/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Go to a casino and play Blackjack.

>>315968
But you need money to gamble in the first place

I am a blackjack player and I will say that getting 1% advantages over casinos as a result of advantage playing (ie - card counting and kelly criterion betting on a solid foundation of basic strategy) is not friggin' worth the emotional rollercoasters and wild bankroll fluctuations that you will inevitably endure.

All that for one lousy percent advantage over the house. My savings account gives me 1.5% and I don't have to do anything.

I love the game... but I also hate it at the same time.

I feel like a skilled Texas Hold'Em player will do much better than a skilled blackjack player.

mine bitcoins

>>315986
Can I get some more info on this? I tried it once, but I couldn't get it working, so I gave up.

>>315999
What hardware do you plan to use and how much money do you plan on spending it?
Or you already have it.
What graphics card do you have?

Also check this
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

>>316009
Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE. Will that work? I can't afford anything nicer.

>>316014
Jesus, that's really old stuff.
You need GPU with CUDA support or something like that.
You can mine with CPU btw but you need to make sure that the money from coins is bigger than the money you need to spend for that energy.

>>315965
http://www.naturalnews.com/037616_computer_viruses_medical_devices_hospitals.html

Go install patches and virus checkers at Hospitals. They need them.

>>316018
How do you mine with CPU? The Ufasoft option in GUIMiner doesn't work for me.

I know my graphics card is shit, but I never do anything that really needs a good graphics card, so I never cared to waste money on a new one.

>>316024
http://io9.com/5895071/how-to-mine-for-gold-in-your-television-set-and-computer-keyboard

Why not do garbage scrap mining.

>>316024
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Cpu_Miner

I took as many classes as I could in college getting my Engineering degree. Besides my day job which I make approx 88k a year, I also do freelance jobs online. Anything from web design to architecture. My grandpa runs a construction company building anything from houses, warehouses, to factories and I get 1-10k per blueprint a client uses. I'm starting to get into music production as well.

Excluding the 88k, I make about an extra 20-30k a year doing freelance. Still in the studio apartment I had in college, I save a lot but will be a shit ton saved once I pay my college loans off, I'll be saving 4-5k a month. Grew up poor and financial aid helped but I still have about 2 more years of $2,000 monthly payments.

Any way I can make more money? I hope have at least 250k saved in 5 years to buy land then I'm going to design my dream home; maybe find a girl to settle down with (because I haven't had one since I was 16)

What's marketable these days? Thinking of doing mobile apps but do people really buy them since you can google whatever.apk or jailbreak. Starting vocational school to spruce up my photoshop skills to help my web design (currently only helping people set up a forum for their website; would love to design). Music is going very well but I doubt niggers buy beats these days. I need tips.

Not really a gambler; would prefer something that for once, doesn't require a computer (gets extremely boring).

Thinking of starting my own contracting company doing home renovations. Couldn't be that hard to find Mexicans to do carpentry and paint.

>>316130
it sounds like you are making quite a bit of money already for a single guy. maybe you should just focus on doing what your already doing well, or doing something besides work

>>316133

As much as it seems, I have tons of free works. And the more income the better for me right now.

I just don't want to save enough to buy land then not have a penny left afterwards.

>>316137
Free time*

I spend my time wondering the same thing. I started a website a year ago called projectlazy.ca but it never really took off. I didn't have the time but I recently got laid off so who knows.

The website is on topic

>>316009
I've got a pair of radeon 6970 in crossfire and a six core processor, tried mining once and couldn't get it working. Any tips?

>>316164
Didn't bitcoins completely tank in value and a bunch of people lost hundreds of thousands of dollars of their investments in the process?

I have a feeling the answer is "no", but I want to ask anyways because I could always be wrong:
Can bitcoins be exchanged into actual currency such as USD or JPY? Or is it a digital-exclusive currency?

>>316183
They can be turned into currency via trading, but they tanked in value because the biggest trading website's security was basically made of prayers and daisy chains and some guy stole like a million dollars of bitcoins from everyone, then immediately sold them via the smaller trading sites for USD, and vanished. Because of the nature of BitCoin they were basically impossible to track, so they got off scot-free.

Bitcoin value tanked because of it and, last I heard, hadn't recovered. I don't think this is a place to try and get rich... unless you're in the opportunistic thieving business.

anything that involves getting rid of body hair easily(especially pubic hair and ass hair)

The risky route: Start your own business. MOST BUSINESSES FAIL, but for the small number that succeed, the payoff can be huge! 50% of all millionaires made their money as business owners who grew their businesses.

The safe route: Study towards a career with a demand: engineering, IT, accounting, and certain skilled trades. You will not become "rich", but you are more likely to succeed.

The hybrid route: Start your own business in a field where there is a demand. For example, become a medical doctor and start your own clinic.

>>316321

My wife is going to school for accounting and I am attempting to start a business.

Never put all your eggs in one basket.

>>316321

Good advice but I feel inclined to mention that most small business only make enough money to support themselves. For example, a friend of mines dad owns a liquor store. Considered a small business, but they aren't raking in the dough. On the other hand, my grandfather had a plumbing business and made millions.

>>316323

Cool man. I'm going to college now for a degree and will be starting my own business with the degree to fall back on so it's kinda sorta the same thing.

just buy the dip on dow30 stocks that have dividends and P/E's around 10.

easily make 10-20%/year depending on market

>>316349
Your dad's doing it wrong. They all cheat on their taxes and hire illegals.

They all claim to "lose" money.

