First, I need to say thanks to Pete for bringing me aboard Bible Money Matters! It’s a thrill to be writing for one of the very first PF Blogs that inspired me to start my own!

The ironic part of this is that I’m writing about a post to create extra income and that is exactly what I’m doing while I’m writing! As Craig mentioned previously, I too am stumbling into freelance writing – it’s a lot of fun, and a cool way to make a little side money.  Read more... (1006 words, 11 images, estimated 4:01 mins reading time)

• 3 Reasons Why Paying With Cash Hurts You in the Long Term Many of us have been conditioned to think that living debt free is the only way to be. While there is some truth in this statement, if you’re completely debt free and using only cash, you’re hurting your chances of getting a new home, and you may end up in......
• Your Wheel of Wealth I read how are you building your net worth? at The Digerati Life a few days ago and I found it a very interesting article - one of the most interesting I've read in a long time. She breaks down her overall wealth accumulation into a 8 basic areas -......

We’ve had two days full of income creating ideas.  Are you looking for even more ways to make extra money? Good, let’s get started!

Budgeting – Income Vs. Cutting Back

Budgeting your money each month boils down to making sure that there is more coming in than going out.  If you have more money going out each month than you have coming in, you really have just two options:

1) cut back on your spending, or what’s going out; or

2) generate extra income.  Read more... (860 words, 11 images, estimated 3:26 mins reading time)

• Guest Post - Save to Live, Don’t Live to Save—Saving Money Ideas The following article is a guest post by David of Your Finances 101. David has been a frequent commenter here on Not Made of Money and has just published his first book Don’t Be A Mule: A Common-sense Guide to Saving More, Spending Less, and Generating Extra Income in Your......
• Escaping The Rat Race Here's another inspiring story on getting out of the rat race.How I escaped the rat raceCarole Dobson as told to Duncan HoodFrom the May 2006 issue of MoneySense magazineI used to work full time at a stressful job making a six-figure salary. Then, about 10 years ago, I started planning......

The absolute best way to create extra income is to pursue something you love.  For this reason, I’m a fan of turning a hobby into a business.

Here are some proven ideas or things I’ve come across that people do to make money.  Notice – none of these are theoretical options.  I’ve either done them, or someone close to me has done them.

Organize Travel Tours

A friend from my hometown loves to travel.  Read more... (1038 words, 11 images, estimated 4:09 mins reading time)

• How to Choose a Niche How to Choose a Niche by ProBlogger As the saying goes, the first step is always the hardest. This is very true for individuals starting out for the first time with market research. We can hear the cries now:"Where Do We Begin?" The question you first need to ask is......
• Get-rich-quick schemes are great! A few days ago I got an e-mail from a visitor with the subject: "How do you sleep at night?"  The message: Your site advertises get-rich schemes!  How can you do this and sleep?  You write on a frugal site for God's sake!  Have you no shame? (I corrected some......