Open new doors with a short let Your home can earn extra money while you are away to fund holiday costs or mortgage repayments. But there may be pitfalls, warns Jenny Knight
Guy Morris, 29, a computer consultant who works abroad on short- term contracts makes money on his London flat while he is away by letting it for anything from one week to three months. "One month's rent covers my mortgage for six months," he says. "I don't have a lot of stuff. I only have to store

Publication: The Sunday Telegraph London

Share hardware and earn extra cash. (John Hopkins Univ professor Baruch Awerbuch predicts metacomputing, which allows computer users to lease time on each other's hardware)(Brief Article)
While you are asleep, your home computer signs onto the Internet and looks for work. By morning, it has done complex calculations for a scientist in London, designed an ad for an Arizona business, and fattened your bank account. This scenario - called metacomputing - could become a reality in the

Publication: USA Today (Magazine)

DOLLARS & SENSE; Undercover shopper; Mystery shoppers can earn extra spending money, but watch out for the scams.(VARIETY)(DOLLARS & SENSE)
Byline: John Ewoldt; Staff Writer Get paid to shop. It's a shopaholic's dream come true, seeing advertisements for mystery shoppers. Imagine being able to dine free at Morton's, try on clothes at Neiman Marcus, buy and return some items at Marshall Field's, get your carpets cleaned free and get

Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

Make from home: you don't have to clock in at an office to be part of the workforce. We found 5 great jobs that moms--and anyone else who wants to make some extra money--can do on their own time.(the you workbook)
virtual assistant the job: Do administrative tasks, such as bookkeeping and word processing, for various businesses. Some firms desire more specialized work, such as designing websites or legal proofreading, and they pay accordingly. the pay: $25 to $150 per hour. the hours: At least 10 to 12

Publication: Redbook

Use Your Talents, Skills to Earn Extra Income at Home
How can a young mother enhance the family income and still be with the children? By working at home! What are your skills? Do you bake the best bread on the block? There is a demand for freshly baked bread without preservatives. Your neighbors could become your steady customers. Do people rave

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

Share hardware and earn extra cash
While you are asleep, your home computer signs onto the Internet and looks for work. By morning, it has done complex calculations for a scientist in London, designed an ad for an Arizona business, and fattened your bank account. This scenario-called metacomputing-could become a reality in the very

Publication: USA Today