Ways to Supplement Your Income

Jules

Jules

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Have you ever considered supplementing your income? Do you have skills that could earn you a little extra money?

Recently I‘ve seen a variety.
Handyman
Landlord
Babysitting
Craft fairs
House flipping
Part time in a store
Online selling
Tutoring
 

You get a monthly check for being a licensed foster parent while a child is in your care. You're paid around $900/mo for infants, a little over $1000 for toddlers, and from about $1500 to $3000/mo as the children get older.

Naturally, you're going to spend about half of it directly on your child, but there's still extra income.
And there are bonuses: you get to love a child who needs love and loving care; you get to be loved (or at least appreciated) by a child; you can improve a child's life and their emotional well-being; you can enrich your life and improve your own emotional well-being.

A Beta Reader is someone who reads manuscripts for authors, both fledgling and experienced, and then sends back a critique judging the entertainment value, pointing out inconsistencies, and catching obvious typos and errors, usually within 24 to 48 hours. It's all done online; they usually send the manuscript in a PDF file, and the beta reader sends it back with their critique and stuff. (a beta reader is not an editor)

Some Beta Readers charge per page, some charge per manuscript. People can find free beta readers online, but if you were an English major, or a teacher (of any subject), or you've written something that was published, or you have experience proofreading and/or editing, you can earn extra money being a Beta Reader.

Other ways to make extra income - Dog Walker, House-sitter, Snow Shoveler if you have it in you, and if you have a Pressure Washer you can earn money spraying off people's driveways, walkways, and/or patios.
 
Jules said:
Have you ever considered supplementing your income? Do you have skills that could earn you a little extra money?

Recently I‘ve seen a variety.
Handyman
Landlord
Babysitting
Craft fairs
House flipping
Part time in a store
Online selling
Tutoring
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Oh yes! Since retiring 7 years ago, I found numerous ways to supplement our income.
  • First, if traveling is something you're interested in and you love animals, traveling pet sitting is a HUGE money saver! You pet sit in exchange for a place to stay while traveling. We started in 2017 and have had pet sits in Europe and the USA.
  • Mystery Shopping. I started many years ago. Free meals, hotel stays, movie tickets, etc.
  • Online surveys. Companies like Prolefic are legit and we average $200-$300 a month.
  • Companies like Appen and Telus have online jobs. They are usually 10-20 hours a week and you decide the hours you want to work.
My husband and I are traveling pet sitters. there are many ways to save money while traveling and I'm happy to share more information on it.
 
I’ve considered a part time something, but not that seriously. If I were, here’s my list; electric power systems consultant (naw, too similar to 40 something years of work), junior college professor, fans only model, Walmart greeter…not necessarily in that order. Reality is, I’m too busy babysitting, free Ubering, yardworking and general fix it guy.
 
Paladin1950 said:
How about just selling your junk that you don't want anymore? Have a lawn, garage, or porch sale. I have had quite a few porch sales. You might make $30, 40, or $50 in one day. More, if you sell bigger items.
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Yes. I made about $3000 over the past couple years just clearing out the house ad storage building, along with the junk left in the barn
 
I've been doing handyman work for about 10 yrs. now, and if one has the skills, it's not a bad deal. All cash money.
I took up doing DJ gigs as well about 10 yrs. ago (Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, karaoke, events like crab feeds and such, dances, etc...). It can be a lot of fun.
 
Back in 1968, when I was a fresh-faced student, the UK introduced a new driving test for driving large trucks. Being a penniless student driving a truck seemed a good way to earn some money during the long summer recess. So, bankrolled by the Bank of Dad, I took some lessons and much to my surprise, and probably everyone else's, I passed. That licence was a good investment, I was able to earn enough to supplement my student grant, I even earned enough to repay Bank of Dad.

Whilst I was driving at one of the companies that the staff agency had sent me to, I got talking to the general manager. He was very interested in the Business Studies course at University. Following graduation I went to work at that company as a junior manager. Slowly I climbed the greasy ladder of promotion.

Fast forward fifty years and I still hold a current licence to drive what we Brits describe as a Heavy Goods Vehicle. Now in retirement, and not having driven HGV's since my student days, a local company that I have done much work for, got in touch and their manager said, with some surprise: "Is that right? You have a licence to drive HGV's?" "It certainly is," I replied.

We had a long chat, they have a fleet of goods vehicles that need inspecting, servicing and repairing. Their servicing company is twelve miles away, whenever they needed a vehicle to go into the repair centre it meant an expensive cost of a driver from the staff agency. Now I do it, and I love it, playing at truck drivers that is. Mind you, I must admit, to you not to that manager, my first run to the repair centre had my buttocks gripping the driver's seat like glue, I was sh*tt*ng myself. Let me show you the size of the vehicle and you will understand my consternation.
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Nowadays I have become used to the size, that's why it's fun, and the amount of money that they pay makes for a very comfortable life, thank you very much.
 
Cleaning out horse stalls (if you are physically fit).
Exercising horses (some people do not have time to ride their own).
My BF buys auto and other types of parts on marketplace and then fixes and sells them for a profit.
My brother builds specialty types of black powder rifles (not from a kit) and sells them for a good buck.
 
Jules said:
Have you ever considered supplementing your income? Do you have skills that could earn you a little extra money?

Recently I‘ve seen a variety.
Handyman
Landlord
Babysitting
Craft fairs
House flipping
Part time in a store
Online selling
Tutoring
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I have not but in my 55 + community, quite a few seniors have.
To add to your list:
Dog walker
Dog/cat babysitter
Gardener
House cleaner
Home Health Care
Companion
Errand runner
Driver (generally to/from doctor office, hospital, bank, supermarket, to/from airport)
 
If you are an energetic and SAFE DRIVER, many car dealerships want you to move cars between the dealership and the used car auction sites, or to drive their customer shuttle vehicle. Rental car companies also hire SAFE senior drivers to move their fleet vehicles around in a metro area of a city. The G.M. dealership that I did vehicle repos for has about 15 senior men who come in every day and get orders to move vehicles around. That company owns 12 different car brand dealerships all over Toronto, so there is all ways work to be done. Applewood Chevrolet pays $25 an hour for their senior drivers, for a 35 hour work week Monday to Friday. They supply uniforms, and discounts at the parts department, and a benefit package. JimB.
 
Jules said:
@horseless carriage, nice that you’ve found this lucrative side-hustle. Does Mrs. HC do any seamstress work for others. I’d love to find a skilled person such as her to hem my clothes. She could make pretty penny.
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She doesn't Jules, she always said that when you do, it creates pressure and with it, the loss of something that she loves doing.

Did I tell you what her day job was. Day job, it was anything but, she worked various shifts, earlies, lates, nights, weekends, public holidays but she did what she did for the love of it. My wife was a paramedic in the ambulance service.
 

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