Monday, May 12, 2008

May - Preparing for the $10,000

Okay, the job market sucks for me right now. I have all the abilities to complete almost any entry-level job out there! And I am unemployed. Yes, I am a do-it-myself type of woman and like to get things done. Me being talented has a lot to do with why I am unemployed. Don't you want to have your own? Your own business? My problem is consolidating them into one. Turning hobbies into business. You are now going to experience my journey as I try to make $10,000 in 6 months on creative odd jobs. (Starting June 1st 2008. Prepping now!)

I read some where if you make 40 chocolate covered strawberries and sell them at $2.00 a piece you will make $80 that day. There are approx. 30 days in a month. Let's say you work all thirty of them. That's $2400 a month if you sell them all. I always find strawberries 2 for $5.00. So let's stick with that. You also need chocolate morasels and shortening(butter). So for a whole month let's estimate what I'll need:

60 containers of strawberries = $150
40 packs of chocolate morasels = $100 (a guess)
10 sticks of butter = $60 (a guess)
100 box sticks = $6.00 (a guess)
100 box plastic bags = $3.00 (a guess)

That's $319 investment per month
That's 2091 per month profit.
Not counting table rental (if you sell at a flea market) Let's just say at least $1800 per month profit.

...For selling CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES!


Can you believe that! I was like wow. And guess what? I am going to try it!


Here are a couple other things I am going to do in order to reach my $10,000 in 6 months goal.



Web Design
Graphic Design
Sell custom t-shirts and garments
Photography
and a part-time job preferably at a restaurant (easy to get and you get to meet new people everyday. This will allow me to constantly be social)

Ready? Wish me luck!

1 comment:

Dania J. Wright said...

Hey there! I'm just starting to get the swing of this whole blogging thing, but I came across your comment about my design work and wanted to thank you. While reading your blog, I became inspired. I'm a (sometimes) starving artist, quasi-successful business owner, and recent college grad... still job hunting :0) I hope that things are still going well with you! Stay focused, you are talented! ~DJW