Any tips for earning extra cash?

[Wus67]

I used to drive limos on the side for extra $. It's really easy money and the jobs are almost endless. If you look into it now you might be able to get set up for prom and wedding season, that's where the big bucks are. I was getting $160/night tip on proms when I drove the big 30', 18 passenger H2, and about $100 with the small 10 passenger lincolns. The only downside is you're giving up your weekend nights a lot of the time, but if you're considering bartending, you'll be giving them up anyway. Just some food for thought.

 

[Norselord]

Are you currently working as an Engineer? Seems to me with that income level you should be able to scrap together the money pretty quickly.

Might be easier to cut down the lifestyle spending than to go out and find extra work, if its only $100/week you are chasing after.

yes i am working as an engineer and my wife is working as an accountant. Notice that my wife is an accountant. I'll say this one more time: my wife is an accountant. According to her, there is no money in the budget to have Grrretchen painted...so if it isn't coming out of current revenue it has to come out of new revenue...

 

[julioardz]

No worries man. I'm married to a teacher with degrees in English and Spanish. Why do you think I hit the edit button so much on this forum?

So will we see before and after pictures of Grrretchen?

 

[Norselord]

No worries man. I'm married to a teacher with degrees in English and Spanish. Why do you think I hit the edit button so much on this forum?

So will we see before and after pictures of Grrretchen?

I have some old before pictures. Currently the interior is completely out of her.

Since the pictures were taken, the following mechanical mods were made:
- Engine
-- refurbished 460cubic inch short block
-- bored cylinders over 0.030 "
-- Cobra Jet racing heads
-- 650 CFM holley double pumper carb
-- Edelbrock performer intake
-- rocker rollers
-- dished KB pistons
-- gaskets/seals etc.
- Transmission
-- Replaced C6 with custom AOD transmission (required complete new bellhousing)
-- wide planetary gear ratio
- Rear end
-- went from 3.05 to 3.55
- Exhaust
-- went from 2.25" to 2.5"
-- removed cats and other emission junk
-- Flowmaster low pressure muffler

Currently:
- all seats and vinyl removed and repaired -- in process of dyeing to a light cream color
- wheels removed and replaced with offset mag wheels
- all carpet removed
- restoring door panels
- replaced stereo and speakers (am/fm and cb were in it)
- removed headliner
- removed all plastic interior parts

Work to be done:
- exterior paint (duh)
- replace dash gauges with custom New Vintage dials and gauges
- replace old roof rack with new
- rechrome hardware
- put new 'wood' vinyl on
- restore brakes
- upgrade suspension with anti-roll and variable rear
- install roof mount DVD player
- install dash GPS
- window tint

 

[julioardz]

just an idea, if you want people around here to aprove:

 

[MidTNJasonF]

On your tutoring idea. I did that a couple years ago and it was some nice money. There was/is a program that put federal money towards after school tutoring in under performing schools. There were a couple of independent companies that provided the tutoring and got permission from the different schools administration to come in and provide the service. The company hired mostly teachers from the district who wanted to moonlight but they were very happy to have me as a math tutor with my engineering background.

It was $22.50 per hour per kid. I had three kids 4 hours a week split into two two hour sessions. $270 a week and I was officially a contractor on a 1099 so I just paid the taxes at the end of the year. I think the federal program worked out to 16 sessions or 8 weeks during the semester. A little better than $2000 in the bank before taxes. It was easy and fairly rewarding work. It was pretty outstanding when one of the kids "got it" and you could see them light up and dive into a problem because they finally understood what you were teaching them.

I do not know how to put you in touch with someone that runs that program in your area but you could try to find someone in the districts central office that handles it. Might take some digging and several calls to find the right person. All the kids I worked with were 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.

 

[SmokeNbrew]

She's a real beaut Clark...

I have some old before pictures. Currently the interior is completely out of her.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Background:
To the comment regarding oral services -- how do i get paid for getting BJs?

HA! Well played sir!

 

[70ls1nova]

dude, there is no return on investment on that POS. Get rid of it now for what you can get out of it and stop wasting your money. Trust me, I learned this the hard way.

 

[Norselord]

dude, there is no return on investment on that POS. Get rid of it now for what you can get out of it and stop wasting your money. Trust me, I learned this the hard way.

I am going to ignore you.

 

[70ls1nova]

If you're going to ignore me, stop sending me private messages.

 

[70ls1nova]

Seriously dude, that car isn't worth a $7500 paint job. Take it to maaco and save some money.

 

[uxo]

I'm sorry but that station wagon doesn't need a 7k paint job. I thought you were talking about a 67 GTO or something.

 

[Ostomo517]

Not sure if I am allowed to ask this on the forums, but i want to make about $100/week extra part-time for a couple of years to get my project car painted.

The money needed is not to come from current earnings or out of the budget of any current projects.

Any ideas?

I was thinking bartending a couple of nights a week if my boss at the FT job will allow it.

Bartending or waiting tables at the right place can be damn good money.

 

[snowtires]

Put some fuel injector cleaner in your car. I got an extra 100k to a tank. Er. Does that help at all?

 

[MagooBrew]

She's a real beaut Clark...

I thought I was the only one that would get the whole "Vacation" vibe. Ha

 

[Norselord]

This thread isn't about your 'opinion' of my ride. It should be about what you think is a good way to get some extra cash.

Turns out that I talked to my boss and he is giving me a $7K/year raise.

