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Ways to make extra money without having a job

There are several reasons you might want to make extra money. You might want to beef up a savings account, or put money toward an important goal, or it could be that you are tired of stretching dollars quite so far, or that they’re not quite as elastic as you need them to be. Being as frugal as you can sometimes just doesn’t do it.

Whatever the reason, if you’re looking for a way to make a little extra money, there are many, many ways of doing it.

The place to start is with thinking about what you can do and what you enjoy doing. If you can write, then write. If you enjoy making and selling crafts, by all means, do it. If you want to raise tomatoes for sale, go ahead. Get into vermiculture. Guide someone on a hiking trip. Make web pages. Decorate wedding cakes. There are almost as many ways to make extra money as there are people who want to do it.

Working, even if it’s just being frugal with what you already have, is an inevitable part of life. To be able to choose the work you do is a great privilege, so take your time and think about it carefully.

Here are a few ideas; there are more in the links at the right.

Online Surveys
They don’t take much time; you can usually take them at your convenience; and they provide a small, but interesting array of incentives and checks and cash, anywhere from two to thirty dollars. The key to making money on surveys is taking a lot of them.

Here are a few to get you started. Go to any search engine and type in "surveys for cash" or something similar and you’ll soon find more surveys than you ever want to do! You might want to sign up for a free email account like Hotmail to use just for this. You’ll need to remember to keep an eye on it daily, because some surveys expire quickly and some are paying only for the first few hundred responders.

You won’t get rich from them, but a few dollars here and there add up, especially if you’re conscientious and committed to it.

Rewards Programs
In reality, these programs take a lot of time investment for a small return, but if you find yourself with a little time and an internet connection, why not? You can earn gift certificates to chain stores like Target and Red Lobster and even grocery stores are getting into the act. (You can also earn real cash money.) Go to a search engine and type in "rewards programs."

Recycling
Talk a stroll down almost any highway in America and you will find anything from aluminum cans to clothing to tools and more. Carry a plastic bag or two and dump all the interesting stuff together until you can sort it out. It’s not only fun, it’s profitable. Sell the cans and bottles and other recyclables you find, and have a garage sale with the other things.

Typing
Put up some ads at a local college or in the newspaper if you’re a decent typist or if you’re willing to spend time becoming one. Many students as well as faculty are willing to pay for someone to type up reports of various kinds. ASK if they want light proofreading also, and charge a little extra for that.

This is hardly even the tip of the iceberg - there are many other ideas on how to make extra money without "having a job."

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