Increase Your Income

Below are some ideas you might like to consider to earn extra money:

• Getting some part time / weekend / after hours work
• Doing some over time at your current job
• Getting a second job
• Upgrading your skills / education so you get a promotion / new career
• Asking your boss for a pay rise
• Starting your own business
• Running a home based business
• Selling items online / markets / trading post / garage sale etc
• Doing multi–level marketing
• Becoming a product distributor
• Earning some interest on your bank accounts and savings
• Letting a room in your home to a boarder or overseas student
• Checking out if you are eligible for any government payments; child payments, carers payments, spouse payments etc
• Looking for ways to reduce your taxation

Look carefully at yourself and what your strengths are. This might help you identify areas that you can make extra money. As an example:

• Teacher - do some tutoring
• Computer Operator – teach some seniors
• Mechanic – run a lady / teenager car care course
• Business Management – do some business coaching
• Accounting – do some bookkeeping
• Beautician – run a lady / teenager make up course
• Tradies – use professional skills on weekends / after hours

Another option is to consider your hobbies and how you can earn extra income from something that you really enjoy doing.

• Walking / Keeping fit – do a junk mail / paper run
• Sports – become a coach / instructor
• Crafts – sell at markets / stalls / fetes / eBay
• Cooking – hold a cooking demonstration show
• Pets – holiday sitting / dog walking / pet grooming / pet day care
• Books – organise a book fair
• Gardening – grow fruit / vegies to sell

Or consider some of the oldies but goodies

• Babysitting / Child minding
• Cleaning
• Gardening
• Mowing Lawns
• Car washing

Visit our Ways to Make More Money section of the website for a more comprehensive look at Increasing Income. In these pages you can view over 395 Ways to Make More Money which could help you earn that little bit extra and ease any financial pressures.