Children are expensive

I just read some where that just 1 child will cost 226000+ dollars to raise for 18 years. That is exhausting to think about. Then the more I thought about it the more I realized that is probably not accurate anyways since most kids are now staying home or being supported entirely throughout college. This means an extra 4 or 5 years in most cases. So that probably brings the total closer to 300,000 dollars per kid if you do not count college tuition. Wow, so this got me thinking that I need to make more money. So, I have scoured the internet for ideas on how to make extra money and the side and I came across one blog that seemed to put most of them together. I am going to put a list here which will have some of the same ideas and some that are not on there but you can look at the link I have for more details on most of the ideas I will be putting here. I will be trying most of these ideas out over the next few weeks and be reporting back how succesful I am at it.

1. Part-time job: pick up an extra low hour commitment job in order to supplement the income
2. Tutor: If you have a knowledge or skill that people want then why not charge them to learn it.(I have begun this one already)
3. Donate Plasma: It comes with the distinction of only being for desperate people, but I think it's a legitimate way to try and earn some extra bread. If you go twice a week it's about 60 dollars a week so it can pay for that date night you and your spouse want every week. ( beginning this one today)
4.Pick up odd-jobs: I would have to say craigslist will probably be the best service for me in this matter
5. E-bay: everybody has things lying around they are not using anymore. If you haven't used it in a year, sell it.
6. Scrap metal and recycling: If you drink pop, buy the cans instead and recycle them to get some money back. If you have a large truck take a drive around town to pick up scrap metal curbside for trash day or do free appliance removal and scrap those. People will be glad to get the old appliance out of there and might even tip you. This can be some decent money if you know how to seperate ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Take a magnet and if it sticks to it put it in the pile different from the metals that do not. This will save you headaches when you get to the recycling center. If your scrap is organized they are more will ing to give you higher prices. I do not know everything about this so I have included a link to a blog that is dedicated to scrapping metal.