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New Member
United States
12 Posts |
Go to college! ASAP.!
Bachelor's degree minimum.
Use Govt. loans and grants. Most colleges give academic loans.
Use the teller / cashier job to buy Subway and Taco Bell while attending.
You' lll thank me.
Good luck.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17970 Posts |
I had a great job when I was in my early 20s escorting British holidaymakers on short breaks by motorcoach around Europe - this was long before the Euro was introduced. The countries I visited most often were France, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, West Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal. Apart from getting coins (and banknotes) in each country, I often got unusual coins as tips. The bus passengers would often present the driver and myself with a hatful of change on the last day - the drivers never wanted the foreign money, so I usually let them take all the British coins while I took all the foreign ones!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
I worked in a little mom-and-pop restaurant. As part of my duties as a cook, I had to change out the register twice during my shift and verify the take. What this did was allow me to count (and go through) two cash drawers a shift. I found tons of coins and collectible notes back then. BUT, as the moderator noted, if you take job like this, be sure your boss knows what you are doing.
Other benefits - flexible hours if you do the commuting thing or possibly convenient when you return for long weekends/vacations as a means to make some money for school/bills (and scratch a collector's itch). Good luck on the hunt for the perfect job!!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1903 Posts |
I still say, why not make your passion your job! Buy and sell coins!
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
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I still say, why not make your passion your job! Buy and sell coins!
Because it'll require initial capitalization the size of a college education cost to accrue enough inventory for a hope at real "income." And even then on an hourly basis compared to the work entailed, he's do better at McDonald's. You're not going to get rich - or even generate a middle-class income - ever - selling $50 coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
What I have done has worked very well. This summer you should try to be a bank teller, or more specifically a credit union. I worked at a credit union my first summer back from college and it was a great atmosphere. I also work in a branch with a coin counter which kicks out steel pennies, dollars, and halves. So I take them out back and exchange it for cash for people but get a first glance if they're silver.
I would suggest going to college and trying to work as a summer temp/on breaks from school when you're home as well. Just be personable and have a good work ethic. My bosses don't mind me going through our coins or saving ones I find.
Good luck!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
Get into a job that actually interests you and have fun people around you at all times. There's nothing worse than a drab boring job. Your job shouldn't feel like a job. It should feel fun and natural. And it should build towards something else in the future.
One person in college who was helping me with my resume said that her goal was the job title. This is false. Your goals should be WHAT you accomplished at that job, not the job itself.
Something to think about. Let yourself grow in your job. Get to a point where you say to yourself I can do better than this job and I've accomplished everything I wanted to and there's nothing left for me to learn here.
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Valued Member
United States
149 Posts |
Pick a job that pays the most and do your coin searching on your own time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1234 Posts |
OK I just have to add this... Bank Robber or Time Traveler, or both... just a little more work on the flux-capacitor and I'll have a few hundred CC Morgan's.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1903 Posts |
I still say even as a part time endeavour making your own "coin business" is worth a try. By grinding it out making a few percent profit at a time and rolling it back into your purchasing money, it doesn't take long before it grows into a fund that can become a full time business instead of part time. It can be done if you work at it...I did just this in a different industry and did very well for myself. Depending on how fast you turn your inventory it doesn't have to take a princely sum of money to get started.
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