School days are over and finally, it’s time to break free from the complexities of student life.
While most want to pack bags right away and get soaked in the summer sea, a thinking millennial, would put on a different lens and seize the moment in a worthwhile manner.
Yes, it is reasonable to just relax, be idle and recover from all the academic stress you went through, but a wiser take is to spend vacation to gain, not to waste.
Besides, there is no worse than having a financial hangover after all the island hopping and beaching. The least thing you’d want to experience is not having enough money at the end of the summer. (uh-oh!)
So, here are 10 ways you can do to earn during your vacation:
1. Buy and Sell
You don’t have to be a multimillionaire capitalist to try buy and sell. You may begin with a small amount of money to start up your summer business. Remember, great things start small. You may invest on trendy things that can be useful to your target customers. The keyword here is target. If your target customers are teenage girls, parents or students, what products are most likely to sell? Be sure about your product. You have to be very enthusiastic about it to attract buyers.
2. Use Your Skills
It’s time to monetize now your skills. You are given that for a purpose. Do you know how to write? Cook? Draw? or do you have the skill to make babies sleepy? Determine what you can do. Afterwards, don’t hesitate to tap the right people who can help you.
3. Tutor
Tutoring services are classic ways to earn. Don’t just let your elementary and high school lessons get dusted in your brain. Share it. Teach it. There are parents out there whose children need help in some subject areas. Your client might be your neighbour’s child or your cousins. You can be paid per hour or weekly and experience the joy of teaching at the same time.
4. Food Innvoation
If you are a foodie at heart and you just can’t let it go your system, try to explore your taste buds and do an innovation of affordable summer desserts or meals. Just think about the possibilities of different tastes modified and replicated into one mind-blowing delicacy. Albeit the variety of food options, no one can resist a new taste to satisfy the realm of our mouth. Also, come up with an impressive packaging. First impression lasts, they say.
5. Arts and Crafts
Summer season is perfect to show the world your arts and craft. Especially, if related to fashion and accessories. You may start fun-matching colours and designs to sell. You may also accept personalized orders in a reasonable price deal. Put up yourown FB page or website. Flaunt your portfolio or your sample output and then you’re good to invite people to look at them.
6. Look for Vacant Jobs in Hotels and Resorts
During summer season, various hotels, resorts and even small-time business look for assistants and helpers. This is great way to still feel the summer vibes as you work and still earn the money you need.
7. Sell Pre-Loved Things
Turn your clutter into treasures and do yourself a favour this summer. If there are things, clothes, books, shoes and etc, you seldom use, better sell them before they just go straight into the trashbin. Take a photo of those things, put on a striking caption and post them on your social media accounts.
8. Offer Domestic Services
Washing dishes, doing laundry, gardening and etc. might not be your ideal summer job but it would definitely be a humbling experience. At an early age, this is a good training ground to hone your home-making skills, regardless of your gender. You’d also get to be paid extra if your employer finds your work diligently done.
9. Accept Freelance Jobs
Modelling, writing, video-editing and events-hosting are some of the freelance jobs that are worthy of your time. These tasks expand your skills and broaden your network of friends. Freelance jobs also allow you to take hold of your time freely and conveniently.
10. Raise a Profitable Event
While this might seem ideal, you can raise a successful and a profitable event of your choice. Organizing an event would take a lot of effort from you but is sure to fulfil your summer. Here, you would develop real-life skills such as communicating to other people and arranging schedules. Tickle your imaginative mind a little and think of an event that would spark the most. It could be raffle events, tournament, donation kiosk, fun run and etc.
These are simple and easy tips to ensure a fulfilling summer. You will not just earn but your season as a student is best maximized by exercising your creative mind and set of excellent skills. So, get up there and do not slouch. Go work now and have your vacay later.
