• When you're stretching your paycheck from week to week, each bill you receive adds stress to your situation. Finding easy ways to increase your income can ease the pressure and give you more control over your finances. Here are some easy ways to make a lot of money.
  
  

Resale

• Purchasing items in bulk and selling them individually can net a nice profit for the seller. Choose nonperishable items that offer discounts for buying large quantities. Warehouse clubs offer quantity discounts, as do manufacturers. Price your products at the same price retail stores in your area charge for single items.
  
  Identify items that potential customers desire but can't purchase from anyone else. These customers pay more for the item because of the time or availability. Bring a load of plain T-shirts to an outdoor concert. Sell the shirts to concert-goers for collecting autographs of the bands. Bring gloves to sell at a winter light festival. Sell blankets at a fireworks display.
  
  

Freelance

• Take stock of your own talents and determine which talents are marketable. Potential marketable talents include writing, drawing or taking photographs. Identify services you provide to family and friends for free. Charge others for this service. Contact area professionals in this field and ask them for their rates. Price your service similarly.
  
  Advertise your service on Craigslist and in your local newspaper. Hang up flyers around town. Offer to speak at local rotary club meetings about your talent. Give attendees a discount for hiring you.
  
  Operate your freelance business full-time and identify which customers profit your business the most. Concentrate on these customers.
  
  

Direct Selling

• Become a direct selling consultant. Direct selling consultants use a business and marketing plan designed by the manufacturer to sell their products. Direct selling consultants pay a small fee to purchase a beginners kit which provides enough materials for the consultant to start her business. The consultant schedules home parties, offering discounts to the host for opening up her home. The manufacturer provides marketing materials, such as press releases, business card templates and catalogs. The consultant uses the marketing materials, purchases sample items to show customer and schedules home parties. Direct sellers typically report to a local consultant who provides support and training for the new consultant. The more hours the consultant works scheduling and demonstrating at parties, the higher her income potential.