Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Make More Money

I was watching the Today Show yesterday and they had tips on how to make more money this year.  Their tips were stupid.  Not practical at all.

Here are their tips:
1.  Get a part time job.
2.  Start an online store.
3.  Charge petty cash for mini projects.
4.  Tutoring, or teaching a course.
5.  Babysitting or pet sitting.

Why these tips are stupid and not practical at all:
1.  Who has time for a part time job with a full time job?  It is NOT worth working all the time and never sleeping just to take in a few extra bucks.  You will go nuts and turn into a grouch.
2.  This one is sort of not stupid.  If you have something that you can sell online that people want/need, go for it.  Don't spend too much money for your online store.  The down side is that most people do not have extra money to spend on random things online.
3. People can't afford to spend money to mini projects that they could just do on their own.
4.  OK, who has time to tutor?  If you do have the time, the skills, and the clients, go for it.
5.  Babysitting is not practical for the majority of us, unless we are still in high school.   Most of us do not have the time.  If you neighbor is going out of town and needs someone to feed the cat, offer to do it for a small amount of money.  But this will not bring in extra cash to pay the bills.

My Tips For Making More Money: 
1.  pick up some extra shifts at the full time job you already work.  Most places will pay you overtime.  And you don't have to get another job.
2.  Go through your house and find things that you do not want.  Sell them online or have a yard sale.  This will not bring in tons of money, but it might give you a little extra cash.
3.  Sell clothing at consignment shops.

Good luck!  Please share your money making tips :)

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