"If wishes were horses, beggars would ride."
Everyone wants to be rich, to have enough money to live the good
life. But sadly, wishes aren’t horses. If they were, it would indeed be a
crazy world. There are no “wish horses”, we’ve got to wake up every
morning and work our dreams! The closest anyone gets to a wish horse is
money. The more money you can make, the more wishes you can make come true for yourself and those you love.
Here are 5 tips to make that extra cash and get closer to your wishes.
1. Monetize your hobbies
You know how to sew? Great! What about graphics design? If you are
good at anything, make efforts to showcase it, join internet forums, and
show it on Facebook and Twitter.
Let people know what you do for fun. You’ll never know who will be
interested. And when people start showing interest, prepare to monetize
it. That is a very simple way to make extra money part-time doing what
you love doing ordinarily.
2. Get busy on weekends
If you have a Monday to Friday job that allows you free time on
weekends, that’s nice. If you love to MC or go into photography or play a
musical instrument on weekends, that’s superb. There are always social functions
happening every other weekend in Nigeria, especially in Lagos. What you
have to do is just identify and plan for some side gigs that you can do
on weekends, that way you can make extra money part-time doing side
gigs besides your regular pay.
3. Check out commission Jobs
There are many commission-type jobs that will not interfere with your
9 to 5 and will allow you make extra money . These jobs might include
sales of products which you may even introduce to your colleagues and
friends making them your first clients, to services you can do after
work hours or online outsourced jobs. Just make sure there are no
conflicts of interest with your 9 to 5.
4. Do research
You will be pleasantly surprised at the opportunities that abound
with proper research. It might be a business that requires only a
certain level of investment or a part time stint that will give you good
financial returns. You won’t be disappointed.
5. Start a small business
Keyword is small. Make sure this business doesn’t affect your 9 to 5.
I definitely won’t advise you to shirk your responsibilities at work,
but you can take a honest assessment of your job and see if it gives you
enough time to start something on the side. Start a blog, set up a
training institute, join your friends or spouse to set up a consulting
firm, but keep your eyes on the cash!
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