GET HIRED … NOW … BE YOUR OWN BOSS

You just got laid off? You’re broke or close to it? Whether you just need some extra money or you can’t find a job no matter how hard you look. Maybe have a record and nobody will hire you? Perhaps you have an illness or disability that limits where or how you can work or you just want to work part time. Somewhere in here you will likely find at least one idea (and probably more than one) that will ignite your rocket to successfully create your own income.

This is a Free report of ways to make money without having a boss.

I have personally done some of these gigs and have had friends that have done others. Some of these ideas have come from observing life around me. Some of these ideas are fleshed out and others are just random ideas that have crossed my path through life. They all have the potential to bring money into your life. The critical thing to focus on is not that you need to make money but rather how you can solve a problem for other people. Very few people are concerned about your problems but if you can solve their problems you can make money by doing so.

Here are some examples:

1. Our church had an outreach to the homeless. We helped a man that I met there to get back on his feet by using this idea. He would watch Craigslist and local Facebook groups for upcoming garage / yard sales and message the people asking if he could clean up after the sale by hauling off the stuff that was left unsold. At least one in ten would say yes. Then he would take what he got and sell anything worthwhile on either eBay or Facebook Marketplace. He quickly was making a few hundred dollars a week doing this. Whatever he couldn’t sell he donated to Goodwill or Salvation Army or trashed. He solved a problem for the people that just wanted to get rid of the leftovers after their garage sales and at the same time he solved problems for people of limited finances who needed items that they couldn’t otherwise afford.

2. Print up some fliers that tell your story and pass them out door to door or post in local Facebook groups offering to do odd jobs that homeowners don’t want to or can’t do themselves such as pet waste removal, painting, window cleaning, mowing the lawn or snow shoveling, clean their BBQ, clean their patio furniture or whatever they need done. Quick cash money. If need be you can even go to your local library to use the computers and printer there. Go in person to ten different people in your town. Ask each one of them what small chores they would rather not have to do themselves. By the time you get done you will likely have several ideas of ways to make money. Keep good notes of who said what. Pick one or more of those ideas and get to work. People will always have chores they would rather not have to do themselves whether it’s cleaning up after their pet or washing their windows or whatever. Using this trick should provide you with a limitless supply of ideas and customers.

3. Flip furniture. You can frequently get it for free or really cheap when people are moving and don’t have enough room in either the truck or in their new digs. They often have to literally make last minute decisions and just need someone to haul it away. Then sell on Craigslist, OfferUp or Facebook Marketplace. Quick money and no annoying government paperwork. This idea works especially well at the end of a month as people are moving out of their apartment or at the end of a college semester when students are going home or moving.

4. Roadside fruit and/or honey sales

On your days off set up a “fruit stand” next to a busy road. Find a fruit and vegetable wholesaler within a reasonable distance of you and buy a box or two of whatever is in season at the time. For example if it’s peach harvest season set up a folding table and make a nice display of peaches on it and hide the empty box in your car. Make large signs that say “Fresh Peaches” and let people assume that you are the grower. People love that sort of thing and you can make good money doing it. Sell by the count and not by the pound in order to not need to have a certified scale.

5. Roadside flower sales, especially for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day

6. Make and sell food. Depending on your local government some food ideas require permits, etc.

6a. Make and sell chocolate brownies.

1. Buy a box or two of Brownie Mix. Use EBT if necessary.

2. Make the brownies, cut them and put them in sandwich size ziplock bags.

3. Take your kids to a public playground.

4. While your kids play sell the brownies to other mothers. You can make a very good profit doing this. It really works!

Make and sell pies – My neighbor was successful with this. I and my wife have made and sold bread, dinner rolls, muffins, cookies, cupcakes, and cinnamon rolls.

Make and sell jams & jellies.

Make and sell salsas.

See Pinterest and/or YouTube to learn how to make these.

7. Make and sell lunches, dinners, Indian tacos, smoked meats and cheeses, sandwiches.

Deliver to students at college dorms or truckers at truck stops. Promote in Facebook groups.

8. Car detailing

Start an auto and RV detailing business. Order a supplies kit from Amazon and while you’re waiting for it to arrive watch a bunch of YouTube videos to learn how to properly do the work. Offer your services by posting on local Facebook groups. You should be able to easily clear a couple of hundred per day. Here are a couple of Amazon links for you. https://amzn.to/3N4pPMK https://amzn.to/3NmwNy2

9. Car oil change while owner is at work

Windshield wipers replacement

Headlight restoration service (see YouTube)

10. Petitioning – gather signatures on petitions to get measures or candidates on the ballot – this one pays extremely well – I have personally made several hundred dollars a day doing this. See the Facebook group Let the Voters Decide to find out when and where work becomes available.