>>316321
lol dude you are asking everyone to suck dick for a comfortable life... being your own boss is so much better.

>>316349

>On the other hand, my grandfather had a plumbing business and made millions.

Starting a plumbing business is a sure way to get rich. An ex I had in high school; her father started a plumbing business (just local) and I remember her mom getting all excited saying they made $900,000 in profit their first year. They got a second house and she got a new car before she even got her lisense. Lucky bitch. The guy didn't have any experience in business management; he just got laid off and wanted to start his own.

Imagine starting a plumbing business and expanding to more than just one area. I remember watching Undercover Boss and a guy who ran a national plumbing business said he made like a billion every year in revenue. Don't know about profit but I bet it's a lot.

If you know plumbing well you should do this. Or you could always learn.

Buy a van or some sort of work vehicle. Buy all equipment. Start hiring people on Craigslist by just paying cash. Put ads in papers. Save up to start the actual business (an office or building, actual hired workers, etc.) Start making money.

My Uncle has a painting business but he's no millionaire. I'd say plumbing, electrical, or any general contracting company could make you money but you got to get your hands dirty until you save to hire more people.

Be a truck driver who owns his own truck. Friend earns $15,000 monthly that way.

>>315972
Takes money to make money.

>>316354

You're not getting what I'm saying. My FRIEND'S dad has the liquor store. I have been to their house and am aware of their financial situation. I know that many small business will do transactions under the table. However, many small businesses just don't make millions in profit like a lot of people think they do.

>>316453

Yeah dude I know they make bank. I hear electricians can make good money if they start their own business too.

Personally, I want to start my own money management and financial advising business. That's a while off through so we'll see.

If you have no real capital but have a car, try to find and sell scrap metal, aluminum, even cardboard:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2012/07/inside-surprisingly-lucrative-world-cardbo
ard-theft/2761/

Officially going to be earning a journalist's salary in a few months. A dismal $25K before taxes. WTF can I do to supplement this horseshit?

>>316535
If someone owns a liquor store and isn't raking in the dough, they're not in a poor enough part of town.

They can either take part in community stuff (which is tough as a liquor store but...) or they can change their image a bit and market more wines and microbrews.

Or it could just be liquor stores get taxed all to hell in conservative states.

Learn how to do statistics because every business needs statistical data these days.

so you need a bit of cash, but you dont have any eh? well not to fear, cause I am here to tell you step by step how you can earn up to $1200 a month. And the best part is, this plan is fool proof. all you really need is a social security card, a drivers license and a bit of social engineering.


first thing you do is you go to your local paper an look in the classified section. what you are looking for in particular is the help wanted section. once you find this section of the paper begin scanning it for any jobs that you feel that you are qualified for.


now here comes the tricky part. when you find a job that looks intriguing you go by an pick up a job application. this may take a bit of social engineering to get. first try asking for a job application and if that does not work, ask if you can have an application to fill out. now using your drivers license an ss# fill out the app and turn it in.


with any luck you will be called back with in the week. this is where the real social engineering takes place, convince these poor marks that you are the right man for the job. tell them about your interest and your experiences. when them over with your charm. always look them in the eye. with any luck you will be hired


now all you have to do is show up when your boss tells you to. do exactly what he tells you to do. you should be making over $1000 a month in no time.

>>316926
ohyou.avi

>>316926
This guy. Changed my life, thanks for the protip!

>>316926
The joke is on your, pal,

>PERM Fake Job Ads defraud Americans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbFEgFajGU

>>316535

If you live near a large city or someplace with a lot of private/small businesses, but ads everywhere offering financial aid and stuff. Most business owners don't budget and are too lazy/busy to set up a budget. If you know basic math and finance, it should be easy money.

I'm defitnally considering starting a contracting business. Going to save up for 3-4 work vans then find general laborers on Craigslist. Put ads in the yellow pages and newspapers, maybe buy a billboard.

It seems that the way for big money is starting a company. Would you share some ways to deal with professionals and employees when starting?

>>316562
Major tip on selling cardboard without ever having to do a bit of work for it

Order as many boxes of 25 free USPS boxes as you can fit into a car, there isn't even shipping costs so don't trip about it. Then fill your car up and take em down to the recycling yard.

Each Large Flat rate box of boxes weighs 17.8 pounds, price of cardboard in my area is 3 cents a pound. Thats about 50 cents for every box and if your taking in 30 boxes every time you'll make an easy $15. Repeat every time you feel you need some alcohol money. I just order about 75 boxes for the month and drop em off before I run out to grab a bottle

Heres the usps store link
https://store.usps.com/store/browse/subcategory.jsp?categoryId=subcatMSS_PriorityMail&categoryNa
vIds=catGetMailingShippingSupplies%3AsubcatMSS_PriorityMail

>>316321

I'm a USAF attorney and my wife's a hairstylist. Once I retire (not for quite a while), I'm planning on going into corporate law and she's going to start a salon in whatever area we settle.

Do we win the most marketable couple award?

>>316736

Go back to school for a better degree?

>>316504

I think I'd kill myself if I were a long haul trucker. Local trucking would be pretty badass though (Houstonfag here, lots and lots of industry and retail)

>>317561

Being a hairstylist is for ghetto niggers and women who are too lazy to go to college. Does she paint nails too?

who looking for a nice handjob?

>>317795
http://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/little-black-book-of-stylists
>Hurrdurr
You can make a LOT of money being a hairstylist, you tit.

>>317806

Only faggots say Hurr.

