There's no way around it:
college is expensive. If you're a
college student and you need to earn money for tuition and expenses
- or you would just like to have a little more cash to spend on the
weekends - here are a few alternative ways to earn an income.
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Tutor
If you're proficient in a specific subject and you enjoy (or at least don't hate!) teaching, you can tutor other students at your school. (Not in school yet? Learn some pre-emptive ways to keep your education costs down by reading Pay For College Without Selling A Kidney .)
But the real money might be in tutoring schoolchildren who live in your college town. If they're struggling in an area or just need a little supplemental help to keep them on track they have parents who are willing to pay and often willing to pay a lot more than your on-campus peers. Approach local schools about tutoring possibilities or consider putting ads in your local paper, libraries, churches, pediatricians' offices, etc.
- Sell Your Student Game
Tickets
If you attend a big-time football or basketball school you have free money literally in your hands. Because most students get either free tickets or the opportunity to buy extra tickets at discounted prices you can sell those tickets to out-of-town friends or online to fans willing to pay perhaps even more than face value. Check out your college teams' message boards, online forums, fan clubs and sites like Stubhub.com or Craigslist.org .
- Be The
Ad
In this economy any business targeting college students is looking for cheap ways to get their attention. That's where you come in. Consider a variation of this guy's idea and offer to advertise for local businesses or organizations by wearing a t-shirt with their message. Getting paid for getting dressed? Now that's a great way of earning an income. (Get more tips on keeping college affordable. Check out 5 Ways To Fund A College Education .)
- Blog
If you're online a lot anyway and enjoy writing, consider blogging for bucks. It will take some real work to get it started, but if you can find a unique angle to draw readership you can make money through programs like Google Adsense , and AmazonAssociate's affiliate program . You can also identify potential advertisers through affiliate program aggregators like Affiliatescout.com . Get good enough and you may even draw the attention of advertisers who will pay to put ads on your site or give you free stuff for you to review.
- Sell Stuff
Sure, you can eBay a few things here and there when you no longer need them, but think about the potential customers right outside your door. For example, could you sell chips and drinks to tailgaters? What about becoming the late-night cookie-baking queen (and delivery service) on campus?
- Design
School
Stuff
Students, parents, alumni, staffers - there's a whole universe of people who are fans of your school and you can make money off them by designing stuff they'll buy, like t-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, hats, jewelry. Sites like Cafepress.com and Zazzle.com allow you to quickly and easily upload designs and order products that you can sell online through your own website , on-campus at events or through local groups and organizations.
- Run
Errands
Take advantage of your flexible schedule and help on-campus staff or local residents by offering to run errands for them during their workdays. Throw in a little dog-walking and get paid to get some exercise at the same time! (Should you invest in yourself? Find out in Invest In Yourself With A College Education.)
- Get Paid For Your Opinion Or
Participation
Professors have to get published in order to get tenure and part of that process often involves running studies - for which they need subjects. Check to see if there are on-campus studies that pay students for participation. Expand your scope and call local companies or organizations (businesses, associations, museums, hospitals, etc.) to see if they are running studies or organizing focus groups and if you could qualify for participation.
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