Office Escape Routes

Awhile back I had an enlightening conversation with a good friend who was looking or a second job.

A couple of weeks ago I was on my way to meeting with a client on a cool Wednesday afternoon in downtown Portland.

Escape the Office? I can barely afford to feed myself, let alone my kids. I can barely even keep up with my bills, mortgage and grocery expenses.

Freelance designer. Freelance artist. Freelance Assistant.

I fondly remember the late winter days of 2005 when I signed up for a facebook account to help stay connected with some of my friends.

I’ve been meaning to come up with a practical, handy list of some of my favorite offbeat careers for some time now.

It’s really simple. There is one thing that you have to do to break free of the rat race forever. Just one.

Many careers can be parlayed into self-employed ventures. In fact, on some level just about anything can.

Your story may be different than mine, and probably is.