Sucking cock makes a lot of money too. Should get her doing that to earn extra money.

Why would you marry a woman who takes the lazy route?
>I want to be a hair stylist or nurse. Why? It only takes 2 years of school.
Radiology techs get paid 60k a year with no degree required? I'm in!

At least she works though. It's hard to find a women these days willing to work full time, yet alone go to college and get a degree. Earning a living on welfare and child support is what its all about in 2012 if you dont get lucky with MTV. I guess partying like Katy Perry is cool until you're 28 and have limited options on life.

>>316926
>when them over with your charm
>when them over
>when

you should write a book and then commit suicide

>>317557
>>317557
holy shit this is genius

do you have to make a pick up time or is it just based on them being retarded enough to think people will only use the boxes for shipping

>>317843

You're basically only getting enough to pay for the gas money to make the trips. The return isn't worth it. Depending where you live, you're getting $15 to drive to one place then another, then back home. If you happen to live next door to a UPS center and a dump that pays for recyclables, good for you. But I'd lose money doing it.

MLM to build money then real estate to build millions.

>>317557
>getting paid for dropping off paper at the recycling center.

10/10

Where I live those cardboard boxes cost $2-$4 each and if you drop off large loads of anything at the recycling center you are charged a fee.

I need to pass a current of at least 30a through two electrodes with more or less no resistance. There are no other sources of resistance in the circuit. What kind of power supply would I need to do this? The power supply would essentially need to function as the current limiter.

I had a 12v 40a power supply which I thought would work but apparently not because it went up in smoke.

>>317795

Stylists make more money than teachers, which is what she wanted to do otherwise. Besides, she makes bank now (about 120k a year), and has a flexible enough schedule to pick up the kids in the afternoons.

>>317828

>implying going to college is the be all, end all of things to do in your life

There's a glut of college graduates and many people that go to college blow all 4 years on a liberal arts degree that gets them exactly nowhere in the job market.

>implying technical school isn't a better alternative if you don't have a plan for what you want to do after college

what's a good way to invest $500? I have some money around that I'd like to make more money off of, but I'm not sure exactly what to go to
I can go without the money until may/june

>>318701
500 Is not really enough to make more then a few bucks off every month, I would come up with an idea and use the 500 as capital to build stuff to sell like the sand in the bottle guy but you gotta do it good or your gonna get fucked buy the people who can do it cheaper, capitalism no?

>>318709
thing is I'm in college right now so I don't really have a whole lot of time or resources to dedicate to manual labor; I'm a business student and several of us have thought about starting some sort of little business that's campus-wide but we don't know what, exactly

>>318712
Well heres one I heard about a couple threads back on some board toyed with the idea for a bit, Make bento box cart, just push that around campus on lunch time, weeboos wet dream

>>318718
a wut

This is pretty specific, but if you live abroad, find something that is cheap locally but expensive in the US and sell it back to them.

I am living in Japan, and felting wool is in the dollar store. Meanwhile it's still some kind of luxury shit for srs crafters only in the US, so I provide the service of cheaper more varied wool and keep a percentage.

You have to know a niche though.

>>316926
reported for scam

>>318570

>teenager thinking he knows so much about college and how the job market works

Any degree will get you a job; you just have to relocate. IMO if you live in Oregon and want to become a fashion designer, your future isn't going to be in Oregon.

People like you that always say degrees are pointless unless its engineering or medical school make me laugh.

You're either a faggot who googles jobs by salary, or American. Or both.

>>318701
>money until may/june
>may/june
>mary/june
>maryjane

there you go you got your answer. buy hashish or weed and start selling, you'll be rich soon.

I got $8000 ive saved up since January. Anything i can do with this?. Also how profitable are storage units? Being able to keep their shit if they dont pay seems pretty cool.

Amazon Mturk. Its a great way to make some spare cash in your free time. I made about $60 in 3 weeks just doing it in my free time. Amazon posts jobs for people to do, like check the google ranking of sites or transcribe business cards and you do them for small amounts of money.

>>319293

>teenager

Not at all. I'm assuming you're not an American, but here in the Untied States, we have a glut of graduates that's thrown off the field specific job market.

>>319658

Storage units have a pretty decent profit margin for the small amount of upkeep they require.

>ctrl+F
>no plasma

Srs?

I make about $250 a month from selling blood plasma. It takes 3-4 hours per week, and the payout is pretty fucking good for what amounts to a solid hour of reading/watching TV for me. It's like adding a 5th week of pay from my job every month.

anybody heard of VEMMA?

It's like the newest Red Bull drink and they're doing something that honestly sounds like a pyramid scheme, but they seem too legitimate for that to be the entire thing.

http://www.vemma.com/opportunity/get-paid.cfm

there's a student on my campus that is apparently making decent money right now from it, but seems risky.

>>319666
does it hurt?

>>316321
You can always get into currency trading. With well educated trades and the right indicators you will make money in no time.

Blogging.

Join our IRC:

irc.privategaming.info

Then head onto #newfriends and ask for help.

You basically run a blog for money.

>>319687
nah it's fine. it's like getting an injection

>>319728
how much can you make with that?

If you live in a wealthier area, you can charge $20/hour to walk dogs. Just put an ad on CL. I also used to do odd jobs (raking, composting, pool cleaning, etc.) for rich people when I was in school and go paid $15/hour.

I have a friend that made some extra income from here:

https://www.sendoutcards.com/

Electrical engineers can make fucking tons off of being contractors. My cousin in law makes $20,000 CAD for a simple 2 day job in Alberta, and he does about 3 of these jobs a week.

