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| Just curious what some of you do to supliment your incomes.. I have a full time job with benefits but I have been tossing around the idea of doing something on the side to maybe pay for my rodeo entries, or to contribute more to our savings.
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| I coach tennis so I restring tennis rackets for players. 20.00 a pop and I make 200-250 a week. |
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| FLITASTIC - 2016-04-25 3:12 PM I coach tennis so I restring tennis rackets for players. 20.00 a pop and I make 200-250 a week.
Not bad!!! |
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Location: California | I also work full time w/benefits.
I've slowly gotten into some leather work. Made a few cowhide purses, tooled out a wallet, now finishing up a bronc halter with beaded, tooled & painted bronc noseband. However, this is probably more of a hobby now that I've gotten into it. LOL takes money to make money in this case. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I breed barrel horses. Let's just say our horse expenditures generally exceed our horse income.
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Location: Running barrels or watching nascar | Walk dogs and sell product. Have a clean record but no one will look at me. |
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| ccarpe18 - 2016-04-25 1:33 PM
I also work full time w/benefits.
I've slowly gotten into some leather work. Made a few cowhide purses, tooled out a wallet, now finishing up a bronc halter with beaded, tooled & painted bronc noseband. However, this is probably more of a hobby now that I've gotten into it. LOL takes money to make money in this case.
I agree with this. I make custom, hand painted rodeo gear (hats, denim, bell boots, SMB's, etc) and while I try to only do custom orders I have found that most people do not want to wait the 6-8 weeks that it takes to make the items and want to buy something off the shelf. I do not want to keep the inventory or haul it around so it seems to be more of a hobby now.  |
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| Serve/Bartend if you have any experience.
Can easily make $250 in a night at a decent establishment. |
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| I have given riding lessons in the past. It was usually 2x a week and I would make $100-$200, but honestly with a full time job it was just too much.
Now I sell things on eBay.
I can't say my return on initial investment is good, but I don't have a lot of clutter sitting around either.  |
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Location: Phoenix | I deliver pizzas. It's easy.....takes minimal brainpower. I get to listen to music. I'm sure I could make a lot more bartending but a) I don't have the experience, and b) it would take a lot more energy and talking to people. |
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Location: ~Kansas~ | I sell health and wellness products last year made 23,000 |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | I do overtime at work, typically.
Otherwise, I will sell off extra tack that I have laying around. I've learned that the stuff I think I will use "if xxxx happens" typically ends up sitting around unused for decades. Facebook is a great place to sell, just price your items right. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | I've been thinking about getting a gun, and dealing crack. Being a crack dealer. Not like a mean crack dealer, but like... like a nice one. Kinda friendly like, "hey, what's up guys? Want some crack?" |
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Location: Midwest | 1DSoon - 2016-04-26 7:29 AM I've been thinking about getting a gun, and dealing crack. Being a crack dealer. Not like a mean crack dealer, but like... like a nice one. Kinda friendly like, "hey, what's up guys? Want some crack?"
I've sent in my application to The Real World. So I'm waiting to hear back on that. I've put a lot of eggs in that basket, the MTV basket. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Part time job- 2/3 nights a week and some weekend days. |
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Location: Arkansas | I work full-time, and I do custom beadwork and some award stamped leather bronc halters. The beadwork started out as a hobby just to make stuff for myself--the next thing I know, I'm booked out usually 6-8 weeks! 99% of my work is custom, so I don't have to worry about putting the money up front. I could probably do more, but I still have to allow for time for my horses. |
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Location: Kansas | 1DSoon - 2016-04-26 7:29 AM I've been thinking about getting a gun, and dealing crack. Being a crack dealer. Not like a mean crack dealer, but like... like a nice one. Kinda friendly like, "hey, what's up guys? Want some crack?"
OMFG this made my morning.  |
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Location: TEXAS | I am a Zeal dealer....and since I have my same clients ordering every month, I really do nothing but wait for my commission check each month. Pretty cush  |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | I work for a vendor that attends a lot of the major stock shows and rodeos. If I didn't have a full time job with home responsibilities I would do a lot more shows, so I'm not making thousands a year. It's not year long work, so I take what money I do make and use it as more of a "treat" for myself.... Upgrades on a saddle, a nice pair of boots I've been eyeing, etc. Things that I would have not budgeted for otherwise.
I also try to be diligent in cleaning out my closet and taking stuff to consignment shops. Also be sure and use sites like Ebates for online shopping.... It's probably not going to pay any serious bills, but it's free money in a sense. |
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| I'm getting my equine massage certification in a couple of weeks. :) Hoping it turns out how I want it to for extra $$! |
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