<prompt> Human: Of course, as I start this I should say that everyone should choose the job that they love to do and will be happy with doing for the rest of their lives, but sometimes however irregular it might be it is better to choose the option of money.Personal Finance and of course other amazing subreddits including rmoney, rEntrepreneur, rFrugal and others have helped me create a safety net, deal with bills and invest better. But a lot of the time the subject of making money is not too heavily touched upon.A higher income is something everyone desires, but most people assume it is out of their reach. A lot of people wait for things to come to them, and because they dont analyse the possibilities, they cant grasp the opportunities that have already arisen.I am creating this topic in the hopes that it will be added upon by the great financially minded of reddit, the entrepreneurs and the creative that have succeeded in grasping the opportunities that are so far in your peripheral vision that they can be had to see.Below is a small list of opportunities that I think are real ways to make money that arent as conventional as going straight from school to a job and slowly rising the ranks e.g. the conventional way.Money Making- Royalties - Often considered out of the box but very simple is the concept of royalties. If you can create something that will slowly trickle in money, however slow it might be, youve created an income that is not a one off payment. Books can be a great source of income and if you have a love for books, do not be afraid to try writing. Photography, or more specifically stock photography, is great for those who are never without their camera and know how to take a nice picture. You can sell your stock photos and receive small payments from each use of the photo. Some people barely leave their camera alone and to make money all they have to do is select some of their nicer photos at the end of the week and sell them. Web design is something a large percentage of people know the basics of, but not many people specialize in. Making a website that appeals to a niche community isnt all that hard, and the ads on your site will run you a nice small profit if you can get enough page views. Consider taking online tutorials to bump up your current knowledge of the programming codes and you can find yourself hosting a website dedicated to something you have a great passion for, while turning a decent profit. Artdrawing, whether it be drawn with a computer or on hand, can be sold in similar ways to stock photography, even simple logo design can sell for a large profit, as all businesses that start up will need to pay the fee for one. Music can be sold in a similar way using sites like Sound exchange- Capturing Niche Markets - Well developed markets can be difficult to enter with severe competition stifling any attempt to enter the business. Niche markets are sometimes difficult to find, and can vary from location to location, but are generally a good investment. It may be a funny thing to consider, but a decent few in my anecdotal experience business men have started out on sites such as Craigslist. They learn what the city they are in has a demand for but nearly no supply, and they advertise on Craigslist with huge interest. For example, someone with carpentry skills could easily find out that the location theyre in has a lot of upper-middle class cat lovers and could create cat castles with 30 dollar worth of material, which would sell rather easily on Craigslist for hundreds, depending on the quality. If you cant build one, buy bulk quantities and set them up then sell them for a decent, but smaller, profit.- Flipping - Flipping is basically the same as before, but discludes making your own things. Basically the age old buy low; sell high mindset is what you need here. This might include buying some special deal and selling it higher. It might include making deals with companies e.g. to sell their televisions when they request 300 dollars from each unit and you can sell each for 800 dollars.- High pay work - This may sacrifice love of work for love of money. Simply put, some jobs are ridiculously easy and yet pay a ton of money. Working in mines or on oil rigs generally gets you a shitload of money for a very small amount of danger. Be prepared for intensive labor in some cases though. You may want to consider working in a high pay job for one or two years to set yourself up financially before you go for your dream job or increase your knowledge through education. If anyone knows any high paying jobs such as these Id love to hear them.A small majority of people use their spare time for things such as filling in surveys, which has a rough pay rate of 1 dollar or so an hour. I cant stress enough how much of a waste of time this is. Of course it is great to earn more money outside of work, and what is easier that sitting on your computer partially on Facebook? May I recommend something better? Gain skills in an area that could make you decent profit, research you city for what you could sell there, even going to your neighbors and asking if theyd like their lawn mowed for 10 bucks if a much higher pay rate.This is just my contribution to the thread, be a nice guy and contribute with your own knowledge or experience. There are many ways to skin a catIf I can stress one thing here, it is to not just think this is all interesting information, but to truly think about what I said and think outside of the box when it comes to making money.EDIT: As a disclaimer, the royalties section of this post is not really designed for you to pick it as your sole job. You can come back from your normal job and spend some time uploading photos, learning web design or writing a book. Its difficult to tell how much money you will receive off of these, and they should be considered side jobs.  <response>: Every time someone asks how to make money Im reminded of Sols monologue from The Pawnbroker:With this little brain you go out and you buy a piece of cloth and you cut that cloth in two and you go and sell it for a penny more than you paid for it. Then you run right out and buy another piece of cloth, cut it into three pieces and sell it for three pennies profit. But, my friend, during that time you must never succumb to buying an extra piece of bread for the table or a toy for a child, no.The Pawnbroker 