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Ways to Earn Money on the Side in College

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When I was in college, minimum wage was barely enough to cover all my bills.

Some months, it simply wasn’t enough.

I had to figure something out, and fast.

During my hunt for a second job, I couldn’t find any bosses who would tolerate my crazy school schedule.

After another interview that went south, I immediately went home and googled how to make money on this crazy internet thing.

I had to sift through a TON of crappy MLM deals, of course, but I realized that legitimate businesses could be built online along with side hustles to create extra cash flow.

In today’s world, it’s so important to have multiple streams of income. When you have just one, and it’s taken from you due to circumstances outside your control, you have a limited time to get your finances together.

1. Selling old textbooks.

At the end of every semester, I’d hop on Amazon and sell my old school books. I’d also happily take any of the old textbooks from my classmates who were flying home during summer. It always brought in enough to at least pay some bills.

It’s not going to buy a BMW, but if you’re really strapped, it could help so much.

2. Tutoring.

Taking college classes can make you qualified enough to teach a subject for most parents. You could tutor kids from K-12 or even other college students either in person or online.

3. Small labor gigs.

You could always help people move around your city. Get some friends together and find gigs around your city to move stuff.

4. Niche websites.

This seems to be a crowded market these days, but don’t completely throw it out yet. If you’re truly passionate about a subject, you should start a website. Period. I owe my main website absolutely everything in my life. It’s currently my main source of income.

5. Freelancing.

After doing all of the above throughout college, this was really what changed everything for me. I was getting my degree in writing, so I thought why not freelance on the side?

6. Small businesses.

If you truly want to help people and have an idea how to do it at scale, START. I stared my small business my senior year and it is the reason why I do what I do now.

7. Subscription boxes.

This post is a good one to read and understand why this is a rising trend in the business world. I haven’t played in this space (yet), but I am keeping an eye on it all the time.

 

What are YOUR ideas for creating income on the side? In this new world there’s so many ways to do it, and anyone who has a little spare time should jump on these opportunities.

Go to your limit

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When was the last time you went 110% toward a goal you had?

I was thinking about this the other day, really really examining my past and thinking about why I wasn’t as far as I wish I could be (ah, the life of a perfectionist). So, I asked myself when was the last time that I committed so deeply to a goal that I couldn’t even imagine not achieving it.

Honestly, I couldn’t remember. It had been years.

Everything I had pursued, I had reservations. Whether what I was pursuing was working or failing, I still had reservations and there was always that minor reservation hanging in the back of my mind.

Think about what would happen if you fully committed yourself to something you really want?

Maybe you’ll fail. So what? The world truly won’t end. It will feel that way at the time, but when you look back on that failure years later, you’ll be grateful it happened because either you’ll learn something from it, or you’ll know you were never meant to go in that direction.

Here’s the thing though: If you went 110%, I would bet you anything that you actually wouldn’t fail.

The few things I deemed important enough to give it my all, I either succeeded or something so much better came along in the process of working toward it.

So many people get started on the path toward a goal. You go out and buy the planner. You make the whole plan. You make the day by day plans to get there.

Then it’s time to execute.

One day goes by where you miss your to-do’s. Usually this is enough to knock people off course.

Then the plan is made again.

Repeat.

I’ve learned that it’s better to do 30 minutes a day (which anyone can fit it) of focused work toward a goal than short day-long bursts every few weeks.

What can you do for those 30 minutes today?

The free tool to achieve your dreams

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Building a business after eight hours at your full-time job can be exhausting.

What if you came home and had an e-mail that you already received Monday morning straight into your inbox with your to-do’s for the week to get your business rolling?

And the best part is: what if it was free?

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The worst ones we hear

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“Be realistic.”
“Why don’t you get a real job?”
“Well, that’s just how life is.”

Who hasn’t heard these before? Especially when you’re chasing your dreams.

The funny thing is, if you hate your job and complain about it all the time, you will never hear these statements.

Just know, if you’re hearing these statements or telling these thoughts to yourself, you’re doing something right.