I'm a guy in a cube, salary is stagnant, can't be promoted because in my corporation, they like women for the manager level and minorities for senior manager, above that it seems to be all Jews. All I can really do is make another $10k by switching companies. I go to work every day in this multicultural hell, surrounded by minorities. I work my ass off to make innovations and solve problems, then I have to homogenize and break this into bit-sized pieces to teach the black people, who are pretty good at memory tasks, but basically, I never profit from my own work. You simply can't compete in corporate america against black females; all the system does is steal from you and give to them. I mean, if you had all black females, the company could not function. But they put us in there with them, co-opt our ideas and teach these monkeys how to get work done using our innovations.

I need a home-based business where I can compete against white men again. I have a couple of ideas, home inspector, concrete work for landscaping, don't like the real estate agent idea, as that puts me in competition with every housewife in america and I could never be as ruthless as they are. I want a job where I make something, it takes some physical effort, but also some brains, so that I'm not competing against the Mexicans. One other idea I had is a bookkeeping business, that would be within my ability.

What do the self-employed people on this board do and do they like it? Is it more lucrative than a cube job?

Working at home isn’t about what makes the most money. It is about exploiting your skills and doing something you enjoy. Otherwise you will be in the same position you are already experiencing, with the addition of extra headaches. At your current job it probably wouldn’t bother you if the company went under. However if you poured your life into a business and it failed it would probably crush you. Another thing is if you are not happy at your home business you are defeating the purpose.

To get started you need a lot of money. Money to get you through the first couple of months. Another thing to consider is what is hot in your area, if there are several of certain home business in your area there will be to much competition.

Start small in your spare time and get your name built for about a year. Save ALL of the money you earn until you go full time. This is for two reasons. The first reason is you will get accustomed to the extra income and losing your main job will be difficult. The second reason is you will need the money in case of a down period to pay the bills.

As far as what is the best, you are the only one that can answer that. Consider the 3 main factors. You skill, your joy, and what is needed in your area.

I need a home-based business where I can compete against white men again. I have a couple of ideas, home inspector, concrete work for landscaping

Got a pal who has a similar set of skills. He put together a one-man Elder Care operation and kept himself under the radar. He does real well and he's only been doing it a few years.

If you can network and check around among the elderly retired, see how many you can string together who need things done but have reached an age or condition where they either can't do it, or would rather hire somebody else. If they're up in years and need a furnace cleaned or some walls painted and they know a jack of all trades they can hire fast and at a reasonable rate, you'll get busy fast.

My buddy started out by placing cheap ads in local papers and putting 3X5 cards on walls at Veteran's clubs, churches, whatever. But he got so many clients so fast he quit advertising. In a sense he's got no competition now because nobody but his clients and him know he's in business.

Well, the IRS knows too, because we did our taxes together last year. I had no clue you could make this kind of money doing what amounts to odd jobs at odd hours. It makes sense, though, because sometimes the "senior citizens" are the only people in town with any money.

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don't like the real estate agent idea, as that puts me in competition with every housewife in america and I could never be as ruthless as they are.


Jewsus, tell me about it. A friend told me about a house he bought, the lady agent stood in all the places the floor was compromised, and he never knew till after closing.
2 Hours Ago 06:31 PM If she uses that tactic long enough, it'll inevitably lead to some humorous justice and maybe even her being carried up the basement stairs by paramedics.

That’s funny, that happened to me on the house that I bought. Actually he had a huge outside plastic garbage can sitting over a hole in the floor. It had nice carpet over it, and he said he was cleaning up the place and left the garbage can there. Anything that seems out of place I move it and check. Then he had the electric turned off and I checked that and someone stole the breaker box. He went off and was talking to my dad who came with me and while they were talking I was checking everything out. In the end when I exposed all of the things wrong he quoted a price out of the blue that was 10% of the price I was going to offer him. I didn’t even argue I just wrote him a check.

He was so embarrassed that I found all the faults that I got an excellent deal. Since I can do the repairs myself, when I was finished the house is worth now about 4 times what I gave for it.

