May 31st, 2018
Prior to taking the Paralegal Classes for certification, of course, I have to pay for it. Looking at the current job’s pay, while on a weekly basis it’s a start in the right direction to start stabilizing financially, it’s long-term is bleak. I would need to do 12-hour shifts daily, including a day or two extra, to make any significant money to save/lower debt. Even though my body is adapting to the hours, it’ll be challenging to go to school, plus go to the paralegal course, and be awake at any of them and still work 12-hours daily.
The key is to get a better job that pays more without the challenging hours. How do I do that? Get a certification in the middle of everything.
I’m currently taking classes in AIU toward Information Technology but they don’t contribute toward getting A+ certification. A lot of jobs are looking for IT professionals WITH certification in at least A+. I never took the test in the past because it was incredibly expensive at the time. We’re talking an easy $300 just for the test alone.
Now, it’s $90 bucks per test (there are two parts) and $140 for the practice/study of it all. Yeah, I know you’re saying it costs more now than before. The $300 was just the test. The practice was either on your own or some other amount. There’s a saving of $100 today than back then PLUS it seems to be done at home online. Back then, you had a location you had to go to.
In any case, I’m in a better position now. Tomorrow I’m paying for the practice/study program. Over the next two months, I’ll practice/study the A+ work, and around August, take the test. If I can do it within a month, that would be awesome but two months is realistic. Get certified and get better work in order to properly balance a better job and paralegal study.
Naturally, the certification is going to be a huge benefit to the overall IT degree process. If it goes well, I’ll take other certifications. Particularly the Network+ certification.
If this plays out as planned, I’ll have to be at this job til August/September. It’s not bad, but just inconvenient. My wife needs to take Uber every day I’m working and that adds up. Getting a second car is a goal, but again, need a better job.
This is life. Always need a strategy to keep afloat.
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