Category Archives: Make Money
Make Money From Me Right Now!
I’ve moved away from talking about debt all the time on this blog and instead decided to incorporate some ways to make additional money…to use for debt repayment, of course. Some of these methods might be a bit unorthodox, so I know that it leaves many of you apprehensive about trying some of these things yourself. One such method might have been a peer-to-peer loan or investment on Prosper or Lending Club.
I Make Money Online: Building Niche Sites
It’s time to share with you another way that I’m making some extra money online. I love this series because it shows that no matter your situation, if you have some skill or interest in a particular topic, you can usually find some way to monetize it online! That’s the true power of the internet. But on to how I’m making money. This time it’s with niche websites or blogs.
Two Years of Peer-to-Peer Lending Results With Prosper
Last year I reviewed how my lending account with Prosper.com was doing. I thought I would continue along those lines and share how my account is doing after the two year mark. If you don’t know what Prosper.com is, it is one of the largest peer-to-peer lending networks in the country. Prosper.com and its rival, LendingClub.com gives everyday men and women like us the opportunity to effectively become bankers, lending our money out to others in the hopes of attracting a really good rate of return. You can read all up on how it works on Finance 101: What The Heck Is Peer-to-Peer Lending?
Why I Make $20 Per Tweet On Twitter And You Don’t
As some of you know, I attended the very first ever Financial Blogger Conference in Chicago over the October 1 weekend. It was great to be around some like-minded people to share ideas, learn some best practices, and knock back a few cold beverages. In one particular session about making money online, I asked the presenter about the potential for making money on Twitter since she had not really mentioned its ability to add some serious cash into your pockets. When I mentioned that I was making close to $25 per Tweet, I felt the heads of everyone in the room whip around to see who was make that comment.
5 Easy Ways to Make Money by Using Your Credit Cards
Now I know most of you guys are thinking the title sounds too good to be true. You might want to read this when you’re alone because nobody wants to share a “money making secret” with their coworkers. This is not a get rich quick scheme or a job replacement, but it can put some extra dollars into your pockets.
Let me start out by saying that I have a large family that loves to travel, so I take advantage, oops, I mean I assist them with their bookings. Now you are probably wondering how does this make me money. One of my credit cards offers 5% cash back on travel purchases and since my family thinks credit cards are a tool from the devil and don’t like using them I save the day. I have booked numerous tickets for them. I collect the cash up front when booking and pay the credit card in full immediately. In 2 weeks I made $50 from booking tickets.
I Make Money Online: Virtual Assistant
Over the past few years, we have all received an influx of daily news reports about the dreadful outlook of our economy. This news was especially troubling for me at about this time last year. I was just preparing to finish the last few quarters of college before receiving my degree and was not feeling optimistic about the future career that it could provide for me. After all, there were scores of people with better degrees and more work experience that still couldn’t find a job. Even worse, my biggest nightmare as a pizza delivery driver had just come true: my car’s transmission suddenly gave out one day on my way to class. It began to seem as if any hope I had for a bright and successful future was lost.
Make Extra Income Without Much Work
This blog is all bout reducing my debt and making extra money, but sometimes making extra money is really, really hard. I don’t have time to get a second job, and chances are they you might not either. Enter Yahoo! Finance with this video on some lazy ways to make some extra money…if you have an extra bedroom or if you don’t use your car very often.
Harry Potter Writer Cashes In On eBooks
Proving that eBooks are here to stay, the very rich and very famous writer and creator of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling will be publishing the original Harry Potter series herself in eBook form on her hew website called Pottermore. The new eBooks are slated to be released beginning in October and will add mega bucks to her already overflowing account book. Since this blog is also about ways to make some extra money, this is big, big news for some of you also wanting to make extra cash.
Can’t Make Money On Twitter? Think Charlie Sheen!
I know what you’re thinking, not another article on Charlie Sheen. This isn’t an article on Charlie Sheen. Well not really anyway. It’s about the massive power of the internet and Twitter. What’s a personal finance blog doing talking about Twitter? The potential for making lots of money of course!
