新概念雙語：雙語盤點：五種賺外快的最佳捷徑

Nearly everyone dreams of quitting his or her day job, whether it's tomorrow, next year or in the next decade.

幾乎每人都想辭掉自己日常的工作，無論是明天辭職，明年辭職，還是下個十年辭職。

However, there is a wide chasm between "dreams" and "action" that many people never seem to cross — and it's usually due to finances.

然而，從“夢想”到“行動”，中間還有一個相當(dāng)大的鴻溝，那是許多人都無法跨越的，因為這個鴻溝常常就與收入來源有很大的關(guān)系。

Obviously, if you want to quit, you need to find another way to make enough income to pay your bills, save for the future and enjoy life.

不用說，如果你想辭職，你還得找到別的方法才能養(yǎng)家糊口，才能未雨綢繆，享受生活。

But what's the best way to do this? How can you make enough "side income" now so you can quit your job in the near future?

那么賺取生活費的最佳方式是什么呢?怎樣才能賺取足夠的“外快”及早擺脫目前的工作呢?

Here are five great ways to make side income while still working your day job:

如果你還糾結(jié)在目前的工作里，那么下面有5種很棒的賺取外快的方法，讓你盡快脫離困境：

1. Invest in real estate.

1.投資房地產(chǎn)。

Real-estate investing is not always passive, and not always easy, but it can be highly profitable. In addition, there are hundreds of ways to invest in real estate. For example, you could:

投資房地產(chǎn)并不總是消極，容易的事情，但這確實能帶來很高的收益。并且，投資房地產(chǎn)的方式有很多。比如下面這些：

? Flip houses

·翻轉(zhuǎn)房屋

? Own rental houses

·出租房屋

? Become a "house hacker"

·成為“房屋駭客”

? Own vacation rentals (Airbnb)

·出租度假屋

Real-estate investing is my favorite way to create side income because it runs like a locomotive. It might take a little time to build up, but once it's running, it goes a long way with less effort and is hard to stop.

投資房地產(chǎn)是筆者最喜歡的獲取外快的方式，因為它能像火車頭前進一樣，財源滾滾而來。也許開始的時候需要花點時間建立起來，不過當(dāng)它走上軌道，只需一點點努力就能得到長期的發(fā)展，而且一旦開始了，就難以停下來。

2. Write a book.

2. 撰寫書籍。

Many people have dreams of writing a book, but very few ever do. They think it's too hard, that they don't know enough, don't have enough time, aren't smart enough or whatever other excuse they can come up with. But the truth is: you can write a book, and that book can help you make additional monthly income.

許多人都有寫書的夢想，但是極少數(shù)人真的做到了。人們會認(rèn)為寫書是一件非常困難的事情，自己的知識有限，沒有足夠的時間，還沒有足夠的聰明才智或者別的借口。但實際上：你可以寫書，并且書籍還能為你增加每月的收入。

There are several avenues you can take when writing a book, and there is no "best route." For example:

寫書時有幾個途徑可供選擇，但沒有“最佳的途徑”。比如下面的：

? You could write a series of shorter topic-specific books and publish them on Kindle.

你可以寫一系列的短篇故事書籍，并把它們發(fā)布到Kindle網(wǎng)站上。

? You could self-publish through your own website and sell to your existing customers.

你可以通過網(wǎng)站自主出版書籍并出售給現(xiàn)有的顧客。

? You could partner with a larger platform and sell to its audience (as I did).

你可以與更大的平臺合作，然后把書籍推銷給它的顧客(筆者就是這么做的)。

? You could work to get published through a major publishing company (probably the most difficult path).

你可以找一家主流的出版公司出版你的作品。(有可能是最困難的)

? You could record an audiobook and publish it on Audible.

你可以把書籍錄制成有聲書然后在Audible這樣的有聲讀物網(wǎng)站上發(fā)布。

Writing a book today is not as tough as it once was, as there are so many avenues with which you could publish. The keys are now in your hands.

如今撰寫書籍已經(jīng)不再如從前那般困難了，因為現(xiàn)在發(fā)布個人書籍作品的途徑非常多。關(guān)鍵在于你自己的選擇。

3. Sell a product on Amazon.

3. 在Amazon上出售產(chǎn)品。

It’s a great way for you to sell the products designed by yourself (and your friends) on the websites related to online-shopping. Nowadays people tends to purchase on the shopping webs like Amazon, T-mall, etc. And research suggests that those online-sellers make more extra income to support their needs for daily entertainment.

在網(wǎng)店上出售自主(或與朋友合作)設(shè)計的產(chǎn)品是賺取外快的極好方法。如今人們已經(jīng)越來越傾向到諸如亞馬遜，淘寶等網(wǎng)店上購物了。并且還要研究表明，網(wǎng)店的賣家賺取了更多滿足日常娛樂需求的額外收入。

4. Sell your skills.

4. 出售你的技能。

Chances are you are good at something in the business world. Perhaps it's accounting, data entry, video production or writing.

你很有可能剛好擅長商務(wù)領(lǐng)域所需的某一技能，有可能是會計，數(shù)據(jù)錄入，視頻制作或文案撰寫。

Whatever you are good at, there are likely people out there willing to pay you good money to run that part of their business for them. Smart business owners know that they should focus on what they are good at, and hire out the rest. This is where you can come in and make side income doing what you love.

無論你擅長的是什么，很大可能有人愿意以可觀的報酬買下你的技能，而這項技能剛好是他們商業(yè)運行所需的。聰明的老板們深知他們應(yīng)該關(guān)注員工的長處，并受雇給其他的人。這就是讓你大展拳腳的地方了，你還能做著自己喜歡的工作賺取額外的收入。

So what are you good at? What will other people pay you for?

那么，想想自己擅長的地方是什么呢?別人會因為你的什么長處而雇用你呢?

5. Start a blog.

5. 開啟博客。

Finally, a good way to make side income can be with a blog. Although it takes time to build up a following, once you have that following there are numerous ways to monetize the blog.

到了最后一個方法，便是跟網(wǎng)絡(luò)博客有關(guān)的了。盡管運營博客需要時間才能建立起一定的關(guān)注度，不過，如果你有下面這些特點，那么你想博客火起來的方法就有很多了。

? Focus on writing quality content.

專注撰寫有質(zhì)量的內(nèi)容文章。

? Work hard at getting that content out there to the world.

努力把內(nèi)容推廣給更多的人認(rèn)識。

? Build your email list from day one, so you can market to those people later.

第一天設(shè)定你的郵件名單，這樣你就能在以后把相關(guān)的內(nèi)容推廣給這些人了。

Blogging is definitely not a "sit at home in your underwear and make easy money" kind of activity. It requires diligence, quality and time. However, blogging can be incredibly rewarding.

運營博客絕對不是“坐在家穿著褲衩輕松賺錢”的活動。這個過程需要投入心思，質(zhì)量以及時間。不過，運營博客的收獲確實是難以形容的豐富。

There is one common theme with all of the above methods for making side income. Do you know what it is? They all take work. That's right, you'll never achieve the kind of lifestyle you want if you don't work for it. So get out there today and start hustling. You'll be able to quit that job faster than you ever imagined.

以上5種賺外快的方法都有一個共同之處。你知道是什么嗎?那就是它們都需要投入心思和努力。是的，如果你不投入進去，你永遠都無法達到自己想象中的生活水平。所以，逃離安逸區(qū)，忙起來吧!這樣你想辭職的日期就會比你預(yù)想的早很多啦!