Friday, March 29, 2024

Holiday: Time to make extra income

Now that the long term holiday is here again, many students and teachers will heave a sigh of relief as end has come temporarily to early rush hours. In another way, the break, which is indeed long, can be boring, coupled with poor cash flow, especially for schools and their teachers. This can be a worrisome time for students who are being coerced into taking extra-mural classes and teachers who are under pressure to eke out a living as their employers will be unwilling to pay them during the holiday period.
To avoid being cash-strapped during the holiday break, you can find ways that will help you bring in some extra cash while still having time to enjoy the break by engaging in some jobs.
Some of these opportunities can provide a little extra cash to make you less dependent on you parents and help you do something you have always wanted to do.
In Nigeria, Chief Executive Officer, Jamaab Global Resource limited, Mr. Abiodun Esho, says many students, irrespective of family background, tend to depend on their parents for money till they enter the labour force, which is not really obtainable in developed nations.
The fact is that, there are many ways to make money over the holiday, even if you feel like you don’t have much skill. All you simply need to do is to have a goal and be willing to think outside the box.

RECALL

  • Involve little or zero capital startup
  • Does not necessarily involve having technical skill
  • Less time consuming
  • Does not involve renting any space
  • Flexible in natureDO MENIAL JOBS
    Many people hate to do ‘dirty works’ so you can take advantage of their laziness to fetch yourself some pocket cash. You can sweep peoples’ compounds, office surroundings, help pull weeds or aerate gardens and take care of flowers. You can also wash cars for people as some people find them to be pretty costly. While standard cash wash charges N500 for a car, you can charge N300 to render same service. Some may think your parents are poor and that is the reason you do that; tell them that the richest men in the country today are the ones that had it rough while growing up. With cheap tools, you can wash cars around your neighborhood this holiday.

    TEACH A SKILL
    If you know how to play instruments like piano, saxophone, trumpet and drum, this period is a great opportunity to teach others and at the same time earn extra money.

    PET/ANIMAL CARE
    You can take care of animals or pets such as dogs, by feeding them, cleaning their dog poop and for people who have mini poultries and fishponds in the environment where they live, you can help the owners feed fishes in their fishpond, change their pond water, etc. You can ask people in your neighborhood or advertise in a strategic place in your street; this can be a great way to make some extra cash.
    PERSONAL SHOPPING
    Instead of playing the holiday away, you can take advantage of people who are very busy irrespective of any season or holiday by offering to do shopping like grocery shopping, helping them to go to supermarkets or provisions stores, foodstuffs so they can come home to a kitchen full of groceries. The main criteria is good communication skills, a mobile phone and a willingness to move around.

    RENT YOUR IDLE ITEMS
    Do you have some items that you seldomly use, such as novels, storybooks, computer games, mini musical gadgets or mini exercise instruments like skipping ropes, bicycles, weight bars? You can rent them out to friends and earn extra money on the side.

    BE A TUTOR
    While the term may have ended, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the teaching has to! Many parents wish to continue their child’s learning throughout the holidays. Try to find tutoring work around you. This will work well for school staff, especially teachers, to earn incomes during the holidays. If you are a student and proficient in a certain skill or subject, you can take up tutoring your mates or junior ones as people are always looking for tutors in different subjects.

    WRITE FOR BLOGGERS
    This will work for you if you like to write as there are countless opportunities to write for bloggers and other online platforms. You can make a little extra cash doing things like animation, design or writing for bloggers.
    The best thing about this holiday business opportunity is that most of it only scratches the surface but if you have the time and have identified a need, there are countless ways to make extra money during this holiday and throughout the entire year.

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