Comments on: Advice to unemployed college graduates http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2009/11/10/advice-to-unemployed-college-grads/ Early stage tech startups Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:20:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Cody McKibben http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2009/11/10/advice-to-unemployed-college-grads/comment-page-1/#comment-15518 Cody McKibben Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:46:25 +0000 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/?p=528#comment-15518 Hey Esme, thanks for using my new theme here! If you want to use a snapshot photo, make sure you click the checkbox for a "small blog title" so it resizes it appropriately. Otherwise, leave the image field for the snapshot blank and click save in the Theme Options page. looks great though ;) Hey Esme, thanks for using my new theme here! If you want to use a snapshot photo, make sure you click the checkbox for a “small blog title” so it resizes it appropriately. Otherwise, leave the image field for the snapshot blank and click save in the Theme Options page. looks great though ;)

]]> By: Esme Vos http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2009/11/10/advice-to-unemployed-college-grads/comment-page-1/#comment-15367 Esme Vos Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:39:06 +0000 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/?p=528#comment-15367 Ferodynamics, That's exactly why I suggested moving to another country. It's not as hard as you think. Health insurance is cheaper in most places and the care is better. They allow you to buy cheap health insurance even if you are an individual. I speak from experience. I moved to SF this year for personal reasons. In the past year, I have had to buy American health insurance. It costs me $174 per month (and my insurer has increased the premium to $209 starting Jan 2010). This health insurance package was the least expensive I could find in the US and I had to pay a lot in co-payment fees when I visited the doctor for regular checkups. In the Netherlands I was paying 89 EUR per year and that was for the more "luxurious" package. That's about $133 (given a $1.50 = 1 EUR exchange rate). You also do not need a car in many countries. People who simply dismiss the idea of moving to another country WITHOUT first carefully investigating that option are being stupid, close-minded, irrational and reckless. Ferodynamics,

That’s exactly why I suggested moving to another country. It’s not as hard as you think. Health insurance is cheaper in most places and the care is better. They allow you to buy cheap health insurance even if you are an individual. I speak from experience.

I moved to SF this year for personal reasons. In the past year, I have had to buy American health insurance. It costs me $174 per month (and my insurer has increased the premium to $209 starting Jan 2010). This health insurance package was the least expensive I could find in the US and I had to pay a lot in co-payment fees when I visited the doctor for regular checkups.

In the Netherlands I was paying 89 EUR per year and that was for the more “luxurious” package. That’s about $133 (given a $1.50 = 1 EUR exchange rate). You also do not need a car in many countries.

People who simply dismiss the idea of moving to another country WITHOUT first carefully investigating that option are being stupid, close-minded, irrational and reckless.

]]> By: Ferodynamics http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2009/11/10/advice-to-unemployed-college-grads/comment-page-1/#comment-15366 Ferodynamics Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:33:49 +0000 http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/?p=528#comment-15366 I'd say you also need Twitter, which is how I found your post. And don't forget reliable hosting. Can you be trusted if your site (and email) is down because your shared account got slammed by Slashdot? Another problem with self-employment, no benefits. For example, you can't get a good deal on health insurance because you are just one guy with no bargaining power, even if you join a freelancer's association. No pension, no employee discounts, all the taxes are your responsibility, etc. I’d say you also need Twitter, which is how I found your post. And don’t forget reliable hosting. Can you be trusted if your site (and email) is down because your shared account got slammed by Slashdot?

Another problem with self-employment, no benefits. For example, you can’t get a good deal on health insurance because you are just one guy with no bargaining power, even if you join a freelancer’s association. No pension, no employee discounts, all the taxes are your responsibility, etc.

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