- I have raised chickens and sold eggs.
- I went door to door in my neighborhood selling Avon, pushing my baby in a stroller.
- I have decorated and sold wedding cakes.
- I have hosted home parties and sold Discovery Toys.
- I have run a licensed daycare out of my home.
- I have answered telephones for a landscaper, very short-lived.
- I have set up appointments for Electrolux vacuums, another shot-lived job.
- I have sold Usborne books the year I first began homeschooling.
- I have filled out surveys in exchange for Border's bucks. You must be thinking, "she will do anything to support her habit", almost.
- I have sold clothes to a consignment store, my aunt would supply the clothes, I would wash and press them.
- I have sold things on eBay.
- I have sold books on Amazon, Half.com, and used homeschool curriculum sites.
- I have held a few yard sales.
- I have sold cookies in a jar.
My sons have done the following things to earn money:
- One is currently working as a busboy and a dishwasher, see paycheck above!
- Sell handmade sports pillows.
- Assist a quadriplegic man at scrabble and bridge tournaments
- Sell newspapers.
- Work as an electrical apprentice.
- Mow lawns.
- Sold donuts.
There is an interesting article from Bob at Christian Personal Finance on making extra money at home. I have tried a few of his ideas, in fact, I think I have been involved in about 7 of them. Stop by this website, it has oodles of great articles to encourage a thrifty lifestyle. On Fridays, they have a special feature, free stuff Fridays.
How about you? Do you have creative ways to earn money? I'd love to hear about it.

3 comments:
swagbucks is a GREAT way to earn money or giftcards. I generally get enough swagbucks to earn a $5 amazon giftcard each month. Not a ton, but it adds up. I also use Opinion Outpost to do surveys and have actually made pretty good spending money with them for the 2 years I've used them.
I love My Points, mostly I just click on emails for 5 points each but it adds up and I can use them for Amazon gift cards. :)
My Points and Swagbucks have both been great ways for me to earn gift cards where I would spend them. I've tried the at home businesses like Discovery Toys and Tupperware. I earned a little money and bought a lot of product for the house. But, hubby felt like I did a LOT of work for little pay off.
Thanks for the other ideas and the link to the site where I hope to find more.
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