I want to start repairing and fixing people's laptops and computers for small change so I can get some more experience while in college and make a little bit of money. Are there any Do's and Don'ts to this type of stuff? Like I thought about making some business cards and leaving them at stores around town I don't know if this is legal or not though? Also what is cheap/reasonable asking price for repairing a PC? A base price and then additional pay for every hour?

>>315965

>move to grande prairie Alberta .
>write up a bullshit resume with lots of mechanical and tech back ground.
>get hired on at slumberger ,halliburton,calfrac,canyon,baker,
>make 90,000-120,000 a year.
>I'm 21

What can I do with $10,000? Looking for a 5% a month return...

>>321053
5% of $10,000 is $500, fyi. that's $6,000 a year.

>>321069

Not doable?

>>320813

I was thinking of doing something like this, but really its too much bullshit because they fucked up their computer in the first place, pay you to fix it then they fuck it up again and bitch that you want to charge them again when you fixed it last week but it wasn't done "properly" cause its fucked up again.

>>321102

Thats a %60 return a year. You know what most savings accounts give you in interest? %1.5, there is no way you will live off your $10 000 you saved up over the course of a year or two without taking major risks where you will most likely lose it all.

>>321069
only in the stock market, taking big risks, being lucky, and hitting the jackpot,

if it was that easy to make %60 at year, i would sell all my stuff to get $100,000 and live with $40,000 a year, save the rest and never have a job again.

>>321102
I didn't say that.

Personally, I'd invest in metals. Copper, Silver, and Gold. Take your pick. Though, that is a long term investment. However, the prices are not going to be coming down unless we open a bunch of new mines/drilling sites or yank down into orbit an asteroid full of that stuff.

>>321179

Excuse me. Meant to type 100k

>>321160

Could live off 2% a month on 100,000k which is realistic.

>>320811
>>320811
Wow. How did he get that gig?
Any protips?
>>320814
Same here, I'm an intelligent young lad, how do I go about doing something like that IRL?

>>320811

Internet lies. Your cousin does NOT make 3.2 million a year doing fucking CAD drawings. No, he doesn't.

>>321368
agreed.

Even if he did, he would fall prey to self employment tax laws that were set up in 1986. Most of that money would be taken away by uncle sam.

>>320814
>grande prairie Alberta
>Canada

How is life up there anyways? seems like a small city with no surrounding cities

>>321563
Canada, different laws there but still agreed that he doesnt make 3.2 mil a year

>>321582
I don't live up there but I've been through. Nearest town is dawson creek. Lots of energy work in that area it seems.

>>321585

Any idea about Montreal area?

>>321584
>>320811
>>321368


The thing with this, "you can make $XX,XXX in a week" is that is not everyweek of the year.

Im a contractor in construction and HVAC, once i was payed $1,000 to change a common fuse, it took me 2 hours, between travelling, talking, and checking other things that needed repair. That doesnt mean that i make $999, or $900 at day, or even at week, there is good days, and bad months.

Thats how i see it, sometimes i get this big juicy contract for 6 months, and then i do nothing for the next 3 months, well nothing but looking for more work.

Romance Novels bitches love romance novels

>>320811
Can I ask who he does these jobs for? I ask because I am currently an electrician, 2nd year apprentice, and started schooling with CAD. I am also going to take classes for BIM modeling.

>>320814
Got a mechanical engineering degree, moved to lloydminster alberta. Make 65k a year. Kinda feel ripped off considering floor/shop hands make that and sometimes when they dont show up I do their work. Kinda want to put my two weeks/grateful atleast I have a job since buddies in US with same degree aint got any work

>>321596

Yes, I get that. Consider this. I was once paid $20 on a dare to call some huge samoan bouncer asshole an "asshole" to his face in front of a nightclub. Knowing full well that some dumb fuck bouncer could give two shits about some punk outside a club calling him names, I did it immediately. It took me 2 seconds to do so, earning me the rate of $36,000/hr, presuming impossibly that I could continuously scream for the entire time using Kenny G circular breathing, or that my friend ran out of money.

My point of course is that I can't, and this idiot's cousin also can't while doing goddamn CAD drawings.

I just tire of the 12" internet cawk everyone has on 4chan, and everywhere else on the internet.

Go onto /fit/, 99% of anons have at least a 7" dick, are over 6' tall and can bench 300, DL 500 and squat 400.

Lying about shit on the internet anonymously can't really be that fun, can it?

bumpity bump bump

>>321368

>CAD drawings

No you retard, he said $20,000CAD, as opposed to $20,000 AUD (Australia) or $20,000USD (United States). He wasn't talking about doing $20k worth of CAD drawings.

>>322017

>tfw 8" dicks, 6'1", but I bench 135, DL 230, and squat 205

Fucking kill me

>>322038
lol, I stand corrected about CAD. However, I still don't believe him. 3x$20k /week "jobs"?

nope.exe

Junk Hauler.

If you've got a van or a truck, go around an offer to clean out people's garages/basements for money. It's pretty solid job security because most people in America have more shit than they know what to do with and they want to get rid of all of it once they get bored and buy new stuff.

Look for good stuff to sell.

I did it for a summer (granted, I was hired by a company), and kept/sold some pretty sweet shit. You won't get rich, but you'll have extra cash.

