all of our needs.
3. Contacting a friend of mine to see if he'll hire me full-time. I haven't yet emailed him. I spoke with him back in December, to test the waters, and the water looked pretty good. He expressed interest, and told me to contact him closer to the move date. Now, I just have to email him. I'm planning to email him this week, maybe even tonight!
4. After making my case with my friend from #3, I'm going to approach my current employer.
5. If all else fails, then I'll look for a job in Argentina. The job market has really picked up, so I feel pretty confident that, in time, I'll be able to find something.
Once we get to Argentina, we'll stay with my wife's parents for a few months, and then either buy our own place, or rent an apartment. I'd love to buy, since housing prices just keep going up, but we'll have to see if we can afford it....
