Board index › Coping in life › Work and finding a Job

Ways to make income besides a job

Page 2 of 12 [ 192 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 12  Next

Previous topic | Next topic

Sweetleaf
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 6 Jan 2011
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 35,278
Location: Somewhere in Colorado

21 Feb 2012, 11:54 pm

shrox wrote:
Do something weird for $50. Advertise it on criagslist.


well first I would have to think of something.


_________________
Tis the time to melt the Ice.


shrox
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 11 Aug 2011
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,295
Location: OK let's go.

22 Feb 2012, 12:04 am

Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Do something weird for $50. Advertise it on criagslist.


well first I would have to think of something.


Oh, something weird at parties!



nat4200
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 10 Jan 2011
Gender: Male
Posts: 704
Location: BANNED

22 Feb 2012, 12:09 am

Redacted



Last edited by nat4200 on 19 Apr 2012, 7:00 am, edited 1 time in total.

Sweetleaf
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 6 Jan 2011
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 35,278
Location: Somewhere in Colorado

22 Feb 2012, 12:18 am

shrox wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Do something weird for $50. Advertise it on criagslist.


well first I would have to think of something.


Oh, something weird at parties!


I feel like that would end up involving some things I am not so comfortable with, so maybe not.


_________________
Tis the time to melt the Ice.


Sweetleaf
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 6 Jan 2011
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 35,278
Location: Somewhere in Colorado

22 Feb 2012, 12:22 am

nat4200 wrote:
I'm surprised no one has suggested make crafts, or clothes*, or snacks and selling them from a market stall.

You can make money from doing this but you have to be careful that your raw material and overheads costs are low enough.

*don't actually make clothes but get cheap second-hand ones or plain t-shirts, and make them unique with fabric paints or dyes, studs, patches, etc.


Not a terrible idea........but I don't really know how to make crafts or clothes worthy of selling and don't even have a sewing machine, not to mention there would probably be a fee to sell it I would have to have transportation to transport these things. So it would not be too bad I just feel like I lack the skills though maybe I could learn and I don't think I could afford all the materials, fees or the reliable vehicle to transport the things I would try to sell.

But I will keep it in mind if I ever am in a better position to give it a try.......I think I might go more in the direction of hemp jewelry or something though, hell that might even be cheaper but yeah something to think about.


_________________
Tis the time to melt the Ice.


shrox
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 11 Aug 2011
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,295
Location: OK let's go.

22 Feb 2012, 12:23 am

Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Do something weird for $50. Advertise it on criagslist.


well first I would have to think of something.


Oh, something weird at parties!


I feel like that would end up involving some things I am not so comfortable with, so maybe not.


You can dress up for kids parties...



Sweetleaf
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 6 Jan 2011
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 35,278
Location: Somewhere in Colorado

22 Feb 2012, 12:26 am

shrox wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Do something weird for $50. Advertise it on criagslist.


well first I would have to think of something.


Oh, something weird at parties!


I feel like that would end up involving some things I am not so comfortable with, so maybe not.


You can dress up for kids parties...


Nope, I think I would rather get food poisoning...at least it would be quieter.


_________________
Tis the time to melt the Ice.


shrox
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 11 Aug 2011
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,295
Location: OK let's go.

22 Feb 2012, 12:33 am

Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Do something weird for $50. Advertise it on criagslist.


well first I would have to think of something.


Oh, something weird at parties!


I feel like that would end up involving some things I am not so comfortable with, so maybe not.


You can dress up for kids parties...


Nope, I think I would rather get food poisoning...at least it would be quieter.


You could dress up for creepy old men...no, don't dress up for creepy old men. Just run.



Suspie
Velociraptor
Velociraptor

User avatar

Joined: 6 Feb 2012
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Posts: 478
Location: Kent, UK

22 Feb 2012, 12:14 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
shrox wrote:
Do something weird for $50. Advertise it on criagslist.


well first I would have to think of something.


Oh, something weird at parties!


I feel like that would end up involving some things I am not so comfortable with, so maybe not.


You can dress up for kids parties...


Nope, I think I would rather get food poisoning...at least it would be quieter.


LMAO!! !!



