Idea for some extra bucks

scud said:
If you can offer a service like coding or accounting I’d use the cash to setup and grow a company on the side
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And get customer's how? given that it is a new company with no reference or name in the industry.
 
Should (erm) there be uncertainty with the buildup to the 2019 elections you could put a portion away for Kruger Rands / gold, but that is of course a bit more long term than what you envisage with reselling.
 
etienne_marais said:
Should (erm) there be uncertainty with the buildup to the 2019 elections you could put a portion away for Kruger Rands / gold, but that is of course a bit more long term than what you envisage with reselling.
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Good idea to buy some Krugers, enough to get me out of SA
 
airborne said:
There we go, smuggle rough diamonds from conflict regions, you'll make a killing, in more ways than one!?
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I can hook you up with underground diamond cutter who will also issue you with the correct certification in your name. Clean, legal diamond out the other end. Take trip to Mozambique and bring in uncut (place in johnson & johnson baby powder bottle).
 
sucked said:
I can hook you up with underground diamond cutter who will also issue you with the correct certification in your name. Clean, legal diamond out the other end. Take trip to Mozambique and bring in uncut (place in johnson & johnson baby powder bottle).
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If he can cut it, then we can consider....
 
sucked said:
I can hook you up with underground diamond cutter who will also issue you with the correct certification in your name. Clean, legal diamond out the other end. Take trip to Mozambique and bring in uncut (place in johnson & johnson baby powder bottle).
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Why a baby powder bottle?
 
Maybe re-look at investing through something like Easy Equities? If properly invested, you could thank yourself later on!

Another decent way to make money is to buy vehicles on Auction or for cash, spend a small amount fixing up any small issues or blemishes and sell it for decent profit. Obviously you would need to have an interest in cars for this to work as you'd need to know what to look for and what NOT to look for. If I could put away R5k per month this is probably the route I would go... A friend of my dad's did this years ago and today owns a Car Dealership and is busy building not 1 but 2 holiday houses for himself. He also has Bikes, Boats... All from buying cars on Auction, cleaning them up and making decent money on them...
 
carstensdj said:
Maybe re-look at investing through something like Easy Equities? If properly invested, you could thank yourself later on!

Another decent way to make money is to buy vehicles on Auction or for cash, spend a small amount fixing up any small issues or blemishes and sell it for decent profit. Obviously you would need to have an interest in cars for this to work as you'd need to know what to look for and what NOT to look for. If I could put away R5k per month this is probably the route I would go... A friend of my dad's did this years ago and today owns a Car Dealership and is busy building not 1 but 2 holiday houses for himself. He also has Bikes, Boats... All from buying cars on Auction, cleaning them up and making decent money on them...
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Hi there,

Thanks so much. Will look into both options.
 
Ghoster79 said:
You poor soul, how do you live with yourself only saving this paltry amount of money every month?:erm:
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Although the way OP has posted this is quite snarky, many people with a half decent job should be earning and saving far in excess of this. Before I left SA I was saving/investing R20k - R25k each month. After about the R15k - R20k mark per month for expenses etc, then for the average person the excess becomes superficial, unless you are a moron buying a house far larger than you required and paying off fancy cars you can't afford instead of paying cash. Obviously there are people that fall outside of these general parameters but you shouldn't be doing things like having a ton of kids, sending kids to top privates schools etc.

Unfortunately people will live beyond their means no matter how much they earn so even for people earning R100k a month they may struggle to save anything.
 
^^vampire^^ said:
Although the way OP has posted this is quite snarky, many people with a half decent job should be earning and saving far in excess of this. Before I left SA I was saving/investing R20k - R25k each month. After about the R15k - R20k mark per month for expenses etc, then for the average person the excess becomes superficial, unless you are a moron buying a house far larger than you required and paying off fancy cars you can't afford instead of paying cash. Obviously there are people that fall outside of these general parameters but you shouldn't be doing things like having a ton of kids, sending kids to top privates schools etc.

Unfortunately people will live beyond their means no matter how much they earn so even for people earning R100k a month they may struggle to save anything.
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I take it that you have been out of this country for 4 years +?, and that you are in your late 30's early 40's?

Edit: I am in my 30's and every extra cent is going into my bond to get it paid off when I reach 40. So if that counts as "saving" then yes R10k is possible per month, but only barely. ;)
 
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^^vampire^^ said:
Although the way OP has posted this is quite snarky, many people with a half decent job should be earning and saving far in excess of this. Before I left SA I was saving/investing R20k - R25k each month. After about the R15k - R20k mark per month for expenses etc, then for the average person the excess becomes superficial, unless you are a moron buying a house far larger than you required and paying off fancy cars you can't afford instead of paying cash. Obviously there are people that fall outside of these general parameters but you shouldn't be doing things like having a ton of kids, sending kids to top privates schools etc.

Unfortunately people will live beyond their means no matter how much they earn so even for people earning R100k a month they may struggle to save anything.
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Who the **** can save 20k per month

Edit: Also is the 5k a month after a set amount of profit from the business being reinvested?
 
CamiKaze said:
And get customer's how? given that it is a new company with no reference or name in the industry.
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Word of mouth is always best. And you can try LinkedIn for marketing.
Or Upwork if you’re looking for work
 
^^vampire^^ said:
Although the way OP has posted this is quite snarky, many people with a half decent job should be earning and saving far in excess of this. Before I left SA I was saving/investing R20k - R25k each month. After about the R15k - R20k mark per month for expenses etc, then for the average person the excess becomes superficial, unless you are a moron buying a house far larger than you required and paying off fancy cars you can't afford instead of paying cash. Obviously there are people that fall outside of these general parameters but you shouldn't be doing things like having a ton of kids, sending kids to top privates schools etc.

Unfortunately people will live beyond their means no matter how much they earn so even for people earning R100k a month they may struggle to save anything.
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Before I left SA I was saving/investing R20k - R25k each month.

Jesus
 
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