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LonelyIslands
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada590 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-11 19:13:57
July 29 2013 17:06 GMT
#1
I have recently set some goals for myself. I want to make $25, 000 in one year excluding my two jobs. The more and more I thought about this, the more interested I was to see if it were possible. The money I make from my two jobs will not go towards this balance and I will do my best to keep this blog updated with my progress.

I am looking at things like Online Surveys, Advertising for companies by allowing them to wrap my entire car on a contractual monthly basis, aiding with installing WordPress for individuals/small businesses and creating a t-shirt/misc item store on Cafepress. If you have anything else, or any other ideas I am not thinking about please feel free to post them here.

I have considered turking but I don't think I qualify for much right now. I will also be going through my old hockey card collection and a few misc. items that I find around the house.

Goal: $25, 000

Tutoring: $325.00
Sell Misc Items: $165.00

Total: $490.00
Goal - Total: $24, 510.00


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My heart and my mind will carry my body when my limbs are too weak
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24799 Posts
July 29 2013 17:19 GMT
#2
How did you arrive at 25k? That is a lot of money. The only way I see this working is if you already have a fair amount of standing funds that you can utilize (risky) or if you sign up for something which gives you a large bonus. This is especially likely since you are probably pretty busy already if you have 2 jobs.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
LonelyIslands
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada590 Posts
July 29 2013 17:31 GMT
#3
I arrived at that number because I want a truck, honestly. I thought it would be a challenge and interesting to see if it could be done. You see so many advertisements suggesting you can make $X every week. I thought it a challenge to see what you could really do.
My heart and my mind will carry my body when my limbs are too weak
jrkirby
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1510 Posts
July 29 2013 17:40 GMT
#4
If you have enough time to make 25k in a year from online surveys, then you might as well get another job, cause those things pay less than 1$ an hour.
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
July 29 2013 17:48 GMT
#5
Online surveys will not make you enough money. They pay barely over the electricity cost while doing them.

You can try camping classified ads and flip furniture. A lot of people give their furniture away when they move, so go pick it up, and then resell for a few hundred dollars profit. This is what my mom does on her spare time.
Ghostcom
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark4783 Posts
July 29 2013 17:51 GMT
#6
Phase 1 medical experiments - I would not recommend it though.
Gchzr
Profile Joined March 2012
Argentina57 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-29 18:08:41
July 29 2013 18:08 GMT
#7
I do T-Shirts, if you get some store to sell yours you can make some money and doing nothing, but you need to invest in the things to start printing.
Or you can make some chocolate or cookies and get someone to sell em.

Or, with patient and good knowlodge of prices, you can try to buy at sales, ebay or etc and re-saleing things.
calgar
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States1277 Posts
July 29 2013 18:21 GMT
#8
On July 30 2013 02:51 Ghostcom wrote:
Phase 1 medical experiments - I would not recommend it though.
People can die from those! I'm not sure how much they pay, though.
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
July 29 2013 18:32 GMT
#9
scam people off their mystic couriers in doto
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
Wrongspeedy
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1655 Posts
July 29 2013 18:44 GMT
#10
sell drugs
It is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.- John Stuart Mill
wingpawn
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Poland1342 Posts
July 29 2013 20:13 GMT
#11
When I saw the title on a side bar, I subconsciously added '...Pylons'.

I'd say if you want to ever see anything near 25.000, definitely drop Online Surveys. Perhaps learning online poker would do? But no matter what way you pick, I'd say it will take a lot of wisdom and skill to earn that much. And time - that's the resource you don't have much.

Good luck nonetheless!
nbaker
Profile Joined July 2009
United States1341 Posts
July 29 2013 20:43 GMT
#12
On July 30 2013 03:21 calgar wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2013 02:51 Ghostcom wrote:
Phase 1 medical experiments - I would not recommend it though.
People can die from those! I'm not sure how much they pay, though.

fMRI experiments pay 30+ dollars per hour and aren't at all dangerous, just super boring and uncomfortable because you have to lie perfectly still for multiple hours. If you live near a university, it's worth checking the psychology and neuroscience departments and getting in their databases.
Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
July 29 2013 21:46 GMT
#13
invest in a business! otherwise I have no clue
Balgrog
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1221 Posts
July 29 2013 22:45 GMT
#14
I make 40k, so your want to make more than half of that, on top of your other jobs? Crazy
The only way to attack structure is with chaos.
MysteryMeat1
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States3292 Posts
July 29 2013 22:55 GMT
#15
Someone once reccommended me money laundering and prostitution.

