Showing posts with label students money saving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label students money saving. Show all posts
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Cover Your Car with Advertisements
Have
you been driving down the road and suddenly seen a car driven by plastered in
ads for potato chips or an
energy drink? Maybe you thought the car belonged to an employee with the
company. But a number of advertising firms will actually pay drivers to have
their own cars covered with ads.
Depending on the firm, the length of the promotion and your
region, you can be paid between $400 and $900 per month to serve as a moving
billboard. Some companies will even provide you with a car to drive, free of
charge. All you have to do is sign up on the company's Web site, filling in
basic demographic information. Then, if a specific advertiser decides they want
to target your particular demographic, they'll select you for a promotion.
Promotions last from a few months to years, so the extra income could add up to
a nice sum.
You'll be required to drive a certain number of miles per month
to fulfill your contract, and you'll have to set aside four to eight hours for
your car to be wrapped at the beginning of each promotion. Once the ads are
removed, your car will be undamaged by the process.
Follow these links for more information
Follow these links for more information
How to make 3-D cards in 5 minutes
Students
can take advantage of seasonal occasions such as: birthdays, Easter, Christmas,
Valentine’s Day and New Years to create amazing handmade cards which can be
priced lower than the market. Cards can be 2-D, 3-D, colored with different
sizes.
Monday, 18 February 2013
Sunday, 17 February 2013
World exploration + MoneyHugger = Smiley face
It's Monday morning, the day starts with the occasional 9 am classes,
than continues with a grueling group discussion about the unsatisfactory results from the uncoordinated group work left from last week and until you get home you end up with a bunch of assignment deadlines
that you hardly imagine you can ever meet. But anyway, you continue the routine
with "logging in" in any of the social media vehicles you've used most recently and you find a number of students how want to get rid
of these interesting and full with action uni days and go on an exciting trip, anywhere but far from here. In this case, all you can do is offering them your
excellent organizational skills and advices on how to explore the world for affordable (student)
price, but of course that can happen only if they use your “services”. Suddenly, the small number is turning into a reasonable
sized group and guess how is being left to do the organizing?! :) Yes, the chance to go on a trip and
earn some money SIMULTANEOUSLY is given to you; moreover, the only thing you
need to ensure is that you are approaching this “organizational plan” in a
logical and correct manner.
The key word here is organization. This starts before you even begin putting all parts of the trip together. For instance, there is a lot of information that you will need to collect and collate ready to enter on booking forms, so you need to organize yourself first.
One of the first steps in arranging
the actual trip, unless this has been previously agreed, is to sort out the
dates. If you are given a free hand on this bear in mind that certain times of
year, such as the height of summer and around
special holidays like Easter and Christmas, are likely to be more expensive, so
steer clear of these wherever possible unless they are an integral part of the
reason for the proposed trip.
Than you should consider the type of the travel arrangements that must
be made, which of course will vary depending upon the destination of the trip.
Even thought the responsibilities you have to consider for this alternative method of income, you can’t deny that the money you will manage to gain from this organizing plan will be earned in the most stimulating way that one student can think of! :)
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Make some money while you're having fun
Being a
student is fun, but it does have its down side. For a lot of students it is the
first time that they have left home and is therefore somehow disconcerting. The
realization that there is now no mechanism around to take dirty smelly clothes
and magically transform them into clean ones is a bit irritating, isn`t it?!
But still the most inconvenient change in students’ life is dealing with budget
and studies and not only that but doing it SIMULTANEOUSLY… In this case the only
association with uni life will logically be BOREDOM and the only thought that
can slightly drive you back from this stressful association is going out for a
drink with “the guys”. Unfortunately, here comes the second obstacle that
usually students find hard to overcome…budget.
How about if I tell you that there is a decent
way to earn money until you`re having fun…SIMULTANEOUSLY? It could sounds a bit vague and too
good to be true but don’t forget that one bored and desperate student can be extremely
creative. For instance,
organising a party in your own house can be profitable “business”. Think about
it, first, no one can deny that students tend to release their whole “potential”
only if they feel like they are invited in a “private party” where the cozy home atmosphere is contributing
to the “crazy things I can do when my parents (OR for example, the security from Kasbah )are not watching”. Second, everyone who acknowledge this fact
will be even more interested of your “home organized party” when he/she notice
that the price that they have to pay for entrance and drinks is almost three
times cheaper than this in The Establishment‘s
menu. You may ask why someone would pay
to go in someone else’s house instead of organising hi/her own party. And the answer
is the mess that the extreme night usually leaves after the Sun goes up and the
damages that should be fixed somehow are due to the host of the party, hence
the only “obligation” of the “guests” is to have fun and cause those damages.Here some advices how you can do it:
1. Planning:
- Make sure you can gather volunteers to help you.
