Does anyone do anything to earn extra money?

[stressedmama]

My husband will pick up an extra per diem shift at a hospital he used to work at on the weekend or take a night of call for a cardiac cath lab at a local hospital.

[cmoreland]

I am a pet and house sitter. I care for dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles/amphibians, small cage animals, etc etc. I've even had a job caring for a couple of llamas once!
My main job is in a large hospital where there is access to employee accessed bulletin boards. I post my information and such on the boards and have some regular clients that way, and they often pass my information on via word of mouth and my business cards.
I was a little concerned with the rising gas prices as of late- I now need to charge a little more to cover my expenses and I figured many people wouldn't be traveling as much or for as long. Somehow, thankfully, most of my clients aren't giving up their summer vacations!
There are even a few clients whose homes I go to a few times a week due to their long work days- Just to let out a couple of dogs or make sure that the cats have food and water. It can actually be quite lucrative, but not always reliable. It's amazing how much people love their pets!!!

[cptacek]

Now (summer) is money making time on the farm. Right now, at 11:30 p.m., DH is baling up the brome we swathed last weekend. That will be my second job this summer...swathing for him so he can keep baling during the week.

[mishi07]

Buying and selling requires patience and research (not to mention calculated guesses). I also do web design and had a client whose domain name I had to acquire was in auction for $2,500!

I have a 9-5 job and so freelance graphic design work in my spare time. The regular retainer fees lets me save some money for the rainy days.

[rduell]

I do bookkeeping for 2 area libraries. Takes very little of my time and provides a decent amount of extra money per month.

[money2009]

Many of you may already know this, but there are a couple of free lancing websites out there that allow you to bid for jobs ranging from administrative to writing.

one is elance .com (note you have to put the two together). I am in no way affiliated with the site, I've just used it to get some occasional part time work when I wanted to make some extra cash. There may be some other sites like this out there and if there are please share.

[mikewoodbooks]

I use a push - pull technique for getting ahead. On the one hand I cut expenses and save as much as i can. And on the other hand I bring in as much extra income as I can. This really helps you save and get ahead.
Specifically, to earn extra money. I

• Sell items on eBay

• Sell items on craigslist

• Sell items on Kingwoodyardsales.com (there is probably a (yourcity)yardsales.com in your city

• And I write books.

I've sold over $150,000 on eBay and wrote a book about selling on eBay. I have a blog on my website with eBay and craigslist selling tips if you want some ideas. Anyone can do this, it just takes a little time. Just make sure you provide good customer service and keep your feedback rating at 100%

[lillygator]

I do some mystery shopping.....and am going to start listing DD's clothes on Ebay - boutique Disney clothes that I paid way too much for!

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Blog, I sort of earn some money, at least enough to pay for hosting and then some.

[peanutbutter8204]

Bargain Shopping

Recently I have been following the trends especially since its summertime. I purchase bargain items and sell them on ebay.

i.e. - There is an Aldo Shoe Outlet near my job and they have buy one accessories get one free. I purchased some flats that were $4.95. I sold both pairs for about $12.00 including shipping.

[peanutbutter8204]

I do some mystery shopping.....and am going to start listing DD's clothes on Ebay - boutique Disney clothes that I paid way too much for!

How do you find legitimate Mystery Shopper Jobs?

[amarowsky]

i mow my neighbor's lawn for 20 bucks a week but soon as i get rid of this 6300 pound money pit in my garage i would like to get into building guitars maybe if im lucky i can make a buck or two offa that.

[mom2manyboyz]

There are many ways to earn money online or at home in your free time. The best way to find them is by reading work at home forums. You can't google work from home and come up with anything legit, unfortunately.

[Simpatico]

I've just joined Cash Crate, but in order to do so I was required to enter my address and phone number over an insecure connection. (http instead of https)

I haven't completed any of the surveys, but of the three I've started all of them also required me to enter address and phone number information over an insecure connection.

They're not selling your information to anyone because they don't have to; you're giving it to them for free, as well as giving it to anyone who may intercept it along the way.

[Gailete]

I sell on ebay, Amazon and ecrater. I have my own store on ecrater and ebay where I sell sewing patterns. I love to sew so my selling and blogs, etc. all refernece sewing or book reading (my other love). I also have a blog, website and SquidooLens that help make some pocket change.

I also participate in a couple affliate programs, one of which is BigCrumbs which gives you a percentage back on purchases made on line at over 300 stores. Being disabled and with gas over $4 I have found it easier to shop on line when I need to.

I have had Google Adsense ads on my website and blog for over a year now and have earned $100+. So it isn't quick and if I had more time and energy to keep things more updated, I know I would earn more. I think one of the keys to being successful at making money on line is to NOT be doing it just for the money but because you enjoy it. I have found that searching for deals on line when I need to buy something is fun, especially when you know how much you would have to spend to GO and buy it. My last big on-line purchase I saved over $20.