How do You support your multiboxing hobby

[Saphfyer]

I was talking to my husband and I may or may not have to give up my new mages I made, ( yes I am crying). I was just curious how do other multiboxers afford this hobby ?

[Marathon]

I have a job :thumbsup:

[Saphfyer]

I have a job :thumbsup:
Umm well I have a job too, i am a stay at home mom to a severly disabled child and so because of that I cant actually go out in the "REAL WORLD" and work for money. We are limited to one income household atm.
I am trying to find ways to pay for this hobby i have taken up. Any suggestions ?

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I make enough to support my hobbies and then some. Obviously, not everyone is gonna fit into that mould. A few obvious things you can do are cooking meals from scratch with inexpensive ingredients (i.e.: NOT all that "organic" high-priced stuff), curtailing things like extra minutes on your phone plans/long distance bills, cutting your cable TV down to minimums or off, redoing your health/dental insurance with a less expensive plan, cutting your lawn watering back to minimums (depending on your region's climate), selling your new car and buying a good used car that you can afford outright, garage sales/ebay for that old junk you don't need any more, find some of those work-from-home jobs that'll make you a few bucks, etc.

Lots of ways to do it, some of those above I'm sure you're already doing.

[Stabface]

Donate plasma? In college ('93-'94) I donated plasma for beer money, 25$ for a 1 hour session once a week paid for all the beer I could drink.

[-silencer-]

A few obvious things you can do are cooking meals from scratch with inexpensive ingredients (i.e.: NOT all that "organic" high-priced stuff), curtailing things like extra minutes on your phone plans/long distance bills, cutting your cable TV down to minimums or off, redoing your health/dental insurance with a less expensive plan, cutting your lawn watering back to minimums (depending on your region's climate), selling your new car and buying a good used car that you can afford outright, garage sales/ebay for that old junk you don't need any more, find some of those work-from-home jobs that'll make you a few bucks, etc.

Lots of ways to do it, some of those above I'm sure you're already doing.
What he said. If you can't leave the house to make money, then you'll either have to either produce and sell goods from home or reduce expenses. If you can get out for one night a week, there are reps for companies that hold "shopping parties," like the Party Lite candles or Pampered Chef cookware. Usually you choose when you work, and you only make money when you work since it's nearly all commission-based. Something like this is perfect for stay-at-home moms, especially if they've got a decent social network of friends to help host these parties. There are also entire businesses of people who make goods at home just to sell on eBay.. so if you have an arts & crafts talent, you can try that.

The easiest way to raise an extra $60/mo without leaving the house is to cut out some expenses. Some people in tight situations blow a ton of money on alcohol and cigarettes. It always costs more to eat out, even fast food, than to make an inexpensive meal at home. Consolidate driving to performing all errands in one trip on the way home from work to save gas. Downgrade the car to a less expensive model with better gas mileage and lower insurance rates. Don't buy anything that isn't needed...

[Saphfyer]

Wow! Lots of great ideas here. I am definitely going to look into all of them. I know this month we had a few expenses that we didnt expect, but I guess I should have thought about that before I started Multi-boxing.
I am definitely not giving it up, if i can help it, I really love doing it. I am having a blast and meeting all kinds of really cool and interesting people like you all.

[Stabface]

Donate plasma? In college ('93-'94) I donated plasma for beer money, 25$ for a 1 hour session once a week paid for all the beer I could drink.

Creepy, but $100/m would pay for WoW and then some.

Creepy? Plasma donations saves lives... done anything to save a life lately? I donated every week or every other for several years, even after an hour of my time earned far more than 25$. Its not exactly a walk in the park either - which is why they pay you - it hurts a bit, the needles they put in both your arms are huge and can leave needle tracks that make you look like you've been shooting heroin or can scar you up. Thankfully I have tough skin and excellent healing factor so no long lasting marks. Also they pull out something like .7-.9L of fluid depending on your weight. So you are basically dehydrated once its done and need to drink a lot of fluids both before and after, unless you like having all the fun of a hangover without the fun of getting drunk.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Also they pull out something like .7-.9L of fluid depending on your weight. So you are basically dehydrated once its done and need to drink a lot of fluids both before and after, unless you like having all the fun of a hangover without the fun of getting drunk.heh...reminds me of my military days. :P We cheated and did this AND drank beer.

[Saphfyer]

Donate plasma? In college ('93-'94) I donated plasma for beer money, 25$ for a 1 hour session once a week paid for all the beer I could drink.

Creepy, but $100/m would pay for WoW and then some.

