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Entries for the ‘Selling stuff’ Category

The Black Light Golf Ball Finder

Interested in fashioning a new contraption to help you earn some cash? Feel free to try out this idea if you’re feeling creative.

Every day tons of golf balls fall victim to the unforgiving tangles of the golf course rough. Golfers don’t usually bother to waste time looking for their lost balls, but would gladly shell [...]

ATTENTION ALL LEMONADERS!!!

By Staff
As an update to our previous lemonade stand challenge, we have decided to turn this into a full-fledged contest with a winner, a prize, and bragging rights to boot. We will send a “Benjamin” ($100) to the winning entry. 
There are a few catches however. You must fulfill the “experiment” as stated in the Lemonade [...]

Got Stuff? Rent For Cents

By Megan
I’ll be the first to admit that I am a huge pack-rat. I have tons of stuff that sits unused 99% of the time, and I hold onto it long after it is useful to me (if it ever was in the first place!). I’m sure there are plenty of others just like me. And [...]

From Trash to Cash: Creating and Selling Recycled Goods

By Staff
Recycling and “going green” are all the rage these days, so why not make some money while you’re saving the planet? You can do this pretty easily by finding an item that might unnecessarily be tossed out, for example old clothing, and applying a little bit of creativity to turn it into a new item [...]

Lemonade Stand Challenge

By Megan and Chris
To most, lemonade stands represent one of the most primitive ways to test out entrepreneur skills, even from a young age. The thought of making money excites young people for whatever reason, and a $40 dollar profit makes them feel like millionaires (at least that’s how it made us feel). Case in [...]

Beat the Bookstore: Textbook Consignment Business

By Staff
Buying and selling textbooks is a nightmare for the typical college kid. The average cost of one semester’s worth of books is $300 – 400. And when it comes to selling them back, a school’s buyback program will accept the book for only a fraction of the cost, and that’s if they will take it [...]