Second income vent...

Re: Second income vent...

• Maybride2 member

  February 2014

  I guess it all depends on how much money you need to earn. I know lots of people who manage to make a little extra cash selling crap, but no one who actually earns a living doing it.

  

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• JessAnnJ member

  February 2014

  I'm not sure what type of law you practice, but is there additional legal work you can do to bring in extra money and pay off your loans quicker? If I were trying to get extra work to pay bills off I would choose what pays me the most money. Sorry, I don't have any advice to offer in terms of selling beauty products.

  

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• Avion22 member

  February 2014

  Is there any way to tweak your household budget so you spend less, instead of working more to earn more?   My cousin just started selling Arbonne to supplement her income, and I think she's kind of in the same boat as you -- it's going pretty well for her, but she's still not making as much extra as she would like, and it's a lot of extra work for her.   

  
  

  
  

  
  

    

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• Carnation77 member

  February 2014

  I think your best bet is more law work and/or lowering expenses.  Also, if you don't make big bucks as a lawyer have you looked into trying to get a Govt job?  Then you could go on income-based repayment and have outstanding loans forgiven after 10 years.

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• jennyelf member

  February 2014

  The vast majority of people lose money in MLM (multi-level marketing) gigs. If the best way to make money from the program is through recruiting, then you'll find yourself heading into a rapid spiral of trying to keep team production high enough to keep your commissions up. Check out pinktruth.com for examples of how a MLM doesn't generally work. It's about Mary Kay, but the principles are very similar for all MLMs.
  
  A real second job or getting more law work or lowering expenses is going to be more effective in getting your loans paid off faster. Good luck.
  

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• Iblamethebeer member

  February 2014

  Cashew13 said:

  So, I have two boys, and I'm an attorney, and I hate leaving my kids at daycare every day.  I've joined a health and wellness company to sell their products in my spare time in the hopes of paying off my student loans quicker so I can cut back on work, but I just don't have any spare time even though I love the products and really believe in them.  I'm trying to figure out what to do, and I'm wondering if anyone has any luck with these types of things.  My initial thought was to recruit some Avon folks as it's a totally different product, and they've already got a basis, but all my great ideas are just languishing. Ugh, I don't know what the point of this post is other than to see if anyone else has had the same experience as me...
  

  Short answer: no, I don't think anyone has luck with these types of things.  

  
  

  Those sorts of "jobs" mostly work (if at all) to partially offset the cost of your own use of the products.... and if you're trying to save money, you're better option is to just not use the products in the first place.

  

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• Cashew13 member

  February 2014

  yeah, these are all valid points...i am an in-house counsel and i make good money, i just have a lot of student debt, plus daycare costs. I figured it worth a shot because it's green cleaners and stuff, but I am not sure I have the time for it all.
  

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• court115 member

  February 2014

  I sold cooking products for all of 4 months on the side. I did really well in terms of my surpassing all of my sales goals but the amount of cash I made was not at all worth the amount of time and energy I was putting into the business. I have a kitchen full of awesome products but I didn't make enough to make a dent in my student loans...

  

  
  

  

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• djm31012 member

  February 2014

  i actually disagree here. I know multiple people who sell Rodan + Fields and make north of 6 figures a year. It took about 2 years to get there, and of course you front some money in the beginning, so its definitely not a quick fix. and they do put in a good amount of effort "selling" the products and the business. But if do that, you can make a decent amount of money. I know 3 people making north of 6 figs...and a few others who make about a couple thousand a month...so not a ton, but definitely making way more than they put into it.  Not sure what company you are with, but that depends as well. I used Arbonne products for a few mos when a friendn of mine started doing it and did not like the products. I have been using R+F for about a year and really see a difference.

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• cecilyandgautam member

  February 2014

  My impression is that running your own little business, even just sales out of your living room, doesn't get you a high hourly compensation rate and I doubt it would free you up to spend more time with your family. 

  
  

  When I've needed extra cash, I'd signed up with temp firms for off-hour shifts. That way I'm getting paid for each hour of my time and it's usually work that's really easy for me so it's not as stressful as a sales gig where you're not sure what you'll make and you have to tread lightly so as to not make your friends and family feel uncomfortable. 

  
  

  I also noticed that HR block has seasonal workers for evening and weekend shifts during tax season. I think completing their training program isn't too rough and then you could make an extra seasonal salary - it would be hard on the family for those few months but you'd have the rest of the year to feel a little more at ease. 

  

  
  

  
  

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