And if so, how?

I have this thing where I want to actually have some money. I just read Tim Ferriss's Four Hour Work Week, and I fully plan on pursuing that path, but other advice is still welcome.

For example, I was playing this online game and some guy was talking about how he made money by buying old bikes from the recycling center (or maybe it was the junkyard), refurbishing them, then reselling them.

Not a way to make lots of money, but still different. Little cool stuff like that. Thank you.

perisie xx

429 Posts

March 22 2008 06:09 GMT

buy/sell from newspaper classified, like buy/selling on mmo

MyLostTemple

United States2921 Posts

March 22 2008 06:11 GMT

i may lots of money casting sc, and i work one to two days a week generally.

FirstProbe

1206 Posts

March 22 2008 06:17 GMT

I work long and hard for little pay, but at least what I do is worthwhile...

decafchicken

United States20176 Posts

March 22 2008 06:23 GMT

upper level management in car industry (dad's job)

MeriaDoKk

Chile1726 Posts

March 22 2008 06:33 GMT

i dont work D:

clazziquai

6685 Posts

March 22 2008 06:38 GMT

On March 22 2008 15:17 FirstProbe wrote:
I work long and hard for little pay, but at least what I do is worthwhile...

That really matters a lot. Sucks for you if you have a high pay job but don't enjoy it.

I am sure you'll be able to find a better job as you get older since you're only like in your 20s? I assume?

skyglow1

New Zealand3962 Posts

March 22 2008 06:50 GMT

I got a couple decent scholarships but all that money dissapeared instantly cause I had to use it pay off university and accomodation fees T_T

mikeymoo

Canada7170 Posts

March 22 2008 06:56 GMT

Where's Rek/Zephyr/other poker ballas?

fusionsdf

Canada15390 Posts

March 22 2008 07:40 GMT

#10

I save a lot.
I have quite a lot of money for someone my age.

zdd

1463 Posts

March 22 2008 07:52 GMT

#11

It really doesn't take much to make a lot of money. Basically, you have to be always vigilant for opportunities, and be willing to make loads of contacts. Walk around town and meet people, eventually you will find someone who needs something, like a bulk order or something, offer to find them the best price for a small percentage of the cost. Put all your skills on the table, good at setting up computers and fixing bugs? There's a huge market for that everywhere, be like a neighborhood computer consultant. Eventually you will find some product or service that everyone desperately needs but somehow lives without. This is your goldmine. Go and put some property under collateral for a bank loan or talk to a venture capitalist (this is where contacts come in handy) and start that business. Remember to incorporate it so that you don't have to deal with personal liabilities and it's easy to walk away from should it fail.

pirate cod

810 Posts

March 22 2008 08:16 GMT

#12

I dine at Dorsia every Friday at the booth closest to the bar and juxtapose to the window facing 5th Ave.

DURRHURRDERP

Canada929 Posts

March 22 2008 08:51 GMT

#13

phase

United States399 Posts

March 22 2008 11:05 GMT

#14

man that graph is some hawt shit

Plexa

Aotearoa39261 Posts

March 22 2008 12:56 GMT

#15

On March 22 2008 15:17 FirstProbe wrote:
I work long and hard for little pay, but at least what I do is worthwhile...

should have studied engineering then eh?

On March 22 2008 15:50 skyglow1 wrote:
I got a couple decent scholarships but all that money dissapeared instantly cause I had to use it pay off university and accomodation fees T_T

i know your pain

zatic

Zurich15366 Posts

March 22 2008 13:22 GMT

#16

I make decent money as a business IT consultant, but it's lots of work. However, once I am specialized in an area few people know about I can freelance for $200/hour.

Xeofreestyler

Belgium6787 Posts

March 22 2008 13:29 GMT

#17

I save a lot from my weekendjob at pizzahut which earns pretty good money.
So now I have like 3000€ on a 4% bankaccount

betaben

681 Posts

March 22 2008 14:01 GMT

#18

On March 22 2008 17:51 NEwAcC) wrote:

what were you doing different between 10K and 13K ?

JeeJee

Canada5652 Posts

March 22 2008 14:40 GMT

#19

On March 22 2008 23:01 betaben wrote:

Show nested quote +

what were you doing different between 10K and 13K ?

hitting a heater?

BuGzlToOnl

United States5918 Posts

March 22 2008 18:41 GMT

#20

On March 22 2008 15:11 MyLostTemple wrote:
i may lots of money casting sc, and i work one to two days a week generally.

i saw on another thread that your not willing to post how much you make, but how much do the other commentators make that have been doing it for a while like the three guys always commentating sc

on topic, i'm not rich, but I don't really see much value in money yeah its important but I really don't care much about it, if I ever bought a lottery ticket for shits and giggles and won I donate most of it to charity, i'm not materialistic at all so I don't see what I would do with it >_>

ps: don't bother asking me for my money saying i dont care for it I still have bills and school to pay