More Ways to Generate Extra Money
For most of my life I worked at hourly or salary jobs at big corporations. I quit full time work to raise our kids. Luckily I have never had to go back to a full time job. When my kids were little I made web sites just to keep from losing brain cells. Then I found out I could make money by putting ads on my web sites and that was it - no more full time work for me. Actually I do work full time, only it is in a spare bedroom and only whatever hours I want to work.
Part of making money from nonjob sources is that it just kind of requires a different mindset. Listed below are my creative ways to make money without a regular job.
Alternative Income Ideas
1. Take photos, upload them to stock photo sites, and get royalty payments when people buy your pics at places like iphotostock.com.
2. Write an ebook and have affiliates sell it for you for a share of the profits at Clickbank.
3. Clear out your clutter and have a garage sale, or sell your stuff on Ebay or Craiglist.
4. Make crafty items and sell them on Etsy.
5. Write articles, either for money upfront or a share of the ad revenue, at places like Hubpages, Associated Content and Squidoo.
6. Check your change for old, collectable coins.
7. Sell your old jewelry or other gold items at a pawnshop or precious metals dealer. (Don’t just send your money into to one of the web places that buys gold as their prices are often uncompetitive.) Shop around locally for the best price.
8. If your state has a bottle refund law, return your old bottles to the store for a redemption credit.
9. Go to garage sales and thrift shops and resell items on Ebay. There are actually people who do this for a living. The ones that I know of that make a full time income specialize in a specific type of product, like wedding dresses or body building equipment.
10. Turn your hobby into a business. The tax savings for small business owners in the U.S. are huge. You can set up your own 401K plan, deduct health insurance costs, and deduct business related expenses like your Internet cable fees, software, etc.
11. Write and self publish your own books at places like Lulu.com.
12. Make cool blogs or web sites and then sell them at flippa.com.
13. Cut coupons and sell them on Ebay. Check it out – there really is a market for this kind of service.
14. Enter free contests and sweepstakes. We have a retired friend who does this and has won all sorts of prizes over the years including a couple of all expense paid vacations to exotic locales. One of her tips is to listen to radio stations during the day that have call in contests.
16. Sell your old gift cards on Ebay before they expire or service fees erode all of the value.
17. Buy TIPS – Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. They pay interest rates guaranteed to keep up with inflation. (Because of taxes, they are best held in a tax deferred retirement account.) They are sold at auction 4 times a year. You can buy them without any sales charges through Fidelity.com.
18. Start a vegetable garden and grow your own food.
There you have it. Eighteen ways to make extra money all without waiting for someone to hire you.
For most of my life I worked at hourly or salary jobs at big corporations. I quit full time work to raise our kids. Luckily I have never had to go back to a full time job. When my kids were little I made web sites just to keep from losing brain cells. Then I found out I could make money by putting ads on my web sites and that was it - no more full time work for me. Actually I do work full time, only it is in a spare bedroom and only whatever hours I want to work.
Part of making money from nonjob sources is that it just kind of requires a different mindset. Listed below are my creative ways to make money without a regular job.
Alternative Income Ideas
1. Take photos, upload them to stock photo sites, and get royalty payments when people buy your pics at places like iphotostock.com.
2. Write an ebook and have affiliates sell it for you for a share of the profits at Clickbank.
3. Clear out your clutter and have a garage sale, or sell your stuff on Ebay or Craiglist.
4. Make crafty items and sell them on Etsy.
5. Write articles, either for money upfront or a share of the ad revenue, at places like Hubpages, Associated Content and Squidoo.
6. Check your change for old, collectable coins.
7. Sell your old jewelry or other gold items at a pawnshop or precious metals dealer. (Don’t just send your money into to one of the web places that buys gold as their prices are often uncompetitive.) Shop around locally for the best price.
8. If your state has a bottle refund law, return your old bottles to the store for a redemption credit.
9. Go to garage sales and thrift shops and resell items on Ebay. There are actually people who do this for a living. The ones that I know of that make a full time income specialize in a specific type of product, like wedding dresses or body building equipment.
10. Turn your hobby into a business. The tax savings for small business owners in the U.S. are huge. You can set up your own 401K plan, deduct health insurance costs, and deduct business related expenses like your Internet cable fees, software, etc.
11. Write and self publish your own books at places like Lulu.com.
12. Make cool blogs or web sites and then sell them at flippa.com.
13. Cut coupons and sell them on Ebay. Check it out – there really is a market for this kind of service.
14. Enter free contests and sweepstakes. We have a retired friend who does this and has won all sorts of prizes over the years including a couple of all expense paid vacations to exotic locales. One of her tips is to listen to radio stations during the day that have call in contests.
16. Sell your old gift cards on Ebay before they expire or service fees erode all of the value.
17. Buy TIPS – Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. They pay interest rates guaranteed to keep up with inflation. (Because of taxes, they are best held in a tax deferred retirement account.) They are sold at auction 4 times a year. You can buy them without any sales charges through Fidelity.com.
18. Start a vegetable garden and grow your own food.
There you have it. Eighteen ways to make extra money all without waiting for someone to hire you.
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