Paris is offline this weekend so he has asked me to write a guest post for him. The topic? Allowances and cyberchores.
According to a Stars for Kidz, a U.S. research firm, almost half of kids 8 to 14 years old are doing cyberchores for their parents. Read the press release . Cyberchores include helping parents share photos online, help with emails, assist with online vacation planning, and downloading driving directions. The kids claim their parents are "clueless" online.
Hmmm.... cyberchores might be a good thing to add to your chores for getting an increase in your allowance. Or perhaps trade "taking out the garbage" for "help with the computer" on your current chore list.
As Neil Randall from the University of Waterloo says, "What child isn't willing to sacrifice taking out the garbage to help upload pictures?"
Showing posts with label Fun and Easy Ways to Make Money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fun and Easy Ways to Make Money. Show all posts
5.27.2007
4.22.2007
LFG TO READ POST WTS WoW ACC (WoWspeak)
World of Warcraft is a very fun game. It can also be very profitable. Because lots of people, when they are done with WoW, sell their accounts. That account on eBay is selling for a whopping 500 dollars! I have seen accounts actually being sold for over 1,000 dollars.
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Anyways, this can be a great opportunity to have fun while making money. Let's say it takes you a year to create your account to a selling level. That's probably about 160 dollars in buying the game and membership. And if you sell it, you can make a hefty, hefty, hefty sum for an RPG addicted kid like me.
If you want to read more on gaming for $$$, here's my old post on MMORPGs you just HAVE to cash in on.
PS: LFG TO READ POST WTS WoW ACC means 'looking for group to read post, wanting to sell World of Warcraft account' in WoW.
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Anyways, this can be a great opportunity to have fun while making money. Let's say it takes you a year to create your account to a selling level. That's probably about 160 dollars in buying the game and membership. And if you sell it, you can make a hefty, hefty, hefty sum for an RPG addicted kid like me.
If you want to read more on gaming for $$$, here's my old post on MMORPGs you just HAVE to cash in on.
PS: LFG TO READ POST WTS WoW ACC means 'looking for group to read post, wanting to sell World of Warcraft account' in WoW.
4.15.2007
Printer Payday
Here is a fun and easy way for kids to make money.
I'm in an advanced class, which means we have lots of major projects, meaning a heck of a lot of homework. But my friend, M*****w, has an AMAZING colour printer. And I mean, like, Kinkos kind of pictures.
Now, all the kids in my class want a good mark, and he realized they'd be willing to pay, so he now has this picture printing business. But that means I have to pay too....
But it shows that if you have a product and people want it, you can really cash in on it. I mean, he hardly has to do any work for the money!
I need a printer like that....
I'm in an advanced class, which means we have lots of major projects, meaning a heck of a lot of homework. But my friend, M*****w, has an AMAZING colour printer. And I mean, like, Kinkos kind of pictures.
Now, all the kids in my class want a good mark, and he realized they'd be willing to pay, so he now has this picture printing business. But that means I have to pay too....
But it shows that if you have a product and people want it, you can really cash in on it. I mean, he hardly has to do any work for the money!
I need a printer like that....
1.20.2007
Lemonade Stand? Sour and Bland!
Never, ever, ever, set up a lemonade stand. It is a waste of time, and takes way too much effort. That is it, simply put, but here are some numbers to support my theory. Let’s say the day before I set up the stand, I go shopping for half an hour. The next day it takes me half an hour to set up the stand. For this part, I will use a record of one of my actual stands that I set up.
So far I’ve already spent an hour working on it, and I’ve spent 8 dollars and 35 cents on supplies. Then I sit there for 7 hours and I only make 14 dollars and 50 cents. Minus my expenses and charity, I earn an amazing 3 dollars and 15 cents! Instead of going through all that trouble, I could have just washed my mom’s car and made 5 bucks in half an hour! That’s making over 10 times what I was per hour on the lemonade stand!
So if you really want money, make sure you check all options such as raking, mowing, washing cars or absolutely anything before you open up a lemonade stand. I can make that much money in 10 minutes by rubbing my mom’s back!
So far I’ve already spent an hour working on it, and I’ve spent 8 dollars and 35 cents on supplies. Then I sit there for 7 hours and I only make 14 dollars and 50 cents. Minus my expenses and charity, I earn an amazing 3 dollars and 15 cents! Instead of going through all that trouble, I could have just washed my mom’s car and made 5 bucks in half an hour! That’s making over 10 times what I was per hour on the lemonade stand!
So if you really want money, make sure you check all options such as raking, mowing, washing cars or absolutely anything before you open up a lemonade stand. I can make that much money in 10 minutes by rubbing my mom’s back!
1.19.2007
How to Make a Killing off of a Blog!
A big reason that I started my blog is because my mom told me that people make revenue off of them. I still wasn’t sure about it, but then she said that some people actually live off of the revenue they’re making! Not to mention compiling their articles into books and who knows what that can lead to! It's a great way for kids to make money.
