<p>D has almost given up on getting a retail job or any of the typical jobs available to students. We live near Chicago, and I noticed on Craigslist that there were a good number of very short term jobs listed under the “events” category, and the “talent” category. They are looking for people who might pass out samples at trade shows, or for street crews downtown to hand out brochures or samples. The talent category has jobs for extras in movies. I just started helping her look last week, and she has her first job today as an extra in a commercial. </p>
<p>The pay is $125 for the day plus lunch. We figure if she can do this 10 times this summer, that is over $1000 that she would not have had. It’s something, and there is the extra fun of looking for her in the crowd when the commerical comes out.</p>
<p>If you live near a big city, this might be something to look at.</p>