I’m burned out and taking a summer off between consulting and law school. Any tips on how best to earn money during this time? Doesn’t need to be consulting level, just would like enough to pay the rent.

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I was in a similar situation a couple of years ago. The challenge is something that is truly temporary and doesn’t take a lot of time or money to get up and running. I ended up just taking time to enjoy, but had explored the following options:
- Summer support for University research (reach out to your Alma matter or future law school for any opportunities)
- Internships (I found this time of year some companies were hiring “interns” basically as temp workers to do fill in as their staff take summer trips)
- Freelance work (I talked to a few people in my network who just needed short term consulting type support for projects)
- Higher paying /tipped hourly jobs (e.g., bartender, catering staff, gym front desk / concierge)
- This could also be a time to explore a side hustle you have considered but didn’t have the time for in the past

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