Mo' Money

With the holidays around the corner, I'm always looking for new ways to make a little extra cash. As a full time student, I can only work a couple of hours a week, so I often find myself kickin' it old school and cleaning or doing manual labor for my mom in order to score some extra pocket cash. As I find myself pushing 22, I don't think chore-change will cut it anymore. Instead I did some research and found some ways to make cash over the Internet that don't involve M4W.

1. EBay- I have found some crazy stuff on eBay. I'm sure you have some crazy stuff you want to get rid to make room for more crazy stuff. It's a simple equation, a virtual garage sale without the hassle of haggling.

2. Surveys- They don't pay alot but if you take enough, they definitely add up. Set up a pay pal account and sign up for email alerts. I think I'm up to $20, and I didn't even have to mop.

3. Helium- I haven't actually tried this yet but apparently you can get paid for what you write. It looks like you don't even have to be a writer, if you have recipes or travel tips, they'll pay you.

4. Craigslist- Craigslist is a smorgasbord of opportunity. Check out gigs, look for a new job, sell or rent out useless crap, post a service, Craigslist will take you as far as your dignity will allow.

5. Blog- This takes a bit of researching and some talent but there are a ton of blogs that will pay you for submissions and ideas. Google away and contact more than one.

6. Pay-per-Click- use your website like reality. Websites will pay you to let them put annoying, flashy advertisements on your site to increase traffic flow to their own sites.

Don't be selfish, spread the wealth and let me know if I left anything out.