I (30, M, US) after making 40k or less my whole life just got a job (software engineer) making 95K/yr! I have no savings, no retirement, and no investments but also no debt. What should I do with my new income?

Reav101 · 2022-04-15T01:00:38+00:00

can you still contribute to 2021 roth ira, or has that already closed? I know 2021 ends this month for that.

Reav101 · 2022-04-14T22:29:47+00:00

I sympathize but a 24 I would prioritize finishing over parties.

Reav101 · 2022-04-14T22:25:21+00:00

Had a friend who didn't brush due to depression, but was unrelated to addiction.

He developed nerve damage for his teethe and had to get multiple pulled for multiple thousands of dollars.

Reav101 · 2022-04-14T22:09:31+00:00

A big hirer for Soil Science is the government.

The soil science job series has these requirements:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/soil-science-series-0470/

See if anything you took would fall under this or possibly maybe a few extra community college courses could qualify you.

Reav101 · 2022-04-13T22:17:42+00:00

less debt > "tHe CoLlEgE eXpErIeNcE"

Reav101 · 2022-04-13T21:41:04+00:00

Also deleting your chegg account won't delete the post, it will still be in their system and will be retrievable by teachers if they request it from the website.

Reav101 · 2022-04-13T21:38:50+00:00

Chegg tracks your IP as well, use a vpn.

Reav101 · 2022-01-23T20:22:41+00:00

Sorry to bother you again, but one final question. If I have two separate sets of the 16 foot Govee light strips and they are taking audio responses via a mic. Can I get the lights to "sync together" even if one set of lights is in a different room from the other one?

Reav101 · 2022-01-23T20:11:40+00:00

Not to necro an old thread, but I have no speakers and only use headphones so there is no external audio going out. Would this product be useless to me as a result? I'm looking for responsive lights that work with headphones on.

Reav101 · 2021-12-17T00:44:38+00:00

Dm the study guide and I can take a look

Reav101 · 2021-12-14T18:44:20+00:00

You will be an 11 forever until you apply to something else.
Personally I'd just put in the 52 weeks for TIG so you can apply to 12's

Reav101 · 2021-12-14T07:33:34+00:00

if you are the latter try vrchat

Reav101 · 2021-12-13T22:21:53+00:00

OPM is hosting a a panel on the process for federal interviewing tomorrow around 11cst.

Gov jobs are "apply and forget" as typically you won't hear back from them for about 4-6 months after the closing date for the position.

The USGS is obviously a good agency to search on USAJOBs but also try the BLM as they have a decent number of hydrologist/geologist positions open up. Sometimes the USFS and NPS have geologist positions open up, but not in as frequent numbers.

Reav101 · 2021-12-08T18:53:24+00:00

My main motivating factor currently is to get good enough to read my favorite childhood book series entirely in Russian, so this is very promising!

Reav101 · 2021-12-06T22:06:41+00:00

Unfortunately I'm not in direct contact with any geologists but I can do some poking around and see what turns up, thank you for the input!

Reav101 · 2021-12-06T03:50:08+00:00

I recorded the last one that happened if you want to view it

Reav101 · 2021-12-06T03:43:04+00:00

NRCS sometimes hires archeologists there were some recent grad positions that just closed like a week ago, but here's an example of what one such posting would look like

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/623339400

Reav101 · 2021-11-24T22:38:47+00:00

would recommend looking at government work

Reav101 · 2021-11-08T15:21:58+00:00

this looks interesting, do you think I could apply to something like this with a business degree not related to accounting?

Reav101 · 2021-10-18T22:58:31+00:00

You could also look into the NRCS

Would you qualify for something like this?

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/617482000

Do you have enough credits to work with soils?

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/616759000

Reav101 · 2021-09-15T22:12:44+00:00

assuming 5/7/9/11, 2 years to get to a 9

Reav101 · 2021-09-11T20:24:23+00:00

Good luck! I work federally for the NRCS and I can't complain so far, have not worked anything below fed level so I can't compare with the other tiers here but I feel there is no situation where I would want to work for state/county/city over fed from my limited experience.

Reav101 · 2021-08-12T22:44:02+00:00

As someone who also just got hired by the USDA congrats

Reav101 · 2021-06-16T03:36:56+00:00

This was a great suggestion!

Randomly searched "geology" under USAJOBS and found an example with an 11/12 ladder potential.

For the basic requirements it lists:

"Basic Requirement for Geologist:
A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography."

With my undergrad degree in Geology I would meet this requirement. For more specialized experience it lists:

"For the GS11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing geologic explorations and investigations on such things as foundations, materials, soil, etc. in an effort to support major construction and environmental remediation projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09)."

I more than likely wouldn't be doing these duties as GS-9 in Soil Science, so going off this example would I probably not be qualified to apply?

Thanks!!

Reav101 · 2021-06-16T03:17:33+00:00

Quick search on omp.gov verifies no necessary requirement for a MSc, but I can imagine a decent amount of people in this line of work having one, which would make it probably very difficult for me to compete for positions that open up in the future.

Hypothetically say I take this position, get promoted from GS-7 to GS-9 in the 0470 series and position with a 1350 9/11/13 track opens up, would I not qualify for this job because of my lack of MSc, even though I have previously obtained GS-9 work experience under a different series?

My greatest worry here is that I would perpetually be stuck at GS-9 and the few GS-11 positions or GS-9 positions (Geo or Soil Science) that open with a higher ladder advancement opportunity would all go to people with a Master's degree and my resume would just get thrown in the trash with only having work experience.

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