What do you do to earn extra money?

[greenskeeper]

Who paid for the appliances? The renters? If so, why do they just leave them behind?

It's a CCRC, so the new occupants pay for the apartment built to their choices upon signing the contract ($xxx,xxx down payment, monthly "maintenance" fee $x,xxx), all of the old stuff gets taken out during renovations.

When they move on they won't be needing appliances

[disneysteve]

It's a CCRC, so the new occupants pay for the apartment built to their choices upon signing the contract ($xxx,xxx down payment, monthly "maintenance" fee $x,xxx), all of the old stuff gets taken out during renovations.

When they move on they won't be needing appliances

So every time someone new moves in, they get brand new appliances? What a waste. Are they at least given the option of keeping the existing ones to reduce their upfront cost?

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

I sell pencils on the street corner.

Are you making fun of us?

[greenskeeper]

So every time someone new moves in, they get brand new appliances? What a waste. Are they at least given the option of keeping the existing ones to reduce their upfront cost?

Correct.

If you were dropping at least $250,000 to sign your contract would you want old appliances and furnishings?

There are cheaper CCRCs out there, but we aim to be at the top.

[QuarterMillionMan]

On Facebook a lot of my friends sell things such as Nerium, Rodan & Fields, Lalurue (sp?), Herbalife, Milo nutritional products, etc. I'm not sure how much they make but some of them tout these products. I guess maybe it's the Amway of the 1990's.

[~bs]

That's a good comparison for it.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Cosmetic sales looks like it can be lucrative. Which one is the one where the top earners drive the pink Cadillac? Is it May Kay?


Or what about Tupperware sales? I wished they would sell just the lids. I have been trying to find just lids but no where to be found even on ebay.

[james.hendrickson]

Looks like nobody has mentioned these yet, but if you need extra money, you can also:

1) Hold a garage sale. Sell your stuff the old fashioned way via a garage sale (get a couple of friends together and have a neighborhood sale), or unload your unused items on craigslist or Facebook marketplace.

2) Switch your savings or checking over to a high-interest money market account. This might make sense if you have a large amount of money in a zero interest savings or checking account. A lot of banks will offer incentives for transferring your money over.

3) You could also rent out your house using Air B&B or Craigslist you're not going to be using it. You can also rent out your car.

4) Negotiate a raise at your current job. If you work for someone else consider asking for a modest salary increase.

5) Consider getting on Task Rabbit or Mechanical Turk. People always need help assembling furniture, shopping, doing online marketing or the like.

6) Do surveys. Some of these are less lucrative than others in terms of cash, but there are opportunities to get airline miles or hotel points.

7) Buy some dividend yielding stocks. Good blue chips like Exxon Mobile or Wal-Mart pay a nice dividend which can help pad your budget.

8) Volunteer in exchange for free tickets or free admission. This isn't necessarily "earning money" per say, but often if you volunteer at events (like sporting or recreational events) you can get an in-kind reward like free event tickets, free admission, etc.

9) Housesitting. This is self-explanatory. Keep an eye on someone's house in return for cash. Some people are able to combine this with travel. To pretty much get free places to stay as they globetrot.

10) Rent textbooks. If you have used textbooks in good condition, there may be a way to rent them at local colleges or universities.

11) Sell advertising on your car. If you're so inclined, there are legitimate companies that pay you to run advertisements on your car.

[97guns]

Been doing DoorDash for my wife's spending money, maybe $2-$300 a week for around 20 hours. just started another app based job a few weeks ago called Jyve, it's a merchandising job, go to a store and stock a brand, she can make $100 in 4 hours

She/we got a new gig with Jyve stocking a different brand with more money, she gets $40 per store work at, each store takes 1 to 1 1/2 hours, we do 4 stores a day for $160

[disneysteve]

She/we got a new gig with Jyve stocking a different brand with more money, she gets $40 per store work at, each store takes 1 to 1 1/2 hours, we do 4 stores a day for $160

Very cool. Looks like they're only on the west coast so far. I wonder if there is any similar work available on the east coast.

[97guns]

Very cool. Looks like they're only on the west coast so far. I wonder if there is any similar work available on the east coast.

There should be we have a bunch of app based jobs here, I've seen them for picking up groceries and doing errands

Check out this list

https://hurdlr.com/blog/on-demand/on-demand-economy-gigs#.WRe5joFlCaM

[scfr]

I have 2 jobs, 1 part-time and 1 full-time-plus but it's only for about half of the year. I also help my husband a little bit with paperwork or sourcing product for his business.

Keeping a sharp eye on the outflow tends to have a better payoff for me, but I do pursue a bit of extra income during my "down time." Although I need to limit myself to things I can completely stop when I need to (I have to prioritize my regular jobs and DH's business), things I have done to bring in a bit of extra income include: eBay & local FB garage sale sales, app-based delivery service, focus groups, and pursuing bank & credit card bonuses.

[disneysteve]

I need to limit myself to things I can completely stop when I need to

The internet and the smartphone have made that so easy. There are many ways you can earn money in your spare time that don't really require any set time commitment. You can do them when you're free and leave them alone when you're busy with other things. Plus there are things like ebay and half.com that require very little work. You list the items for sale and then go about your normal business until something sells.

[scfr]

The internet and the smartphone have made that so easy. There are many ways you can earn money in your spare time that don't really require any set time commitment. You can do them when you're free and leave them alone when you're busy with other things. Plus there are things like ebay and half.com that require very little work. You list the items for sale and then go about your normal business until something sells.

Yes, I agree, which is why things like that made my list of things I do in my down time.

[scfr]

Keeping a sharp eye on the outflow tends to have a better payoff for me

The nice thing about keeping a sharp eye on the outflow is that it literally can be done in a couple minutes.

2 weeks ago I paid our homeowner's insurance.
The "pay once a year" option (versus paying 4 times a year) was semi-hidden in the bill. I found that option and adjusted the amount paid to the annual amount, saving $20 in installment pay fees. Yes, paying more upfront cost us some interest income, but my rough pencil calculation says we still saved about $17. Paying the premium on my credit card also earned us a 2% cash back bonus, so I figure we "netted" about $29 for just a few minutes of "work."

That was something I did on top of working 62 hours for pay that week.

I'm not discounting the importance of bringing in extra income at all. I believe in that and do that. I'm just saying that sometimes our lives are such that we need to emphasize one area over another for a period of time.