doing things for extra money

[janny108]

What can you do for extra money? My husband does not want to work in retail, work in a bar, wash dishes, etc. I know everyone who wants to make extra money is not doing these things.
thanks

 

[Cute Tink]

There's always selling stuff online, running your own business (whatever that may be), tutoring, etc.

I'm curious though: why is your husband not interested (in these times) with taking just whatever is available?

 

[mina]

What are his talents? If he's good at something (music, photography, handyman things, etc...) then he may be able to make extra money providing services to others.

 

[SeaCrickets]

Sometimes I rake lawns. Sometimes I will walk dogs. Sometimes I will fix a toilet. Other times I will fix peoples souls with light. I try anyway...

 

[Woven]

You've got some great suggestions so far. I have a friend who sells stuff on etsy. My sister-in-law buys and sells vintage barbie clothes on ebay, I do freelance writing to earn some extra money, a neighbor babysits dogs - when owners go away on holiday they drop their dog off with her and she looks after it. She makes really good money.

Hope your husband can find something he enjoys doing to make money.

 

[K9_Trainer]

Would he be interested in some kind of trade school, and is that something you can afford? If he likes construction work, for example, or landscaping or design, then a trade school can give him the practical skills he needs to actually pursue something in a field he likes.

Learning construction can let him get into things like house flipping. You buy a run down house, make repairs and resell. It does require research because you need to know how to maximize the value of the house with the least amount of investment to return the largest possible profit. But there's a lot of freedom to this, and it gives him an outlet for creativity if he's the kind of person that is full of ideas.

If he has other marketable skills, then he can start doing that in the neighborhood and eventually start his own business.

There's also lawn work (mowing, raking etc.). Maybe he'd like babysitting or petsitting. He could work as a groomer, a lot of places will train you. If there's a horse ranch around, he could be a stable hand. Or he could apply to the vets office as a kennel hand and eventually work his way to a vet assistant.

 

[Rhye]

I tutor on the side, its good pay. Though I don't have many kids but its consistent when I barely get work with my job.

 

[janny108]

he knows massage therapy, he's trying to see if he can get in somewhere and do it on commission.

 

[SweetDee]

I work a church nursery on Wednesday nights.