If you have a bit of money to spend, then invest in some music equipment. You can make a good bit of money hiring out things like P.A systems, lighting rigs and amps to bands.
or if you have some room and some time you could make a home studio.
Just hiring them out you can make $100 per half hour, if you learn how to use all the gear you can even charge to mix and master it all, that adds about another $100 per half hour.
You could also build and sell things like cigar box guitars, beer can microphones or busking amps. they are pretty easy to make, half the time you can get the supplies for free and people pay good money for them because they have interesting sounds and looks.

>>321903
Don't you want to write anything good? Ever?

>>317557
any tips on finding recycling places that will pay for card board?

My friend has been able to make some money off of this he's up to $300+ a month and knows people that get even more. It relatively new so now's the chance I guess.

https://www.solavei.com/socialmobile

>>318712
Dude, If you're in a big party college, do events.
Work with the bars and invite guest djs or whatever. Either as for cover fees or a cut of the bar. Good shit

>>322112 good luck getting that much mixing and mastering. audio enginer here nope.jpeg

>>319666
>>319666
you can't make money through that method in the state of California.

Flipping op shops for small profits at a time is always handy.

A friend an I made enough money to buy some proper material for Chainmaile.
Brass, Bronze, and aluminum wire in multiple sizes each and we pick apart second hand jewelry, remake it with chainmaile and sell it for a pretty profit.

I have a friend opening a store soon, so I will actually have an outlet to sell me wears weekly too.

When I toil away enough and make enough money, I will invest in learning the ways of lampworking and get to making glass trinkets and jewelry.

anyone else into jewelry/trinket making?

>>319660
is Mturk still pretty decent? Site says I must provide tax information..

I buy shit at low prices and sell it at higher prices.

>>322487
I had some guy trying to get me into this shit. Nothing I've seen about it looks good to me.

I distilled alcohol and sold it to friends / extended friends for a lot less than what it costs at a liquor store and made good money, the only thing is that it takes a while to set up and staggering good brews so you have a relatively constant supply of raw fermenting alcohol without losing too many batches is a pain in the ass. Now I have so much kit I have nothing to use for and just make small runs for myself.

>>319685

Yeah, I almost jumped on the Vemma bandwagon. You aren't going to make money selling Vemma, because the price is unbelievably high. It's not the "new Red Bull." Red Bull is affordable. This stuff is not. See for yourself:

https://www.vemma.com/store/index.cfm?tab=vemma

>>320813

Freelancing is alright, but you're better off apprenticing somewhere. Then you get the job references as well as the experience.

>>323438

I just cashed out a few days ago; I found that it was too much work for not enough pay. Maybe you'll find it to be worth your time, but I concluded that the 5 minutes of Google searching for them was worth more than the 8 cents they were willing to pay me. Even the better priced jobs kind of sucked; ended up making less than $4 for an hour of work.

>>315977
>savings account
>1.5%
zong sauce plox?

>>323730
my savings account gives me 3.2%
it's DNB, a Norwegian bank

>>323730
I get 4.9%. What kind of shitty bank gives less than 1.5%?

i am thinking about starting a small hard candies business. It doesn't look like a rocket science and i don't need huge investments. Most likely it wouldn't be a main income source. Just a part time job during the Christmas and other holidays.
What do you think about that, guys ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmqcCigWv0E

>>323789
A lot of places have strict health codes and regulations around anything food-related, you'll want to check that out first. Your kitchen may need to be inspected by a health officer, and various other things. Depends on the regulations in your area.

get a fucking job how about that for an idea, and if you have one, ask for a raise if that doesnt work, get a new fucking job that pays more.

>>323792
>not knowing under the table sales

>>323789
I know someone who does this but the catch is that they sell most of their products to known relatives or to whom they trust the most. They never get inspected, they don't have whistleblowers, they can get refund from IRS because they don't report income that much. The catch is, you can't spend too much money or uncle sam will have his eye on you.

well, i was thinking about the legal way, so i can sell them on festivals and other gatherings. Who knows, maybe it would turn out to be a profitable business.

I actually just recently quit my job a few days ago so I could do shit like this and actually lead a relatively enjoyable lifestyle.

Sell drugs.

>>323802
>get a fucking job how about that for an idea, and if you have one, ask for a raise if that doesnt work, get a new fucking job that pays more.

I've been having a hard time getting a job because my last job fired me.

>>322112
Doing any kind of music-related technical shit is extremely hard to make money at for one simple reason: musicians have no money.

Right now all I can do is offset my own music related expenses

>>316171
as for the whole bunch of people losing money, I believe that was a hack. Some people breached the holder of something like half of all bitcoins online, hackers got em all I think.

But it did tank a little because of the huge increase in people mining bitcoins. I hear it will smoothe out when the money supply stops increasing

>>325774
Tutoring - Whatever you know more then the common person. Whore yourself for your knowledge.
Video Preparation/Editing - Edit and put together peoples personal footage/photos in a collage of the event
Tshirt / Screenprinting - Design your own T-Shirt, possibly print your own shirts
Custom Lunch Boxes - Design and sell custom Lunch Boxes. Lunch Boxes are cool
Computer Classes - Give lessons large scale at a local community center. The older crowd will love this.
Handmade Pinhole Cameras - Create custom pinhole cameras and sell to Hipsters
Printed Wood Fan Art - Print fan art on wood and sell at street fairs
Custom Printed Pint Glasses - No need for description
Dictation Services - Taking advantage of offers from Amazon Mechanical Turk.
Desktop Publisher - Put together peoples ads/flyers/magazines
Custom Greeting Cards - Make and sell your own greeting cards
Party Packs for Adults - Everything needed for a themed party - Like what they sell fro Spongebob parties, but make it adult. Like an Alice in Wonderland party pack including a DVD to play in the background, bottles with drink me signs and candies with eat me signs etc...
VHS/CD/Film Converting Service - Convert older formats to newer ones. Super simple
Computer Cleaning/Maintenance - I do this one and can give some helpful hints. People pay my company $65/hr for cleaning/fixing a computer in store and $89 for on-site. People will pay this much! if you do a good job. Most of the time computers need a good cleaning/virus removal and if thats to hard just back up the data and reformat it. Use programs like Malwarebytes,Super Anit-Spyware, MSE, Ccleaner, Spybot, ComboFix, D7. Msconfig the start up and services, uninstall junk programs, and do what else they need (Usually easy stuff). You can recommend upgrades of RAM or HD for all laptops/desktops and make some money on parts as well.