- Be prepare to invest some money
2. Take action:
- Fix the dates and time your parties are going to take place (stick with permanent timetable initially, so that people can easy remember; afterwards, if everything goes on plan you can start “customizing” your parties)
- Advertising is an essential moment: find the balance between spreading the event, but on the same time inviting students that you know or at lease your friend’s friend knows
- Make arrangements for photo and video (you may use those materials for advertising…if appropriate)
Teach your Mother Language
If you are concerned of how to make
money while studying abroad, we guarantee that there are more than 100 ways to
generate good amount of money without being committed to Part time job. One of
these ways will be discussed in this example.
Assume that you are an Arab student
studying in the UK, and your mother language is Arabic, you can take advantage
of this and try to search for Arab families who would like to teach their
children the Arabic language.
Let us say that you have found two families,
with two children each, who would like their children to learn the Arabic language.
If you allocated two hours of your time in four days a week for each student
and if you set a price of £30
for each lesson, you can make £120
a week, while you are just having 8 hours duty a week.
For a student who studies in the UK
a £480 per month is
good amount for their pocket money, SO HURRY UP AND MAKE YOUR OWN POCKET
MONEY!!!
Create and Sell your own Accessories
MONEY MONEY MONEY! Students are always concerned
about money, how to allocate their money on their daily activities? How to earn
extra income? How much to invest? What about a part time job? All these
questions are rolling your life in a coaster. Let us direct you towards the
easiest ways of making money.
In many cultures handcrafts are considered the main
source of income and living. It is perceived by those who have this ability as
a relaxing, enjoyable, pleasant lifestyle that requires them to have patience
and creative characteristics.
If you are interested in making extra pocket money
and have the skills to make handmade accessories, we will provide you with the
easiest ways to do this. Handmade accessories have a wide range of products
such as bracelets, earrings, key chains and many others.
The most common handmade accessories are bracelets.
They are the simplest type to be done, they don’t need as much time, effort and
even raw materials. Usually bracelets are made of threads and each 10 meter
thread costs you approximately £7.
Let us say that you
have bought three threads with three different colors with £21, and from a
personal experience these three threads easily make 50 bracelets. So your total
cost is £21 and the time taken to make three of them is one hour. If each bracelet is sold for £ 3 then your
profit is £ 129. Any additional beads can be added off course the higher the
price of the bracelet become.
Moreover, Fimo is a kind of clay that it’s widely used; you can shape
it in any form then after it dries it can be colored as desired. What is unique
about Fimo is the low price where you can get each package for £ 3. With the
fimo you can create earrings, brooches, rings and other “jewels”.
Furthermore, each one of us has unwanted T-shirts and
trousers in his/her closet. Those not any more used clothes can be used to make
bags and additional accessories for the clothes we usually wear. Technically,
those cost NOTHING.
Last but not least, every house has numerous numbers of
buttons with different sizes, shapes and colors. Have you ever thought of using
them? Yes, they can be used as accessories on bags, T-shirts, trousers and even shoes. There
are specialty stores who can provide you with larger variety with very cheap
prices.
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Baby Sitting
Many students who are studying
abroad are concerned of generating money for many reasons such as being able to
secure their pocket money by themselves; most of them would not like the idea
of being committed to a part/full time job because it won’t allow them to put
the required amount of time and effort for their studies.
There are too many methods of
generating money while studying abroad without being committed to anyone and
without spending a great deal of time doing it, which basically needed for the
for aim we have mentioned earlier. So if you do not prefer the idea of working
for someone under pressure or if you are interested to generate income without
having many obstacles and requirements, check out the example given below.
It is out of discussion that
there are too many households with children who have busy lives and in need for
someone to take care of their children, so it will be very easy and profitable
for students if they try to search for two families and if they allocated 8 to
10 hours of their time in a week to make babysitting.
To put these words in numbers, if
a student makes a 10 hours babysitting in a week for a price of £20/h
for this service, they would generate £600 in one month which is an
excellent budget for their pocket money.
