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kogn

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Hi guys!

I want your advice...I am looking for alternative ways for extra income...
Maybe something on the internet...
I’m searching for every possible way (trading, forex, betting...etc)

What’s your opinion?
 
In the dark times, when things get really rough financially, online porn has always been a moneymaking lifeline for me.
 
I think I'd develop a spambot program to infiltrate internet forums and ask for advice on how to make money.
 
There's rarely an instant way that doesn't have some kind of cost down the line.

Long term, find your artistic skill (music, writing etc) and work hard at it.
 
I have decided to start an at-home career of refinishing old furniture and flipping it for a profit.

I haven't actually started doing it yet, but I think it would be a fun way to make some extra cash.
 
I spent five years looking for something to do online. The only thing I got out of it was learning what a pryamid scheme is. Here's a tip: any time you have to pay for online work, it's a scam.

Stay away from stuff like that.
 
Hi guys!

I want your advice...I am looking for alternative ways for extra income...
Maybe something on the internet...
I’m searching for every possible way (trading, forex, betting...etc)

What’s your opinion?

Every day I send myself a dollar in the mail, and I only pay 50 cents for the stamp. In less than a year's time, I'll have doubled my money. Try that.
 
Are stamps really that expensive now? I've still got my book of Forever stamps that I bought several years ago.
 
Glorious Opportunity To Get Rich!!! — We are starting a cat ranch in Lacon with 100,000 cats. Each cat will average 12 kittens a year. The cat skins will sell for 30 cents each. One hundred men can skin 5,000 cats a day. We figure a daily net profit of over $10,000. Now what shall we feed the cats? We will start a rat farm next door with 1,000,000 rats. The rats breed 12 times faster than the cats. So we will have four rats to feed each day to each cat. Now what shall we feed the rats? We will feed the rats the carcasses of the cats after they have been skinned. Now Get This! We feed the rats to the cats and the cats to the rats and get the cat skins for nothing!
 
Are stamps really that expensive now? I've still got my book of Forever stamps that I bought several years ago.

Stamps are 49 cents, yep.

Glorious Opportunity To Get Rich!!! — We are starting a cat ranch in Lacon with 100,000 cats. Each cat will average 12 kittens a year. The cat skins will sell for 30 cents each. One hundred men can skin 5,000 cats a day. We figure a daily net profit of over $10,000. Now what shall we feed the cats? We will start a rat farm next door with 1,000,000 rats. The rats breed 12 times faster than the cats. So we will have four rats to feed each day to each cat. Now what shall we feed the rats? We will feed the rats the carcasses of the cats after they have been skinned. Now Get This! We feed the rats to the cats and the cats to the rats and get the cat skins for nothing!
This is brilliant! Let's do that!
 
Serious answer, assuming you're not a spammer or spambot:

Look into your local temp agencies - Olsten Staffing, Kelly Services, Accustaff, Spherion, Manpower, etc - and tell them what sort of schedule you're looking for and what your skills are. Unless you have some bizarre requirements, and as long as you turn in decent work on assignments, you'll do alright.
 
Spend less than you earn.

Invest the difference in an index fund regularly.

Enjoy the magic of compound interest.

Live stress free.

Has been known to work :)
 
If you still live with your parents, you need to listen to the Coasters:
The Coasters said:
Take out the papers and the trash
Or you don't get no spendin' cash
If you don't scrub that kitchen floor
You ain't gonna rock and roll no more
Yakety yak
(Don't talk back)
Just finish cleanin' up your room
Let's see that dust fly with that broom
Get all that garbage out of sight
Or you don't go out Friday night
Yakety yak
(Don't talk back)
Just put on your coat and hat
And walk yourself to the laundromat
And when you finish doin' that
Bring in the dog and put out the cat
Yakety yak
(Don't talk back)
Don't you give me no dirty looks
Your father's hip, he knows what cooks
Just tell your hoodlum friends outside
You ain't got time to take a ride
Yakety yak
(Don't talk back)
Yakety yak, yakety yak
Yakety yak, yakety yak
Yakety yak, yakety yak
Yakety yak, yakety yak


