OK, times have certainly changed and it is not as easy to find a job, and even then you may have to do the bankers hours and be there 9-5 or similar, so this may not apply, but if you have a job where you have the flexibility to work from home … This is the dream situation, and usually this only applies to professions such as sales on consulting. If you are in the enviable position of mostly doing your work over the phone or via email, you should consider getting a second job. During the dot com era, I knew of several people who had 2 six figure jobs at the same time. You could of course go to the beach with all the spare time you have, but a second job might not be that much extra work!