Your Strengths, Your Money

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Need a few extra bucks to help pay down debt or build up
your emergency account? There are some simple ways to do it without
working another job or being away from the children even more. Using
your *strengths*, brainstorm ways to zero in on new sources of income.

What ARE Your *Strengths*?

• What are you really good at?
  

• What do your friends/coworkers compliment you about, over and over?
  

• Are you a perfectionist in certain things?
  

• What things do your friends/family tease you about, or find irritating, because you do these things so well?
  

Do you Enjoy Working with Numbers?

If you're great at balancing your checkbook, you could
pick up a few extra dollars each month balancing for friends who hate
doing it themselves. A gentleman I know used to order pizza for the
bank teller in exchange for keeping his checkbook balanced for him. He
hated doing it. The teller found it very easy. Perfect fit!

Are you Artistic?

Perhaps you're a penny-saver. You've created a beautiful
decorative container to hold your pennies. Would they make nice gifts
for others? Make some extras and see how they sell at Christmas
bazaars. Give away as gifts to nieces, nephews, grandchildren. Others
may see them and want one. Some may take them to school and show them
around.

If you make it fun for kids to use them, parents will
greatly appreciate it. In the meantime, children are learning a great
savings habit.

Are you a Perfectionist?

Can't stand a dirty car? Is your car always spotless,
inside and out? Next time someone compliments you on it (or wishes
their car looked great like yours), let them know you'll keep theirs up
to snuff for a few bucks every week or two. Their friends and neighbors
will notice, and before long you'll have created a steady stream of
income. Around here, the salt and chemicals need to be removed on a
regular basis during snow season.

Do you Enjoy the Great Outdoors? Use the Seasons!

Fall

How about raking leaves? Bag up the leaves and take them
with you for homeowners who don't enjoy this type work, or who can't do
it themselves. Fall is also a good time to give lawns a final mowing.
Mow the leaves up with the final grass cutting for the year. The leaves
are actually great nourishment.

Winter

Shovel sidewalks. Shovel paths so others can get in their
cars (especially the elderly). Or run errands for them while you're
already out doing your errands. Wash the slush and chemicals off
neighbors' cars after a major snowstorm.

Spring

Weed, till soil, remove downed branches after a storm.

Summer

Your neighbors probably have swimming pools. Are you good
at cleaning them? How about making sure the chemicals are just right?

Remove stray leaves that end up in the pool. (For safety reasons, please don't take your children with you to these pools.

Water gardens in the evenings or early morning for those
who don't enjoy it or can't do it. Weed their flower or veggie gardens.
See what you can do for the neighbors in your area while they enjoy
their vacations.

Change of Seasons

Remove leaves from gutters for others. Again, there will likely be lots of downed branches to gather and remove.

Now, obviously these are very basic ideas. There are many
more ideas you can come up with. Use your strengths as your starting
point and see what you can dream up.

About the Author

Darlene Arechederra is author of Rat Race Blues-How to Break the Stranglehold. Do what you *love* to do for a living -- not what you *have* to do! Darlene offers hope and help in *finding* money, time and energy to support your dreams. Fr*ee weekly newsletter with mini-assignments and rewards to get you back on track with your money and dreams. http://www.RatRaceRemedies.com.

Dar@RatRaceRemedies.com

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