I'm in college now, and I can't fall back on my old ways of making money. this is especially weird for me, because all my NEEDS are free(after $64k in tuition)...rooming, medical, food...I've been floating off of what I had from selling my passat, but that won't last forever.
I can't do mobile mechanic work, because the schools automotive program steals all my business.
I can't flip/break cars because:
-no shop to do the work in
-nowhere to park it
-I have class when the auto auction is
I can't get a real job because of my schedule
campus jobs SUCK and are really only good for paying off tuition
I've had moderate success buying broken laptops on ebay, having the campus techies fix them (free to me) then selling them on craigslist. shipping and hard drives are cutting in to the bottom line hard though, and I think the nerds are starting to catch on...
buying subs/stereo equipment from tweakers who need quick cash is good money, but slow money, and my roomates are kinda pissed our dorm is full of shit
leasing tools to DIY'ers in the dorm complex is nerve wrecking, some dipshit misusing my expensive hard-earned tools on his POS honda prelude...some people respect my shit, but not enough.
for christmas I'm going back to Atlanta, I'm going to try to find a rust-free desirable car, and bring it back up here to sell. the trick is i need to get it all set up ahead of time, so I don't have to park it until it sells.
some of this is long-term, some of this is short term. I need suggestions/input for both.
I get kicked out of the dorm complex every time there is a break, but I can't go home...so as soon as my contract is up, I'm moving out. I can get a boring 2bdr apartment for $1400/semester, but there are better options...
I found an 11 room house off-campus
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I can rent for $6400/semester, utilities included.
then sublet the rooms. if I charge $1k/semester/room(~300 less than anywhere else), thats ~$3600+
-whatever I make on the washer/dryer
-whatever I make on parties ($5/cup, people do this shit and it adds up quick)
I have a basement to set up a flameworking studio or storage-unit-to-ebay
I have parking spots but no shop
it used to be a fraternity house.
minus "expenses". this house has no garage, and I'm not sure if I'm tryna make this big of a gamble. if someone fucks shit up, skips rent, starts a fire, MY name is on the lease.
I found a 4-bay garage apartment for $2400/semester
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-6 parking spots
-4 bays
-3 bedroom
-basement
ROOM FOR A LIFT
if I was going to break cars, this would be the place. offer free room to automotive students in exchange for labor breaking cars, buy one in auction, rip out everything worth something, list it all on ebay and scrap the rest...parking slots allow for flipping as well.
I'd also be dealing directly with the landlord, not a leasing agency...which is a huge plus. its also closer to campus than the big house.
its also kindof a dump, and utilities are not included. it already has an air compressor.
to me, this seems better than the big house.
if I cross the river, rent goes WAY down, I haven't looked too closely but I know a 6bdr house with garage/basement goes for $3k/semester.
inb4 sell drugs/ass
Its time for an update.
I purchased:
4 packages of 50 mini solo cups---$3.79
12 packets of jello-------------------$0.77
4 liters of tequila--------------------$12.90
I used the coffee maker in the dorm to heat the water, 1 cup water, 1 cup tequila, 1 package=17 jello shots.
3.79*4=15.16
12*.77=9.24
4*12.90=51.60
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total=$76
with the current recipe, factoring 4 cups/liter (short, I know)
4*4=16 cups of tq
17 shots/cup of tq
16*17=272 shots.
I only had 12 things of jello and 200 shot cups, so I made 12 batches
12*17=204 shots using 3 liters of tequila
(12*.77)+(4*3.79)+(3*12.90)=63.10
jello the 50 cups tequila total for 200 shots
200/63.1=32 cents per jello shot.
at $2 each, that is a 168% profit margin
at $1 each, that is a 60% profit margin
my asking price is $2 each or 3 for $5, however I give everyone the "friend" discount, and sell them $1 each most of the time. they sell as fast as I can make them, my RA was easy to bribe off and since its word of mouth and people I know, campus police hasn't caught on.
next go round I am going to make them with vodka (cheaper) and I'm pretty sure I can steal the shot cups from food services, lessening the expense of alcohol and eliminating the cup expense. if I use store brand jello ($.33 a packet) I can cut down there as well.
I had banked on making them extremely strong with the tequila, that people would pay the $2 just because they were so strong...the market has spoken, cheaper is better than quality.
NOW-
cheap vodka (factoring $10/liter. may be less, idk yet)
cheap jello .33/packet
stolen shot cups
(3*10)+(12*.33)=$33.96
vodka jello total
provided I can steal the shot cups.
200/33.96=$.05 each.
at $1 each, that is a 95% profit margin.
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