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Hi, I need practical ideas: my family is in a bad financial situation and I want to help while I study.
I went to a technical high school in electronics, but I had almost no hands-on practice — I’m willing to learn soldering, electronics repair, PC assembly, 3D printing, or any manual skill that can generate income.
What projects or skills would you recommend I learn first to sell services or products quickly? Thanks — I can dedicate time to learning the basics now.
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>>2976148
> soldering
Won’t land you a job unless you’re a Chinese factory worker
> pc assembly
Building gaming pcs is a fun experience that hobbyist do… nobody is going to pay some guy to do the fun part for him after buying all those components unless you’re offering a stellar warranty or a skill like server lever cable weaving
>3D printing
Again another fun toy , hobby printing your creations is the fun part.
Part of my job requires 3d printing but 3d printing is usually stuff leading to generating a display that leads to sales
At the end of the day, every job on earth eventually leads to a sale,
I might 3d print a part for a cnc machine, that eventually gets repaired and SOLD at the end of the day
So every job is sales
Think about that
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>>2976151
In the same vein, the kiosks that change watch batteries at the mall are always hiring. I’m sure they don’t pay well, but it’s a job.
It is *tough* getting a gig as an electronics technician without experience but it’s also really hard to find anyone any good. Soldering is table stakes and half the applicants struggle with that. And you’re competing against people with BSETs if not BSEEs anymore. So apply for those jobs but don’t count on anything coming through.
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>>2976148
Find appliances roadside, check what still works. Sell off the good parts on ebay.
The milk shelf broke in my fridge and I am about to look for a replacement that is cheaper than the factory one.
Alternatively part out a junk car.
This is all shit work but it sounds like you cant take on an actual job.
If you can take a part time job, find a factory looking for electronic assembly. Tell them you can solder but you havent in a long time. Tell them you are available on call to fill in. They pay 18/22hr around me all small and non union.