Collect Driftwood: Ways to make money

[jeffrey]

I have a good friend that makes extra money by collecting driftwood on the beach and then selling it to artists. She started this by listening to the need of a friend . her friend knew that she took morning walks along the beach and asked if she could pick up interesting pieces of driftwood for her on the walks. When she let others know she was doing this, she got more and more requests to the point that she makes several hundred dollars a month now providing driftwood to artists that want/need it.

This goes to show that if you listen to what other want or need, there may be an opportunity for you to make some extra money out of it.

[LILYJINKS]

i live in ga so there is no beach. but i am very interested in a way to earn extra money (if there is such a thing) i work as a clerk and i am on my feet alot plus it's a cement floor. i'm not getting any younger. i would love to go part time but have not found any true "work at home jobs" or something similar to your friend. let me know if you hear something

[sgfinancialfreedom]

Pardon my ignorance but what is driftwood? Just wood that happen to drift onto shore?

[zakity]

Yep, but it is usually sanded down by the water and the surf.

[buildmybudget]

This is really interesting! I have seen lots of ways to make extra money but haven't seen this one yet. I wonder if you could even start a website if you found enough to act like a distributor.

[mikesaver]

You can also sell scrap metal if you know where to sell it. I see guys in trucks driving around looking for metal scrap every garbage night. I threw old aluminum screen door over the summer and it was gone in less than 10 minutes!

[GREENBACK]

When I was about 15 I collected a piece of driftwood and a couple of mussel shells down by the river. I glued the shells to the grooves in the wood to make an ashtray and gave them to my Mom for xmas. It was a free present and she loved it. She still has this almost 30 yrs. later.

[sgfinancialfreedom]

Wish I could collect driftwood. But don't think much driftwood washes ashore in where I am staying.