Anyone have more suggestions?

I'm bringing this thread back from the dead. I am looking to start my own small business and I have researched and come up with a bunch of ideas although none of this are really sparking it for me, If I don't think of something soon I am going to do one of these.

I currently do IT for a small business and the general stuff that people need is so simple including cleaning computers and installing new hardware. I am not the biggest fan of this job and would love to be my own boss / be able to travel while working so that is why I am trying to think of something new.

Blogging - Pick a niche subject and make money through affiliate programs and Adsense
Online Media Consultant - Help small businesses get set up on Facebook/Twitter etc… Show them the ropes of this new technology.
Video Tutorials - Pick a subject your knowledgable on and record yourself doing it for everyone else. Either sell your tutorials as DVDs or offer them free through Youtube w/ Ads
Virtual Assistant - Do a lot of the grunt work for busy small business like emailing people, setting appointments etc...
Web Design - Create basic sites for small businesses
Write eBooks - Write about a subject your knowledgable in
Tour Guide - Virtual or real. Show people the greatest parts of your city/state
Photography/Stock Photos - Take event photos or product photos or submit photos to shutterstock.com
Mystery Shopping - Evaluate employee while shopping at their store.
Internet Kiosk City Website - Make a one stop shop for travelers to your town about the city and how to get around. Sell ads to local businesses.
Web Advertisement Creator - Create snazzy flash/gifs for companies to display on webpages
Soap Making - Make custom soap, sell on Etsy or at local gift shops

>>315965
>/fa/

>>325804
yea i was surprised that nobody posted that before.

>>322660
>>322660

Im trying to set up a chanmaile business here in my country any advice? i want to make the rings and some custom stuff.

thread dead?

regardless
i want to try to be a freelance editor, so i can put my natural talent for english and grammar to use without having to actually write and put in effort and whatnot
the problem with that is the fact that id have to go to college and get degrees and shit so people would actually be confident in giving me a reasonable enough amount of money to fix their terrible writing, and i have pretty much $0 dollars to my name

so if theres anyone here with experience in this/a similar field, what do

>>325856
>i
>i
>id
>i
>theres

>natural talent for english and grammer

>>325857
in case you didnt notice my entire post is devoid of punctuation and capitalization
im sorry that how i type makes you feel as if i am somehow less superior in the english langu-

>grammer

nothing to see here

>>319666
Wish I could sell plasma, trips guy. MRSA is a bitch.

>be a plumber
>be an electrician

who the fuck teaches these skills? nobody.

>>325875
i'm wuting so hard over here...just

WUT

>>322017
>Come here from /fit/ since you guys are always fun.
>See my stats posted
>Oh shit he knows

>>325775
>Tshirt / Screenprinting - Design your own T-Shirt, possibly print your own shirts

Is this hard bro?

>>326055
Not the same guy, but nope, it's not hard at all. In fact, the hardest part would be selling them in an oversaturated market.
You'll have to find a niche if you want to succeed. Try small local bands, or slightly bigger but unknown bands, they always have fucktons of fans, and they usually don't have a merch shop.
Also, try festivals and stuff. For example, last month my town celebrated the "Hake Festival" (lots of fishermen down here). I simply made shirts with a Hake fish, the name of the event and the date, and sold them for 10 bucks. Sold about 70, 700 bucks in under 2 hours.

>>326085
>Also, try festivals and stuff. For example, last month my town celebrated the "Hake Festival" (lots of fishermen down here). I simply made shirts with a Hake fish, the name of the event and the date, and sold them for 10 bucks. Sold about 70, 700 bucks in under 2 hours.

Great idea bro.
But the problem is don't they have Official Merchandise? And if what I'm making is not isn't it illegal? If I get a permit though, they get a commission from my sales right?

Aside from that how can I make t-shirts is there some kind of a machine that I should buy?

>>326099
Usually, little town festivals don't have official merch. What I'm saying, don't go and sell Metallica t-shirts in one of their concerts.
If you live in a big city, find what are the nearest little towns or villages, as they usually have a lot of festivals troughout the year.
Besides that, if they DO have official merch, you could go and offer your shirts to the organizer. Sometimes they're stuck with the only prick in town who knows how to make shirts and is charging them a lot. Compete with that prick.

Screen printing is super easy, you need little equipment, and most of it can be home-made. You'll have to buy the inks, tho, but they aren't so expensive. Start small, little designs with one color. Then move to bigger designs, then to 2 or 3 colors, etc. A little advice: Try to make your own designs in photoshop. Don't download the same, over-used stencil of the joker.
If you can, buy quality cotton shirts in various colors, don't invest too much at the beginning, and practice first with old shirts or rags.
You may reach a point where you can't handle the amount of shirts your client needs, and then you hire someone, but don't think about that now.
There are A LOT of screen printing tutorials online, even on youtube.

