When trying to save money, eventually you’ll come to a point where you have cut as many expenses as you can and there are no additional steps you can take to free up money from your current income. The next step to saving more could be to look for other sources of income. These are a few ways to make extra income that I’ve either done or at least looked into.
One of the most obvious has to be getting a second job. While this can eat into your free time, it’s an immediate way to bring in a dependable, set amount of income. You could try to make it more enjoyable by choosing something you’re interested in. For example, if you are an avid golfer, then work in a golf store. Not only will you enjoy the job more, you may have a discount that will benefit you as much as the pay cheque.
When you invest in dividend paying stocks, you can receive 3-6% annually in dividends from some of the top financial and utility stocks. REITs could also fall into this category, though with their various types of disbursements they might be best inside your TFSA.
Rental property can be a great form of income, as long as it’s cash flow positive, meaning that the rent you bring in more than covers all the expenses. You don’t want your only hope of making money to be on the future value of the property. With the exception of the occasional real estate bubble, the appreciation on a house makes a terrible investment.
Sell things around the house that you don’t use anymore. This could be done with a garage sale or online at Ebay, Kijiji or Craigslist. If you get comfortable with selling on these sites, you could even buy things at other garage sales that are undervalued and sell them online yourself. If you enjoy a certain hobby, like crafts or woodwork, you might be able to make something that you can then sell online.
There are many opportunities to make money online if you like to write. You can either have your own blog or write on sites like HubPages, Suite 101 or eHow (eHow is not available to Canadians).
While not all of these ideas will make a lot of money, even bringing in an extra $100 a month to invest and earn 7% will give you extra savings of around $117,000 in 30 years!
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For those who are yet unfamiliar with doing business online then there will be a rather steep learning curve but the good news is that, it can be enjoyable. This post gives the best sites for online jobs already. Scroll up!
I’d like to add that Quebec users can sell stuff on lespac.com in addition to kijiji
When talking about alternative ideas to make money, there are much more alterantives than the ones listed. You can use freelancing to a great extend. It is possible to make any amount of money freelancing. Also the opportunities like ebay, it is a great opportunity. I would like you to think about blogging. Well blogging takes time to materialze. It takes a lot of effort to bring genuine traffic.
There are many more opportunities that we miss. If you know there are sites that offers to make you rich for uploading fies. These files when downloaded, you receive money.
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Another alternative is to consider a career move – could you earn more elsewhere?
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