Comments on: 36 Ways to Earn Extra Money

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:42:26 +0000

Buy dividend growth stocks and enjoy the rising stream of dividend income to your portfolio!

By: give some money

give some money — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:23:50 +0000

I love these ideas I think i am going to give a few a try I had not even considered the phone book delivery thing, altough it is probably a seasonal thing anyways I will have to check into that. there are also a lot of online opportunites, one of them which I am cucrrently doing is typobounty.com, it it really easy to use and free so any money you make is yours to keep. I think I have been doing ok, my daughter is also doing it and she is doing better than me so I guess it all depends on how much money you really want to make. overall I would recommend this site. ok off i go to find me more ways to make money

By: Bradley Jones

Bradley Jones — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:33:59 +0000

These are all good ways. There are also a few places online that you can sell used cell phones and PDA’s you have laying around. Or give them for charity.

By: mr.me

mr.me — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:33:34 +0000

why not look on youtube for a simple guide and then offer to hel people with it
i done this with the xbox rrod (3 red lights) i earned a chunk
you would be surprised how many people panic and call somebody rather that look on the internet

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:22:23 +0000

Buy a dividend stock that has increased its dividends consistently for over 25 years and watch your passive income increase without much efforts ( provided you picked the right stock/s)

By: Em.

Em. — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:31:19 +0000

Nicely written list. I included you in my link-tastic xmas post.

Even better for those of us in Michigan, aluminum cans get you 10c a piece. If you can acquire cans you didn’t pay that 10c on initially (all soda cans have “deposit” ahead of time here), then it’s pure profit.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:35:05 +0000

Sell scrap metal. My dad has been making a decent chunk of money doing this. He started by taking his own junk van down to be sold, and then realized he could buy junker cars really cheap and manage to make money off of them. Usually a few hundred dollars apiece. Then he did the same thing with other metal… old appliances and such. Some pieces are worth more than other… the catalytic converter on a car for example is worth a bit. It of course helps if you have a truck, or at least some means of towing a vehicle or trailer. But, a pretty good income. He would also peruse the dump looking for valuable stuff – either scrap value, or something functional that he could use of sell.
A few other things you can do, depending on where you live, and your skill set: shellfishing or mushroom hunting. I know mushrooms are particularly lucrative, but you have to know what your doing. Shellfishing requires a license, and right now there is a moratorium on new licenses in my state.

By: Billy S

Billy S — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:16:15 +0000

I can’t imagine anyone desperate enough to walk into the bull filled arena (kids) of substitute teaching for the pittance of subsistence pay that is provided.

By: Photos by Fred

Photos by Fred — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:30:51 +0000

I did commercial photography for 30 years.
There is always a demand for business portraits
of executives and professionals for trade publications.
Also authors get portraits for the cover of their books.
Manufacturing companies need photos of products
for advertisements and for portfolios.
In my case there were oil tool companies that needed
this.
Small stores often need photos for newspaper ads.
With digital cameras and computers you don’t need
a darkroom anymore.

By: Humbuzz

Humbuzz — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:12:47 +0000

Be careful about renting a room in your house.APartment comlxes are getting pickier about their tenant selection processes, so undesireables go to private homeowners. Do a background check. Do you want someone going through your medicine cabinet or your bank statements?

By: frugalscholar

frugalscholar — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:33:06 +0000

My son and his college friends donate their plasma. They get $75 for two donations in one week. They have a fine time chatting, drinking juice, and watching movies.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:04:39 +0000

Working as a server for a catering company has been the best side job I have had. You can make 14 -20 dollars an hour for events that usually take 8 or more hours, but you can tell the company what days you can or can’t work so it’s really flexible.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:21:18 +0000

I’ve noticed more and more friends and family turning to me to fix their computer. Usually they just want it formatted and get a fresh copy of windows on it. They toss a bit of money my way when it’s done. I spoke with one of them and they said they would’ve paid $100 to get this done by a professional!

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:45:02 +0000

A great way to earn extra money as you mentioned, without too much effort is to just sell stuff from around the house. Ebay works wonders, and you’d be surprised at what people are actually interested in buying, and how much they’d pay.

By: Carma

Carma — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:38:24 +0000

I worked in a law office where the young receptionist was helping to put herself through college on the money she received from photos her husband had taken of her and posted to rubberball.com – she also had the thrill of seeing herself when she traveled or hearing about where her photos popped up and were viewed by others in the office. AT&T happened to have purchased them and put them on billboards, one page magazine ads, and on lighted Mall ad stands. The shock when I saw the photos was they were taken at the Great Salt Lake – not some resort beach. Ever been to the Salt Lake? I believe the one amature photograph netted them $10,000. This was three years ago.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:47:26 +0000

Selling back textbooks warrants more cash the sooner you sell them back (i.e. the moment you finish your final). Publishing companies constantly print new editions and updates, thus making your year-old textbook practically worthless. Also, you don’t get much return from your local university bookstore, because they only accept a set number of each particular used book. I’ve had this problem in the past because I waited too long to sell my used books.

