College alternatives for girls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about the world of food? Patisserie, chef, etc
or wine - she could get a job in a winery
police
dental nurse
medical assistant

the list is pretty endless

Not interested in health field and too girly to be a cop

I hate how you keep saying a girly girl but no real details

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about the world of food? Patisserie, chef, etc
or wine - she could get a job in a winery
police
dental nurse
medical assistant

the list is pretty endless

Not interested in health field and too girly to be a cop

I hate how you keep saying a girly girl but no real details

Being a cop is tough even if you aren't girly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You think nurses don't make enough? Check again. But seriously, make this her problem. Tell her she either goes to school full time or works full time. If she works, she pays you rent. She needs to figure this out herself.

Nurses make enough, but that requires a degree, PP said Nurse’s Aid, that pays very little and it’s in the health field which she doesn’t care for.

[Anonymous]

How old is your daughter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about the world of food? Patisserie, chef, etc
or wine - she could get a job in a winery
police
dental nurse
medical assistant

the list is pretty endless

Not interested in health field and too girly to be a cop

I hate how you keep saying a girly girl but no real details

Being a cop is tough even if you aren't girly

Most people have a decent idea of what girly means. She’s just not interested in traditionally masculine things which would include most blue collar trades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something in the grooming field: like hair cutting or hair colorist? Perhaps she could eventually have her own business?

Nurses aid? They are in very high demand.

Same for child care workers. Some nannies get relatively high pay and even benefits.

Retail (again, currently in high demand).

Property management (like working in a condo office or for an HOA?)

Not sure about the requirements for a mail carrier.

These are some ideas that come to mind. Good luck.

Being a hairstylist isn’t for her, retail doesn’t pay enough. Nurse’s sod is health field which doesn’t interest her and again doesn’t pay enough. I’d like her to make a livable income.

Nothings going to pay enough without some ambition and an education. I suggest you let her know you're not supporting her if she's doing nothing for herself.

+1000

Seems like there are way too many things she "doesn't want to do". So the alternatives are lower paying, not exciting jobs. She has to realize that her choices mean not much pay and then let her figure out how to live on that. Charge her rent, have her try to pay insurance, cell phone, etc. Help her see that there wont be anything left for food/clothing/eating out/vacations/anything fun if she doesn't find a plan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old is your daughter?

16. She’s a junior in HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something in the grooming field: like hair cutting or hair colorist? Perhaps she could eventually have her own business?

Nurses aid? They are in very high demand.

Same for child care workers. Some nannies get relatively high pay and even benefits.

Retail (again, currently in high demand).

Property management (like working in a condo office or for an HOA?)

Not sure about the requirements for a mail carrier.

These are some ideas that come to mind. Good luck.

Being a hairstylist isn’t for her, retail doesn’t pay enough. Nurse’s sod is health field which doesn’t interest her and again doesn’t pay enough. I’d like her to make a livable income.

Nothings going to pay enough without some ambition and an education. I suggest you let her know you're not supporting her if she's doing nothing for herself.

+1000

Seems like there are way too many things she "doesn't want to do". So the alternatives are lower paying, not exciting jobs. She has to realize that her choices mean not much pay and then let her figure out how to live on that. Charge her rent, have her try to pay insurance, cell phone, etc. Help her see that there wont be anything left for food/clothing/eating out/vacations/anything fun if she doesn't find a plan


Well her plan is to go to college which we will let her do, but to be honest, I think there’s a very good chance she’ll flunk out. I’m trying to think of what possibilities will be for her then.

[Anonymous]

Can she go be an au pair abroad for a few years? I feel like travel would be exciting and maybe when she realizes how hard things like nannying are - she will want to work to do something more academic and find a cushy office job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something in the grooming field: like hair cutting or hair colorist? Perhaps she could eventually have her own business?

Nurses aid? They are in very high demand.

Same for child care workers. Some nannies get relatively high pay and even benefits.

Retail (again, currently in high demand).

Property management (like working in a condo office or for an HOA?)

Not sure about the requirements for a mail carrier.

These are some ideas that come to mind. Good luck.

Being a hairstylist isn’t for her, retail doesn’t pay enough. Nurse’s sod is health field which doesn’t interest her and again doesn’t pay enough. I’d like her to make a livable income.

Nothings going to pay enough without some ambition and an education. I suggest you let her know you're not supporting her if she's doing nothing for herself.

+1000

Seems like there are way too many things she "doesn't want to do". So the alternatives are lower paying, not exciting jobs. She has to realize that her choices mean not much pay and then let her figure out how to live on that. Charge her rent, have her try to pay insurance, cell phone, etc. Help her see that there wont be anything left for food/clothing/eating out/vacations/anything fun if she doesn't find a plan


Well her plan is to go to college which we will let her do, but to be honest, I think there’s a very good chance she’ll flunk out. I’m trying to think of what possibilities will be for her then.

Well her plan is to go to college which we will let her do, but to be honest, I think there’s a very good chance she’ll flunk out. I’m trying to think of what possibilities will be for her then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can she go be an au pair abroad for a few years? I feel like travel would be exciting and maybe when she realizes how hard things like nannying are - she will want to work to do something more academic and find a cushy office job?

That’s something I’ve actually thought about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something in the grooming field: like hair cutting or hair colorist? Perhaps she could eventually have her own business?

Nurses aid? They are in very high demand.

Same for child care workers. Some nannies get relatively high pay and even benefits.

Retail (again, currently in high demand).

Property management (like working in a condo office or for an HOA?)

Not sure about the requirements for a mail carrier.

These are some ideas that come to mind. Good luck.

Being a hairstylist isn’t for her, retail doesn’t pay enough. Nurse’s sod is health field which doesn’t interest her and again doesn’t pay enough. I’d like her to make a livable income.

Nothings going to pay enough without some ambition and an education. I suggest you let her know you're not supporting her if she's doing nothing for herself.

+1000

Seems like there are way too many things she "doesn't want to do". So the alternatives are lower paying, not exciting jobs. She has to realize that her choices mean not much pay and then let her figure out how to live on that. Charge her rent, have her try to pay insurance, cell phone, etc. Help her see that there wont be anything left for food/clothing/eating out/vacations/anything fun if she doesn't find a plan


Well her plan is to go to college which we will let her do, but to be honest, I think there’s a very good chance she’ll flunk out. I’m trying to think of what possibilities will be for her then.

Well her plan is to go to college which we will let her do, but to be honest, I think there’s a very good chance she’ll flunk out. I’m trying to think of what possibilities will be for her then.

Insist on a gap year where she has to have some sort of job. I feel like knowing how hard the real world is will focus you more in college than anything else..

[Anonymous]

Flight attendant!

[Anonymous]

We had four nannies while our children grew up and each one came to us with college debt after flunking out of school. One had over $15,000! Please don't let your daughter go to school with no plan. Even if you plan to pay for it, that's just lighting your own money on fire if this is the future you predict. They were all regretful they had taken on these loans. I will say they have all gone on to have other careers but none are very high paying (pre-school teacher, insurance salesperson, SAHM and server in a high-end restaurant). Thankfully, they were all wonderful people and got married to stand up guys. Not sure what to suggest but I'd say don't throw money at college without a game plan. Good luck to your daughter. There are many, many other paths in life besides the straight and narrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flight attendant!

Do they really make livable wages though?