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roosterjbh said:
It seems by how much you’ve got saved you’re probably doing pretty decent for yourself. Not sure you’ll find anything entry level with a BA degree that will match it.
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$70k and a paid for 17 GMC Sierra SLT
I’m set for a change if I’m ever going to do it. I literally have zero debt so why not take a chance? I’d take a pay cut if I had to. I make anywhere between $65 low end to $85-90k a year I just can’t stand selling cars.. I don’t want to look back and hate my life. There isn’t anytime to enjoy life... I just save every penny I make.

No retirement.. no vacations... no benefits... 6 days a week minimum 10 hrs.

The internet is beginning to replace our jobs in the car industry already.
 
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You guys that are still in your 20's, if you want to make a career change and you are financially positioned to do it, then by all means do it sooner than later. It doesn't get easier to do as you get older especially when or if kids come along. If that involves more school it will certainly be easier now than later.
I made the career change at 49 and taking the pay cut then was a drastic impact with 2 teen age boys.
My only regret was that I should have did it 25 years earlier especially since I was single then.
 
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allstar34bd said:
$70k and a paid for 17 GMC Sierra SLT
I’m set for a change if I’m ever going to do it. I literally have zero debt so why not take a chance? I’d take a pay cut if I had to. I make anywhere between $65 low end to $85-90k a year I just can’t stand selling cars.. I don’t want to look back and hate my life. There isn’t anytime to enjoy life... I just save every penny I make.

No retirement.. no vacations... no benefits... 6 days a week minimum 10 hrs.

The internet is beginning to replace our jobs in the car industry already.
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You are in a great position to take a chance on yourself. I'd look into starting my own business and screw working for someone else. Sounds like you're not afraid of the longs hours it takes so find something you like to and can do and start your own.
 
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OP —

Dude, you're 26 with a solid nest egg and a dependable car. You are ****ing golden. Go figure out what would make you happy to get up and go do every day, then plot your course and go after it.

20-somethings see 30 approaching and think they're getting old. Us 50-somethings see 60 approaching and think the same thing, except we also realize what idiots we were for thinking so in our 20s. Don't be the idiot you'll later know you were. :crazy:
 
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What are you looking for? Fun? Good income? Job security? Look into healthcare or the fire services. In healthcare, there are many different avenues you can go down. Many of those will pay you well, there's always a need for healthcare (so you'll always have a job opportunity) and it can take you anywhere in the world. If you're looking more for fun and excitement, as well as pretty good pay (depending on your location) think about becoming a paid fire fighter. Again, job security is pretty good if you're in emergency services.
 
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I love sports, any sport.. I wish I could find some kind of opportunity that dealt with sports and I could make a decent living doing it. Really, I just have plenty of friends that are catching me in salary and they love their jobs and I’m jealous! When everyone was making 20k a year and I was pushing 3-4x’s that it’s cool; but I’m starting to see that there are other opportunities out there that you can actually enjoy and still make a living. My friend I visited in Houston works in electrical sales; he moved out there 6 months ago from Huntsville Alabama and loves it. I’ve just got to polish my resume and update the LinkedIn profile and start looking! A paycut now, can payoff later I suppose.
 
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If I read it right there are a lot of things that could be available with your experience. Look into the companies that work with the car dealers. There are plenty of opportunities in the CRM, DMS and supplier businesses. I did my time in the car business and have gone the route I described. It’s turned out really well for me.
As far as It goes with Houston... you couldn’t pay me to live there. It’s a mess in every way. Look at the Dallas / Frisco area, Austin or San Antonio if it has to be Texas.
 
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Omar V Tinko said:
If I read it right there are a lot of things that could be available with your experience. Look into the companies that work with the car dealers. There are plenty of opportunities in the CRM, DMS and supplier businesses. I did my time in the car business and have gone the route I described. It’s turned out really well for me.
As far as It goes with Houston... you couldn’t pay me to live there. It’s a mess in every way. Look at the Dallas / Frisco area, Austin or San Antonio if it has to be Texas.
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What was your route out of the car business?
I’ve looked and looked, but I haven’t seen much opportunity in Alabama.
 