11. Picnics to go – put together everything needed for a picnic and the customer just picks it up and heads out for the fun without the hassle. Get a deposit before you buy the goodies and also on the basket to make sure they return it afterwards.

12. You might consider what I refer to as “last-minute” childcare. Imagine if your spouse suddenly decides it would be a good idea to go out to dinner tonight but you have no babysitter lined up. By offering your services as a last-minute babysitter you can charge a premium price. Advertise in local Facebook groups, especially groups for young parents.

13. Go to Home Depot, go to the section for window cleaning (usually near the cleaner chemicals) buy a squeegee, a window mop, a bucket, a window scraper, a pole, some microfiber towels, and some dawn dish soap. Get business cards from Vista Print. Go door to door with businesses: “Hi. My name is _____. I own an independent window cleaning company and we’re trying to expand in this area. I noticed your windows were dirty and I’d be willing to clean all of them for $30. Give them your business card. Facebook groups marketing for residential homes. Build and scale.

14. Write niche non-fiction books or children’s books and self publish them on kdp.amazon.com and www.draft2digital.com -- You invest your time (or hire a ghost writer) up front and get long term residual passive income.

15. Proof reading and/or editing books.

16. Narrating books (creating audio books).

17. Freelance writer – See https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/where-to-find-freelance-writing-jobs

18. Cleanup service after parties/receptions. Parties and receptions can be great fun but who wants to have to clean up afterwards. Advertise your services in local Facebook groups. Bonus points if there is leftover booze.

19. Design greeting cards using Canva (free version available). Sell them online.

20. Gather and sell pine cones on eBay. Use some of them to make and sell Holiday Wreaths.

Cookie mixes in a jar

Grow and sell pumpkins on your own Pumpkin lot in November

Christmas tree lot in November and December

Costume rentals for Halloween and other occasions

Make and sell crafts on Etsy

Senior companion, day care

IHSS – In Home Supportive Services

Lice removal service

Babysitting

Sick child babysitting

Babysitter agency

Adult sitting

Hospital patient sitter

New mom assistant service

House cleaning

Dryer cleaning

Duct cleaning

Clean BBQ’s

House sitting

Dog walking - Rover App

Pet grooming

Set up and maintain fish tanks

Pooper Scooper

Pet Sitting

Pet massage

Do other people’s laundry

Shine Shoes

Pillow cleaning

Sewing/alterations

Sew on uniform patches

Teach sewing

Teach other skills

Tutoring

Piano lessons

Piano tuning

Knife sharpening

Mobile Notary

Assemble furniture

Amazon Mechanical Turk (mturk)

Task Rabbit

Assemble bikes

Charge e-scooters

Snow removal

Install/Remove Tire Chains

Door to door hang flyers for businesses that need more customers

Mail forwarding

Receive packages for others

Package Delivery

Documents Courier

Online thrift store

Poor people thrift store with super economical pricing

Gift wrapping

Gift shopping

Take and sell photos

Diaper Cakes or Diaper Wreaths for baby showers

Christmas wreaths

Custom embroidered baby blankets and clothes - take orders and outsource on Etsy

Renovate pillows

Tourist Guide

Answer phone and book appointments for dentists or chiropractors.

Air BnB

Rent a place on your property for a camping spot

Rent out your swimming pool or hot tub.

Freelance writer - Fiverr or Upwork

Online tutoring

Online ESL lessons

ASL Interpreter (American Sign Language for Hearing Impaired)

Fiverr

Blogger

YouTube Videos

Short Videos

Food delivery service

Repackage Videos

Make and sell stained glass ornaments

Appliance repair (let YouTube teach you how)

Upholstery

Hookup electronics

Trash cans cleaning

Move trash cans out to the street on trash pickup day and put them back by the house later

Junk removal

Street address numbers on homes or on the curb

Power washer

Solar panel cleaning

Recycling cans

Reselling/flipping anything on eBay, Poshmark, Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist

Diabetic supplies – extra test strips and sell them on eBay.

Donate Plasma for quick cash

Turo – rent out a spare vehicle

Rent Out Your Stuff

Stump Grinding

Lawn Aerating

Hang TV’s

Golf Caddy

Sports Referee

Mobile Notary Public

Microgreens

Grow and sell plants

Provide and maintain plants for offices and businesses

Candles

Soaps

Gather and sell seashells

Sell glitter bombs

Be a clown

Balloon Animals for children’s parties - Learn how on YouTube

Proofreading/Editing – Get customers via Fiverr.com

Wedding Officiant – Advertise in Facebook Groups or Craigslist or Next Door

Gift Wrapping

Did you take your pills? reminder service

Movie/TV Extra

Professional Mourner

Holiday babysitting

Sell cold water or sodas on a street corner during hot weather – Get a cooler and fill it with ice and beverages

CIEE Coordinator

Make good money matching foreign exchange students with US host families.