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Make That Second Job Work For You

priority. "Do not miss deadlines at work and definitely do not conduct tasks associated with your second job on your day job," warns Davis-DeFoe.

Figure out what will your tax liability will become. Having a second job that pushes you into a higher tax bracket may not be worth your time. Make sure too that your second employer is withholding enough in federal taxes each week.

Consider holding your part-time gig for a limited period. "Moonlighting is an excellent way to learn new skills, obtain experience in a new industry, or achieve a financial goal and the second job is worked for a short time," says Davis. Set earnings goal to use your extra cash for something such as paying off a credit card debt or establishing a savings. Extended moonlighting tends to cause personal, physical and career stress as managing these multiple demands is challenging," says Davis-DeFoe says. Know when it's time to cash that last second paycheck and quit.

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  2. Make That Second Job Work For You | BlackNewsTribune.com on March 2nd, 2009 at 6:20 pm
  3. LiveOps. (www.liveops.com) is another resource for individuals to check out. Founded in 2000, the current CEO is the former COO of eBay. Business is designed so the independent agents have the flexiblity they need to schedule work around their life/other work commitments. Today, LiveOps has a community of 20,000 independent agents who contract services and it is accepting more applications to meet demand by customers. Having a strong community means the independent agents have resources and don't feel so isolated like most contracting opportunities.

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  4. kristin on March 3rd, 2009 at 2:29 pm
  5. so very helpful and it came with a needed link and well as the answer

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  6. Justin on March 20th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
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