Does anyone do anything to earn extra money?

[site_designer]

Hi guys,

I wanted to find out if anyone does anything to earn extra money to pay for rising gas and food prices.

I'm a website and graphic designer. I work full time for a firm making a fixed income. I have found some ways to earn some pretty decent extra money. On the side I have been buying and selling domain names. I've made enough this summer to pay for a gym membership for my family and pool passes for the summer. The way I'm doing it also earns me some residual long term income. I hope to pay off some debt by doing this.

Matt

[SnoopyCool]

I tutor math during Spring/Fall/Winter terms. I also babysit. I don't do either during the summer. Not so hi-tech, but works for me!

So, are you the guy that sold pizza.com for millions?

[ScrimpAndSave]

Site designer,
I sent you my email address...I would like to learn more about what you do!

[irmanator]

I sell Pampered Chef, my friends tried to get me selling Mary Kay but i never wear make up (not since my mom said it was ok, that ruined it lol)
I love the products and being my own boss, and its fun.

[glock35ipsc]

I make things out of metal in my shop and sell them either on eBay or my web site. I mostly make specialty parts for early Chevy and GMC pickups that are being restored or modified. I also make decorative items for the home and garden, as well as signs for businesses. For most all things I make I use scrap metal that is given to me.

I have a large shop where I can weld, and I have a fairly well organized machine shop as well. The centerpiece of my equipment is a CNC plasma cutting table that I hand built.

I run it as a business. I use this income for about 80% of my investing money.

[site_designer]

I wish I had pizza.com! I'm finding pretty decent domains and selling them for $100 - $500 each. I then make a residual after the sale.

[prosper]

Originally Posted by site_designer

Hi guys,

I wanted to find out if anyone does anything to earn extra money to pay for rising gas and food prices.

I'm a website and graphic designer. I work full time for a firm making a fixed income. I have found some ways to earn some pretty decent extra money. On the side I have been buying and selling domain names. I've made enough this summer to pay for a gym membership for my family and pool passes for the summer. The way I'm doing it also earns me some residual long term income. I hope to pay off some debt by doing this.

Matt

I'm a pianist. I usually play for weddings or perform with other instrumentalist.

[Onwards]

I make some pocket change with Amazon.com's affiliate program. I have a few websites about my interests and I always link to specific books and get a kickback if anyone clicks through an ends up buying them (or anything on Amazon after clicking through my links, for that matter). Back in the day, I used to be more aggressive--writing book reviews, visiting forums, etc. but now I don't give my sites any PR and I still get about $25 every quarter.

I think I could do more if I wanted to but I already spend 8 hours a day at the computer; I try not to assign any more of my time to stationary pursuits. If I find that I'm having trouble paying myself first with the amount I've designated, I think I'll take up being a waitress or clerk on one of my days off to make a little extra and interact with people more.

[sounderella]

glock, share with me your ebay ID

[sounderella]

I too sell on Ebay. I am also part of cashcrate, mypoints, squishycash, and cash lagoon. Each one of those sites are either being paid to sign up for offers, read emails, or take surveys. I've made a good little bit of money doing those (if anyone's interested you can check out my blog, I can always use referrals ) I also have a 2nd job a couple of nights a week in retail

[technochick]

I have sold on eBay, too. You really can make some extra money doing this. I sold all my old text books because they were just sitting down stairs. In doing so, I made enough money to buy a wonderful closet organizer my my closet. Now everytime I walk in my closet, I see where my old books went, and it is used everyday;rather sitting downstairs. So, if you have unused items, not being used, or cutter you would like to remove, eBay is a good way to make it all go away, and make some money at the same time.

Also, I sold beaded earrings on ebay. Now I sell my earrings in a local store and make even more money. I have a booth in the back of a nice coffee shop and make even more money there than eBay on them, and it is so fun!

However, I save all the money I make this way, buy something big so I see it everyday and use often. For example, I bought a nice folk art looking cabinet for my dinning room;that way I see where my money went on my craft, or I blew it on something I don't see and this way it makes me feel good knowing my earrings and hard work went on something I use everyday!

Also, I see someone has tutored durning the summer. I have done this also. I tutored in a Phonic program for students that need help in reading, writing, and spelling. It is a special program that required special training. It is used mainly for children or adults that are dyslexic.

I couldn't keep up with all the students I had! I had made a room in my basement just for tutoring, and wow! I had cars going in and out of my driveway all the time. However, it is getting the money from them that can be a challenge. Now days, it cost around $35 an hour for this type of tutoring, and some families, just have a hard time pulling that off, and yet their child needs it. So, what I did, was get a job right in a school. I am now a para in a public school in a speical ed setting and love it. However, tutoring is always a back up for me, or if I choose to do it during the summer.

I hope I helped.

[cashqueen]

I occasionally teach classes online. It's a good way to pick up a few extra bucks and I can do it after the kiddos go to bed.

[disneysteve]

I sell on ebay.
I do online surveys, primarily physician-only ones but also Pinecone and AOL Opinion Place.
I exploit our reward credit cards whenever possible to maximize cash-back and bonus offers.
I occasionally do speaking engagements for a pharmaceutical company (have one coming up 6/18!)

[huffydeb2003]

I work through a medical temp agency whenever I am off at my full-time job. I also work a couple extra Saturdays a month. I also do online surveys and sell on ebay.

[herm4]

I do tons of on-line surveys. My husband just signed up to ride the bus to work instead of driving. This will save us almost $200 a month in gas money plus it will save on the wear and tear of his car.

[stressedmama]

My husband will pick up an extra per diem shift at a hospital he used to work at on the weekend or take a night of call for a cardiac cath lab at a local hospital.

[cmoreland]

I am a pet and house sitter. I care for dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles/amphibians, small cage animals, etc etc. I've even had a job caring for a couple of llamas once!
My main job is in a large hospital where there is access to employee accessed bulletin boards. I post my information and such on the boards and have some regular clients that way, and they often pass my information on via word of mouth and my business cards.
I was a little concerned with the rising gas prices as of late- I now need to charge a little more to cover my expenses and I figured many people wouldn't be traveling as much or for as long. Somehow, thankfully, most of my clients aren't giving up their summer vacations!
There are even a few clients whose homes I go to a few times a week due to their long work days- Just to let out a couple of dogs or make sure that the cats have food and water. It can actually be quite lucrative, but not always reliable. It's amazing how much people love their pets!!!

[cptacek]

Now (summer) is money making time on the farm. Right now, at 11:30 p.m., DH is baling up the brome we swathed last weekend. That will be my second job this summer...swathing for him so he can keep baling during the week.

[mishi07]

Buying and selling requires patience and research (not to mention calculated guesses). I also do web design and had a client whose domain name I had to acquire was in auction for $2,500!

I have a 9-5 job and so freelance graphic design work in my spare time. The regular retainer fees lets me save some money for the rainy days.

[rduell]

I do bookkeeping for 2 area libraries. Takes very little of my time and provides a decent amount of extra money per month.