Feb 01 2009
8 Ways To Make $100
There’s lots of advice out there about what to do if you’re looking for a job: polish your resume, stay positive, network, and work on those interview skills. Stomach in, chest back….go get ‘em. All good advice, but what if you need a quick cash infusion? Well, there are a few things you can do to put some green back in your wallet:
- Go through your old books. The age of the book itself might make it an antique, and if it’s in good shape, you’ll be able to unload it to a dealer. Look in the phone book. Age itself doesn’t automatically make the book valuable. Sometimes, it’s a mistake. Like in Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot. There’s a misprint in the first edition. The main character is Father Callahan, not Father Cody as misprinted in the first edition. If you have a copy of this gem, it’s worth $7500-$10,000.
- Show up at your local performing arts theater before a big show. When large stars are out on tour they travel large. Very often temporary help is needed to unload the equipment and reload it after the performance. This is true of even smaller community theaters. Check the schedule and show up. It pays cash on the spot.
- Become a street performer. Sing, play guitar or bongos, or beat on something with stick. Sure, they might only through change at you, but every penny adds up. Make sure your performance stands out. It needs to be original.
- Provide daycare for sick children. With the job market as tight as it is, working parents are afraid to take time off when their kids are sick. They don’t want someone sliding into their position while they’re at home dealing with a barfing baby. Watching sick kids can be quite lucrative, and messy. If you’re not the kind of person that can handle diarrhea and harf, you might want to skip this option.
- Sell your gold and silver jewelry. Precious metal brokers are practically begging for every scarp of gold they can get. Of course, this doesn’t bode well for the economy, but they are paying a pretty penny for it. Analysts believe that the price of silver will also rise once the bailout bill, er….economic stimulus…..er….economic recovery and repair package is passed.
- Provide adult care services. Many families have no contingency for their older live-in relatives that need assistance. If they’re forced to take on extra responsibility and hours at the office to keep their jobs, someone will need to care for their elderly relative.
- Pet sit. Pets are being abandoned in droves because of the imploding economy. Offer to take in pets from the local shelter, which is almost always funded with government money. See if you can work out kennel and boarding fees for being a pet foster parent.
- Get a blog. If you like to write and have good command of language, consider getting a blog. Bloggers make money through affiliate advertising (Google, Amazon, Commission Junction, etc). Click here to get a free blog on Today.com. It’s painless and a whole lot cleaner than scraping up kid barf.
Remember, if just need a little cash to get you by, then take any temporary gig you can find. Sure it might be unpleasant, but you never know who you might bump into.
