Making cash and generating an income is not just the preserve of grownups.  Children are often interested in earning money too, so here are some money making ideas for kids that you can try.

It is actually very good for children to learn how to earn money from a young age, so that they grow up understanding the value of things.  If they are just given a handout every time they want something, they may expect that to continue when they are adults, in which case they’ll be in for a rude awakening!

Selling Unused Items

Kids are often very good at collecting stuff.  But a lot of the things that they collect, they only use for a certain amount of time before losing interest and moving on to the next fad.  But those old toys, games and books that they never look at any more can be great little cash generators.  So why not help your kids organize a flea market or a yard sale, where they can sell all of these items and make some extra pocket money?  If they get together with a few friends and pool their resources, you would be surprised at how many old toys and things they could pull together and how much money they can earn from selling it!

You could even take things a step further by helping them to sell the various things they don’t want on eBay.  The great thing about eBay is that they can set a minimum price on anything they want to sell.  So your kids don’t have to get rid of anything for less than it’s worth. This is one of the best ways how kids can make money.

Tutoring

Another great way for kids to earn some extra cash, is to tutor younger children.  Younger children are often in need of extra tuition in subjects like maths & English for example, and teachers can be very expensive to hire on a one-to-one basis.  So if your kids have a talent in a particular subject, they can offer their services, maybe by advertising in the local schools.

Odd Jobs

When I was young, I used to go around the neighbourhood knocking on doors and asking people if they wanted any odd jobs doing, such a simple gardening, car washing, or running errands.

These days, many parents would feel uncomfortable about allowing their kids to go out and knock on strangers’ doors.  But if you live in a fairly safe neighbourhood, and if the children go out in groups of twos or threes (and if you know exactly which route they are taking), then the dangers are actually very low.  So this can be a great way for your children to earn some extra cash.

These are just a few of the money making ideas for kids that can work well.  But if you know of any others, please feel free to leave a comment.

If you are looking to make some fast cash, then there are various things you can do to get some money in the door quickly. So here are a couple of quick money making ideas that should help you to do that. Basically, the core idea is to sell old junk. Either your own, or other people’s.

Selling Your Own Old Junk

Everybody has stuff that they don’t use and will probably never use. Now although a lot of that old junk might not seem like it’s worth any money, you would be surprised what some people will pay for stuff that you think is worthless. So the first step is to go through your attic or loft, your garage or shed, or anywhere else where you might be storing all those unused items that are just gathering dust and dig out anything that you might be able to sell.

In the UK, every weekend you will find a boot fair somewhere close to you. In the U.S., you have yard sales which are the same sort of thing. So for some really quick cash, just set up a stall, offer your goods for sale and away you go.

This is all good for earning a little bit of cash, but if you have items that are more collectable (such as records, books, old toys, comics, etc.) then it is always worth looking a bit further afield for dedicated events, such as record and book fairs. At these fairs you are likely to be able to charge higher prices than you would at a yard sale or a boot fair.

And of course, there is always eBay, which is a very handy outlet if you don’t want to sit behind a stall all day.

Selling Other People’s Junk

Yard sales and boot fairs are great not just for selling junk, but also for buying stuff cheaply that you can do up and sell at a profit. It’s worth taking the time to browse through other people’s stalls, on the lookout for cheap things that (with a bit of TLC) could be sold on at a higher price. Try to think creatively here, because it’s not always obvious on first glance which items you might be able to onsell.

The key thing is to buy stuff that, with a little bit of work, you can improve for selling through other outlets (such as eBay).

Some examples of things that work really well with this method are furniture (chairs, tables, chests of drawers, etc.), lamps and various types of ornament. And if you are a really creative type, you can take any old junk and turn it into custom sculptures. Then sell those sculptures for a nice price at a craft fair, for example.

So as you can see, there are plenty of quick money making ideas that you can try, all of which can bring in a bit of extra cash.