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| Prompt #3: Choose a job you have (or have held in the past) and discuss the skills required. Explain why each skill is needed and how they can be learned. I was a manager for an apartment complex for several years. This was a job that required both husband and wife or two individuals. We had 42 units, carports, to maintain. My husband and myself had done this job before so training with limited. We needed a refresher course on Section 8 Housing (government assistance). One thing that was stressed was to have legible handwriting and printing because you would be posting receipts manually. You need to be focus when collecting rents and posting. Training in this field usually is done by watching someone take you through a posting. Part of the job may require you to take monies to the bank. Therefore, you would need some type of transportation. Part of the job may require you doing actual work on the premises. I have in the past cleaned apartments, painted and sweeping carports. Usually this will gain you additional payment over and above what is agreed to. Compensation usually consist of an apartment and salary or a mix of one or the other and additional payment for jobs such as painting and cleaning. Usually you must be bonded. In California where I held this job, you may be required to post 3 day notices or 30 day notices and followup with law enforcement. So, to acquire this position you must be able to be bonded and live on the premises if required. For a position in California, 12 units or more required management on site. This type of position is easily trainable. You must have the stamina to deal with all types of people and their problems. |
| First, I am not sure I agree with the World Economic Forum. What I understood, most people don't have more than one months of expenses in their savings. However, lets examine it. My plan to wise spending and saving is this: !. Evaluate how many years you feel you have on this planet; 20, 30, or more, If you feel you have about 40, then you will need to know how much you think you will spend each year. If you are retire, hopefully you have some type of program going; stocks, 401K, savings, addition income coming in from rentals. One has to have some concept of what it will cost per year for just essentials. If you managed to set up some type of retirement you probably also have your living quarters included in that program. Maybe you paid off your mortgage or will have it paid by the time you retire from you job. 2. If you want to travel, then again, I hope you have calculated for monies to be include for travel. If you single, this could be a lot easier to figure. A single person might even consider working on a cruise ship, or become a guide from an Elder hostel program where you would travel while being a guide. In any case, where will the money be coming from? Note: Very important you don't try to live above your means. 3. Budget, budget is the only way I see this happening, unless you are one of those who won the lottery or have a rich uncle who left you his inheritance. 4. Once you know what it will take for basics to live, only then can you really figure how you will have the monies for the extra, fun things in life. 5. Avoid in early life using credit so that your money is not wasted on interest. 6. Developing a savings program in early life is the best gift you can give yourself. |
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