8 Ways to Earn and Save Money

To help you come up with ways to earn and save money, I’ve come up with a few of admittedly drastic savings strategies, along with some ballpark figures of their savings potential. (If you’re looking for a real no-brainer, use ShopBest to save and earn more money.  Then, sit back and watch it grow.)

Hold the mother of all garage sales. Cast a critical eye on the stuff at the way back of your closets. If you haven’t used it in six months, chances are you can do without. Same goes for all that junk in storage. (See “The hidden costs of too much stuff.” ) Annual savings? Depends on how much junk you have, of course, but one coworker guessed he had at least $5,000 worth of stuff he could get rid of. I’d put my own garage sale potential down at around $1,000. Thats a good number. +Continue Reading