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Income

Lauren

Since this semester started, with my less-than-usual financial aid and rising cost of living, I have been constantly worrying over money. Today I finally pulled off a way to make extra cash.

Today was a big game day. Purdue played Notre Dame about five blocks away from my house. I invited Anne and her dog over for the afternoon, drew up some signs on cardboard, and propped them up in the street. Knowing the church down the way was charging $8 a pop, and other houses nearby were charging $10-25 for parking, I let people park in my yard for five dollars apiece. Within an hour I had made $50.

I could have made far more money, but whatever. You can bet your ass I’ll be out there next game day.

11 thoughts on Income

  1. Oh my god! That is brilliant. Too bad I do not live near a college or stadium of sorts. Damn. Too bad I don’t have my own house. Ha!

  2. One of my closest friends in college made close to $200 every Saturday (during out senior year) that Notre Dame had a home game by parking people in the large yard that came with the tiny house him and some buddies rented. Their house was so close to the stadium that I think they charged progressively more expensive amounts.

    Four hours before the game? $20. Three? $25. And so on. By the half-hour or so before the game, people would shell out close to $40 to park so close to the stadium. Then again, the Domers ARE crazy (I’m not one….I’m a Belle [ick, right]) and worship football like they do Jesus. What other school has a touchdown Jesus and a First-Down Moses?

    Not sure if Perdue is the same….

  3. You better be careful. You might get a mafiosi-like troop of liberals knocking on your door, demanding half your money and demanding that you keep track of the ethnicities of those who park there.

    Or something.

  4. My concern would be with the landlord. I know my lease has a clause that says I can’t have a home-based business. But if it’s cool, then that’s a definitely a great way to make money. Of course, your front lawn is gonna look like shit, but oh well.

  6. You could spare your yard some ruts if you put up a donate button and let us pay you back for your time and efforts to get us to think, laugh, and gripe.

  7. Well, the landlord mowed the yard prior to the parking!! And the landlords are her parents and I happen to be the female part of that duo!! We, in fact, encouraged Lauren to pursue this money-making adventure!

  9. One of my neighbors came by on his bike and complained, “You’re ruining the market!” They were charging $25 for a spot in a church parking lot just down the street.

    Call me lazy but I wanted it over with as quickly as possible.

  10. man am i jealous. i would set up a refreshement stand and grill some food too, maybe print up some teeshirts, have a water tub dunking contest, kissing booths, bring in the circus… alright I’ll settle down. but entrepeneurship is exciting i agree.

  11. One of my neighbors came by on his bike and complained, “You’re ruining the market!”

    You’re just the Wal-Mart of off-campus parking. Of course, the next step is for your neighbor to spread rumors that the house is built on an old Superfund site situated on a mass Indian grave, then see if his buddies on the zoning board can gin up some regulation to push you out of the market.

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