For those unemployed/who asked: Ideas to supplement your income or start your own business.

heres another -

notary public.

app fee depends on your state.

hang a sign on your house/in window.

drop your name off at businesses, colleges, insurance co's, car/mechanic repair shops

Yeah me too. However, if you can write there are writing jobs online.
I did it for a while in-between jobs. You won't get rich but you can take in some extra cash and learn interesting things. My favorite is interactmedia.com. Check it out!

Also I recommend window washing.  My brother-in-law did this in his free time on weekends. Bought a magnetic sign for the side of his car, a couple of squeegees and he was set!

Finally, funniest case of greedy kid ever. When my husband was a tiny boy he would go to the local market (a couple of blocks from his house) and offer to open doors for people. This was mid-60s so automatic door openers were based on a mat you stepped on. He would step on the mat for you, for a nickel! It was so cute people gladly gave him the nickel.

Also if you're creative, sociable, and like kids, you can make money putting together birthday parties for rich kids. Rich moms where I live are mostly employed and very busy. They want their kid to have "the best party ever" but it's really stressful and time-consuming.

Be a mother's helper or come up with creative party ideas. Art projects & scavenger hunts are big.

It's being done, there's a huge black market in Europe for work like this. The bureaucracies in Europe are completely idiotic in trying to create a "legal" business.

The guys moaning about this not been possible in Europe are fucking idiotic.

Everyone unemployed in Oregon grows weed. Everyone.
This is, however, federally illegal.

"when the law becomes meaningless for some, it becomes meaningless for all" ?

Great post!!!

Bump

If you're talented (or even mildly creative), you can make a lot of money going to craft shows, flea markets, and selling your wares to local stores.

My boyfriend and I live basically paycheck to paycheck since I got laid off. I "work" here and there, but it's not steady, and his business is hit or miss. We know what it's like to scrape by and rack our brains looking for ways to cultivate some extra income to at least be stable (not looking to be millionaires, ya know?)

I'm a sculptor, and I never thought of selling my pieces because it was just that -- art for me and those close to me. Now that lots of people have seen my stuff, I get offers and commissioned work when I'm not looking for it. Even doing something as small as making Christmas ornaments (people eat that shit up, especially the hoity-toity craft show goers) can turn into some extra cash. Working small, now I have those interested in full-size pieces at great selling prices. Sure, you have to put out some money to get supplies, but make sure you price your items right and you can profit.

Let your creative juices flow, make bird houses with old metal, or windchimes with flatware. The possibilities are endless, and there's always going to be someone who's interested in buying. Cheers!

Save, not borrow.

I've stashed away over $75,000 this year that the IRS doesn't know about and can't touch if they do.

I plan to spend everything I have before it has lost any more value.. By December.

If you can make it through the first quarter of 2013, the world isn't going to be the same, money will have little or NO value at all.

The best plan, is for a future without money.

Hang on, and prepare.

dropped the day job and started a business in security and building walk-in gun vaults. Got me a welder and a little shop. Market through a website. Little did I know when 'Obama' got elected things would go nuts.

thank you mr. president.

i left a peachy government position when i realised the life i was living and where i was living sucked.... i shuffled home to be closer to family... now i am employed by the government as a relief teacher... i get dressed every day, not paid on vacation... and wait by the phone from 6-8 am to find out who i am, where i am and what i am... i get all age groups from pp-uni.... go in and ensure they have a safe and interesting day.... at $65 per hour and not knowing if the call comes is the worst... so i enrolled in app making courses and using my work as ideas to build on.. so my days not at work are learning as well.. i never say no... and i turn up squeeky clean and have a laff with the students.... gotta do what you gotta do... we just put every penny away for the vacations.. which i spend developing aids for relief teachers to help with their organisation as most are elderly or recent graduates..... hell.. most of my work now is with the web and smart boards which i screen cap for the portfolio and email to the real teacher that night... the move back to the field was one i never expected at my age, and with my spelling and grammar the 'puter is a god send...i use glp as my excuse to never proof read or spell/grammar check (my little reward for the day) grin........ thanks for the thread phen.....

Last Edited by Citizenperth on 09/30/2012 11:00 PM

I need to read this later on

I am so happy you posted this, Phen
You do care and I take back some unkind words I had to say previously.
You gave me an idea.
Blessings to you, and thank you.
This is wonderful.

You should definitely read all of this thread Phen really did an outstanding job I'm looking for a way to make some money with what I craft she's really given me and others a lot of inspiration with this post!

Great thread Phen!!!

Live in a small town (7,500 people) so i'll have to think about what people would like or need the most in my area. However, when i was a teenager i would also cut the grass for extra money. When winter would come i would shovel the snow as well. One other thing is my sister used to live next to a golf course. I would walk along the side of the fence on the property where she lived collecting golf balls. I would then clean them up, walk to the road where the cart path would cross to the other side and sell them to people playing for $5 per dozen.

Suggested a re-pin!

Years ago, I would fix computers for people.

I had no training or license. I'd just put an ad in the local paper. I'd charge $20 an hour or $25 an hour.

Most of the licensed "professionals" with "A+" and "Microsoft" certifications charged $49.99 an hour and up, and you got charged a minimum just for them coming out!

So, I'd go in, figure the problem out, and fix it -- if I couldn't fix it, I wouldn't charge anything (though sometimes they would insist on paying me something anyway).

Sometimes the problem was as simple as plugging something in. Sometimes I could upgrade a computer, which would result in extra charges/time -- but it's something the customer could never figure out how to do themselves.

If I took too long to fix it, I would charge less if I was wasted an hour or two.

I'm not even that skilled with computers, either. And now it's ten years later and I'm a little behind on the technology, but I was always surprised that with almost zero effort I still got work.

I could have made up some nice business cards and passed them out to the local businesses, I'm sure that would have gotten more business.

Last Edited by Super Bowl Dave on 10/01/2012 11:14 AM

OK, Whilst I do no0t agree with you on a lot of things, this is a very good thing that you have done!

im in holland and thats europe as far as i know.
doesnt cost more than a few 100 to make it official and you will get a tax break for the first 3 years i believe!

Here's some free intellectual property
which can enhance both financial and
automotive security...

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I've had one in my car for a while now
and it hasn't missed a beat!

Milkshakes with the waffle cone blended inside. Have three different options. Regular cone, chocolate and nuts, chocolate and sprinkles. It's an ice cream cone shake!!!

Deep fried cracker jack and peanut butter balls at the fair!

Good idea, I acutely know people who hit renaissance fairs and the like, Lot of money in it.




Good pin! Glad it is back up.




Last Edited by Chrit on 10/01/2012 07:30 PM

Get some tubs of alligator snapping turtle meat in bulk online and dice it up into even smaller chunks. Roll in dough and deep fry into snapping turtle balls. Use some potato or French fries as filler if need be to stretch the supplies out. Offer different sauces on the side for dipping (barbecue, hot sauce, ketchup, etc.) and maybe skewer them on a stick and sell them as kabobs. Paint some awesome images of alligator snapping turtles on the side of your truck or cart or stand and you will make a killing as the only snapping turtle vendor at the fair or swap meet!