Quick Money Making Ideas for Supplemental IncomeQuick money making ideas are what many people are looking for right now. Whether you or your spouse lost your jobs, need to supplement income due to rising expenses, a one time emergency or want to start a nest egg for retirement, anything that can legitimately put some extra cash in your pocket is a Godsend.So what are those quick money making ideas? 1. Your Friendly Metals. Who hasn't heard of the rise in gold and Silver prices ? Go foraging in your kitchen drawers: Do you have any real silverware, or mismatch pieces? (maybe what you got as a wedding present, or small silver goblets or spoon given to your children at birth? or anything left to you by your grandma or your parents? If you never use them or don't intend to,take them to your local dealer and see what you get. Silver is hovering at around $31 an ounce, you might be amazed at what you net out. Gold is even a better value selling between $1600 and $1900 an ounce in the last year.Buy Gold Online Today If not family heirlooms, sell them and get some quick cash, you might be able to get 60 to 80% of the actual value (melt value ) of the gold. The price will also depend on the purity of the gold( 14kt, 18Kt). Avoid sending anything through the mail and check The Better Business bureau for gold sites complaints. You can also check the website of the Jewelers Vigilance Committee for a list of approved vendors. 2. Hidden Treasures Take an inventory of the stuff in your basement, attic, and shed. Do you have any furniture, vases, suitcases. tools, clothes, purses, unwanted gifts, sitting there gathering dust or in a trunk that you haven't opened in years? a) Have a garage sale. b) Sell them on EBay
c) Sell them on Craig's list d) Sell them to Antique dealers. 3. Gift cards anyone? Look through your wallet or drawers for any unused gift cards you got at Christmas or birthdays and graduation and sell them on the net.You will not get full price but it's more than you'll get if you let them expire unused. 4. A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case a video is worth a lot more. Use your webcam or any cam and make a "HOW TO" video, or that of something funny or a video of anything interesting. Put it on Youtube and monetize it. It might go viral, you never know if you don't try. There is nothing to loose. Even if it doesn't go viral you could still make some money from slow steady viewing. 5.Words say it all Another Quick money making idea is to write an article about something you are passionate about( hobbies, cars, sports, arts, technology, romance, health, craft, finance etc..) and pitch it to a magazine by sending a query letter. It could get accepted, and if so you may write others and develop a secondary source of income. 6. In focus. One year I made $ 2,000 participating in Focus groups. Companies want to make sure their products are going to be successful. They pay marketing services to do research and conduct focus groups. Some focus groups will pay anywhere from $50 to $ 200 an hour for your opinions, and a lot of them will feed you too( nothing like a free lunch!) 7. Get what's coming to you. Taxes are inevitable ( after all we need schools, roads,bridges, etc..) but you only want to pay your fair share. File as early as possible to get your refund back 8. Ditch the cable channels For less than $10 a month you will probably be able to sign up for Netflix or hulu plus or any of the other services that allow you to stream TV shows and movies, this could save you $100 dollars a month. 9. Old Technology Sell your old iPhones, Droids, Blackberrys. Don't think they are too old, some companies buy them to refurbish and resell overseas. Quick money making ideas need not be complicated nor revolutionary. Just look around you and ask yourself: what's hot? what's everybody talking about? what skills do I have? what "things" don't I need anymore? If I had a choice, what would I pay someone to do for me? and much more. The answer to any of these questions could be an opportunity to make some quick cash.
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