So your a maths genius, or a history geek. Great but what good is that knowledge doing in your head (apart from passing your exams and getting you somewhere in life, I admit that's a point). But it could be making you money. You could offer tuition in a subject for say £10 an hour, once a week and there you go, £10 of profit for you. I have an article about revenue and profit, but essentially, all the money you make on this is yours to keep because you are not paying anything to start off with.
There are many other things which you could "teach" as well. For example, musical tuition is always a winner, people are willing to pay about £10 for a 30 minute lesson with music, and if you have the skills, then it is really easy money. I do 2 lesson a week at £8 each. So I get £16 for doing what I am good at, and what I love as well. One of my friends teaches piano for £10 a lesson. I also know somebody who charges £15 for an hours tuition of maths, to somebody who is in her class, but is struggling a bit. And she gets a box of chocolate when the student does well on an exam as a thank you. for me a free box of chocolate is enough of a bribe for anything!
There are also other things you can do, if your sat there thinking I don't really like school or work, and I am not very good at it either. Write a note saying you will wash people's cars every couple of weeks for a fiver, or mow lawns in the summer. Anything which you think is a chore, people would be willing to pay a reasonable price for somebody doing it for them. Humans are lazy, take advantage of it.
Another thing to remember when thinking about this, if your writing a note to put through people's doors or just in conversation with your neighbours, is that if you mention you are saving up for something relevant and educational, or something that will enrich you in your growing up, like a new cricket bat or a new violin, or whatever it might be, people are more than willing to part with the money out of their pockets. make sure you always add this is as it will win over anybody with enough of a leaning! I am not saying lie, but twist the truth if you have to. Obviously there is a point at which this wears off, and that is usually when you leave school and move onto university or a proper job, so do bare this in mind!
This article was just to open your mind about the possibilities of what could happen if you put your mind to it. I am not saying that you will think in your head you will do some lawn mowing, and then you will get about 16 people knocking on your door 15 minutes later asking for your service, but with a little bit of work, some free time and some hard work you can make a decent amount of money from this and remember it is all profit for you so you are quids in whatever you charge.
Thanks for reading! If you have any questions, then please email me at peachy146@ gmail.com.
