If you lose your job or just don't want to have a regular job, you still need money to pay for your necessities, right? In fact, there are many ways to make money to help pay for your expenses. As long as you don't have any expectations of becoming a millionaire, you can actually support yourself without having a regular job. Small jobs and saving is the key!
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Part 1 of 2: Finding Sources of Income
Step 1. Work on your hobbies
The fact is that everything you need to make money is time consuming. And time + money = a job. No matter what you do to make enough money to support yourself, anything can be considered a job even if it may not be an ordinary job. If you just want to avoid a job you don't like or find it too hard to do. There is always a way to make money, no matter what you do.
Step 2. Do the work on the web page
There are various kinds of websites that can make money with light tasks. One of the best known is Amazon's Mechanical Turk, but ShortTask can also be a great option. Keep in mind that the money for this job is very small, but you should be able to do it well in your spare time (like watching TV, on the toilet, or on the bus).
Step 3. Take care of the house and pets
When people are on vacation or traveling for business, especially for long periods of time, they often want to make sure their home and pets are okay so they pay someone to look after the house or pet until they return. Start by guarding the homes of people who know you to build a reputation through online and newspaper advertisements.
Step 4. Sell used goods
Do this in front of your door or on a website like Craigslist and find cheap or even free items. Often, you just need to clean or refurbish things a bit and then you can resell them. Sometimes you don't even have to do anything else: people will often sell their stuff if they just don't want to use it anymore or they don't know what it's really for.
Step 5. Rent your house If you own a house, you can rent a small apartment for yourself and rent out your own house
If you can rent it out well, the rent is light, and the mortgage is paid or low, then this can be a good way for you to make money. It can be for a short period of time (such as for conventions or special events) or for a long period of time.
Be sure to pay attention to the rental regulations in your area. You'll be in big trouble if your city authorities don't allow it
Step 6. Empower your body
No, I don't mean to sell myself. You can sell your blood, plasma, and also make other profits from your body, such as selling hair, eggs, sperm, or being the subject of experiments or engaging in medical research. Some of these processes can take a long time but others can be very easy.
Step 7. Become an errand boy
Many people tell someone to do a certain job they need to do or when they don't have much time to do it. This can range from picking up groceries to mowing the lawn, driving to the doctor to sending packages. A good place to find this kind of work is on TaskRabbit. You'll usually need to provide good background information and own a vehicle, but as long as you have one you'll find lots of quick jobs that can make you money.
Step 8. Sell your photography services
Instead of taking pictures of themselves, web pages, magazines and media that need pictures, they often pay someone and buy a photo taken of someone. This is also called stock photography or photography services. Use a high-quality camera, take some great pictures and sell them on Flickr or other websites. When you get lots of photos sold, then you don't have to do anything else to make money.
Step 9. Become a tutor for a subject you are good at
If you are good at something (for example, you were very good at math in school), you can become a tutor to help children do better in school. You can find many tutoring jobs, such as Craigslist. You will need referrals but the money can still be of use to you.
Step 10. Do the work related to advertising
There are various opportunities to earn money by helping companies with work related to advertising. You will be paid to engage in group discussions and surveys. You can also work as a shadow shopper, after which you can resell the items you buy to make money. 20|20 Panel is a great place to find this kind of job opportunity.
Step 11. Be a product designer
If you master Photoshop and basic design skills, you can make money designing clothes and other products and then selling them online through select sellers. Web sites like Society 6 and Redbubble can allow you to create and post outfits. They sell, make and ship it to you (with a discount in return), but you can still make enough money from your sales.
Step 12. Become a web page content writer
Many of these web pages will earn you money when you write content on their web pages. For example Listiverse and eHow will pay for each article you write. This requires you to be able to write content quickly in order to reward your efforts. You have to have an idea to write about and write quickly!
Step 13. Create a blog
This can be similar to a regular job but if you can have fun doing it where you enjoy making blog posts, videos on Youtube, etc. Advertising services within your web pages and videos can make you money and apps like Google Ads can make money even easier to make.
Part 2 of 2: Save Money
Step 1. Use essentials
We sometimes feel like we need something we don't really need. You want the money you make in the ways described above to grow, right? Review your needs and re-evaluate. Cell phone? Phone network? TV? Candy? Fast food? fitness center membership? Online subscription? Internet? Everyone has different needs, depending on how they live their lives. Take a look at every single thing you buy and think: do I really need this to live? If you make money through the internet, then the answer is "yes".
Step 2. Stay at home
If you are young, stay at home. This can save you a lot and help you build financial protection so that you can part more responsibly in the future. If you help your parents around the house with respect and love, they won't mind too much. Make sure that you appear to be trying to put money aside for savings and trying to be a responsible person in their eyes.
Step 3. Watch how you spend your money
Watch your monthly expenses or bank account book. Do you see big expenses coming up? When you look at your account book, you often find expenses that you don't really need. Paying attention to how you spend your money can make you more aware and can save you money.
Step 4. Create a budget
Plan how you will spend your money and do it according to the plan. This can save you a lot of money over a long period of time. Over time, the money we make will run out because we let too small expenses occur. Allow leeway, but stick to your budget in order to save as much money as possible.
Step 5. Buy items at a discount
Clothing, food and household goods: everything you buy should be discounted. Don't buy all the discount items you don't really want to buy: this will cost you more money, not less. Buy clothes from Goodwill or second hand sales. You can save more money by shopping at a grocery store or at a similar store.
Step 6. Never use a credit card
Avoid using credit cards or other money loans. The money has interest that you have to pay, which means that everything you pay with a credit card is actually more expensive than what you need to pay. This can cost you a lot of money. If you need a credit card to pay for something, then you don't need it anymore or you've been able to buy something without using a credit card.
Step 7. Use public transportation
Using public transportation can save expenses. If you are traveling long distances, the bus fare can sometimes be cheaper than the price of fuel you need to spend. One reason is that car payments, repairs, insurance and other costs, using public transportation can save you a lot of money. Plus, you can relax on the go or even use 3G communication tools to make extra money doing online work or updating your blog when you travel.
Tips
- Make sure you try to earn money especially when you start feeling short.
- If you stay home alone, you're more likely to be evicted or piled up bills.
