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Released: September 13, 2011

Are you up for a second job?

Source: Sheryl Nance-Nash, DailyFinance.com

When Dan Nainan was a senior engineer with Intel Corporation (INTC), he traveled the world with CEO Andy Grove doing technical demonstrations on stage at events. But he was nervous about speaking in front of crowds, so he took a comedy class to help himself get over his fears. Then, the comedy thing took off. Today, he's a professional comedian who has performed at three presidential inaugural events and recently at the Kennedy Center. But in this economy, his corporate bookings have fallen off, and he's had to turn back to technology. "I had to do something else to maintain my level of income," says Nainan who says he charges $75 an hour for computer consulting, which brings in about $1,500 a month. He's not the only one juggling. With U.S. unemployment continuing to top 9%, just having a job is enough to make many of us feel grateful. But one job isn't always enough. The new order of the day for some is creativity, combining two jobs to make a livable salary.

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