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The Latest Hit Game Show
Jul. 1st, 2008 09:04 pmOkay boys and girls, it's time for a stirring round of "Supplement! That! Income!!!!"
I'm looking into ways to bring in some extra money without resorting to whoring myself out* and have come up with the following ideas, with varying levels of feasibility:
1) Buys books off the online clearance sale at B&N and resell them on eBay. Sounds good in theory, but when I checked a few of the titles I already bought, I found that eBay-only bookstores are already selling them for $1. That's AT LEAST half of what I paid for them at B&N, so there's no way I could turn a profit.
2) Buy stuff at local thrift stores or Craigslist & resell them on eBay. Might be feasible depending on the type and quality of the item, but profitability is a different story. I have a set of wood napkin rings I bought for $1 and comparable napkin ring sets on eBay are starting bidding at $1.50-$3.50 plus S&H. So I could probably sell them, but for a tiny, tiny profit.
3) Advertise tutoring services for math and science online (probably craigslist). I definitely have the skills and a quick perusal of similar services on CL show that the market will bear a decent hourly ($20). The problem is three-fold: time, educational materials, and volume. With my hours at the clinic being what they are, I would have to schedule clients either every other week or on a rotating-day schedule, neither of which is ideal. Additionally, I don't have any texts or teaching materials, much less access to the current texts and tests that the students would be using or preparing for. Both of these could be somewhat averted by working for a tutoring/test prep company like I did when I part-timed for Kaplan back in Texas. Unfortunately, I can't find any nearby that are hiring.**
4) Sell blood or plasma. For a long time, I believed that my anti-depressant disqualified me from donating blood. I was recently informed that this is not the case. However, I'm still "a man who was ever had sex with another man", so I'm automatically disqualified from, well, everywhere, unless I lie. Plus, I could only do it once every few months.
5) Become an experimental subject for medical/medicinal trials. Can't find any I qualify for.
6) Win the lottery. Been trying, although only when the jackpot is over $111 million. I *DO* know the odds against my winning, thank you, and that jackpot represents the point at which the risk/reward ratio tilts towards it being statistically viable.***
Anything else y'all can think of?
* Though if I did, I'm sure I'd receive top dollar.
** Hell, most of 'em don't even have a way to contact them unless you're looking to engage their services!
*** Yes, I am a huge nerd both for calculating the odds and for knowing what a risk/reward ratio is. Thank you for noticing. :-D
I'm looking into ways to bring in some extra money without resorting to whoring myself out* and have come up with the following ideas, with varying levels of feasibility:
1) Buys books off the online clearance sale at B&N and resell them on eBay. Sounds good in theory, but when I checked a few of the titles I already bought, I found that eBay-only bookstores are already selling them for $1. That's AT LEAST half of what I paid for them at B&N, so there's no way I could turn a profit.
2) Buy stuff at local thrift stores or Craigslist & resell them on eBay. Might be feasible depending on the type and quality of the item, but profitability is a different story. I have a set of wood napkin rings I bought for $1 and comparable napkin ring sets on eBay are starting bidding at $1.50-$3.50 plus S&H. So I could probably sell them, but for a tiny, tiny profit.
3) Advertise tutoring services for math and science online (probably craigslist). I definitely have the skills and a quick perusal of similar services on CL show that the market will bear a decent hourly ($20). The problem is three-fold: time, educational materials, and volume. With my hours at the clinic being what they are, I would have to schedule clients either every other week or on a rotating-day schedule, neither of which is ideal. Additionally, I don't have any texts or teaching materials, much less access to the current texts and tests that the students would be using or preparing for. Both of these could be somewhat averted by working for a tutoring/test prep company like I did when I part-timed for Kaplan back in Texas. Unfortunately, I can't find any nearby that are hiring.**
4) Sell blood or plasma. For a long time, I believed that my anti-depressant disqualified me from donating blood. I was recently informed that this is not the case. However, I'm still "a man who was ever had sex with another man", so I'm automatically disqualified from, well, everywhere, unless I lie. Plus, I could only do it once every few months.
5) Become an experimental subject for medical/medicinal trials. Can't find any I qualify for.
6) Win the lottery. Been trying, although only when the jackpot is over $111 million. I *DO* know the odds against my winning, thank you, and that jackpot represents the point at which the risk/reward ratio tilts towards it being statistically viable.***
Anything else y'all can think of?
* Though if I did, I'm sure I'd receive top dollar.
** Hell, most of 'em don't even have a way to contact them unless you're looking to engage their services!
*** Yes, I am a huge nerd both for calculating the odds and for knowing what a risk/reward ratio is. Thank you for noticing. :-D
