5 ways to make some extra money
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If you’re anything like me, there is always a time when you can use a little extra money around the house to pay off debt, save for a vacation or pay a little extra on your mortgage. So without further ado, here is a list of 5 ways to make some extra money.
- Sell Things on the Internet: If you look around your house for a little while, you’ll probably find a whole stack of things that you don’t need or use anymore. Things like DVD movies, books, clothes, electronic gadgets, and a variety of other things.
You can sell all of those unused items, reduce some clutter, and pocket the cash! From time to time I’ll do this and I usually end up making 2-300 dollars each time, depending on what I’m selling.
I’ve found that items like books and movies tend to do best selling them on Amazon.com, while items like electronics, clothes and other things do better on Ebay. Of course you can always sell things on Craigslist.com as well - I’ve had pretty good luck selling bigger items (couches, tables) there. We sold an old treadmill last month through Craiglist in our area, for over $300. Check out the links below for some more information about selling online:
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How to be a successful ebay seller
My eBay Method: 13 Steps to Profitable Auctions
A beginner’s guide to eBay
What doesn’t sell / what to buy
Selling books for extra income
A media collection purge - Get a Part Time Job on the Weekend: Get a part time gig at a local store, or start your own part-time business. Be a clown at birthday parties, or get your own local “sign” business going. There are alot of part-time jobs or businesses you can get involved in.
- Find Something You’re Good At, Hire Yourself Out Online: Do you have a special skill, or a hobby that you can monetize?
I’ve dabbled in doing some design work using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, as well as some other design tools. When I set my mind to it I’ve actually done pretty well selling some basic logo and website design. I sell my services through another blog I have and through eBay.
Do you dabble in photography? Try doing portraits for friends - many of them will be willing to pay for sittings since professionals charge so much. Do you enjoy doing video editing? Try converting people’s home movies to DVD for family and friends for a small fee.
Find something you’re good at and find a way to monetize it.
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My sources of alternative income, and how i make them work for me - Sign Up for a Cash Rewards Credit Card: If you don’t have one already, sign up for a cash rewards credit card. Use the card to pay your monthly bills, and then pay it off every month. By doing this you can be creating cash back rewards for yourself, just by paying bills that you would have paid anyway. We get quite a bit of cash back every year just doing this.
LINKS:
4 ways to snag the best rewards card
Use a cash back over a rewards card
Get some cash back - Become a fashion designer!: If you’ve got a little bit of creativity, it isn’t too hard to come up with a few pithy sayings, or to find a niche to create some t-shirts to sell on Cafepress.com. Just design a logo or saying in Photoshop (or other graphics software) upload the graphic, and you’ve got an online t-shirt store. I found one niche, designed a few shirts, and started selling t-shirts on Cafepress.com recently that end up making me about 10-20 dollars a month. Not much, but it adds up!
LINKS:
I play Kubb - Cafepress.com store
Cafepress.com
So there you have it 5 ways to make a little extra money on the side. This list is only a starting point designed to get you started thinking about those extra revenue streams in your life that you can take advantage of. Don’t delay - start today!
Don’t forget to check the links below and above for some more reading on this topic - and if you enjoyed the post- please feel free to stumble me!
MORE LINKS!:
10 things to do to make extra money
Extra income
11 Great ways to earn more money
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