It's the beginning of a new week

I was surprised yesterday to realize that I have been out of work for just about five or six weeks. I had no idea so much time had passed and reading some of the stuff that I have written here, I can only vaguely remember all of the emotional stuff that I went through in the transition. I do still at times refer to my old company as my company when talking to friends who are still there but that's just old habits dying hard.

It's fun to think of myself as a person in progress rather than as a job title. It's really fun to have so much experimentation in terms of finding new ways to make money.

The online auction market - I have sold stuff on eBay which I actually don't love because they charge a commission regardless of whether your item sells or not. But I am not sure if I could have sold the old bridesmaid's dress anywhere but there - to a man by the way. Fortunately he lives across the country so I don't fancy running into him in my dress anywhere, anytime soon. But I've made about $35 on eBay. I'm still doing well on Amazon with my books that I'm selling and the money is trickling in.

The online writing gig: eHow.com is a solid investment of my time. I really love writing these little articles and I'm up to earning about $20/month with really an investment of about 10 minutes per month so yeah me. It's worth trying. Here's the link to get yourself started. http://www.ehow.com/make-money-online.aspx?tcid=jun08_ref321

The online survey endeavor: Easily the most fun if not the most profitable. I am making about $3-$5 per day doing a survey or two. They take about fifteen minutes so the ROI is not really that good but I do them while doing other stuff like laundry or procrastinating or looking out the window so really nothing really lost there. Focus groups - $75/for an hour. The best money I've ever made. Now if I could only get about five a day I'd be set!
Great sites include: Consumer Opinions, Surveyspot.com, and Sendearnings.com

The reality is I will not get rich doing these silly things but it's fun and it's much more interesting to talk about than my old job. I really believe this. It is Tuesday morning and I've already applied to three jobs this week. Now I'm going to work on getting some informational interviews. Maybe someone who may otherwise reject my resume may be swayed by meeting me in person. I'll probably need to change out of my pyjama pants first though.

I'll keep you posted. Thanks for reading!