Realistic money working legal

I'm in Big Spring now. I bought a decent livable trailer for $2000 back in December(I needed to get a truck to pull it with for $4000).

I pay $400 for a space here in town. Seems kind of high, but it includes my utilities which in Dallas I was paying about $150 a month.

My rent in Dallas was $750. So a net gain of $6000 a year. Even if I just put all that in the bank, and ignored the increase in income, after 5 years that is the down payment on an average house in most markets.

Food and diesel isn't any more expensive and Amazon Prime can ship me basically anything I might want or need.

 

I'm in the hiring process for a vacuum truck position. Peed in cups and got poked and prodded all day yesterday. Looks like it will be about 2 weeks before I actually start training. 4 day orientation starts on the 17th(something I wish they had told me before I left Dallas as I could have stayed and made some more cash before I left).

Starting pay is $15.50. I have no driving or oilfield experience. Even without OT I will be able to put away a pretty significant amount of cash.

Something people should keep in mind is that to increase your income X amount of dollars takes more than X number of hours * Your pay because of taxes but decreasing your expenses is 100% profit.

 

If I take it easy I bring home $2500 every other week, , If I but it and split my week working 6 and 1 i'll bring home 3500 every other week

 

IM from here , and I am renting a very nice place for half the going rate , half of one check a month goes towards all bills , the rest is saved

 

If you are not doing construction type work now the oilfield will kick your ### for a month or two. You'll be using muscles and bending in ways you are not used to. Until your "oilfield muscles" get used to working you'll be sore. Walking in heavy steel toe boots is way different unless you do it now. I even suggest start wearing them a few weeks before you start everyday.

another workout to start is stairs. I climb 20 foot tank stairs all day and that is something to get used to!