Find a niche, and that will almos guarantee you a job in shirt making.

>>326101
This is what I've found
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_8IMx0uMo

I remember I made a t-shirt like that before in high school as part of my classes. The problem is I am not good at drawing. I can draw but it is mediocre.
With photoshop I'm just average too. I learned it because when I'm still working as a marketing person I help the graphic artist design the company's posters etc.

Is there something like printing your designs on a t-shirt via a computer printer or a machine?

>>326106
You can always look up a tutorial on "How to transform a photograph to a stencil" with photoshop.
You can make sort of a "collage" in photoshop with diferent pictures for a design, and then transform it into a stencil (you don't need to be so good with PS to do this!). Then you print it, put it on the screen-printing screen, apply the photo-sensible gel and wait for the design to transfer to the screen.
The result is a "template", you just put it on the shirt, and start applying ink.
If you still can't do that, ask a friend for help. You can even spend 1 or 2 bucks on an Indian dude to make you a design via webs like oDesk.

You cant print your designs on transfer paper, and then iron them to the shirt, but in my opinion, is ugly as fuck, and the design starts to fade after a few cycles of washing machine.

Give it a try, what could you lose? At most, 40 or 50 bucks. But that may be the difference between working at the grocery store and being your own boss in a t-shirt and apparel design small company.

>>319666
Could you tell me more about this? I donate blood all the time but would rather get paid for plasma instead. Could I get a link to the company you work for?
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Also, has anyone had any financial success with bitcoins and bitcoin mining?

i love this thread and read evry Post. i started Uni recently and still work Part Time at dominos as a deliverer. the payment is an insult and i dont see myself doing this Shit in Winter When its freezing cold.

Nice ideas here. alot of those i Made up myself
>>325774
>>325775

ill be picking up people and driving them with my car, On new years, because its impossible to get a cab. im going to charge 1 Euro per Minute and will be driving from 8 Pm till 8 am next morning.

>>318718
I'm looking for a bento box, it cant be pinku (that's Japanese for pink) or any girl color. It has to be of 2 or more kotoba (that's Japanese for 2 compartments) and has be be chibi (small) sized. And has to be really kawaii (cute). Also It has to be about 10-20 bux. And you have to post pics of it first (i want to make shure it's kawaii [cute]). And it would be nice if it came with matching chopstick holder (WITH chopsticks). OH! and it CANNOT have any cartoon pictures, or be made out of plastic. It has to be made of ceramic, or something like that. Also it would be nice if it was made in japan. and not in china or corea (Korea) or whatever. I have found a bento box similar to the one im describing in e-bay, but it was 1 kotoba, and i don't want my gohan (rice) to touch my other things (it can get wet and i would not like that, plus 2 compartments looks more kawaii)

>>326109
>You can make sort of a "collage" in photoshop with diferent pictures for a design, and then transform it into a stencil (you don't need to be so good with PS to do this!). Then you print it, put it on the screen-printing screen, apply the photo-sensible gel and wait for the design to transfer to the screen.
>The result is a "template", you just put it on the shirt, and start applying ink.

How about shirts that have multiple colors and designs? They still use screen printing for it?
Like graphic t-shirts in zara for example? Pic related.

>You cant print your designs on transfer paper, and then iron them to the shirt, but in my opinion, is ugly as fuck, and the design starts to fade after a few cycles of washing machine.

Can you give me links and examples for that?
Does the screenprint t-shirt last?

>Give it a try, what could you lose? At most, 40 or 50 bucks. But that may be the difference between working at the grocery store and being your own boss in a t-shirt and apparel design small company.

Well $50 is already a lot of money for me because I live in a 3rd world country shit sucks man.

i would not recommend printing shirts. it's a really saturated market. unless you come up with a really badass designs, your shit won't move. Infringing on copyrights make good money though.

>>317828
Enjoy your waiting list.

>>326125
they dont pay for donating blood/plasma in my country, but I still need some extra money...

as a student I've got the time to make some extra money but all the jobs are shitty. I need solid advice on how to turn the money left over at the end of the month into something extra when I need it. I don't wanna blow it all on weed and a savings account doesn't really pay off

>>326175
>i would not recommend printing shirts. it's a really saturated market. unless you come up with a really badass designs, your shit won't move.

I'm this guy >>326137 >>326106 >>326055.
Yeah I researched a lot about the t-shirt printing business here in my location and it seems there already a bunch of of them.
What about if I create t-shirts instead? I mean the clothes itself?
What would I need? Like a sewing machine?

I'm really interested and willing to learn about making my own clothes. Would it require me two years to be good at it.
For the record I'm 25 now am I too old?

Planning to buy pic related

>>327205

Most of these places buy cheap t-shirts made over seas for like 50 cents a shirt in lots in the thousands. I doubt you can complete with that. Maybe find an alterations place that is willing to train or have an intern?

Having a pickup can be so useful sometimes

>Made money hauling speakers out to raves. Didn't get much cash (usually $20 plus gas money) got free entrance, drinks, and drugs as well. I have a real job now so I don't find it worth my time

>Make money selling scrap every now and then (dad worked in construction and gave me all to old appliances/scrap)

>Collect all the bottles and cans after parties I go to

>Currently make side money trimming pot for a local dealer/grower ($10 or a gram and hour)

I never made a ton from any of these (although I could from the trimming if I wanted to work 10 hour days) but it covers my vices of booze, tobacco, pot, and milkshakes

I work 50 hours a week and steal shit sometimes.