Creepy? Plasma donations saves lives... done anything to save a life lately? I donated every week or every other for several years, even after an hour of my time earned far more than 25$. Its not exactly a walk in the park either - which is why they pay you - it hurts a bit, the needles they put in both your arms are huge and can leave needle tracks that make you look like you've been shooting heroin or can scar you up. Thankfully I have tough skin and excellent healing factor so no long lasting marks. Also they pull out something like .7-.9L of fluid depending on your weight. So you are basically dehydrated once its done and need to drink a lot of fluids both before and after, unless you like having all the fun of a hangover without the fun of getting drunk.

Uhh, maybe use that as a last resort lol, I dont think i want to go through all that.

[Vyndree]

When I was in college I did tutoring part-time -- babysitting is also an excellent source of income in my area. My mother stayed at home while my dad worked and made a decent amount of pocket cash from petsitting and babysitting.

It may not sound like the most glamorous of jobs, but if you're already tending to a young one, depending on the type of disability they might enjoy some company with other kids while you can earn some pocket money babysitting.

[Bradster]

Edit Vyndree beat me too it!

Have what I think might be the perfect idea. Know anyone with kids, that need a baby sitter for a few hours? Extremely hard job but you could find that type of work quickly and work at home.

Something to think about also.
Digital Cable, with nothing added like HBO or anything is $115 here, with internet.
(It’s cheaper to get cable TV AND internet due to package deals)
Normal cable + Internet = $60
There's some decent savings right there.

I paid $115 for a few years, then I downgraded (I should of asked her first lol). Now she pays the cable bill most of the time, I'm not going to pay for 350+ channels with nothing on when I get home. I mean honestly WTF 350 channels and your telling me you can't put one damn good thing on? Hence MMO's for me lol.

[keyclone]

categories for making money usually fall into making money off the margin, service, or production.

margins: buy/sell >> profit
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ebay for buy/sell might be possible.
check out antiques on the weekend.. develop an eye for it.. check to see if people are buying.. maybe someone across the country will pay for the antique you found at the local garage sale

service
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this would depend on your skills and where you live. vyndree put one up, helping others. another possibility... helping the elderly. some people have a tough time getting groceries or general shopping.. these are things you do anyhow. top it off with maybe a meal service, and you could probably make a few hundred a month on top of costs. laundry service is another big win (my Dad made $$ while in the navy doing laundry on the side... he had a gimmic that allowed him to use the laundry machines without actually spending the money. yes, my Dad hacked a laundry machine :D). transcription is another service people pay for... but i think the rate is low

production
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produce something. you have a computer... content on the net comes in many forms. web content can be web site production, making stories, writing columns for newspapers (big win here), taking pictures of various things, music, or video. once you produce something, you either make the money from people that want the item, or you make money from advertisers that will pay you to advertise to the people that pick up/use your product (this only happens once you get over 70,000 viewers).

if you have any tech talent, check out dice.com (http://www.dice.com ) and specify telecommute... see what pops up (if you have no tech talent, but are truly... TRULY.. interested in learning, i have taught/tutored in the past. just ask and we can discuss the possibilities).

[Marathon]

Umm well I have a job too, i am a stay at home mom to a severly disabled child and so because of that I cant actually go out in the "REAL WORLD" and work for money.

I dont know how old your child is but I am a school teacher and know of several part time positions as aids to assist disabled children. Might be a way to work and take care of your child at the same time. Might want to contact your local school district, see what you can find out. :thumbup:

[Saphfyer]

I am making a list, going to work on some of these ideas. I will have to let you guys know what i came up with. Ihave a sewing machine here,so i am thinking about maybe putting it to use. Anyway all of your ideas are wonderful, I thank you.

[entoptic]

I don't know what is wrong with your child but if you can manage it why not start a company that deals with other children that have this same issue? Mebbe like a day camp or something.


How about a paper route? It's early in the morning and rather fast?

Are you good at playing poker? I make a ton of money playing poker online. Almost more then I make from my job.

What about a remote admin assistant? India is doing it, why can't you?

What about an invention of the sort? Do you have any that you can research online and find someone to create for you?

Can you knit? what about selling knitted items on ebay?

If you want to be gross you could do what the homeless do out here in SF, Ca. They go around and farm all the platic bottles and glass cans which they turn around and recycle for $$$. It's a lot of money actually!

There are online sites that will pay you to "experience" their product and write a review.

There is a great book that has helped me with my income and shortened my hours at work. It's called the 4 hour work week. You should give it a go and see if that helps you come up with ideas to manage your situation for the better,
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All and all what you are doing with your child is saintly. Not many people can do what you do. I used to work for a company that took care of disabled kids that their parents could not handle. I am very happy to know that you are not one of those people!

