Where did you find your money tree?

[eovnu87435ds]

Ouch, I realized I spent over $300 in a 2 day period, where nothing cost more than $50 a peice, with the exception of the crt.5 roller, which was $100. Now I am broke again, but still need to buy more stuff! I know alot of people seem to experience this too, so I was wondering what everybody else is doing to get some money to keep fueling their hobbies. I've tried jobs but noone is hiring... I was supposed to have a paid internship at Lockheed Martin this summer($17/hr) but then they realized that I was a graduating sophmore, and not a graduating senior in high school. They broke the news to me at the end of June, so all the summer jobs that I could've applied for are gone. So what's everybody else's money tree when a normal job won't do?

[rschoi_75]

I beg for money on the streets while playing a tune on my harmonica. My sign says:

"Why lie.... I need money to fuel my R/C Addiction... God Bless."

[eovnu87435ds]

how successful is that? the closest city(Philadelphia) is about 40 miles from here. do you think gas money will cut out of my pay that much?

[brushlessboy16]

Mike i can get you a job, you complain about not having money, when all you need to do is fill out the application.


And the main reason for us not getting the internship is this damn economy- Lockheed had to let people go and really condensed the Internship program anyways.

[eovnu87435ds]

i know, i want to see other people's ideas too

[lincpimp]

You can always sell yourself to the older widows... Not a good idea though, old ladies can be very aggressive!

I have made money for the hobby by trolling the various forums and buying up lots of stuff, then breaking it up and selling the individual parts for a bit more each. You can turn 300 bucks into 400 pretty easy, but it takes a few weeks, and some startup money.

You can always cut grass... Or offer your services as a helper for just about any job. Always nice to have a helper for alot of jobs, usually get paid cash too...

[JThiessen]

There is no such thing as a money tree. Almost everyone of us works for our money, and quite a few are working at jobs they dont like. I listened to this same kind of thing from my nephew a month ago, then the next day his dad pulled his cell phone, then a few days later cancelled some kind of other internet subscription he had, 'cause the nephew couldnt pay the bill (they had an agreement that the nephew was supposed to pay for these extras). Turns out, he had been offered a couple different jobs, but turned them down because they didn't seem like "fun" to him.
Unfortunatley, this hobby isnt for someone who doesnt have an income - if you dont, then you should either scale down your RC level, or go find some other hobby until you can afford it.

[lincpimp]

So true JT... I do not mind my job, and being the boss has its "perks" but working for a living is a must for most people.

So I will throw out my trick! When I want to buy something new, I must first sell something (or multiple items) that I already have to fund the purchase. This "recycling" has paid for every single rc and personal purchase I have made for the last 10-12 months (must be close to 10 grand, or maybe more)... And you guys know how often I buy stuff. With sites like ebay, and local ads such as craigslist you should be able to move on your old stuff and get some cash for the new stuff you want. It can be a full time job just selling off stuff, so make sure you have time. I am getting back into firearms, so all of my crawler rc stuff needs to go. I could also do with thinning out the rest of the rc collection too.

[magman]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

There is no such thing as a money tree. Almost everyone of us works for our money, and quite a few are working at jobs they dont like. Unfortunatley, this hobby isnt for someone who doesnt have an income - if you dont, then you should either scale down your RC level, or go find some other hobby until you can afford it.

Well said....I know that I am going to offend someone but....a lot of younger people today do not have a good work ethic. There is almost always some means of earning money if you are creative and MOTIVATED enough. One of my first jobs was cleaning up after rock concerts and let me tell you, it was a nasty job....but I made money doing it.

Just so no one thinks I don't work hard...I work 40 hrs. for the town where I live and another 15-20hrs. on my own Irrigation business. Even with all the work I do, money is tight and mu rc budjet has almost dried up so I know how a lot of people feel.

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by magman

Well said....I know that I am going to offend someone but....a lot of younger people today do not have a good work ethic.

I've run across that problem even with kids coming out of school these days with engineering degrees. They don't want to listen to how things are done where I work, nor do they want to work any overtime when it's needed. I think it's a huge problem with society these days. People have no sense of personal responsibility.

[mkrusedc]

You are not going to like this but I guess you could say mine was school. College than postgrad and now a professional career with a 6 figure income. The balance is 13 years of scaping by after high school until I started making money and another 5 years before I really started rolling. So 18 years of growing my money tree but it does seem to be very healthy.

Good luck. I hope things turn around.

[Metallover]

mow an old persons lawn, $10/pop Umpire baseball/softball $15-25 a game. Buy/resell stuff like linc does. clean up dog crap.

A great way to have more money is to spend less money. Drive to save gas (I went from 13mpg to 17mpg just by changing my driving habits). Eat more ramen noodles. Don't go out to eat as much, even with fast food.

It might help going to a lazy/old persons house and tell them you want to make money. They'll say no, sugest somehing for you to do, or ask you what you want to do. Be sincere and selfless.

[magman]

Originally Posted by skellyo

I've run across that problem even with kids coming out of school these days with engineering degrees. They don't want to listen to how things are done where I work, nor do they want to work any overtime when it's needed. I think it's a huge problem with society these days. People have no sense of personal responsibility.

Your last line says it all. Today there is a feeling amoung younger people of entitlement which is disturbing.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by skellyo

I've run across that problem even with kids coming out of school these days with engineering degrees. They don't want to listen to how things are done where I work, nor do they want to work any overtime when it's needed. I think it's a huge problem with society these days. People have no sense of personal responsibility.

People that age tend to not want the OT. Until they get to the position where they 1) have responsibility for getting projects completed, or 2) realize that they need extra money to pay for houses and cars. I seem to recall that I didnt work any OT until I got divorced (when I was 25), and I needed the money. Once I started to get project management jobs, I almost lived there. Now, after almost 20 yrs, I avoid it like the plague again!!
For what its worth, my oldest daughter and her fiance' just moved into my house from Waco, TX. I thought this was a really stupid time to move, with jobs being so hard to come by. But within two weeks they were both employed, and both had a choice of several jobs. None of them were "ideal" as neither has a degree, but they were motivated enough to get out there and get what they could. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to get rid of him.....!

James - if you could actually find half of your RC collection to sell, you could fund all of us for a year!

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by magman

Your last line says it all. Today there is a feeling amoung younger people of entitlement which is disturbing.

I agree. It's a shame it's gotten so screwed up in the last 10 years or so.