Another hint is talk to other students in your major. You may be able to make a great sale on your own to someone taking the same class after you.

By: Brantley Oakey

Brantley Oakey — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:32:02 +0000

Wow! I tried to think of some other ideas, but I think you have a pretty comprehensive list there. Way to go. Great post!

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:07:51 +0000

LadyBug,

Glad I could help…..

By: Dustin McClure

Dustin McClure — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:01:55 +0000

Enjoyed your list, I am going to see what else I might be able to fit in my busy life.

By: Dan Murry

Dan Murry — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:50:09 +0000

Another site for selling back textbooks is textbooksrus.com

I used to work for them. It’d be interesting to see who pays more for the books. It’s easier to comparison shop at home instead of trudging to the various campus bookstores to see who will give you a better deal.

On another note they do have some of the cheapest textbooks around, especially if they are the International Editions which are identical except for maybe being softcover.

By: LadyBug

LadyBug — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:56:35 +0000

Nick’s comment put a fire under my butt. I had a box of textbooks that I have been meaning to sell/donate – eCampus bought 9 of them back for $134 – which is more than they were earning sitting in my closet. Even my high school French book netted $4, which I didn’t think was worth anything.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:50:22 +0000

I would recommend ecampus.com to sell your used textbooks. They let you place your textbooks on their “marketplace” site for a 15% commission, they are the middle man, but they pay you for shipping. I had a good sales month in August, when the fall semester started….hope it picks up here soon for spring. Ecampus will also buy your books dirctley from you.

Good secondary income.

By: Bill m

Bill m — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:24:30 +0000

Would be nice if there was a site that would manage the ad space on your car, heh, this is the first time I hear this..

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:05:34 +0000

Great ideas here!
I went to the Pinecone Research link and it has no place to sign up. How do you know when they are accepting new members?
Thanks!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:33:43 +0000

Great article. You can also sell your used books on Amazon.com. Its relatively easy. To see if your book has any value look on the book for an ISBN number. This is a 10 or 13 digit number (often found beneath the barcode on the back of the book or on the first or second page of the book).

Simply go to Amazon.com and type this number into the search box. You should then get the book’s product page. Look at the range of prices that the used version of your book is selling for. If you have any valuable books you can then click on the “Sell on Amazon” link at the very bottom of the page for a tutorial on how to sell books on Amazon.

I sold several hundred dollars of books I had sitting in my closet. My bother sold several hundred dollars of his old law books this way as well.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:34:07 +0000

Renting out a room would be amazing. Having some type of real estate to get a passive steady income on would be ideal, but also very costly and a huge investment. side income is key these days, something I would like to have.

By: Miss m

Miss m — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:21:07 +0000

If you can play a musical instrument you can start a party or wedding band, I had a string quartet back in high school that played a few weddings. You can freelance in many fields, not just writing. I know engineers who do subdivision work for developers on the side. Another idea is paid tax preparer, I think you can work for H&R block on evenings and weekends during tax season.

By: Dan Murry

Dan Murry — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:30:02 +0000

Pretty good article Nickel! I’m currently working on the start a “web blog in a lucrative niche” topic. I’m still trying to figure out what lucrative niche should be.

In the past I have designed websites, taken advantage of trial offers, done yard work, shoveled snow and delivered phone books! I would never recommend delivering phone books to anyone, nor would I ever do it again.

It only pays 10-20 cents per phone book delivered and the ones I delivered had to be on the front steps of the residence! This equated to either parking the car full of phone books and walking up and down really long driveways or driving up and down the driveways. I’d say it took 3 minutes on average to deliver each book. At roughly 20 books an hour at 20 cents a book that is only $4/hour! That does not even figure in gas money or wear and tear on the vehicle.

It did not help that I was delivering these phone books in the middle of the winter with a couple feet of snow on the ground. It also didn’t help that I live in a semi-rural area where the driveways are at least 100 ft long. In the end, I gave up and returned the phone books. This scenario might be a bit different in other areas and climates, but I know for sure I’ll never waste my time with it again.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:59:35 +0000

Wow, most of my garage sales only gross about $30 – $50!

I’ll take a couple of these ideas and run with them.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:18:19 +0000

Yep, this is pretty much what our site is about – living beneath your means. I’m gonna have to update my article, you bring up a lot of different ways I hadn’t thought of! =)

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:55:07 +0000

Participate in live focus groups if you live in a metro area. I live near Chicago and am able to make probably on average $100/month doing this – some months are better than others. It seems like you’ll go a long period with no calls for focus groups, then get several in one month.

Google “focus groups” and “market research” plus your city name and you’ll probably find organizations that do it. Call them or go to their website to submit your demographic information so they can call you when they have a focus group.

By: Tashia

Tashia — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:14:47 +0000

Having a garage sale is an excellent way to earn some extra money! Last year my family started our journey towards paying off our debt and the first thing I did was have a garage sale, I made $1400! I was in the mindset of selling anything & everything that I did not need…the kids were guarding their stuff with zeal!