Unique Ways to Supplement Income
July 16, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Make Money
In this tight economy one-in-ten individuals report that they’ve had to take on a second job just to make ends meet, but those second jobs aren’t always so easy to find or easy to fit in with an existing family schedule. A recent CareerBuilder survey of 4,400 + U.S. workers founds that many are taking on odd jobs to make extra money. The CareerBuilder survey notes the following less conventional ways that people say they’re making money…
Some examples included:
Sell catfish dinners the front porch
Use a portable propane burner to heat oil
Make Star Wars costumes for people
Donate blood …read more
Make quick cash off your castoffs
March 26, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under odds and ends
If you’re looking to make some quick cash, you can go though all your stuff, find the stuff you never use, and sell it. You could technically hold a garage sale, but that’s a whole other huge event. I mean, you just sorted your closets, save the garage sale for warmer days and try the following places for selling your gear…
Consignment shops: The key to making quick cash at a consignment store is to ask them how they pay. There are plenty of consignment shops, but not all pay right away, and not all pay in cash. Possible scenarios include …read more
Five ways to make some quick cash
September 7, 2008 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Make Money
If a sudden bill, gift occasion, or other money needing issue comes up, and you don’t have savings, or maybe don’t want to dip into your savings for cash, you’ll need to make money another way. The best way to do this (without resorting to selling a kidney) is to sell some household items.
Frankly, this is a good thing, because there’s likely plenty of stuff hanging around your house that you don’t need or even use. First you’ll need to clean out the most obvious places in search of items to sell. Your closet, attic, garage, bookshelf, video shelf, and …read more