Ellendra
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 21 Dec 2011
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Posts: 127
Location: Wi, USA

22 Feb 2012, 2:59 pm

You can be a guide on Chacha: https://guideregistration.chacha.com/registration

Chacha works sort of like a human search engine. They pay per question.



Oodain
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 30 Jan 2011
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Posts: 5,022
Location: in my own little tamarillo jungle,

22 Feb 2012, 7:34 pm

i routinely pick up broken lcd screens for nothing or next to nothing and fix hem up if im able, some will be almost impossible to salvage and others only need a few capacitors changed, then i sell them locally.

i also fix peoples pc's outside the work i do managing IT, put up some tear away phone numbers and a a notice at the local supermarket.

i mostly do it to add to my savings account and have something to do when the office workload is low.


_________________
//through chaos comes complexity//

the scent of the tamarillo is pungent and powerfull,
woe be to the nose who nears it.


Sweetleaf
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 6 Jan 2011
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 35,278
Location: Somewhere in Colorado

23 Feb 2012, 12:36 am

Ellendra wrote:
You can be a guide on Chacha: https://guideregistration.chacha.com/registration

Chacha works sort of like a human search engine. They pay per question.


I totally forgot about that, thanks for reminding me......last time I looked they where not hiring at all though but It wouldn't hurt to check again.


_________________
Tis the time to melt the Ice.


Sweetleaf
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 6 Jan 2011
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 35,278
Location: Somewhere in Colorado

23 Feb 2012, 12:37 am

Oodain wrote:
i routinely pick up broken lcd screens for nothing or next to nothing and fix hem up if im able, some will be almost impossible to salvage and others only need a few capacitors changed, then i sell them locally.

i also fix peoples pc's outside the work i do managing IT, put up some tear away phone numbers and a a notice at the local supermarket.

i mostly do it to add to my savings account and have something to do when the office workload is low.


Well that would be cool if I knew how to fix that kinda stuff......but I'm better at cleaning, taking care of pets and not so technical stuff.


_________________
Tis the time to melt the Ice.


auntblabby
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 12 Feb 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 115,227
Location: the island of defective toy santas

23 Feb 2012, 4:21 am

my one and only skill in this life, is restoring old audio recordings. nobody is interested. :hmph: it's mighty hard to attract money, unless you already have a bunch-

them's that got, shall get
them that's not, shall lose
that the bible says
and it still is news...
mama may have
and papa may have
but god bless the child
that's got his own."

anyways, (clicky!)mathew lesko has an interesting website which purports to tell his customers how to get "free" gov't money.



Sweetleaf
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 6 Jan 2011
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Posts: 35,278
Location: Somewhere in Colorado

24 Feb 2012, 1:27 am

Ok so I looked at the cha cha thing and needing to feel out a W-9 tax form was brought up in the FAQ. That sort of thing typically confuses me but it's probably no big deal and I would probably have to do it anyways if I found other part time work....but yeah that stuff confuses and stresses me out because I don't quite understand it.


_________________
Tis the time to melt the Ice.


Blownmind
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 18 Feb 2012
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Posts: 825
Location: Norway

25 Feb 2012, 11:11 am

questor wrote:
I looked into those online surveys a while back. They are a ripoff. They want your contact info, so they can try to get you to buy products from them. They set up the surveys to rope you in, and pay little or nothing, all while trying to sell stuff to you. Before you can qualify for their cash surveys, you have to try (buy) stuff, and it is stuff that can be purchased cheaper elsewhere. They have fake endorsements from fake winners, so don't waste your time with them.


I'm registered with surveysavvy, globaltestmarket, and ipos access panels, and I have never recieved anything else than survey forms from them. I do agree they pay little, and some companies that gets them to perform these surveys might use it as a way to get their name/product know by an audience that would be interested in buying it, but I have never gotten any requests to buy stuff before I can start making money.

Some might be ripoffs, but I wouldn't call them all ripoffs. Some are actually legit. Those I mentioned seems legit.
(disclaimer: I got bored, and never reached the minimum amount required for a payout, and I do not recieve any payment for promoting any of these businesses I just mentioned)