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    I'm a freelance actor, director, playwright, composer, and musician. in the past I've worked as a praise band leader and am looking for a new church to do the same.

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    Any NEW moonlighters out there?

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    I would like to supplement my income but traffic will probably prevent me from ever doing another job on the same day (unless I want to lose sleep). I'm not willing to give up my days off and I start to think about how much of my student loans I would owe if I made more money. It just doesn't seem worth it right now.

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    I write a little.

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    I've done it before and I could do it again. If I needed to, I could get a job as a line cook, waitress, or hostess or all three at the same time. I've got the chops. :)
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    5 days a week optical 2 days 14hour shifts security work

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    Full time optician trying to get a side business going (also in optical).
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    Quote Originally Posted by tx11 View Post
    Any NEW moonlighters out there?
    I need to start moonlighting!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Wagner View Post
    I'm a licensed Pyrotcehnician for the State and do firework shows year round. It's a BLAST! (HE HE)
    Will you be my new best friend? Too bad Oregon is so far from CT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tx11 View Post
    How many of you have a 2nd job or business to supplement your optical income? If so what is it( not the income ..the job/business)
    I taught guitar at the Academy of Music in Milwaukee, and played with various bands from age 12 until about 15 years ago. Working the morning after a weekday gig was a *****.
    Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman

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    Mystery shopping, evaluating customer service in restaurants, parking garages, golf courses and hotels. Can't shop optical as that would be a conflict of interest. I relay my experiences to my accounts offering suggestions to improve their service if they are open to suggestions.
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    I dabble in metalworking.
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    Been working on a jewelry business. I routinely make and sell pieces using beading, stringing, and chainmaille. Want to do more metal work and wire wrapping, but have to have time to take those classes! I haven't done any shows yet, but word still gets out :) Right now I make just enough to keep my supplies up.
    "Some believe in destiny, and some believe in fate. But I believe that happiness is something we create."-Something More by Sugarland

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    I have a line of hair ties I'm working on. If anyone's interested I will send you a sample to try

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    Quote Originally Posted by colleen26 View Post
    I have a line of hair ties I'm working on. If anyone's interested I will send you a sample to try
    Wish I still had enough hair that needed tying up.

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    Perhaps some pictures would be nice of these crafts, art, jewelry, metalwork, and websites for the books, and writings.

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    I used to sell stuff on eBay, odds and ends from surplus stores and Amazon (books) but my thyroid stopped that a few years ago...hoping to get back to it to cushion the bank account.

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    Full-time student moonlighting as an optician!
    Enrique Palacios, ABOM, NCLEC
    Southern College of Optometry Class of 2016

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    I have a Monday through Friday 9-5 at a wholesale lab and a weekend optician job. Working 7 days a week.

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    As an owner or manager... would you have a problem if your office was an independent private office and you had an employee that worked part time in a local chain optical? Direct competitor. Argument is that they do not make enough or have enough hours at your office. Just curious.

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    And no... it's not me. Not a fan of chains or box stores!

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    I also run my own catering buisness on the side which when paired with PTO from Optical, can be pretty lucrative!

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