Or you could listen to the Silhouettes:
The Silhouettes said:
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Dip dip dip dip dip dip dip dip
Mum mum mum mum mum mum
Get a job
Sha na na na - sha na na na na

Every morning about this time
She gets me out of my bed a-crying
Get a job

After breakfast every day
She throws the want ads right my way
And never fails to say
Get a job

Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Dip dip dip dip dip dip dip dip
Mum mum mum mum mum mum
Get a job
Sha na na na - sha na na na na

And when I get the paper
I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to say
If there is any work for me

And when I go back to the house
I hear the woman's mouth
Preaching and a-crying
Tell me that I'm lying
About a job
That I never could find

Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Sha na na na - sha na na na na
Dip dip dip dip dip dip dip dip
Mum mum mum mum mum mum
Get a job
Sha na na na - sha na na na na

Of course, in a more direct way, you could listen to the Offspring:
The Offspring said:
My friend's got a girlfriend
Man he hates that b!#(h.
He tells me every day
He says "man I really gotta lose my chick
In the worst kind of way"

She sits on her ass
He works his hands to the bone
To give her money every payday
But she wants more dinero just to stay at home
Well my friend
You gotta say

I won't pay, I won't pay ya, no way
na-na, Why don't you get a job?
Say no way, say no way ya, no way
na-na, why don't you get a job?

I guess all his money, well it isn't enough
To keep her bill collectors at bay
I guess all his money, well it isn't enough
Cause that girl's got expensive taste

I won't pay, I won't pay ya, no way
na-na, Why don't you get a job?
Say no way, say no way ya, no way
na-na, why don't you get a job?

Well I guess it ain't easy doing nothing at all
But hey man free rides just don't come along
every day

Let me tell you about my other friend now

My friend's got a boyfriend, man she hates that dick
She tells me every day
He wants more dinero just to stay at home
Well my friend
You gotta say

I won't pay, I won't pay ya, no way
na-na, Why don't you get a job?
Say no way, say no way ya, no way
na-na, why don't you get a job?

I won't give you no money, I always pay
na-na, Why don't you get a job?
Say no way, say no way ya, no way
na-na, Why don't you get a job
 
Raking:
Litterally. There's a guy here who puts a rake across his bicycle handle bars and rides around for hours and hours offering to rake people's yards for some money.

Give Blood:
Some places will pay you for blood, especially if you have a rare type or one in high demand. I don't, however, know how frequently you can give. I do know it won't be several times a month.

Porn:
Yes, if you are in shape or have a big package, you can make some money, a lot of money if good at it. Finding makers nearby and getting into it, that's a little harder.

Shoveling:
If you live in an area where it snows, you can go around offering to shovel people's walk-ways, driveways. I remember seeing a news video of a guy who did it and he was making a shocking amount of money each month; I don't recall the general amount.

Nude Modeling:
Some arts school and other similar places, will pay people to pose for a few hours while students draw you.

Sperm Donation:
Whackin' it for money.

Guenea Pig:
Some places will pay people money to run tests on them. But it can be risky sometimes.

Elance.com:
A website to offer bids for work people are needing help with. I gave up on it. People don't reply and you constantly get outbid by cheap online labor from overseas. Maybe you'll have better luck.

Craigslist.org:
Craigslist has two sections to offering what ever skills you have: Resumes and Services (this section may charge you to post). Likewise check the Gigs section in your town on Criagslist to find offers.

Temp Agencies:
Like suggested. But my experience is in this dessimated econoy, work is sparce and only people with highly in-demand skills are likely to get work and the rest of the time you end up with shitty temp jobs from places that have some kind of problem that keeps people from filling the jobs normally.

Sign Spinner:
Check with pizza places (or some tax service providers) like Little Caesars -- they pay people to stand outside and spins signs and wave.

Dog Walker:
Self explanitory. Door-to-door or Craigslist.

Babysitter:
Love kids and don't shake them like a British nanny? thyen this might be for you.

Cheater:
Offer to write people's papers for school or what not.


Advertising:
It's a long shot, but see if any local businesses will pay you to advertise on your car.
 
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