So you see, making a blog may seem hard, but it’s really not, and for the revenue you might be making off of it will make it all worthwhile. Let’s take me for example: I write for an average of 20 minutes a day, and I’m just about ready to put up ads. And by the end of the year? Who knows? Anyways, let’s say you’ve been going for a month and you’re getting 400 hits a day (by the way, you need 4000 impressions to get 1 dollar). And let’s say you have 6 ads, and every person who visits your site goes to 10 different sections. So that means that, since there’s a new 6ads per page, everyones is viewing 60 ads, or getting 60 impressions for you. So you’re getting 24,000 impressions a day, so you’re making 6 dollars a day! Every month you’ll be getting 180 dollars, just for this hobby!
That means that every year you get 2160 dollars! 3 and a half times more than what I get for an allowance, and much less work! And if you want me to get technical, saving that for ten years will get you a down payment on a house, not bad if you start when your 12. That saves a lot of savings, not to mention once you get more popular, say 4,000 hits a day, ’ be making 60 dollars a day, and will be able to live of your blog, albeit crappily!
So you see, making a blog may seem hard, but it’s really not, and for the revenue you might be making off of it will make it all worthwhile. Let’s take me for example: I write for an average of 20 minutes a day, and I’m just about ready to put up ads. And by the end of the year? Who knows? Anyways, let’s say you’ve been going for a month and you’re getting 400 hits a day (by the way, you need 4000 impressions to get 1 dollar). And let’s say you have 6 ads, and every person who visits your site goes to 10 different sections. So that means that, since there’s a new 6ads per page, everyones is viewing 60 ads, or getting 60 impressions for you. So you’re getting 24,000 impressions a day, so you’re making 6 dollars a day! Every month you’ll be getting 180 dollars, just for this hobby!
That means that every year you get 2160 dollars! 3 and a half times more than what I get for an allowance, and much less work! And if you want me to get technical, saving that for ten years will get you a down payment on a house, not bad if you start when your 12. That saves a lot of savings, not to mention once you get more popular, say 4,000 hits a day, ’ be making 60 dollars a day, and will be able to live of your blog, albeit crappily!
1.14.2007
Getting Your Business out of the Suburbs and You Into a Mansion
Do you know how many restaurants there are in Vancouver? Or how many restaurants there are that have food that tastes just the same as the Mongolie Grill’s? (I didn’t bother to count, but we’re pretty sure there’s at least 5) So what keeps the customers coming back? Even the fact that it’s a buffet style, cooked-on-a-hunk-of-metal style meal, lots of places do that. But there is one thing they have that others don’t. If you guess how much your meal costs, you get it for free. (I was once a penny off, so i got half price) This is what is called a gimmick. It makes people compelled to go to certain restaurants because they’re so unique. Another example is the “Come here a certain number of times and buy something and you get something free” gimmick. Or something I personally enjoy, those Safeway Bingo ™ cards they give you after you buy groceries there. But anyways, back to the point.
If your business is failing due to competition, or no one knows you, add a gimmick. A really easy one to do would be, say you own a restaurant, then start a competition in which the competitors try and eat a really big meal in a certain amount of time. If they don’t, they have to pay double the fee. A lot of people might turn up to watch, and sitting for an hour watching people eat makes me fairly hungry. Make it something annual and you might even get a lot of free publicity.
Here’s a story that I personally really like about someone who turned a failing business around using a gimmick. Lisa Renshaw, 21 years old, bought a parking garage. She realized that someone needed to be there 24/7 to maximize the profits. So she moved in. Then she created fliers saying that if you came to her garage and parked there five times she’d - wait for it… - wash your car. It’s that simple. But what is she doing today? She owns over 50 garages and is a multimillionaire. Visit her site at www.pennparking.com.
There are many ways to jump-start a business. But a gimmick is easy, fun for both you and the customer, and can make you famous.
If your business is failing due to competition, or no one knows you, add a gimmick. A really easy one to do would be, say you own a restaurant, then start a competition in which the competitors try and eat a really big meal in a certain amount of time. If they don’t, they have to pay double the fee. A lot of people might turn up to watch, and sitting for an hour watching people eat makes me fairly hungry. Make it something annual and you might even get a lot of free publicity.
Here’s a story that I personally really like about someone who turned a failing business around using a gimmick. Lisa Renshaw, 21 years old, bought a parking garage. She realized that someone needed to be there 24/7 to maximize the profits. So she moved in. Then she created fliers saying that if you came to her garage and parked there five times she’d - wait for it… - wash your car. It’s that simple. But what is she doing today? She owns over 50 garages and is a multimillionaire. Visit her site at www.pennparking.com.
There are many ways to jump-start a business. But a gimmick is easy, fun for both you and the customer, and can make you famous.
1.10.2007
Guest Post: How to make money on the internet
Hello FunnyMunny fans. Munnybagz has been stuck in traffic for the last three hours, with about one more to go, so he asked me to write for him tonight. He wanted me to write about ways for kids to make money on the internet. Well, there are lots of ways to do that, here are just a few ideas:
1. Sell stuff on Craigslist. Craiglist is a free buy and sell service, so selling things you don’t want anymore costs you nothing. If you don’t have anything to sell, you can ask friends and family if you can sell things for them for a commission. Perhaps 10%? Maybe 20%.
