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I am a 33 y/o single female that works in Louisiana for the state health dept. I really enjoy my job and the autonomy I have but am only making $55K/yr—however, I do not want to leave this job anytime soon due to being in the PSLF program. Negotiating pay with state government really isn’t a thing.

With all of this free time I have outside of my job that doesn’t bring much stress, I need help navigating a side hustle or remote job. (Continued in comments)

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I have a master’s degree in cell biology, have taught at the community college level, have previous healthcare operations experience, and I used to write medical white papers as a side gig but got burnt out. Any advice or feedback on acquiring a side gig? I just want more out of life, ya know

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Head to Upwork (or platform like it) and pick up writing projects for the health tech space!

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Look into speaking engagements (for continuing legal education or otherwise) and building your resume up for healthcare law when you eventually jettison to the private sector.

Also, look into temp agencies who can staff you on weekend and/or evening events, etc. that are super easy and where you can meet lots of new people.

You would be great at medical document review for litigation cases on a contractor basis.

Also, look at Federal government options that might get you to a federal pension. The golden goose is retiring from federal government and then retiring from state government after that. So, then you hopefully have two pensions plus social security.

I handle elder law, which involves deep diving in elderly clients’ budgets, and I am always surprised by how well a federal pension plus a state pension stack up together to provide a decent retirement income stream.

Finally, as a former county prosecutor I must say: take advantage of going home and having a hobby in the evenings and the weekends. I so miss being able to leave work at work and having time to do other things.

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Yes. I would encourage you to look into the EPA. Good luck!

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