What Are Some Legitimate Ways To Make Extra Money?

United States
April 3, 2008 8:23am CST
I Am New Here And A Stay At Home Mom. Lately With Gas & Food Prices Going Through The Roof Were Starting To Struggle Just Going From Paycheck To Paycheck. I Have 4 Kids And Getting A Job Outside Of The Home With Daycare Fees, Gas Prices Etc.. I Just Can't Do It. I Am Tired Of Struggling And Desperatly Need To Bring In Some Extra Income To Help Out. Anybody Know Of Anything That's Not A Scam? Help!!!
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9 responses
3 Apr 08
You will never make a fortune here hun, just pocket money if you work really hard at it day after day. I know how hard it is to manage these days, and make ends meet, but at least here you can earn a few cents to help out. Have you considered selling on eBay?
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@samar12 (991)
• India
3 Apr 08
Yes there are some sites online where you can make some money but you need to work really hard. You won't be able to make too much money but just a little of pocket money. There are people who make good cash but I did not find any great sites. I just work on PTS and Paid fourms sometimes when I get free time. You can add me as a freind and I will send you some links that do really pay. Good Luck.
• United States
4 Apr 08
i don't know if you will like this idea but i was looking at an OPEN house and a lady home schooled her kids..and the youngest was 11 but the older ones got scholarships in OKLAHOMA..but I digress..she bakes bread and stuff in the two ovens she has in her home..she sells the stuff to friends and referrals..but she does this a lot..but this is just one idea...maybe you can type or transcribe for medical records? day care? some older people don't want to live in a nursing home and you could respite for them in your home? maybe the caregiver could drop them off while they shop or do whatever they have to do..seniors that don't need a lot of special attention? mabye you could run a answering service for businesses.??mylot has competitors and find one that pays more? i heard of one that is starting up soon..but i don't know the details but these types of business are starting up all the time..and NO i am not asking for a referral as I got one and i think mylot gave that one to me...that is not for me..but it does pay 25% of the person if they are an active poster..something to look into..but like i said...its not for me..i am already in a high enough tax bracket with Social security and a pension..so anything i make over a certain amount the US GOVT takes one dollar for every two i make..so thanks but no thanks..but good luck...i had a couple of kids that are 37 and 36 and the best years for me were the years of struggle..as now its just me and ma...lol....and mylot
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• Singapore
5 Apr 08
I've included some programs which i have enrolled in which are pretty good so far. there are links to squidoo lens on reviews on some of them as well if you want to find out more. Still searching and adding more so you might want to bookmark me some of my sites. I do hope it helps. I know how it feels when all prices are going thru the sky. It's horrible even here in singapore where prices of rice has almost doubled in 2 months!
@suganrekh (264)
• India
4 Apr 08
you can learn some medical transcription course an earn some money
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@rebelann (112959)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Nov 19
No, the only way to make money from home is to start a business but that would require all your time and attention which is hard to do if you have 4 kids.
@reinydawn (11643)
• United States
5 Apr 08
Hi There! I've read some of the other posts and you have a few good ides in here. I'd like to throw in what my husband and I do also. It's great, we help people out, save money, make money, and it's really been great for us. Check out my profile (we aren't supposed to post links in the discussions) and go to my website from there. If you're interested, give me a holler and we can chat a bit about it. Best of luck to you!
• United States
5 Apr 08
survey websites and other websites are excellent my blog and website is listed in my profile i have proof of payment pictures on my blog, the ones i really suggest is survey websites i have earned more money on those, good luck
@rhettaa (213)
• United States
5 Apr 08
LiveOps is a great program if you don't mind talking on the phone. You can just take incoming calls and you follow scripts that tell you exactly what to say. You do have to pay for a dedicated phone line and headphones and have a corded phone, plus if I remember corrected a background check which is about $30, so altogether you may invest about $50, but you can make good money if you don't mind working on weekends and ok money even if you don't want to work weekends. You get paid every other week. Check it out here: http;//www.liveops.com I don't do it any more, but I did for a year.