http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/winz Questions tagged with 'winz' at Ask MetaFilter. Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:11:31 -0800 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:11:31 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/57578/How%2Ddoes%2Da%2Dbusy%2Dstudent%2Dturn%2Dmore%2Dcoin How do i turn some coin without ruining my studies? I'm in the 4th year of my degree which i should have finished a while ago, due to pressure to pay rent each week I've been working a lot, and subsequently failed a lot of papers due to pressures all around. I cant get government support. As simple as possible: I am ineligible for government student allowances due to my parents income, (despite not having lived with them/or been supported by them for over 2 years) the only thing the govt can offer is $150NZD weekly loan (interest free) and I usually have an aversion to borrowing money.<br> <br> My current job is a no brainer and usually work alone with not much to do (it's usually phone work where I wait for the work to come to me, and I get paid regardless). What kind of activities can I do which would earn me more money without having to invest too much time or capital? I just turned 21 so, currently still fairly unskilled in the job market.<br> <br> I'm thinking...<br> -Selling things via Trademe (NZ version of eBay)<br> -I'm a novice screen printer, so printing blank t shirts and selling them on-line.<br> -selling my photographic prints online or other places.<br> -proof reading, and editing (not sure how to find these jobs at piecemeal rate, and only via email -outsourcing and such).<br> <br> any alternative income ideas would be great, also, should I take that loan? Given that it is interest free until i start earning above $X a year. I currently earn about $50NZD after rent and some food. Help me get my girlfriend to Fiji at the end of the year! :-) tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.57578 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:11:31 -0800 alternativeincome income loans nz student study winz zealand chrisbucks