All, just looking for a bit of guidance.
I am currently a full-time employee at a technology company and a part-time graduate student. Luckily, I have the luxury of a small inheritance to pay for education rather than taking out loans. As MMM has recommended, this money sits in Vanguard index funds until I need chunks of it each quarter.
However, living and working in California, I find myself hogtied by the constraints of the cost of living here (I am originally from the more budget-friendly state of Alaska). In my spare time from work and school, I try to pick up side work writing resumes, doing manual labor or applying for obscure scholarships to offset the cost of living.
I have read posts about some of the most lucrative careers out there, but it is challenging to field a career or position change mid-Masters degree. I feel my current employer's supportiveness of attending school is, for now, a reason to stay until my MBA is complete a year from now.
At any rate, do any of you have advice for how I can maximize my return on the labor I'm providing, at either my current full-time job or my side work? I am working very hard, but I feel as though there has to be a better way to transform the hours and hours of daily work into greater numbers of greenbacks. Any feedback would be immensely helpful. Thanks for reading.