Ways to make income besides a job

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going to school and/or getting on disability?..........I have thought of a few ideas such as donating plasma however that's out because I don't weigh enough. Then of course there are those survey websites and I've heard of people being sent possible new products to try from soda to ciggarettes and being paid to test it out and give their opinion back to the company.

So yeah I was just wondering what other ways are there to make at least a little income because I am not so sure I can find a job right now and even if I start the SSI disability process it would be months before I even find out if I get denied again or approved. So if anyone's got any ideas I'd be happy to hear them.

Find things that use your skills and work from there I babysit, my boyfriend gives drum lessons (or did until he got a job and started his own business xD)

Writer? Photographer? Find contests you can enter your work in. Commonly photo contests just offer camera equipment, but oftentimes the other ones that DON'T offer equipment have a decent prize-money pool, especially for writers.

Or maybe you're an artist? Take requests for commissions! If you're good enough, people are willing to pay for art, even if it's something a nameless person did, and it'll get your name out there too :3

lol i'm just rhyming off the advice I've been given xD

There's a radio financial guy named Clark Howard. On his website are a few links for what he claims are legitimate work at home opportunities. Not all of them are ideal because many require talking on the phone (which I don't like, and some have application fees, etc), but a few here may be worth checking into further:

http://www.clarkhoward.com/topics/workathome_help/

This one looks interesting and I think is market research, consumer survey type jobs:
2020Research.com


But I have no idea if this type of job would pay what your time and effort is worth. If I made better use of my time, I might become a pet sitter.

Edit to add: I'd advertise to pet sit on a website like craigslist

I looked into those online surveys a while back. They are a ripoff. They want your contact info, so they can try to get you to buy products from them. They set up the surveys to rope you in, and pay little or nothing, all while trying to sell stuff to you. Before you can qualify for their cash surveys, you have to try (buy) stuff, and it is stuff that can be purchased cheaper elsewhere. They have fake endorsements from fake winners, so don't waste your time with them.

I am on SSI for my other health problems. It took about 18 months to get to my appeal hearing after I was turned down. They turn down most people the first time you apply, so always appeal if you are turned down at first. You will need an attorney for the appeal. You can go it alone without one, but you will probably loose the appeal without an attorney. I didn't have money for an attorney, so I went to Legal Aid, and one of their attorneys took my case, and I won the appeal.

I do recommend you try doing some kind of odd jobs if you can't handle a regular job. Cleaning house, pet sitting, mowing lawns, are all good choices. Pursuing money making aspects of any hobbies you have would also be good.

Goodwitchy is right about Clark Howard. I've listened to his radio show, and visited his web site. Do check out the site. It might help.

Your best bet is to figure out what sort of things you like to do, and figure out ways to make money at them.

Good luck!

I have always had this idea which is probly very stupid.
Take coins, such as for example 50p in the UK or quarters in the USA. Punch a hole in them, call them lucky coins and sell the 50p for a pound and the quarter for a dollar in various shops.

I have no idea, ive tried various things myself since 2000. the longest job ive ever held was less that 2 years and I think ive worked less than 3 years in the last 10. Im pursuing disability at the suggestion of my therapist, and even the people at job and family services when i went there for help with finding a job i could tolerate. im in the process of the attorny part and he thinks im severe enough i'll get it.
if you could ever attempy disability i would do that. or find a hobby you can do at home and make money at it. im in the process of compiling some of my writings for that purpose. or go to school online, which is what i want to do.
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1. If you have skills like writing, computer skills, engineering, or graphic design, you could work online at www.odesk.com or www.elance.com. There are some other freelancing sites but these are the best ones I've found. There's also article-writing only sites like textbroker.com and myams.net.

2. You can apply with a company that find jobs for people with diagnosed disabilities, such as NTI. That's the one I know of personally; here is a list of others I just found, not sure if they are legit:

http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/0 ... -disabled/

3. You can take part in paid studies for various medical or psychological conditions you may have. Sometimes there are studies that just have to do with behavior; for example, at my school there is a flyer for a study about women who skip breakfast. Some are advertised on craigslist or by flyer near college campuses. There's also a site where you can sign up to receive email notices of studies, but I can't find the link right now.

4. If you have sufficient knowledge of an academic subject, you can help people with their homework online at studentoffortune.com. Unfortunately, people on that site usually expect you to actually do the homework for them.

5. People who have a college degree or are close to finishing one can tutor online with companies like tutor.com or smarthinking.com.

I gather empty drinking cans and bottles on the side.

A legitimate source for online work is Amazon's Mechanical Turk, but the amounts paid are very small. (I have done this myself, and gotten paid, so it's not a scam.)

https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome

If you think you'd like to be a dog walker or pet sitter, search your local Craigslist job ads for places that are hiring (around here there are ALWAYS animal care businesses seeking new people) Then you wouldn't have to market your services on your own.

Do something weird for $50. Advertise it on criagslist.