Now that the kids have gone back to school, you know the holidays are just around the corner. Have you started working on a plan for your holiday expenses? After you’ve made a tentative list and determined how much you’re going to spend this year, you may realize that you don’t have enough money set aside to pay for it all. Rather than going into to debt to pay for your holiday expenses, check out these suggestions for funding holiday gift-giving.
Sell unwanted stuff on eBay. Be sure to set up a separate PayPal account for your eBay sales. You can pay for any shipping costs out of the same account, so that the balance of your account is truly your profit. You’ll clear your house of clutter and earn a little cash.
Pick up an extra shift, or two, each week. If you work a job that pays you by the hour, picking up a little overtime is an easy way to stockpile some extra cash. Many times, the amount of money you would earn in an overtime situation is way more than you would earn in a second job. You can work ten hours and get paid for fifteen.
Get a part-time job. If you work a salary job or don’t work outside of the home, you might consider working a part-time job during the holidays. One or two days a week are all that you’d need to work to put a nice little savings account together before the holidays. On a side note, if you choose a retail store as the location of your seasonal job, you may even get a discount when you start your holiday shopping.
Start a small service business. Think about the things that you regularly put off doing and build a small business looking after it for other people. Detailing cars, cleaning gutters, and dog walking are all relatively simple things to do, but no one really wants to do them. Post a few flyers around the neighborhood to advertise your services, and you’ll be on your way to earning some holiday dollars.
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1 FBN Roundup- Credit Card Bonuses Edition : Tight Fisted Miser // Sep 7, 2008 at 12:01 pm
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2 nobrainerdeals // Sep 8, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Selling some of your big old electronic items might be hard to sell since the shipping is expensive. Not to worry you can still sell it to your local recycling center. I was able to sell/recycle my old tv for like $10 bucks. The best part less clutter, money in my pocket and I am recycling.
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