Doing stuff you usually wouldnt do, to get lots of money REAlly fast

[rafa]

Soo. ive been around, and have found various ways of making money, llike without having to be hired. Busking in the street is one, and fundraising( only for an organisation though)
What would be a good way to make alot of money in short peroid of time, thats in some sense ethical ;D

Cheers

[Glue]

Depending on how much "alot of money" is, you can make $300-1K doing Phase I clinical trials at pharmaceutical research firm.

[AlmostFrugal]

Well, continuing on the medical theme, you could sell blood or plasma, although of course you can't do that too often. If you're a man, you could sell your sperm (often but not for that much money) and a woman can always sell her eggs. Although this might be crossing ethical boundaries for some.

Otherwise I would look at selling possessions. Most people have a ton of stuff and could sell something to get them through a rough patch. Or try selling yourself (not on a street corner please!), but if you're a good writer try selling articles to some favorite blogs or market your editing services.

If you're handy at fixing stuff, you could always put up fliers for handyman/odd job services. Or as a dog walker...

[SouthShoreGirl]

Dog walking/pet sitting can bring in A LOT of $$$, especially in certain areas of the country.

I also know some people who baby-sit for extra $$$ and that too can bring in good money, also depending where you live.

[purplefdu]

Selling eggs isn't normally quick.

Moving help, yard work, painting, handyman, babysitting, pet walking/sitting can all yield cash and can be found in the listings on Craigslist.

However I find people making money under the table (which is what you are dancing around with not getting hired and cash paying jobs-no trace) unethical as it allows them to skip paying taxes and further stresses a weak system. The average worker contributes to supporting three or four people on social security. Imagine how less that would be if everyone reported wages and paid taxes.

Its nice to keep all your cash, but at what cost?

[SouthShoreGirl]

I see your point, but unless you are making your living with cash under the table, I don't see anything majorly wrong with people doing something here and there for extra $$$.

My husband owns his own business, and trust me, there's only a certain amount of time that goes by that you can "make cash under the table". It's not as easy as one may think.

[ThoughtPunk]

I think the quickest way would be to buy something in bulk that people are buying resell it.

Internet products with resell rights are a chill way

On the other end of the spectrum you could make some fliers and pass then out in neighborhoods with larger houses and promote yourself for temporary general labor. just a suggestion.

[AlmostFrugal]

Or you could always start a blog, slap some advertising on it, and start raking in the cash! Everyone knows that bloggers are rolling in it...

[rafa]

blogging, well thats sounds AWEsome .. but does it really bring in the cash, i thought you could, IF your lucky make like $100 a month, otherwise. I was thinking since i am into photography, this kinda helps, is if you take good photos then sell them as stock photos , usually the only accept high quality, but theres also micro stock photos .
Good way to make money. Too baad you can't do much thats mildly entertaining, and get money for it unless your really good at "whatever you do,music dancing" ..wait im good at that :P
but not knowing people in the industry :/
and only being 17 on the outside, 24 on the inside.
..soo much effort.
i hate money :P
..but love to use it ^^

[purplefdu]

Anything after $600 in the US has to be claimed, and if you're working labor 8+ hours a day that should take only a couple months. My mom does movie counts, she made $600 in three months easy only working weekends.

Her friend has worked at a liquor/convenience store for years under the table, she makes about $30k a year. Depending where you are and what you're doing it can be incredibly easy to work under the table for years, as most people just assume you're claiming earnings and not skipping out on taxes.