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Money flows without having to disrupt your class schedule!
22 Februari 2024 18:05
Brilio.net - Even though they are only students, their monthly expenses are also quite large. Such as basic needs, paying rent for housing, nutritious food, and tuition fees. Not to mention social needs such as hanging out, having snacks, and so on.
Of course, just relying on your parents monthly is not enough. Therefore, racking your brain to find additional income needs to be done. However, as a student who is often busy with academic assignments, it is definitely not easy to divide your time. For this reason, you really have to know how to find extra money for students effectively without disrupting your study schedule.
So that academics and income can go hand in hand, of course you have to divide your time. But now it doesn't seem so difficult anymore because technological advances and the development of cyberspace are increasingly skyrocketing.
There are many things students can do to increase their rupiah coffers. Some ways they can make extra money are by utilizing social media platforms and digital platforms. The jobs that can be done are no longer limited to formal sector jobs, but the informal sector is increasingly being touched by young people, especially students.
While studying, students can try several very effective ways to earn extra money amidst their busy schedule of studying. The key to these opportunities is being careful in looking for sources of income from sources we didn't expect before.
Here are several ways to find extra money for students as reported by brilio.net from various sources, Thursday (22/2).
1. Become a mentor/private teacher for school children
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Do you have good intelligence and enjoy teaching? An interesting idea for earning additional income that you can try is becoming a private tutor/mentor for school children. Several subjects require many private teachers, such as English, Mathematics, Physics, and Koran Recitation Teachers.
2. Participate in campus projects or research
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Campus research projects are usually not publicly available, students must try to find information about this from various sources such as lecturers and campus officials. If you have received related information, immediately try to submit yourself to take part in this activity.
Adjust your abilities and skills to help the agenda run smoothly. Usually, several campus research projects have benefits in academic grades and also material rewards according to the level of difficulty.
3. Become a freelancer
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Becoming a freelancer is another interesting idea that you can try to get an additional source of income. To become a freelancer, you can register on various digital platforms that contain online job offers, for example the Fiverr platform, Fastwork, Upwork, and others.
After you have successfully registered, the next step is to submit a service offer based on your personal skills, such as video editor, graphic designer, animator, or language translator. If you have successfully completed your work, you will get payment from the customer.
4. Try part time (part time work)
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Like freelancers, an interesting idea for earning additional income for students that you can try is looking for part time vacancies in various companies or business outlets around you.
Usually many companies need additional help to carry out light to heavy work depending on the specifications. Examples of part time jobs that you can try include Cafe Barista, Waiter, Cashier, Package Courier and others.
So that your busy studies are not disrupted, look for a part-time job that does not conflict with your study schedule. Many part-time vacancies are aimed at students using the shifting method, namely with certain working hours and usually having a work contract for a period of several months.
5 Become a content creator on social media
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With the development of social media today, content creator is a very promising job. Becoming a content creator is an interesting idea that you can try in between activities as a student.
If you like appearing on your personal social media, you can easily create various interesting content or works to present to your fans. There are several examples of content that you can create, such as Vlogs/everyday videos, drawing/painting, making graphic designs, and even video games.
The most important need to become a content creator is courage and high self-confidence, because the content that is broadcast will be watched by so many people. Apart from that, to produce good content, you need sufficient capital to prepare various supporting devices, such as cameras, computers and adequate lighting. Content creators will earn income from paid video advertising monetization obtained through the number of viewers per impression.
6. Take online surveys
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Another interesting idea is to take various surveys on online survey platforms. There are so many trusted online survey platforms that provide rewards in the form of rupiah easily, such as Google Opinion Reward, YouGov, Jakpat, and many more. You can get these platforms from the PlayStore application or similar.
Just like filling out surveys in general, you as a respondent are asked to complete various assessment questions from various themes given. To get rewards, you have to complete the various surveys well. The rewards given are quite varied, starting from IDR 10 thousand to IDR 100 thousand depending on the level of difficulty.
7. Selling used or thrift clothes
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Selling second-hand goods that are suitable for use is now increasingly popular with the public, especially young people. Second-hand clothes or what people usually call Thrift are one of the interesting ideas that you can try to find an additional source of income.
To get supplies of these goods, you can buy them through second-hand clothing distributors spread across clothing markets or online suppliers. However, if you just want to start this business, it would be better if you buy these items individually first, so that you can understand the target market and the sales system.
It should be noted that before becoming a second-hand clothing seller, you must know the models or types of clothing from various well-known brands that have resale value on the market. Apart from that, the condition of the second-hand clothes being resold must of course be marketable.
Those are 7 interesting ideas for earning extra income for students. If you feel there is an idea that suits your talents and skills, don't hesitate to step up and take that opportunity because who would have thought that from the various steps you take, that will be the source of your income.
However, you need to remember that additional income is a side business that you are running. As a student, the main priority you must fulfill is studying and obtaining as much knowledge as possible. Hopefully this additional income can help you and ease the burden on your parents.
Intern: Zidan Fajri
Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
