Need Cash? Try an “Income Blitz”

If you HAD to earn a bunch of money in a short amount of time, could you? Let’s say a friend, a family member, or maybe your pet had a life-threatening medical emergency and could only be saved if you were able to raise $2,000 in the next 30 days. Could you do it?

Most people, if faced with that kind of emergency, would find a way to do this. You’d go to any length necessary to make this happen, and you probably have some ideas about what you could do to raise the money. What that means is, if it was truly necessary, you could earn more money than you are currently earning, although it would very likely require certain sacrifices on your part.

Just 30 Days!

To do an “Income Blitz”, put together a plan where – for a short period of time – you can earn some extra income. How you use this “extra income” to improve your finances is a subject for another article, but for now let’s focus on some ways you could earn it.

In your present job, is there a way to take on more hours? Maybe one extra shift each week for the next month? Do you have the ability to cover for other people’s vacations? Can you convince a co-worker to take a personal day for themselves while you cover? Is there a special project you could take on that you could get paid “by the job”? If you’re in sales – can you work more hours and make more sales? A special Midnight Madness event?

What COULD You Do?

If you don’t have this option with your current job (Hey, did you even ask someone? You may be surprised. And what a “terrible” message to send to your boss that you are anxious and willing to work extra!), then what other kinds of things can you do to earn extra money for a short period of time? And face it, you could work two full time jobs for the next 30 days if you absolutely had to.

Yes, You Could – Just 30 Days!

My parents, for years, delivered phone books once a year to pay for our vacations. Short, sweet, well-defined short-term project with a fixed income amount in mind. I used to do umpiring in the summers – two nights a week, plus some weekend tournaments. I enjoyed it and would get a nice, fat chunk of money in September when they paid me for the entire summer all at once.

Recently, I was offering my mortgage services at a booth at a Bridal Show. Working across from me was a newer real estate agent who was working in the “Pure O” romance products booth. She would work one Bridal Show a year (they get names of brides-to-be and make appointments for in-home product parties) to earn extra money – and then she’d turn a lot of these contacts into real estate relationships.

You could make the rounds at garage sales and buy undervalued stuff to re-sell on Ebay. You could work security at local sporting events. You could work a booth at a local fair. You could deliver pizzas. There are so many ways that you could earn a few extra dollars over a short period of time. What “Income Blitz” could you do? Set an income goal for “extra” money and put together a plan. It could be fun! Send in your comments for other ideas!

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