8 ways to boost your income now
If you're looking to put some extra cash in your pocket -- or your savings account -- check out these ideas for how to accomplish that goal.
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Jan 30, 2013 11:48AM
Get off the computer, have a productive day, find a job or two, organize your life, clean your car, your home, be proud and take care of the things that belong to YOU. Try and have a positive attitude and don't worry about things you don't have and the things other people have. If you overspend, fix it and don't be a victim
Jan 29, 2013 8:37PM
My room renters pay the entire mortgage on my house. Good thing because I was laid off last year and unemployment doesn't cover the bills. It's a win win situation. I charge little for the rooms and the roomies can save money while I get to pay the mortgage. Since I've stayed out of foreclosure, the mortgage company gets their money and the township gets its taxes. I also used to make 160 a month driving a co-worker to work, so that helped pay half the car payment. I grew up in a poor family and watched some of my older relatives get rich - I observed their behavior and followed it. They never left things to chance.
Jan 30, 2013 11:49AM
There is always work in the cleaning industry.
Most home builders do a sub par job of this. Their builders, not cleaners. It is vital to turn a newly built/remodeled home over to the home owners that is thoroughly cleaned. This is particularly important in luxury construction. There is always a shortage of cleaning folks that specialize in this deep cleaning business. Which often includes raking the grounds and picking up nails, removing floor grates vacuuming supple lines for heating system, dusting, dusting, dusting, window washing/scrapping, painters over spray. Cleaning tile, from grouting. Wiping down new cabinetry from dirty hands installing, dusting inside cabinets, on and on. Bid the job, then the contractor knows what it will cost. This often turns into a long-term relationship, like another sub-contractor, that he/she can trust.
This is a low start up cost business, with plenty of opportunity. I see it over and over in the trades and am guilty of the same.
One more. The waste in construction is tremendous. Roll offs are full of treasure. Materials, particularly "cut offs" are gold for small projects, birdhouses, craft projects and art. My income is growing from "found" materials that I am turning into art. Most importantly, I am having fun artistically. I am meeting a customer in a hour, I will be installing a 2K sculptural piece, made from recycled materials. I have sold 10 pieces so far. I'm meeting with a local gallery owner later this week. Who knew?
So much of this is just "seeing" the opportunity.
Happy hunting.
Jan 30, 2013 10:52AM
Jan 30, 2013 2:21AM
Jan 29, 2013 11:33PM
Unless your boss can see through corporate BS policy and make his own judgements,he will succome to the training the management does to convince a employee that "they are replacable,and we mean it policy". I belive it is a job giver's market today,and they don't bend much to keep you employed,unless you are a manager for Goldman Sucks.
Jan 30, 2013 10:50AM
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Jan 30, 2013 9:27AM
Jan 30, 2013 2:42PM
I work full time now and while I can say I make a decent living, we are always under scrutiny here. Its to the point where I had to pay back all of my 401K loan (that I took out for my house) for fear of being forced to take time off (with all other employees) with no pay for a month. This put everything in perspective. I put my condo on the market and all I pray for is enough to pay off my mortgage and student loans...to be debt free and have a little change to open up my own boutique fitness studio in a college town. I dont care to make millions. I just want to be comfortable and happy. Life is too short to go chasing 2 and 3 jobs to keep up! I say let go of the debt if you can. Lucky for me I have no kids and no husband!
Jan 29, 2013 8:48PM
I tried signing up for Jury Test. I have a Mac and the want me to download Netscape. I think it's BS as I have three browsers already, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome. I try and click on the link and it takes me to aol.coms home page and there is no place to download. They also posted a toll-free number for tech support. i call that and the guy says it's the wrong number. i read him the number on called id, which is the one listed and the moron says he doesn't know what number he's at because he has calls coming in for several companies non of which are JuryTest. I think it's a scam folks.
Jan 30, 2013 10:54AM
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Feb 2, 2013 12:19AM
Simple get government work welfare or contract! Why face the cold mean world join the liberal utopia! You know where they print trillions give it to banks who buy up stock ? Yes this is liberal government don't be surprised they are dumb enough to fall for global warming. Al Gore has it down! Bad oil bad bad.....Now here buy my network big oil Arab call it pay back for my wonderful scam to increase oil price and decrease production. Yes liberals you are this dumb.
Jan 30, 2013 12:09PM
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