I know I am not the only person to have a few ‘wish I knew’ moments. As a recent graduate that was mostly independent in school, one of those moments was when I realized that there are numerous ways to make more money while a full-time student.

TO ALL THE CURRENT STUDENTS: FAST FOOD, WORK STUDY AND MINIMUM WAGE ARE NOT YOUR ONLY OPTIONS.

Hindsight is 20/20. To help those that come after me avoid that trap, I compiled a list of 23 (yes, twenty-three) potential options for making decent money while in college full time. Some of these options take a little training and can range from 4 weeks to 6 months. However, compared to the cost of college tuition and living expenses, 4 weeks to 6 month during senior year, over the summer, before or during freshman year can help minimize debt and give you a safety net if finding a job after college proves to be allusive.

1. Baby Sitting

2. Dog Walking

3. House Sitting

4. Cosmetology

5. Freelance

6. Sports Coaching

7. Pizza/Food/Package Delivery

8. Blogging and Vlogging

9. Multilevel Marketing

10. Yard Work

11. Senior Support- cleaning, taking our trash, picking up grocery, etc.

12. Residential or Commercial Cleaning

13. Personal Assistant

14. Tutor

15. Mobile Notary

16. Teaching/Coaching (Non-Academic Topics)

17. Personal Trainer

18. Car Washing

19. Insurance Sales

20. Real Estate Sales

21. Plebotomy

22. Transcription

23. Certified Nursing Assistant/ Nurse Aid

If one of these options look good to you, start researching the requirements to get in and make sure to consider all of the possibilities. There are in person and online classes for many of these options that have education requirements. If you are someone that has been doing cosmetology or transcription-like tasks before, look for a program that will let you test out of some classes.

This is just one shortlist and there are many more options out there. Let this serve as inspiration to look outside of the box when considering how you will make money while a full-time college student!