After 21 years in the Air Force, I retired and a friend of my wife asked if I would be interested in some part-time work. I said "why not, tell me what it entails." She said that she was working for a retired state senator who was 89 at the time. She had to help him bathe and dress. Monitor his health (take him to doctors appointments, get his medicines) basic stuff. I had some medical training in the military so I agreed. I met with the family and his private secretary and started working part-time earning $12.00 an hour several days a week. Fast forward six months... I got a call from the secretary, she wanted me to work for them full time and I'd pull down $22.00 an hour. I thought about it for about 1 second and said hell yeah. She said that they would pay me directly, no taxes, meals provided, and I'd have a car at my disposal while on-duty. 3 weeks later, I got a call from another businessman's secretary. Her boss was in ill health and she asked if I could come by to discuss possibly working for them on a part-time basis. After a brief consultation, I agreed to work with him doing physical therapy and administering his meds twice a day. Same pay, same benefits. After the second client was well, he asked If I would continue working for him as long as it didn't interfere with my other position. I agreed and I've been working for both clients for the past 3 years. Both clients are millionaires and so are most of thier friends. I put in a ton of hours last year made nearly $150,000 on top of my military retirement pay ( As a side note...since I get paid direct, My gold-digging ex wife can't ask for more loot for child support). That included spending a month in Palm Beach, Florida while one of my clients was hospitalized. I was on the clock 24/7, but only put in about 8 hours a day. I had an apartment, maid service and access to his yatch and a Benz the whole time.
Folks this is no joke. We've all read about all the "Baby-Boomers" retiring in the near future. Many of these people are wealthy and need personal assistant and nurses. They are willing to pay for private care versus hiring a service. Registered nurses and LPN's command $30 per hour to start here in North Ga. for private duty care. There is a shortage nationwide of nurses and private care providers and it will only increase (by some predictions ten-fold). My wife's friend just signed a contract to move to Knoxville Tenn and was given a $20,000 sign on bonus. She's working in Neo-natal care and grossed nearly 200K last year (I do their taxes). Her husband is a parmedic and they agreed to hire him on to get her to take the position.
Sorry this post is so long, but hopefully it will help somebody make a beneficial career shift. All medical fields are in dire need and I know here in Ga you can go to school for very little out of pocket. It's worth exploring if you want a change. Not to mention that it's full of benefits, especially private duty. I have no out of pocket expenses other that gas. We just bought a $250,000 home and are virtually debt free. We've got 2 Roth IRA's set up along with 2 mutual funds and my wife's 401K which we max out for employer 2/1 matching contributions. We dabble in stocks and I still sock away ay least $500 a week in savings. We hope to buy a second "vacation" home this year and totally retire in 12-15 years. With 3 active clients,
Folks this is no joke. We've all read about all the "Baby-Boomers" retiring in the near future. Many of these people are wealthy and need personal assistant and nurses. They are willing to pay for private care versus hiring a service. Registered nurses and LPN's command $30 per hour to start here in North Ga. for private duty care. There is a shortage nationwide of nurses and private care providers and it will only increase (by some predictions ten-fold). My wife's friend just signed a contract to move to Knoxville Tenn and was given a $20,000 sign on bonus. She's working in Neo-natal care and grossed nearly 200K last year (I do their taxes). Her husband is a parmedic and they agreed to hire him on to get her to take the position.
Sorry this post is so long, but hopefully it will help somebody make a beneficial career shift. All medical fields are in dire need and I know here in Ga you can go to school for very little out of pocket. It's worth exploring if you want a change. Not to mention that it's full of benefits, especially private duty. I have no out of pocket expenses other that gas. We just bought a $250,000 home and are virtually debt free. We've got 2 Roth IRA's set up along with 2 mutual funds and my wife's 401K which we max out for employer 2/1 matching contributions. We dabble in stocks and I still sock away ay least $500 a week in savings. We hope to buy a second "vacation" home this year and totally retire in 12-15 years. With 3 active clients,
