| The first way you can start making money from | | | | calling your friends and family members to see if they |
| home this weekend is by having a garage sale or | | | | have anything that they need to have hauled away, |
| yard sale. | | | | charge them a small fee ($25.00 and up), come to |
| Having a garage sale or yard sale is the quickest way | | | | their house and haul their junk away! |
| to generate some fast cash because to get started | | | | If you don't own a vehicle but do have a valid |
| all you have to do is search for things around your | | | | driver's license I would rent a moving truck for the |
| house that you never use and put them in your sale. | | | | day to make your dump run. |
| Even if you think 'nobody will buy that!' don't forget | | | | The fourth way to make extra money from home is |
| about the old saying 'one mans junk is another mans | | | | recycling. |
| treasure'. My family has been able to generate over | | | | Recycling can be also be another profitable way to |
| $1,000 in a weekend just by cleaning out our house / | | | | make money from home because all you have to do |
| garage and selling the items we weren't using. | | | | is collect your empty bottles, cans, newspaper or |
| After you've collected the items in your house that | | | | plastic, take them to your local recycling center and |
| you're not using you should also call family & | | | | get paid. |
| friends to ask if they have any items that they | | | | If you're interested in recycling you should also |
| would like to get rid of and you could put those | | | | consider recycling e-waste (old computers) because |
| items in your sale. | | | | recycling companies will pay more for e waste due to |
| Another way to sell your stuff is by selling items on | | | | the metals that e-waste contains. |
| ebay or craigslist. Both websites offer great | | | | The fifth and last way to make extra money from |
| opportunities to reach a wider audience that might | | | | home is by taking an inventory of your personal skills |
| have more of an interest in the unique, maybe | | | | and turning those skills into extra money that you |
| strange items you weren't able to sell in your garage | | | | could be making from home. |
| or yard sale. | | | | For example: |
| The second way to make extra money from home | | | | Are you a writer? If so college students in your area |
| is by offering gardening or house cleaning services to | | | | would be willing to pay to have their terms papers |
| your local area. | | | | written or edited for them. |
| Many home owners are looking for people that offer | | | | Do you know how to use a computer? Your skills are |
| these services and you can quickly establish a nice | | | | in need because many people in this day and age |
| customer base of part time or full time work for | | | | don't know how to use common programs like |
| yourself if you offer great service for affordable | | | | Microsoft Word or the Internet. This is an area |
| rates. | | | | where there is a huge need especially when you |
| To get started all you need is gardening tools if | | | | consider the large amount of baby boomers in this |
| you're going to be offering gardening services or | | | | country that are still not using computers. |
| cleaning supplies if you're going to be offering home | | | | Are you a contractor? Do you have skills? Many |
| cleaning services. | | | | homeowners are looking for people they can trust to |
| I would recommend contacting your friends and | | | | make small repairs around their homes without having |
| family members first to see if they have any work | | | | to pay high prices. |
| that needs to be done because by going this route | | | | Do you enjoy animals? If so why not become a pet |
| you won't have to spend any money to get started | | | | sitter or dog walker? In this busy day and age many |
| and you can also ask them to refer you to their | | | | people are looking for someone to take care of their |
| friends and other family members if you do a good | | | | animals so they can have the time and freedom to |
| job for them. | | | | do other things. |
| The third way to make extra money from home is | | | | I hope this article has given you ideas on ways you |
| getting rid of other people JUNK! | | | | can start making money from home. Many of the |
| Hauling can be a VERY profitable way to make extra | | | | ideas in this article require little to no money to get |
| money because almost everyone has extra junk that | | | | started and can help you to start making money in a |
| they would like to get rid of but just don't have the | | | | very short period of time. |
| time to make a run to the dump. | | | | Best wishes! |
| If you own a truck, van or old car you can start by | | | | |