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allstar34bd said:
I love sports, any sport.. I wish I could find some kind of opportunity that dealt with sports and I could make a decent living doing it.
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Rep athletic gear? Nike, adidas, ua, etc. I don’t know a damn thing about any of that but I figure they have reps going to the ADs all the time. Maybe DP knows.
 
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Good on you for saving that much but good lawd, 65 hours a week for less than six figures sounds crazy.

There are bartenders and servers at restaurants I consult that A) make as much as I do, B) make about your earnings too, and C) work less than half the hours you do. Some of them love the work. Some of them hate it. My point is that there are a lot of unexpected opportunities out there. I sort of fell into consulting after tending bar and managing for years. I sometimes pick up a night or two a week between contracts because I know the places that make bank.

I used to have the desire to be a workaholic but I learned a few years ago that taking it easy will lead to a long, happy time in your trade of choice. There's not a job I'd enjoy doing if I exceeded the 35-40 I currently hit per week.
 
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I know that folks that get into being sales reps for pacemaker companies make a lot of bank. You already have the sales background and no medical background is required.
 
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allstar34bd said:
Business to consumer is all I’ve ever done; but I’d be more then happy to branch out and learn something new.
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Look at Fortune 100 companies which have b2c as well as b2b activity. Once in, check out their training programs to fill in the core requirements for an area you'd prefer to be.
 
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allstar34bd said:
I love sports, any sport.. I wish I could find some kind of opportunity that dealt with sports and I could make a decent living doing it. Really, I just have plenty of friends that are catching me in salary and they love their jobs and I’m jealous! When everyone was making 20k a year and I was pushing 3-4x’s that it’s cool; but I’m starting to see that there are other opportunities out there that you can actually enjoy and still make a living. My friend I visited in Houston works in electrical sales; he moved out there 6 months ago from Huntsville Alabama and loves it. I’ve just got to polish my resume and update the LinkedIn profile and start looking! A paycut now, can payoff later I suppose.
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Tons of sales jobs are better than car sales jobs. With your degree and experience you should be able to get something.

We place a lot of students in sales for distributors of all kinds (electrical, power transmission, plumbing, steel, etc.) They are well paid and it's nothing like the car business.
 
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volinbham said:
Tons of sales jobs are better than car sales jobs. With your degree and experience you should be able to get something.

We place a lot of students in sales for distributors of all kinds (electrical, power transmission, plumbing, steel, etc.) They are well paid and it's nothing like the car business.
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You said “we place”, do you represent a college or staffing company? What is your position and can I send you some of my information? I’m only 45 miles from you if your in Bham
 
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allstar34bd said:
I love sports, any sport.. I wish I could find some kind of opportunity that dealt with sports and I could make a decent living doing it. Really, I just have plenty of friends that are catching me in salary and they love their jobs and I’m jealous! When everyone was making 20k a year and I was pushing 3-4x’s that it’s cool; but I’m starting to see that there are other opportunities out there that you can actually enjoy and still make a living. My friend I visited in Houston works in electrical sales; he moved out there 6 months ago from Huntsville Alabama and loves it. I’ve just got to polish my resume and update the LinkedIn profile and start looking! A paycut now, can payoff later I suppose.
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Broker high end automobiles to professional athletes.
Get hired on at an agency representing athletes.
Sales job to arenas, professional sports franchises, etc.
Work in sales for your favorite team.
Arrange luxury driving tours for prof athletes.
Work sales for a charity which interacts with athletes (united way/nfl)
 
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allstar34bd said:
You said “we place”, do you represent a college or staffing company? What is your position and can I send you some of my information? I’m only 45 miles from you if your in Bham
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University faculty - the we was referring to UAB and our marketing/industrial distribution program. I don't do any placement

the industry needs people - lot of B2B sales jobs out there
 
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Check webpages for various trade associations like NAED (National Association of Electrical Distributors) etc. to see if they have advice or resources for entering the field.
 
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