The point of this post is the things people will do. More specifically, the things people will do for money. Now, I'm not trying to take this in a bad direction, I've just been thinking about money lately. Trying to come up with ideas on how to get more money, of course. Some of the things I've considered have been a little ridiculous though, while other things, that I won't consider, are much more reasonable. So, what is it that makes us willing to do something for money or not? Ideas? Comments? Please. I'm obviously dying for some good conversation.
Here are things I thought about, or tried doing for money:
- getting a second job
- making crafts/art to sell
- babysitting
- selling items I own
- doing online surveys
- looking for freelance work
-Graphic Design/Photo editing
Those are pretty reasonable, decent ideas. Except none of them were as instant as I'd hoped they'd be. It can be hard to convince people to give you money. So I got more desperate and considered doing things like getting an overnight, full time, second/third job, or chatting/video-chatting while playing online games with strangers, for pay.
Now, this isn't saying that there are things I wouldn't do for money. I'm not about to start shooting porn, or taking bids to eat something completely disgusting (that works better when you fill in the blank) etc.
Then there are things that I could definitely do for money, and aren't so out there, but for some reason I'm totally averted to. Like (I'm sorry to say) working in close proximity with my dad. Let me clarify here before anyone gets offended. I love my dad, I really do. I do not love working with my dad, our work styles are very different. Our musical preferences can vary widely, and while they overlap at some points, they don't always coincide. And it's hard for me to respect my father as my boss. It's a different dynamic, and unfortunately I'm not great at adjusting. I also tend to avoid strenuous manual labor. Offer me $20 to rake leaves, or weed a garden, and I might take you up. But I might not. Does this make me lazy? I would argue no, it doesn't make me lazy, just because I know I have a work ethic. I don't want to leave my job until I've finished my work. I'm considering taking 2 full time jobs because I want financial security started in my life. I prefer having something to do at work than nothing. Those sorts of things make me feel like it isn't fair to say I don't have a work ethic, but there are still undeniably types of work that I avoid.
So, internet community, what do you think? Do you think I'm lazy? Do you think I'm crazy? Or are you just wondering what you could get me to do for some cash?
Comment. Write your own post and tag me in it as a response. Send me a private message. Give me an opinion. And if you're so inclined give me a new idea to make money. Or make me an offer of your own.
I doubt any offers made will actually be something I'd do. Just a forewarning. I know some of my friends can be... more than creative. No thanks. Keep the inappropriate things to yourself please, I'm trying to keep this intellectual folks. If you're tagged it means I think you'll have something worth saying. If you aren't tagged, I might have run out of tags. Or I may have been worried about your comment content...
But seriously, I need money.
And if you were wondering about the above mentioned ways to make money, here they are:
www.gamecrush.com
www.freelancer.com
www.sittercity.com
www.bzzagent.com
www.deviantart.com
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