Similar thing happened on a truck I bought.


A friend told me about a house he bought, the lady agent stood in all the places the floor was compromised, and he never knew till after closing.

Anything to do with the elderly will be a growth industry, assuming the continuation of the status quo.

One problem the elderly Whites in CT are having is that they are being stuck with nigger home care aides that they really, really really DO NOT WANT.

Home care for elderly, and day care for children are both good, but more for females.

Demand for organic food is now out-stripping supply. If you don't own land, but you live alone, you might turn your house into a hydroponics operation.

How about an informal mass transit? Get one of those mini-buses like the senior citizen centers use, and organize a few routes between residential areas and corporate parks? Show people the ridiculous amount of money they'll save by using your service, as opposed to a private auto, and offer one free round trip to town and back if they subscribe to your service (for groceries, gym, etc).

Doc, I like the home inspector idea cause it pays pretty good where I am, and I get to be honest doing that job. Plus I'd get to piss off a greedy real estate agent or two in the interest of a buyer. My ex is an agent and let me tell you, she doesn't get you by hiding a rotted floor, though I'm sure she's done that in the past. She gets you buy flirting with you and making your dick decide to buy a bigger house because you just might get the pleasure of running into her again, and you better buy this house because people that look as good as her have that kind of house, etc. Of course, after the sale is finalized, it's all business and oh my gosh I can't believe this pervert is calling me and trying to flirt with me, my god I'm married. And if you were to call her on it, she'd just deny the whole thing.

The elderly angle is something I hadn't thought of recently. I can remember getting into discussions with older folks when I used to deliver medical supplies. These folks were upper income, all the money in the world, but not the strength or ability to hang a light fixture or run an electrical outlet or pick up a piece of heavy furniture. That sounds like an excellent backup plan if I were to get laid off earlier than I'm able to plan to quit or if I start and run low on cash before I get my inspection clientele rolling.

That book, Multiple Income Streams, it says everyone should run at least one business for the tax benefits alone and everyone should strive for an Internet business that generates some cash, either make a site that gets advertising dollars because of its content or make a site that sells something for a profit. Or if you can't merchandise and you aren't interested in web content, write a small book on something you are an expert in and post it on the web for a few bucks.

Kinsmen, consider the booming health care fields. An RN can make damn good $. I'm currently in school for it now after having spent fruitless years in warehouse work and retail. These jobs have such limited upward mobility it goes to the PC princes, dykes, and muds. Consider that it is a job which can also teach us many usefull skills for the future. Consider that it is a job market which will be growing rapidly, particually in elder care, for the next 10 - 30 years. Seriously, they can't sign up enough qualified RNs. The downside is you have to keep your temper in check because you will have to deal with undesirables. Unfortunatly you have to deal with 'em in every facet of American society today.

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I agree, nothing but tons of demand for RNs here in ATL; $60k plus easily. I always like the idea of Physician's Assistant, till I saw the hours required for the degree; a bit too much for me. But once you're done, it's an easy $100k plus per year.

Pharmacist requires a few less hours but doesn't pay as well. LPN I wouldn't advise; the pay is too low.

A male nurse can make that here and I live in a low wage area where the average wage is $8.00 an hour. A 2 hour drive will net you $75,000 + a year.

I would imagine out west or up north (where wages are usually double what they are here) one could make an excellent living. I know someone who is going to college to be a nurse and he said that male nurses are extremely rare and in demand.

I know a male nurse who lives near my place in Ashland (wages are lower there than here) where people are glad to get dangerous $10 an hour jobs. He makes $70,000 + a year and dates a lot of single female doctors. Right now he is thinking about marrying a French female doctor, and with both of them combined making almost $200,000 a year they could completely retire in 10 years and never need money again in this area.

Imagine being 40 and retired with around a million in the bank, raising kids would be a snap.



I agree, nothing but tons of demand for RNs here in ATL; $60k plus easily.