I lost my job

United States
May 19, 2011 9:44pm CST
I am a single mother full time student and I use to do paper routes up until this morning trying to make extra money to be able to pay the bills Ive been doing it going on a year, and its been exhausting I have no days off of work. Ive been so tired, but I was fired today due to me arriving at 5 in the morning and they want the papers delivered by 5:30. Due to this economy I know many people have lost their jobs, but right now so I need to find ways to make extra money online, more than the little 30 dollars here and there I've been making. Due to my demanading schedule if I want to continue school it keeps me from working a regular job. I need help and I'm sure other people who are out their may need help too. So please advice and tips to be able to make money online. Thanks very much
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11 responses
• United States
20 May 11
Though I am married and I know it is easier when there are two of you we are similar in situations. My husband (our only stable support) was laid off a month ago. He too is also a full time student. I feel ya. I do not know where you live but in many states you can get partial unemployment and other assistance. I sell crafts online at Etsy.com and this time around (this happened 2 days shy of his job loss last year) I also started selling Avon. I just finished my first campaign and I go at this rate we will not be rich but it helped. It is easy to do and cost $10 to start which is why I did that. I could never have pulled off Pampered Chef or Tupperware as it cost a lot more money to start up those. My SIL is in your situation minus school with 3 kids and she is selling In The Mood Parties. We'll see how that works out for her. Online I also write on Helium.com. Not much money in the start but it snowballs as you go. Good luck and I will keep you in my prayers.
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@markleob (1902)
• Philippines
21 May 11
you can apply any writing position online. there are lots of sites that are paying article writer.
@venshida (4836)
• United States
20 May 11
I know how you feel being a single mom, and losing your job. I would suggest you visit sites that offer legitimate leads regarding job. One such site is ratracerebellion, they have daily listing of jobs you can do at home. Good luck.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
20 May 11
i am sorry to hear about your job loss but as for money online, you could stick with mylot and make some here or sell stuff on ebay. for some short term cash, you might want to have a garage sale or something like that.
@insulin (2479)
• Philippines
20 May 11
I can see that your from U.S and you have a lot of opportunity.Maybe I can help you with informations based on my current work right now.Go and check www.SLICETHEPIE.com let me explain about the site,this site is a Music financing site for musicians,independent musicians and the site is paying the scouters or the critics for music reviews minimum 2 cents per review.( THE REVIEW IS NO PARAGRAPH,It's JUST 6 to 7 DESCRIPTIVE Music terms) Now what you have to do is you need to spot the best bands that have great possiblities to be a hit.Now there is a star rating or the paying system.the minimum is 2 scents that;s one start and the maximum is 20 cents.Now in the scout room area,there's sort of music box where you will type your review.The song will appear anonymous and you need to rate it according on how to think the right rate for the track.Now if you can review at least 100 songs a day let say your a 3 star scouter,then you can earn 10 cents per song then lets do the math then you will earn 5 dollars a day.The songs are unlimited since there are thousands of thousands of track uploaded everyday.Now what you have to do is make qualit review to get nice earnings then make a goal.let's say make a goal of 7 dollars a day for 30 days then you can earn at least 210 dollars a month.I'm sure everybody in mylot knows SLICETHEPIE and people outside the U.S And Europe felt sad about it.Now you chance is big and don't lose hope.Check the site right now and start READING THE SCOUT GUIDELINES AND TERMS OF CONDITIONS.That's very important.This not referral site and I assure you that you will earn if you just follow the guidelines.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
20 May 11
Yes. Our friend Opinionatedlady has suggested some steps that she has taken. You can try for unemployment allowance as per procedures in your State. Another option -- don't feel bad to call on your employer and request for reinstatement assuring that you will be attending duty on time hereafter. if you are good in teaching you can try for that. You may not get one immediately. But after a few days you will enter into an area and you may be able to prosper. Online earning -- most of them are for retired people or housewives to pass time. I pray to God that your problem should be sorted out.
• India
20 May 11
EricaBurns, now is the time for you to start planning ahead. God forbid, this may happen again - it happened to me too. Just build a source of passive income online. Its easy. I started writing articles on websites like Triond and Bukisa, worked really hard for barely an hour everyday..marketing them. Got a good reader base on Facebook, Twitter ,etc. Now the articles pay for themselves..I don't need to write much yet manage to earn a couple of bucks a day. Hope everything works out well for you. And no matter what happens, please don't lose hope.
• United States
20 May 11
I am sorry that you had lost your job. It is sad that when employers fire or lay off people they never take into consideration that people need the job to survive. My husband had started working full time almost two years ago and for the last two years he had been cut down to part-time. His boss gave the excuse that there was no money in the budget to keep him full-time, but yet his employer has hired two new people (both full-time). I am a full time graduate student and my husband is attending an online university working towards his bachelor's degree. I know it is hard to make money online, but I am trying to keep at it. I want to get back into making crafts again, but I do not have the money for supplies. I make candles and do not have the money for the wax and the small flowerpots I use to put the candles in. I am also looking into creating a blog, but am not sure if I would have the time to maintain it and if people would be interested.
• Philippines
20 May 11
i wanted to help you but i am only earning a few cents online. but i keep on looking for new opportunities. like you i am a student but not a single mother and just doing part time jobs online for my studies and I am not earning much. I hope we can earned much to sustain our needs.
• India
20 May 11
really , i will help you coz same case here , joi filesharing sites like filesonic , fileserve and uplaod the latest mocies by download it somewhere else and post the links in forums , there are many and while posting the links code them with adf.ly( it is a site that pays for number of visits ur URL gets and also shortens ur URL) and so its like 2 in 1 , when ever a user downloads your file u get credited in both adf.ly and the file sharing site , keep postin like this for latest movies and you will get the payments before even you know it and laso take part in mylot , monthly you can get around 200$ by following my trick and i have already implemented this trick with myself...happy earning.
• Indonesia
20 May 11
Perhaps at first, you should have your blog. Develop it until you get enough traffic. Once you has enough of it, join some sites like ReviewMe or About who pays you for your review for their product. The payment is between $5 to $20 at first. Once you get well-known, the higher payment will come to you.