[Tasty]

Plasma eh, sounds yuck :S what exactly is plasma?

[Tasty]

Guilt trip much? Since your going there, I gave four years of my life to my country, Did you?Are you Australian? If you are I'll shout you a beer when you're next at the pub hehe

[Tasty]

Nah its the people that blame America for everything that are the problem :P


I'm going to stop now before this thread gets nasty lol

[Simulacra]

Off the wall but it's been done before for much less worthy causes:
Create a website named something like www.paymywow.com
on it explain your story and how wow is really your only release from stress and interaction with other people. Ask people to donate $1 via paypal. Sounds ridiculous doesn't it?

I can't remember which country it was but there was a lady who'd run up $30k in credit card bills, so she created a site and asked people to send her donations to pay the credit cards, it worked and she's debt free now. Now the differences between her and you are worlds apart, you are a worthwhile human being who is in a situation you didn't choose and had no control over, whereas she was a twit in situation created by herself. I'd send you a $1 :)

[Old Dirty Bathtub]

Can you knit? what about selling knitted items on ebay?Actually, if you you are crafty and want to try selling your wares, try etsy ('http://www.etsy.com') rather than ebay. You'll reach a more focused audience and probably make a bit more money.

[shaeman]

How many are you multiboxing?

If you are doing a full five, you could consider reducing this to 4 or 3. Not ideal, but if it's the difference between multiboxing and not then it's certainly an option. (You will also have your characters for when there is a bit more spare cash available).

[Kayley]

I ask my parents for more money.

[Wilbur]

Donate plasma? In college ('93-'94) I donated plasma for beer money, 25$ for a 1 hour session once a week paid for all the beer I could drink.

How the hell can $25 Pay for all the beer you can drink?

[Carnage]

Farm gold! haha no jus kiddin - boot sales, buy wholesale cheap stuff from ebay - sell them on for profit.

[-silencer-]

Are you good at playing poker? I make a ton of money playing poker online. Almost more then I make from my job.

You have to be *very* careful with this one. In many states, it's illegal to make more than a small amount (like $500/year) through online gambling, regardless of where the gaming site is located. I have a friend who had to move to Kentucky to be legally allowed to make more than $500/year.. he's making around $75k a year now in online poker. It's not worth having the Feds knocking on your door for a felony. Don't think it's hard to be caught either.. money that isn't a cash transaction by hand is too easy to trace.

[aNiMaL]

My way to finance it was to quit both smoking habits.

It worked, for the first week....
after that I decided it was worth it and I shouldn't bother to much about it.

Then again, I'm the only one responsible for my own actions,
ok, I might hurt my cats' feeling in some way.

Which is no option for you,
but big props for handling your own disabled child.
To many people these days can't even handle their healthy child and need tv-shows to help them.

[blast3r]

Donate plasma? In college ('93-'94) I donated plasma for beer money, 25$ for a 1 hour session once a week paid for all the beer I could drink.

That would cover a 5-box team monthly fee plus some beer! That is actually something we need to start posting on QQ threads for those that gripe about us paying the extra money. Maybe we can just tell them we sell our blood to play wow. hehe

[Sarduci]

How the hell can $25 Pay for all the beer you can drink?Donate a bunch of blood/plasma and you'll have no problem getting drunk off of one or two.

[Jaws5]

Look around your house and see what you can do to reduce your expenses.

Best way is to reduce your dept. We whould never take on long term dept Depending on how much dept you have this takes time. drive your car/truck for an 6-10 years and not 3-5 years.

increase your savings rate to build up saving to to allow the money to work for you. Credit unions offer great programs on this.

recycle your own tin cans , card board , etc. take to center and get cash for them.

buy old toys at garage sales , fix them , send of to company to get new decals , resell them for profit.

adjust house temp to 80 for summer and 68 for winter. (saves lots)

replace door seals and window seals, clean condenser pads, replace filters every month. Try using a swamp cooler in the summer if your local will support it.

turn off tv when not useing . Power down PCs (monitors) when not in use.

hope some help

And Fur

you only did 4 years not a lifer hey :)

thank you for your service (Marines?)

[Stabface]

Creepy? Plasma donations saves lives... done anything to save a life lately? I donated every week or every other for several years, even after an hour of my time earned far more than 25$.

Guilt trip much? Since your going there, I gave four years of my life to my country, Did you? I don't give blood because of all the fucked of vaccinations I received during that time. Ya.. I'm sure people would LOVE to get second hand anthrax shots. Way to be a dickhead man.

