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Most of us I am guessing has some sort of side job of which we make money in addition to our regular job. So what kind of side jobs do you do?
I teach at a local university for some money and I also trade stocks in hope of striking it rich.
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That's an interesting assumption. I find it strange that anyone would intentionally work more than one job if it weren't strictly necessary. I'm always interesting in finding ways that I can make a little more money, but not as side jobs: making money is what I do for a living.
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I make extra money by spending less.
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I really have no need to make "extra" money. (Not that I am loaded.. I'm not) But I have made Extra money on ebay etc. Doing freelance graphics work. (Look up companies in the phone book that have no logo, make one for them and charge less than most people do)
Then there is always the handjobs for crack.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by Doofy 
I flip houses.
Would you like flies with that?
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the only thing i love is the sweet smell of crumpled dollar bills torn from sweaty probing hands in exchange for sexual favours to help drown out the unrelenting hell that is human existence
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Posting Junkie
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Working overtime.
Seems like the easiest/most obvious way to do it.
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Originally Posted by mduell
Working overtime.
Seems like the easiest/most obvious way to do it.
Bingo.
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I make extra money selling my old electronic devices on eBay.
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I buy/sell humans for the off world colony.
Sometimes CGI production or producing indie films too.
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Running another company on the side. Not so much for the extra money, more for the fun. And I'm on the board of a third company, a start-up, giving my time for equity.
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Professional Poster
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I do freelance web development on the side for a little extra cash. I do web development for a living too, but freelance tends to pay a bit more for the short stuff.
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Originally Posted by mduell
Working overtime.
Seems like the easiest/most obvious way to do it.
I would do that also, but my company does not offer paid OT. In fact, I could work a billion hours and come out with the same paycheck. However, it was my impression that working a lot of hours at a law firm would garner me more money. That myth has been debunked.
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I was able to get a hobo gig part-time on the side. They keep cutting my weekend hours, though. 
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Originally Posted by mindwaves
I would do that also, but my company does not offer paid OT. In fact, I could work a billion hours and come out with the same paycheck. However, it was my impression that working a lot of hours at a law firm would garner me more money. That myth has been debunked.
Thats salary for you. Hourly and Salary both have there ups and downs.
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At current exchange rate, you can make approximately US$640 in southern china for being a gigolo for a night. Sadly you can't choose who you serve.
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I don't have extra time to make extra dough. With a wife and kids its difficult find the time for another job. Spend time with the Mrs. Cart the kids back and forth to various activities, like gymnastics and such. When all is said and done I barely have time to catch my breath never mind have the time (or the energy) to work.
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Audio projects for mmuseums and historical societies.
I also build "Museum Quality" sci-fi models for collectors. Mostly "Studio Scale."
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Originally Posted by Sealobo
At current exchange rate, you can make approximately US$640 in southern china for being a gigolo for a night. Sadly you can't choose who you serve.
How many women in China have 5000RMB to spend on that?
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Who said anything about women?
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Overtime.
I have a salary and get paid overtime.
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Originally Posted by wallinbl
How many women in China have 5000RMB to spend on that?
Plenty of new money women, especially in Shenzhen.
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Originally Posted by Andy8
Plenty of new money women, especially in Shenzhen.
Seems like all the people of power there are men. City is full of women in general, though.
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I sell crack rocks to second graders.
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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I usually go out and gig, or sometmes even play my horn outside when there are a lot of people walking about. Maybe $20-$30 bucks each time I go out. It can add up fast :-)
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Originally Posted by Rumor
I sell crack rocks to second graders.
I would think you'd have a bigger market for step on a crack insurance.
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I whore myself out. actually, that is my primary mode of income. I guess my 'side-job' would be underground dogfighting
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Originally Posted by Peter
Overtime.
I have a salary and get paid overtime.
Isn't the entire idea of salary that you don't get paid based on time spent? Like, isn't that the defining difference between salary and hourly?
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i get paid £x and am expected to work a minimum of n hours a month. If i work over that I'm paid my hourly pay and a half.
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Returned my $170 blackberry pearl. Sold my 30 gig iPod and accessories for $250. Bought a $300 4gig iPhone.
Ended up with $120 bucks in pocket to get a better phone. That's how I roll.
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I should have mentioned that I'm also a sponsored professional MacNN poster. I'm wearing some sweet Nike gear right now that you just can't see.
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Originally Posted by Peter
i get paid £x and am expected to work a minimum of n hours a month. If i work over that I'm paid my hourly pay and a half.
What happens when you work less than the minimum?
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nothing - where I work we have super flexi-hours. I rarely meet the minimum.
In fact, I think maybe it means I get a slightly smaller bonus - possibly reflects on my performance bonus.
Our bonuses are usually 2 or 3 months salary. Twice or Thrice a year.
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Professional Poster
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Originally Posted by Peter
nothing - where I work we have super flexi-hours. I rarely meet the minimum.
In fact, I think maybe it means I get a slightly smaller bonus - possibly reflects on my performance bonus.
Our bonuses are usually 2 or 3 months salary. Twice or Thrice a year.
When can I start?
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get a phd in Science stuff from Cambridge, Oxford, MIT or Harvard - then you can go through the 4 interviews, go through the 3 month trial - then you can start! 
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Originally Posted by BadKosh
Audio projects for mmuseums and historical societies.
I also build "Museum Quality" sci-fi models for collectors. Mostly "Studio Scale."
got any samples/pics you can share?
I'm still a student so I make a few bucks working at a law firm.
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The MacNN mods would get angry if I shared how I make some extra money on the side, so let's just say "retail sales"...
P.S. for those curiosity my product rhymes with "toop".
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Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey
I should have mentioned that I'm also a sponsored professional MacNN poster. I'm wearing some sweet Nike gear right now that you just can't see.
I am a sucker for coincidences, also a 'Professional Poster' here (I don't even know what it means) but not sponsored at all (I know what it means), would you have any spare nike.free sneakers to share with me?, torrent, pando… doesn't matter 
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Originally Posted by Peter
get a phd in Science stuff from Cambridge, Oxford, MIT or Harvard - then you can go through the 4 interviews, go through the 3 month trial - then you can start!
I've got the PhD. Where do you work and how do I get an interview?
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Originally Posted by besson3c
let's just say "retail sales"...
P.S. for those curiosity my product rhymes with "toop".
I've always thought ice cream trucks were just cover for pedophiles. You actually do it to make money?
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Originally Posted by kman42
I've got the PhD. Where do you work and how do I get an interview?
Cambridge, UK. Drop me an email if you're serious.
Peter@omgponi.es
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Originally Posted by wallinbl
I've always thought ice cream trucks were just cover for pedophiles. You actually do it to make money?
"Ice cream" doesn't rhyme with "toop"...
(if I had a nickel for everytime I've said that...)
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Originally Posted by wallinbl
I've always thought ice cream trucks were just cover for pedophiles. You actually do it to make money?
Fun fact: The redhead kid from the Harry Potter movies drives an ice cream truck.
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^ those movies are ginger heaven, who are you talking about?
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I have been making some bank fixing ppl computers for them. The geek squad is a serious ripoff. I also flip laptops. You might surprised how many people think that PCs are permanently broken when they get clogged with viruses and the like. Selling my old junk on eBay is also quite profitable. It is "found" money. It is almost free, very high margin.
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