Monday, 11 February 2013
Become a Human Intelligence Provider
Even in the age of computerised this and robotic that, there
is no denying that certain tasks are still best left to the good old fashioned
human brain. These tasks are known as Human Intelligence Tasks (HITs) and
include little jobs that computers and programmes simply can’t do. This
includes things like writing product descriptions, identifying elements within
a video or answering FAQs.
These HITs are very simple, easy and quick, and you can get
paid a good enough amount once you have gotten used to doing them. There are
basically no requirements needed to fulfil a HIT as long as you read the
request and do the job properly as described. You can easily do multiple tasks
at a time if it makes it easier and turnaround time is extremely quick. Perhaps
the most attractive thing about HITs is the ease of fitting it into your
schedule. You can do them at any time and many of them take only a couple of
minutes. You can do them when you wake up, before bed, or even at 4:30am when
you’re having difficulty sleeping! It really is up to you. What you lose in
steady income, you make up in complete freedom. Then, the money goes into your
account after an allotted time (dependent on the organisation subscribed to)
for you to spend as you wish!
Although a fair amount of money can be made after some time
of getting used to how it works, and managing yourself in regards to working
efficiently, initially it can seem like you are working very hard for next to
nothing. It is very important to remember that the requesters (who offer the
HITs) aren’t looking for masterpieces. Simply do what is asked and then quickly
move on and forget about it!
We recommend Amazon’s Mechanical Turk as the most reputable
marketplace for finding HITs. You can sign up at www.mturk.com and get straight
to work!
Saturday, 9 February 2013
5 things that students should know about money
Before we start discussing how to earn some money,
probably we should mention ways of how to save money or in other words how to
not lose money. Since the start of university is the first step to financial
independence, here are five things that one new student need to know about
money.
1. Banks are not your friends
Don`t waste money for nothing – if you've already got a smartphone, or can get hold of one from a sibling who is upgrading, you can save by switching to a sim-only tariff. You can get free call minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data for less than £20 a month from almost any mobile company.
4. …and travel bills also
One of the biggest surprises students report is how much they have to pay on trains, buses and tubes. So get a 16-25 Railcard – it costs £28 for one year, or £65 for three, and gives you a third off UK rail fares. Sadly, NatWest has made it harder to get one for free on its student account… or take the bus – check Megabus for low-cost deals.
5. Pre-loading to save on a bar cost
1. Banks are not your friends
Often bank
staffs’ primary aim is to sell you their products,
and they will only do it from their own, usually poor range. Often the person
you're talking to is paid based on how many things they can tie you into. Ask
yourself: do you want to be the loyal customer whose business is taken for
granted, or the customer whose business is hard won with better deals? Do your
own research before getting any financial product. Ask yourself whether you
need it, is it worth it, and have you checked whether it's the best deal on the
market.
2. Be boring - stick with the monthly budget
2. Be boring - stick with the monthly budget
Yes, it's boring, but if you're going to live on the money you've got, and
afford a social life too, you need to learn to budget. Make a weekly or monthly
budget and stick to it. Try using an online student budget calculator, such as
the one on the Ucas website, which allows you to key in all your income and
outgoings. Other tips:
- Try not to use your debit card to pay for things. It's easier to keep track if you pay cash. When going out drinking, only take with you the amount you're happy to spend that night, and no plastic cards.
- Before you buy something, ask yourself: Do I really need it? Can I afford it? Can I get it cheaper elsewhere? If any one answer is no, think again.
- Don't use cash machines that charge for withdrawals. Find out which ATMs charge and which don't.
Don`t waste money for nothing – if you've already got a smartphone, or can get hold of one from a sibling who is upgrading, you can save by switching to a sim-only tariff. You can get free call minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data for less than £20 a month from almost any mobile company.
4. …and travel bills also
One of the biggest surprises students report is how much they have to pay on trains, buses and tubes. So get a 16-25 Railcard – it costs £28 for one year, or £65 for three, and gives you a third off UK rail fares. Sadly, NatWest has made it harder to get one for free on its student account… or take the bus – check Megabus for low-cost deals.
5. Pre-loading to save on a bar cost
We're not endorsing this, but we can't deny that it`s “profitable”. Pre-loading
is about buying cheap alcohol from the supermarket or off-licence and drinking
it at home before you hit the pub/club. "Drinking while getting ready with
your mates might seem normal, but drinking a lot of alcohol before you go out
could make your night take a different direction from what you've all got
planned..you might be
too ill to get in the taxi or even
worse – in the club!
source: The Guardian
source: The Guardian
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