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Welcome to Young and Broke!

Being a starving student sucks. Being a starving student with no time to hold down a regular job sucks even worse. Part-time jobs are one solution, but they're not the only one. In these pages, I've brought together all of the student-friendly ways I know to make money without cutting too far into your study and party time.

Note: Not all of these jobs are created equal. I've included bad ideas and outright scams, with the information you need to know what to avoid.

Making Money Online
Do web design
Blog for cash
Write keyword articles
Get paid to take surveys
Be a professional moderator
Become an eBay trader
    Drop-shipping on eBay
Sell novelty items through CafePress
Self-publish an e-book
Ask for donations
Sell MMORPG items
Be a cam girl / cam boy
Sell essays and term papers online
Write research papers to order

Free Stuff
Cool coupons
Winning contests
Free iPods
Free PlayStation 3
Free electronics
Free food

Credit, Loans, and Grants
Student credit cards
How to pick a credit card
Student loans
Student grants
Loans vs. grants

 

Working Off-Campus
Part-time job search sites
    United States · Canada
    Great Britain · Ireland
    Australia · New Zealand

Volunteer jobs
Internships
The joys of retail
The bliss of food service
The ecstasy of temping
Summer adventures
    Summer jobs
Winter adventures
    Winterer break jobs

Artsy Jobs

Writing
Writing for magazines aimed at students
Writing keyword articles
Being a writing coach
Proofreading
Entering writing contests
Self-publishing an e-book
Writing essays for other students

Painting, Sculpting, etc.
Selling prints of your art
Drawing caricatures
Making jewelry

The Performing Arts
Modeling
Busking
Exotic dancing

Textile Arts
Knitting
Tailoring

 

Working on Campus
Work study
Tutoring
Modeling for the art department
Taking part in psych experiments

Starting Your Own Business
Setting up a small store in your dorm room
Running a food delivery business
Hiring yourself out as a mover
Selling at craft fairs

Getting Anatomical
Becoming an egg donor
Becoming a sperm donor
Taking part in medical experiments
Donating blood plasma
Donating blood
Selling your organs

Bad Ideas
Be a cam girl / boy
Sell essays and term papers online
Write research papers to order
Self-publishing an e-book
Writing essays for other students
Selling your organs

More ideas to come!

Got a good idea that I haven't listed? Want to see your site featured here? Email me at issendai at issendai dot com, and put "Young and Broke" in the subject.

 
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