Extra Money - Jay,OK

It is probably easier to chop $100 or $200 out of your budget than it is to find a job working at home making that same amount. I work with people and their budgets everyday and it is interesting that most folks would rather work more than make cuts (nothing against your thinking, it just seems to be the first thought that comes into MOST peoples heads).

Here are the things that I mostly see people can cut (I don't know your life/budget, so these may not apply to you):

Stop buying coffee out
No more eating out
Pack lunches for work (and school) every day
Make your own laundry soap
Switch to cloth diapers at home
Plan your menu at home at least one week in advance and make a grocery list based only on those items
Turn your cable down one package/slow your internet down one notch/cancel home phone or bundle cell phones
Shop your car insurance around
If you have an infant/toddler, see if you qualify for WIC to help with formula/milk/cereal/etc
Call your utilities and ask about being on a budget plan (doesn't really save money, but helps plan expenses better)

Make your saving into a "challenge." You will be surprised just how much you can save!

I'm sure that other mom's have lots of ideas as well :) Good luck!

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I work from home but it isnt stuffing envelopes or anything that simple. Its not really hard what I do. Not sure if you are interested but here is a recorded overview for you to listen to ###-###-####. You can contact me back with any questions of course. Another thing that comes to mind that may help Save you some money... we offer a savings plan that can help you save up to 60% on shopping(target, sears, kohls, online shopping) dining(mcdonalds, burger king, wendys, etc) recreational activities(bowling, zoo, golf, etc) car repair.. not sure if you are interested in that but figured I would tell ya cause you never know..lol.. http://www.apaccesssaver.com/aboeckmann Another thing that helped me save money is we have lived week to week for a long time so what i do is at the end of the week before my hubby gets paid. I take out any money that is left in the checking acct and put it in the savings.. So every week we start fresh and use JUST his check. That has helped ALOT :0) GOOD LUCK!

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For ways to make extra money online, check out my website at www.makemoneyonline.tonoftips.net. Everything on that website is something that I have personally done to make money online.

My favorite thing of all to do is working gigs at fiverr.com. If you have a skill you can sell you can make some great money.

You can also do GPTs, write for money, work for KGB or ChaCha, do small tasks at Amazon Mturk.

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I asked the same question. My best answer was

Check www.makemoneyonline.tonoftips.net for ways to earn extra cash online.

Check out care.com and craigslist.org for baby sitting jobs and sell stuff.

If you can write check out textbroker, wordgigs, demandstudios, and associated content.

Donate Plasma

Have a grage Sale

Babysit

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I haven't done this,but I know people who do reallywell. First, go through your house and see what you don't need. Sell it on ebay. With the money you made from that, attend household auctions and find stuff at a good price, then turn around and sell that on ebay for a profit. I have known several people who do quite well with it.

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The best way I know to work from home that is not a scam is to sell your unwanted stuff on ebay or craigslist.

I wouldn't trust an envelope stuffing scheme or anything else like that - making something - as I've heard tooooooooooo many horror stories about the companies claiming the item wasn't build to their specification of the envelope was not right etc.

Go through your rooms and purge yourself of the excess and make money off your unused items.

When my husband was out of work for 6 months he responded to an envelope stuffing ad (we were pretty desperate) and it was a total scam. There was some weird loophole where you couldn't really charge them because of the phrasing of the ad, but basically you get money because people mail you money, you pass on some of the money, and stuff the envelopes telling them that they can't pursue anything to get the money back from you because of the way you phrased your ad. It was totally a waste of the very little money we had.

Selling online or through CraigsList can work, but is not guaranteed. If you are crafty, you can sell things through Etsy.com by making an online store. It is not from home, and you probably don't have time, but you could always see if you could do something like an hour or two of housecleaning for someone in your area on a Saturday morning.

NO, most "great income ideas" are scams or some type or MLM or pyramid that requires you to sell, invest, recruit.

I completely agree with Starr B. Look within your finances now and figure out where to cut.

We run our business from home which is consulting/broker and nothing to do with MLM. We are successful but I still shop well for my family.

Sometimes I do focus groups, you can usually do 1-2 a year so you have to pick a good one but it is just extra $$ for me to do spa day or whatever with. Last time, I got about $250 cash for 2 hrs. Check out something like that. Some online survey's pay but only in credits. I prefer $$ and that is how I do it.

Good luck

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