Creative Ways To Make Money In College
Alexis Dent
We all know how hard it can be to save money while in college, and we all know that it can be even harder to earn it. With classes, sports, clubs, and activities, your free time is already limited, so who wants to spend what little free time they have doing some lame on-campus job? For some people who love structure, an on-campus job and/or work-study prove to be very useful. However, for others, working in the library every Tuesday and Thursday just won’t cut it. Here are some out-of-the-box ways to earn money in college.
Tutor – You can oftentimes sign up to be a tutor through your school’s academic support program, which makes tutoring your peers in your free time rather easy. However, you can also make some nice money by having your friends tell their friends that you’re a math savant or an literary genius. By tutoring on your own and not through your school, you can always create your schedule, set your own tutoring rates (be reasonable!), and choose who you want (and don’t want) to tutor.
Odd “Jobs” – In high school, an odd job was mowing lawns, raking leaves, or washing cars. However, once you’re in college, there are no lawns to mow or leaves to rake – your tuition covers that. And there are no cars to wash – it’s much easier to convince your elderly neighbor that you should wash his car than it is to convince your peers. Despite all this, you can still earn some extra money in unlikely ways. I’ve heard about all kind of campus “businesses”, from doing other students’ laundry to being a McDonalds delivery guy to students on campus. If you want to earn a couple extra bucks, you can definitely get creative and do it.
Selling Books – Textbook costs are pretty hefty, and we all hate coughing up tons of dough on books we’ll use for just a few months. However, at the end of the semester you can sell many, if not all, of your books back. Your school’s bookstore isn’t always the best bet – usually an online textbook retailer or website like Amazon will prove to be more lucrative. Now I know what some of you guys might be thinking: “That’s not making money, that’s earning money back!” But since you (or your parents) spent that money months ago on the textbooks, oftentimes you totally forget that you’re only making part of the money back.
While an on-campus job is always a steady way to earn some money while in school, that’s not always the best route for everyone. If you think a little bit, there is definitely a fun and creative way that you can make a couple bucks without cleaning tables in the dining hall.
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