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Old Mon Mar 15, 2004, 11:49pm
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Quote:
Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
I know some people who don't do anything but officiate. They don't live very well, as it's pretty hard to live on what you make working amateur sports.
Yea, there are a couple of folks around here for whom it's their only source of income. If you're basically healthy so that you don't need medical insurance, and have a very cheap apartment, and a good-running paid-for car, you can squeak by.

And it's nice to have as a fill-in when you're between jobs.

But it's a GREAT second income. If your spouse has a good job, with benefits, you can be the house-person, do the house things, and take care of the kids. Then reffing beats almost anything as that second little pocket amount (I mean, who wants to work at McDonald's when you could be tossing howler monkeys?!). It has worked out great for my family that way, and I know a few others in this situation.

And if you're in college it's a good solid job. If you intend to put yourself through school this way, you should e-mail Mark Dexter and get tips from him.
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