OT: What do You do to Make extra money?

Ron Berry · May 11, 2009

Our Demolition business has been so slow we have been refurbishing floating docks. Normally when we have steady work the scrap metal from the job is enough to keep a little jingle in our pockets. Lately these docks have been making house payments and buying groceries. What do Yall do for extra money.
Ron

rustyfarmall · May 11, 2009

In todays' economy, there is no extra jingle in our pockets.

Dennis in NC · May 11, 2009

took a job at wal-mart lawn & garden . putting grills and stuff together . can be hard work but pays for tractor parts ect. only one place to shop here in small town USA.

Anonymous-0 · May 11, 2009

I build picnic tables.Sales were down last year.One fellow about 15 miles away didnt build tables last year.I build a good 8 foot table with 2x10 seats.2 home centers about 30 miles away sell a poor 6 foot table for 100.00.They come in a card board box.Built with low grade lumber,1/4 inch bolts and dry wall screws.Both are tippers.If you are going to buy a picnic table,just sit 3 people on one side and see if it stays upright.Junk tables kill the sale of good tables.

Ron Berry · May 11, 2009

They can also tip when the last person on the other side gets up.
Ron

Brian Jasper co. Ia · May 11, 2009

I fix just about anything that burns gas or diesel fuel. I tell everyone I can save you a bunch of money, but I can't always give turnaround like a full time shop.

fixerupper · May 11, 2009

Tractor/military restorations, truck driving, traveling with a wheat harvester, work for neighbor farmer, my wife works (soon to retire).

On a side note, after I operate and help repair my neighbor's new, modern equipment, I come home and enjoy my old simple machinery even more! Jim

ddl · May 11, 2009

Good ole America, Read the posts and you find that the inventive types make it into an opportunity and the others just whine about the economy!

ken in texas · May 11, 2009

Hey 36 Coupe,Are those tables of your own design,or from do it yourself book? Iwould like to get into doing something like that to help pay the bills.If it would'nt be a problem ,it would be a help to find some good plans.Not trying to butt in to your business,but at my age(73)I need something I can do in my small shop,and display on roadside.Live in a very small Texas town.

ishot2pac · May 11, 2009

I do heating and a/c repair and some plumbing

jhilyer · May 11, 2009

I bale & sell hay in the summer!

I also write training for my former company when they need it. (I'm a teacher now).

One thing I've leared, NEVER burn a bridge. I made sure when I switched to teaching that I left my former company on good terms. It's helped a lot.

Spook · May 11, 2009

Started taking money for plowing snow and other chores for my neighbors. Now getting paid for things I did for free for years. And working for my wife on occasion.

rustyfarmall · May 11, 2009

(quoted from post at 07:07:34 05/11/09) Good ole America, Read the posts and you find that the inventive types make it into an opportunity and the others just whine about the economy!

It makes a big difference in where you live as to whether the opportunity is there or not. In a metropolitan area, there are plenty of folks that either do not have the skills or the inclination to do-it-themselves, and are more than happy to pay someone else to do it for them.

Out here in redneck country, everyone is a do-it-yourselfer, and the thought of paying someone to do it for them just never enters their heads, and even if it did, they couldn't pay the bill.

Gary from Muleshoe · May 11, 2009

I do handyman work around town, anything from replacing a faucet to welding a fence I pretty much do.

dlplost · May 11, 2009

Wife and i go to local Auctions and buy junk, Sell it on eBay...People will buy almost anything.

Billy Shafer · May 11, 2009

I am on the disabled list. But hate to just sit around. So I help out at the local feed store. Stock the coke box sweep floors and general gofer for what ever is needed. Does not pay much but free meals and supplies when I need them. But it keeps me busy and out of the bingo halls.

Anonymous-0 · May 11, 2009

Teach skiing (winter only).

CJ3b_jeep · May 11, 2009

I break down and shoot wedding photos for money, buy and sell a few things.

LAA · May 11, 2009

Clear land, Build fence, work cattle, haul cattle, roll hay. Those are

Rootsy · May 11, 2009

I farm as my 2nd job for some spending money.. vegetables during the summer... pumpkins and decorative stuff for fall... Eggs year round... I also do a bit of machinery jockeying and selling on ebay. I have a couple of reproduced obsolete IH items I manufacture and sell through Ebay also... In the spring and fall I do some custom garden plowing and I help the neighbors pull teets and do field work if they are short a body or two... During the winter I do some free lance engineering design, build custom rifles and perform gunsmithing work... I will dabble in some winter wood working projects if I get bored... My table saw hasn't seen much work lately...

jd b puller · May 11, 2009

Dabble in tractor parts. Mostly pistons for pulling tractors and a lot of restos. Not big money, but helps support the pulling habits.

ddl · May 11, 2009

so if what your saying is true. then you can take a redneck and put him in the city and he will loose all his inclinations to survive? I bet all those rooftop gardeners would be glad to hear that.

Anonymous-0 · May 11, 2009

I have processed income tax returns for a select group of people for over 25 years now. Don't make a lot out of it, but it keeps me on top of CDN tax laws (somewhat). BTW, anyone who thinks the home computer wasn't a wonderful invention should try doing a few tax returns (at the same time) without one.

37 chief · May 11, 2009

Since I retired a couple years ago SS does not quite make it. I do mowing, and discing in the Southern Calif to make ends meet. Stan

jason, NW Ontario · May 11, 2009

I"m a very occasional farrier, doing barefoot trims for the wealthy owners of hay-burners. Just wish I had a few more customers - would be nice to do a horse or two Mon-Fri after work.

Jay

charles todd · May 11, 2009

I still have my day job as an Industrial Maintenance Tech at a local manufacturing facility. I also do some A/C work and have a few rent trailers. I hope soon I can use my newly acquired Komatsu PC38UU-2 trackhoe to partner up with my buddie's JD 350 and get some small weekend jobs rolling.

Charles

RBnSC · May 12, 2009

You could get some practice digging up them stumps. Nice machine.
Ron

rustyfarmall · May 12, 2009

(quoted from post at 13:20:19 05/11/09) so if what your saying is true. then you can take a redneck and put him in the city and he will loose all his inclinations to survive? I bet all those rooftop gardeners would be glad to hear that.

Why would I want to plant a garden on my roof when I can have a REAL garden?

Anonymous-0 · May 12, 2009

Tables that are built right wont tip.Little kids tables are the worst as they can tip both ways.I have avoided kids tables over the years for that reason.A woman bought 2 of my 8 foot tables wanted a smaller table for her day care.I refused at first but she insisted.I scaled down my 8 foot table 25 percent and came up with a winner.Ill be building them this year.If the customer had not been insistant I would have never built the kids table.A good table will sell anywhere.Ive built tables for 30 years here.

charles todd · May 12, 2009

Thank you RBnSC.

kyhayman · May 12, 2009

I guess I've been blessed. For years I worked a public job and farmed on the side. When I went to farming full time I planned to do a little excavating as a sideline, and shoot a few pictures for pay along the way. I hauled hay in to resell last winter, since I sold out of my own hay in November and after the ice storm in Feb, I cant get a break except for the weather. I've actually been neglecting my photography work. With hay season at hand doesnt look too promising any time soon at being able to pick that back up.

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