By creepy I meant SELLING your bodily fluids to pay for your wow addiction, but hey, feel free to spin it any way you see fit. Oh wait, you already did. :rolleyes:

You're right, I was being a dick and I'd like to apologize. Sorry.
I didn't serve in the military, and I thank you for your service. 2 people close to me have been killed... and my brother in law is headed back for a 4rd trip overseas in a few months, so believe me that is not an empty thank you.

I could say a lot more but its already offtopic enough so I'll leave it at that.

[Suregal]

I justify and re-justify it in regards to coffee and/or donut. Hmm, if I don't buy that 2nd or 3rd cup, and no donut etc...that just payed for todays costs. Pizza guy now gets 4 dollar tip instead of 5 etc. No overboard 30% tips to waiters/waitresses..still high with 20% is enough.

It works in my mind anyways :)

[BobGnarly]

I'm a shepherd.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

This. Edging out the small splurges to accommodate one big splurge is really easy. $75 for three accounts per month = going out for a nice dinner. It's really a matter of what you're willing to sacrifice.Agreed.

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[Sarduci]

This. Edging out the small splurges to accommodate one big splurge is really easy. $75 for three accounts per month = going out for a nice dinner. It's really a matter of what you're willing to sacrifice.I trade 10 hours of my time 5 days a week for this green paper stuff. I then trade the paper stuff for things I want or need. I trade a few hours a month of work to get money to play a game that brings me more enjoyment than not working that time would have gave me. No food I've ever had at a restaurant has ever brought me THAT much happiness to offset that cost.

The day I feel the trade is not worth it anymore, I'll be finding a new way to generate green stuff or something that gives me more enjoyment in return.

[Vyndree]

I am making a list, going to work on some of these ideas. I will have to let you guys know what i came up with. Ihave a sewing machine here,so i am thinking about maybe putting it to use. Anyway all of your ideas are wonderful, I thank you.

Ooh, if you're into sewing, my mother also spent some time doing home alterations... It's great money around prom/wedding time to let out some pants or take in the hem of a dress.

She was also able to get a job at one of the fancier stores in the mall -- they provided free alterations for their products and she would just show up once a week, do simple hemming jobs on yoga pants, then return all the pants and get a new batch the next week. She was paid per pair of pants, so she pretty much only took what she could finish in a week. :)

Dog walking is also a great job if you like the outdoors and aren't allergic. Man, I'd pay someone to walk my dogs while I'm at work just to let them get some energy out so I don't have to deal with ZOMG HYPERACTIVITY when I get home. And if your child has a disability that doesn't affect mobility you can always let them "help" and get some exercise too. :)

[Ughmahedhurtz]

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[voodoogriff]

Plasma eh, sounds yuck :S what exactly is plasma?The "water" in your blood basically.

And that's how I pay for wow, and gas. $55/week ftw

[Dorffo]

Donate plasma? In college ('93-'94) I donated plasma for beer money, 25$ for a 1 hour session once a week paid for all the beer I could drink.

I did this to pay for my EQ then DaoC accounts through school :D

[Maxion]

Generally, not smoking and not drinking keeps my accounts covered. I think i drink on average about 5 times a year, nothing regular in any way, and never smoke :)

[Tasty]

Generally, not smoking and not drinking keeps my accounts covered. I think i drink on average about 5 times a year, nothing regular in any way, and never smoke :)Yeah I'm all for the occasional drink, but nothing too heavy when I have to get up for stupid work the next morning :/

[Knobley]

I swapped my satellite for two extra accounts and came out ahead.

Knobley

[Klamor]

i'm sure you have hear of a home business... one of my mom's friends makes things (knitting etc...) and sells them on Ebay.... they live in the middle of frigging nowhere and they have like 6 kids to take care of.... somehow they make enough money to support the whole family

[ChaoticMonk]

Got rid of the "all the channels" option with comcast's cable tv. Me and my wife spend more time on wow than watching TV anyway so why not :D

[Oswyn]

I quit going to Starbuck's and cut back on my normal 2-3 Big Gulps everyday. Never realized that I was spending over $200 a month on frappuccino's and diet coke!

[Alemi]

I quit smoking.

I could probably 25 box, and still have some savings.

[Narezza]

Plasma eh, sounds yuck :S what exactly is plasma?Plasma is what your blood is suspended in. Its a straw-colored liquid that poor college students sell easily to pay for beer and pizza. =) I did that when I was in college and I didn't mind the needles and the machines, but they have to replace the volume of plasma they removed with saline. And room temperature saline going into a 98.6 degree body was really bad.

*shiver*