>>327332
any moving that pays me for all the beer i can have in one night, im winning.

Has anyone tried website flipping? Is it a viable way to make money?

>>325875

are you joking?

>>327372
>Has anyone tried website flipping? Is it a viable way to make money?

What's this? please explain

>>327762
>>327762
oh god

1) google shit

2) please stop bumping his ancient and fairly useless thread

>>316137
if you're getting into production, focus on mixing and polishing tracks, then find any black guy you know (seriously, any of them, just pick one) and ask to produce their mixtape.

do the first few for free to get the feel of wtf you're doing and then start networking yourself to ANYONE you think is a would-be-musician.
charge like $100 per track for mixing.

seriously, making electronic music was always just a kind of hobby for me but i started working at this place with a bunch of black guys and there is just a ton of opportunity to mix tracks for them. if they would email me back. fuckers.

>>327794
>then find any black guy you know (seriously, any of them, just pick one) and ask to produce their mixtape.
Greatest thing I've ever read on 4chan.

Anybody got any tips for me?

I'm _very_ math and physics savvy (studying physics), am a good guitar player and I know pretty much about computers in general (network security, wireless security etc.), can program c++ well and python ok.

Any idea what to do with this? I'm very interested in IT-related stuff, but I'm never sure what exactly is useful in the job world.

I would go and tutor people but I constantly have the responsibility I have for those I tutor in mind, which is just too uncomfortable for me.

What would I need to know to get a small job (perhaps 9 hours a week?) in the IT world?

I want to start a small business and open a store front. My credit is shit so taking out a loan isn't an option. So do any of u have a God idea on how to go about it?

>>327892
>have a God idea...

You just answered you're own question. Pray on it and you will know

bump for later discussion.

>>327794

>black
>mixtape
>email

oh silly lil anon you're just to much...

>>315965
Equity markets investment. Lake balls (golf). Security services.

bumping cuz I still haven't read through

>>316504
related: http://www.westernstar-trucks.com/new.htm

You can live like a king if you are willing to adjust your living standards a little. You'll be making all this money and have minimal bills and no rent to pay.

textbroker is a decent way of earning some extra cash. if you are fast enough in your research and typing it can be more profitable than a 10 an hour job. I am in college and make more on textbroker than i did as a cashier and i work less.

>>328709
Any tips/advice for a guy starting out?

It's easier to save money than make money.

>>328668
>>316504
Interesting, how much does the truck cost and how does he find the work?

>You can live like a king if you are willing to adjust your living standards a little. You'll be making all this money and have minimal bills and no rent to pay.

Former OTR truck driver here, Just thought i would chime in on this one, Trucking fucking SUCKS, being an owner op is exspensive, Police will harass the shit out of you, If you work for a company they will run you to death, Your health will deteriorate by sitting in a chair 10 hours a day not moving except to sleep shower and shit, It;s the worst job ever, Seriously FUCK THAT SHIT.

>>328709
Sounds interesting, but I'm still confused as to what a textbroker is?

Don't start a business selling stuff you love (like starting a game store as a fa/tg/uy) unless you are REALLY sure you can pull it off. I've befriended the people who own a local music (as in instruments) store that I'm pretty sure is failing, and it's painful to watch. Because they have to compete with the Guitar Center a few miles away they've dropped all their prices, so they only make like $20 on a $200 sale. They keep doing things like offering to set up my bass for free if I buy strings and I feel bad taking advantage of their desperation.

>>328798
Would you say that if you intended to make your life and career as a truck driver and invest in turning that cab into your long term home, that you could have done things differently to live a relatively cheap and still fulfilling life?

I've seen some "super cabs" that were like miniature RVs. Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, everything.

If you are willing to drop the money, you could have a very sweet long term home.

>>316130
Your savings shouldn't be that low. If you are only saving 50k per year from 100k income (not sure how much you declare and how much you are taxed on), but you could probably increase that by at least 50% by cutting down your costs.

In general you should aim for 10k living costs per year (although for 1 person you can live on half that)

Make your car a mobile billboard, contact companys and ask if they would be interested in buying a spit on your car. Charge 75~200 or so a week, bam. Cash for just driving around. My buddy has 6 advertisers on his car, making just over 700 a week. Keep in mind location is key, and they usually ask your driving habits (do you do alot of city driving ect)

>>327205
Do cosplay commissions. Alternatively, make pageant dresses and party dresses for the kids of rich people. They'll pay a lot.

>>328668
>can live like a king if you are willing to adjust your living standards a little.

umm..that pretty much applies to any circumstance.

>>328832
Not that guy but I have a feeling that you're sorta romanticizing the job a little bit. Even with having essentially a mini RV you're still driving non stop every day on top of the mountain of other crap nearly every truck driver will bitch about.

Anyways with personality aside, nearly every truck driver I've ever seen while being paid at the same tier as many professionals look like the sorriest sacks of shit you've ever seen. I'm not saying this to be mean, it's the truth. And while I'm sure they're those that look great they're the minority. And I don't blame them one bit. It's the job. Given enough time it will destroy anybody.

>>328809

a google search does wonders btw

>>328757

after you sign up and make your profile look good, start off by writing about topics you know a lot about and branch out once you get a feel of what most people are looking for. If you enjoy writing it will be the easiest part-time/work at home job you can get so easy.

>>327205
Make fursuits. People will pay insane money for them.