2. You can buy things on the internet and save money, which is another way of making money. See the previous post Saving Money for Hot Spenders. You can save hundreds of dollars by shopping around online before buying anything at a store.
3. Start a newsletter, blog, or website. Once you have lots of subscribers or visitors, you can get sponsors and advertisers for it. For instance, you can start your own blog, like this one (but about a different subject you are interested in) and place Google Adsense on it.
There are lots of other good creative money making ideas for kids too, but beware of the many ”get rich quick” schemes being promoted on the internet. Be careful that you don’t fall into a trap and get scammed.
If you have any other great ideas for how kids can make money on the internet, please leave a comment.
That’s it for tonight folks. Stay tuned for the return of Munnybagz tomorrow.
1. Sell stuff on Craigslist. Craiglist is a free buy and sell service, so selling things you don’t want anymore costs you nothing. If you don’t have anything to sell, you can ask friends and family if you can sell things for them for a commission. Perhaps 10%? Maybe 20%.
2. You can buy things on the internet and save money, which is another way of making money. See the previous post Saving Money for Hot Spenders. You can save hundreds of dollars by shopping around online before buying anything at a store.
3. Start a newsletter, blog, or website. Once you have lots of subscribers or visitors, you can get sponsors and advertisers for it. For instance, you can start your own blog, like this one (but about a different subject you are interested in) and place Google Adsense on it.
There are lots of other good creative money making ideas for kids too, but beware of the many ”get rich quick” schemes being promoted on the internet. Be careful that you don’t fall into a trap and get scammed.
If you have any other great ideas for how kids can make money on the internet, please leave a comment.
That’s it for tonight folks. Stay tuned for the return of Munnybagz tomorrow.
1.07.2007
Kids- Earn up to 17 Dollars a Week in Allowance!
Hi there! I just made a power-point presentation to my allowance-givers, requesting that I get a raise from 5 dollars a week to an amazing 12 dollars a week! Pshh, you say. But they almost agreed! They’re still thinking about it though… It just required a little planning and a lot of know-how. Here are some extreme factors that you should use in your allowance pitch. Look around you at other kids allowances and see what chores they have to do to get it and what expenses they have to cover (buy there own presents and toys, or maybe their own clothes).
But remember, when talking about what other kids got, only use people who get a better deal than you! (VERY important) The new “hip” thing is to get an allowance that’s equal to your age. I can vouch for that that, along with my behind-the-scene buddy, Michael, and all his pals, except for the ones who get way more than that. And when asking for a raise, shoot higher than you want, and slowly work your way down. But it’s always nice if you get more than you want, too! Act professional, as in I did a power point presentation after doing a lot of research. Plan out what you’re going to do with your money. My friend said he’d bank 7 dollars a week and save 5 for expenditures. Also, it’s good to make a contract, so that way you’re parents can’t get out of it. But the MOST important thing to remember… DON’T SHOW THIS TO YOUR PARENTS!!!
But remember, when talking about what other kids got, only use people who get a better deal than you! (VERY important) The new “hip” thing is to get an allowance that’s equal to your age. I can vouch for that that, along with my behind-the-scene buddy, Michael, and all his pals, except for the ones who get way more than that. And when asking for a raise, shoot higher than you want, and slowly work your way down. But it’s always nice if you get more than you want, too! Act professional, as in I did a power point presentation after doing a lot of research. Plan out what you’re going to do with your money. My friend said he’d bank 7 dollars a week and save 5 for expenditures. Also, it’s good to make a contract, so that way you’re parents can’t get out of it. But the MOST important thing to remember… DON’T SHOW THIS TO YOUR PARENTS!!!
12.31.2006
Fun Ways to Get Rich For Adults and Kids
Well, I must say that if you are addicted to MMORPGs, and play them often in your spare time, check out eBay to see what people are paying for accounts and gold. ConquerOnline, in my opinion, is the best game for making money if you sell accounts, which are easy to level, but another extremely good one is MapleStory. Clerics are easy to train, and sell for much more than other magicians or other classes. I saw a level 68 cleric selling for 130 dollars! I know that it is cheating to hack, but if you do feel like making a level 90 in a few weeks, here are some tips:
-Make sure the hacks don’t have viruses
- The best two hacks to get are the range hack, which attacks everything on the map from one spot, and the item vacc hack, which sucks all the items on map into your character.
-Don’t bother with float hacks, seeing as you might as well get reported anyway. You need 9,999 reports to get banned!
Another easy one is RuneScape, but only if you have a few friends that play that you know in real life. Just sell them some of your in-game stuff for real money. Or ask if you could train their account for some money.
-Make sure the hacks don’t have viruses
- The best two hacks to get are the range hack, which attacks everything on the map from one spot, and the item vacc hack, which sucks all the items on map into your character.
-Don’t bother with float hacks, seeing as you might as well get reported anyway. You need 9,999 reports to get banned!
Another easy one is RuneScape, but only if you have a few friends that play that you know in real life. Just sell them some of your in-game stuff for real money. Or ask if you could train their account for some money.
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