Check it out..
"Cause ya know, Style before victory." -The greatest mafia player alive
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
July 30 2013 00:23 GMT
#16
1. Make friend
2. Borrow stuff
3. Pawn shop
4. Repeat
SnipedSoul
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada2158 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-30 01:09:40
July 30 2013 01:08 GMT
#17
Whore yourself out to 1000 fat chicks for 25 bucks a piece. Or 25 REALLY fat chicks for 1000 bucks.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24799 Posts
July 30 2013 01:31 GMT
#18
On July 30 2013 10:08 SnipedSoul wrote:
Whore yourself out to 1000 fat chicks for 25 bucks a piece. Or 25 REALLY fat chicks for 1000 bucks.

Fat chicks need love too. But they gotta pay!

I don't know what your academic credentials are OP but that might help us with further suggestions. For example, I'm most likely about to receive a $15,000 bonus for signing up for something.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
im a roc
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States745 Posts
July 30 2013 02:26 GMT
#19
If you're musically inclined you could start street performing, or if you wanted to be more legit, start taking gigs around where you live. A lot of restaurants/hotels etc. will pay local performers for 30 minutes to an hour of entertainment.
Beware The Proxy Pool Rush
ktimekiller
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States690 Posts
July 30 2013 02:28 GMT
#20
Donate blood plasma and sperm
eskashaborn
Profile Joined April 2011
United States177 Posts
July 30 2013 02:32 GMT
#21
Drug dealing is pretty solid...but it can get dangerous and you might have some doubts about what you are doing...it does pay the bills though.
zzzz
Kleinmuuhg
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Vanuatu4091 Posts
July 30 2013 02:33 GMT
#22
Baby sitting, teaching an instrument, help students with their homework.

+1 you can set the amount of time you want to work
+2 relatively good hourly pay

Good luck!
This is our town, scrub
FuRong
Profile Joined April 2010
New Zealand3089 Posts
July 30 2013 03:45 GMT
#23
http://www.liquidpoker.net
Don't hate the player, hate the game
LonelyIslands
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada590 Posts
July 30 2013 16:19 GMT
#24
On July 30 2013 07:45 Balgrog wrote:
I make 40k, so your want to make more than half of that, on top of your other jobs? Crazy


I work full time as a Paramedic and gross ~$65, 000, I work casual as a Paramedic Instructor and make $23.00/hr. Just looking for something on the side as a challenge. Little time, big benefit.
My heart and my mind will carry my body when my limbs are too weak
Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
July 30 2013 17:42 GMT
#25
It's not all about earning money, but saving and stealing money. What is your lunch budget? Now save all that by skipping lunch and checking the community fridge for leftovers at 1pm. Steal/print/borrow forever a SAMs club or Costco card and eat samples for dinner!! Steal a 802.11 hub from best buy/work, ask your closest neighbor to borrow a cup of flour and install the device for free wifi. Got a car? Tailgate someone pulling out of the station and fill up on his card. May require ninja speed and/or the Force.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Davlok-1847/career
Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
July 30 2013 18:46 GMT
#26
On July 30 2013 11:32 eskashaborn wrote:
Drug dealing is pretty solid...but it can get dangerous and you might have some doubts about what you are doing...it does pay the bills though.

there is a documentary by adrien grenier (vinny chase from entourage) called "how to make money selling drugs"
klibrt
Profile Joined August 2010
United States533 Posts
July 31 2013 07:46 GMT
#27
Try looking for research companies? Like going to a facility and trying out food/drinks/etc. and giving your opinion about the product and get paid for it. Some of them are like couple hours long and some could take a span of a couple days.
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
July 31 2013 13:09 GMT
#28
On July 30 2013 05:43 nbaker wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2013 03:21 calgar wrote:
On July 30 2013 02:51 Ghostcom wrote:
Phase 1 medical experiments - I would not recommend it though.
People can die from those! I'm not sure how much they pay, though.

fMRI experiments pay 30+ dollars per hour and aren't at all dangerous, just super boring and uncomfortable because you have to lie perfectly still for multiple hours. If you live near a university, it's worth checking the psychology and neuroscience departments and getting in their databases.


I did something similar when I was a student. Had to pass some cognitive tests, pull an all nigther, then sleep in an MRI scanner for a couple of hours with electrodes all over my head. Got paid 250 euros. Definitely worth it.
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