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Any ideas for legit ways to earn more money?

Submitted by bea2ls on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 06:09
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Hello, I don't know if I will get any responses, but I guess I will try anything. I am going to be low on bills this month. Luckily, I was able to settle a credit card debt, which is great =) but I am going to be short on other bills. This really has nothing to do with the other, it's more because I lost my second job.
Anyway, in order to pay everything I need about $338 in the next two and a half weeks. It would be best for me to have more for food, gas money, etc. I already borrowed all I could,which is how I got this amount up to what it is.
Does anyone have any ideas at all for me? It's important for me to be able to pay as I doubt I will be able to play catch up next week.. I'm so upset over losing this second job.. I didn't even make that much there but i guess it added up :'(


There are a lot of people around here that sell Avon, but I was still considering it. Like I had said though, if I can get this going, may check into substitute teaching for next year. I really didn't mind it when I did it before, but I will not deal with HS students! I have a hard enough time dealing with my own teenager. LOL


Submitted by 2nband on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 16:49

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I definitely recommend selling on Ebay if you can. Most people these days have a digital camera and a computer - that's really all you need to get started.

There's no up front money needed, just sign up for Ebay & Paypal, and start listing your unused items from around the house. You wouldn't believe that the old nick-nacks sitting around would sell for sometimes. Do a little research by going to Ebay and clicking on "advanced search" at the top of the homepage - then search on "closed items" and enter a brief description of your item (like "pete rose bobblehead") and see how many have sold and for how much in the past 30 days. That will tell you if your item is worth listing or not.

Keep in mind that Ebay and Paypal both charge fees coming and going, but if you're smart about it and price your items appropriately, you can still come out on top.

I've sold on Ebay for years off and on, and about 8 months ago, I got fed up with the fees and rules - and tried selling elsewhere. I recently returned to Ebay and in 2 months, made more money and sold more items than I had in 8 months on the other site I tried.


Submitted by SUEBEEHONEY70 on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 17:49

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I have tried many online ways to make some legitimate money, but it does not seem to work out because most are scams. I've made the most money offering to do odd jobs on Craigslist (cleaning houses, admin work, etc) and also selling a lot of stuff on eBay, which is probably your best bet. Get rid of all your old junk, furniture, books, movies, video games, baby items, etc and that could get you a signficant amount of extra cash. I sold about $200 just from some books I had, and they weren't even textbooks.


Submitted by regbyandjulie on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 05:51

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