I understand that many people are not able to appreciate an iconic piece of American history, and therefore I feel that I am forced to expound:

1) stationwagons are a part of an american cultural heritage that has disappeared.
2) station wagons drive like a car but combine the best aspects of sedans and trucks.
3) my particular wagon has power seats, windows, steering, and a lot of other amenities offered in contemporary SUVs
4) all of the interior has been upgraded to provide 6 speaker surround sound, an overhead DVD player, and in-dash GPS, as well as IPod/flash drive/USB interface
5) one-0f-a-kind: even in the condition this vehicle is in, i get more stories and anecdotes and positive interaction than i do from my 93 corvette
6) stationswagons >>>>>> SUVs
7) my 76 Ford was built by Americans for Americans
8) I can smoke the tires off of the stoplight and out-tow and out-drag 95% of current SUVs and Trucks with my engine/tranny combo
9) HA! its a flippin station wagon -- 100x better than a minivan
10) relax -- have a homebrew

thread is not about cars -- it is about me making more money. Turns out that asking my boss for $7K ended up working out.

 

[acefaser]

Trade the ugly wagon in for something that gets better gas millage and pocket the extra $.

 

[Malted_hops]

Don't let the fools/jokers here bring you down. Everyone has their own "dream" car. I currently have a couple VW's ( 71 super, 72 bus) that I am working on upgrading/ restoring. Will these car (yours/mine) projects ever be worth the time,effort, and dollars we put in them... probably not. But hope you end up with what you want!

 

[Norselord]

My awesome wagon will be awesome.

Also: anyone have any tips on making extra money? (comments on the wagon are funny, but not relevant)

 

[mikescooling]

If you can weld, you can make brew stands. It's around a grand to get the welding stuff, then about a hundred in tubing per stand. Then it's more $ if they want casters, burners, mounts, paint, pumps ect... But they are slow as heck to build, it's over a hundred 2" welds. But it's HB related. It's something that is hard to ship so people have to buy local.

 

[Norselord]

Trade the ugly wagon in for something that gets better gas millage and pocket the extra $.

Ugly wagon?! wut?!

>insert yer mum joke here<

 

[Goofynewfie]

Enter the wagon in drag races

 

[julioardz]

Making some extra money turned out to be easier than you expected then. Congratulations!

I enjoy most things that are different or a little off center. I was expecting your typical American muscle car when I asked for a picture. I thought it was pretty awesome when I saw you were working on a station wagon.

People still love station wagons, they just don't call them that anymore. Look at all the Dodge Magnums, Subaru Outbacks, and compact hatchbacks driving around. They can call them what they like, they're station wagons, but with much less character than yours.

 

[forstmeister]

While your particular choice of a wagon isn't my favorite, 2 of my best cars ever were wagons. A Taurus wagon (199x) and my 2005 Ford Freestyle. Yes the Freestyle is technically a crossover, but it's just a tall wagon and its awesome. What I really want is an old BelAir wagon. That would be the best.

 

[MagooBrew]

My awesome wagon will be awesome.

Also: anyone have any tips on making extra money? (comments on the wagon are funny, but not relevant)

Im sure it will. No disrespect for you or your ride. Just doing a little jokin. Sorry. Good luck on your project. Years ago I use to make extra cash by doing handyman jobs. It seemed there was always someone that needed something. Put your name out there and youll probably get more than you can handle. Be reasonable on prices and do it right the first time and people will keep calling back.

 

[mjdonnelly68]

This thread isn't about your 'opinion' of my ride. It should be about what you think is a good way to get some extra cash.

Turns out that I talked to my boss and he is giving me a $7K/year raise.

I understand that many people are not able to appreciate an iconic piece of American history, and therefore I feel that I am forced to expound:

1) stationwagons are a part of an american cultural heritage that has disappeared.
2) station wagons drive like a car but combine the best aspects of sedans and trucks.
3) my particular wagon has power seats, windows, steering, and a lot of other amenities offered in contemporary SUVs
4) all of the interior has been upgraded to provide 6 speaker surround sound, an overhead DVD player, and in-dash GPS, as well as IPod/flash drive/USB interface
5) one-0f-a-kind: even in the condition this vehicle is in, i get more stories and anecdotes and positive interaction than i do from my 93 corvette
6) stationswagons >>>>>> SUVs
7) my 76 Ford was built by Americans for Americans
8) I can smoke the tires off of the stoplight and out-tow and out-drag 95% of current SUVs and Trucks with my engine/tranny combo
9) HA! its a flippin station wagon -- 100x better than a minivan
10) relax -- have a homebrew

thread is not about cars -- it is about me making more money. Turns out that asking my boss for $7K ended up working out.

Don't listen to the haters.

Restoring a classic car is about more than return on investment. If you love the car - LOVE THE CAR.

If it weren't for true believers like you, car shows would be all Corvettes and GTOs - boring! I'll take a well loved Chrysler Cordoba over yet another Buick Grand National every time.

You are doing god's work son - get down with your bad self.

 

[SmokeNbrew]

I personally think the car is mean ass. Im a big car guy myself. I don't know if I'd drop that much money on paint tho. Theres a lot of guys that do over-alls on the side. Ask around. I was put in touch with a guy that worked for a local rod shop. Did an excellent job in his garage and only charged me like $1200.

Then take the money you save and buy you a matching '72 Ford Condor II...

Merry Christmas- shhiiter's full!

 

[acefaser]

This thread just went epic.

 

[edds5p0]

For that kind of money, I would seriously consider buying the equipment you need and some old junk cars for a couple hundred bucks to practice on. You could even recoup the money you spent on the tools by doing some paint jobs on the side.