Have a garage sale. By using a few easy tricks, like posting fliers at grocery stores and Laundromats, making signs that can be seen from nearby busy streets and displaying your items in a department-store style, you can increase the amount your sale brings in. Find out how to earn more with Garage Sale 101 tips.
Sell on eBay. Books, CDs, unused sports or exercise equipment, clothing, novelty items — people buy all kinds of things. Even if you’re selling several small items, the money can add up. Just make sure the buyer, not you, pays the cost of shipping.
Put clothes on consignment. This is an especially good way to get rid of clothing like fancy dresses (think old prom gowns and cocktail dresses you’ll never wear again), but anything in good condition can be put on consignment. You share the money from the sale with the consignment shop, but it’s an easy way to squeeze some money out of clothes that would otherwise just take up closet space.
Perform household services. You can earn some money informally by letting friends, family, church members and others in your community know that you’re available to clean their houses or apartments, or to take in ironing. If you find you have a knack and stamina for cleaning quickly and thoroughly, you can turn this into a regular, reliable way to earn extra money every month.
Every time a person or a corporation or a government entity spends some money to pay for a benefit (movable, immovable or otherwise) of any kind with an purpose to make profit in the future such action is referred as investment.