Do any local jobs allow for free time?

$20/hr is like minimum wage in San Diego. He'd do better flipping burgers. At least he'd have a free meal and a schedule.

 

Learning this now as well

 

My favorite part when I switched was how my wife treated me when home. When I was OTR and out 6 weeks at a time I didn't need to do a thing when I came home. She wanted me to just relax and enjoy being home. When I first went local, I quickly realized that I was back to having to do everything around the house, plus work 70 hours in a physical job. Now I only work 9 months a year with plenty of downtime even during those 9 months.

I just realized I'm slowly regressing into a lazy person over the years of my career.

 

I work local/regional averaging about 65 hrs a week for > 100K. Home every night mostly. Have a 15 to 20 minute commute and usually have between 60 to 68 hours of weekend off.
About the best I think I could do.
I find that's enough time off for me to get things done and stay social w friends and family.
It works for us anyways.

 

There are plenty of jobs that will work with you, but many are small mom and pops that don’t advertise. I lucked into my local gig.

I RARELY work over 45-50 hrs a week. I leave the house anywhere from 6:15-6:45 and am home by 5:00 at the latest, usually by 4:00-4:30. I work Monday thru Friday and have all of the recognized holidays off with pay. Got good vacation pay, sick leave and decent medical, dental and vision. Good 401k. And, I’m paid for ANYTHING I do that is related to work.

Truck in shop? Paid hourly til it’s fixed. DOT Physical? Paid hourly for however long I it takes. Need a new CB or antenna? Owner buys it.

These jobs are out there. But you have to look for them.