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With the availability of cheap, high quality digital cameras these days it is easier than ever to build up a selection of interesting and useful photographs, assuming you have a basic understanding of compositon and can work a camera.

There are many stock photo libraries online that will accept photos from indviduals, (if they meet the quality criteria), and the best bit is that whenever a person downloads one of your photos from the site, you get paid. Many web designers use stock images to jazz up websites, and websites are being created every day in every subject under the sun.

Strapped for cash? Many people are in these trying times. With growing unemployment, salary cuts, and the rising cost of living, plenty of Americans are seeking additional avenues to increase cash flow. Check out these seven hot side jobs that can be done around your 9-to-5 and with skills you may already have.

1. Dog Walker. 

Even in a recession people don’t skimp on their furry loved ones. Therefore, being a dog walker can be an easy sell, especially for other people who need to work two jobs to make ends meet. The double bonus here is you can get great exercise while racking up extra bucks. You can also walk dogs before or after your full-time job. Dog walker median salary per hour: $16.29.

Don’t let the credit crunch get you down!

follow these 60 tips and life will continue just the way you want it to. 

1. Buy veg in season. Purple-stemmed broccoli, beetroot, leeks, carrots and rhubarb are in stores now. Avoid courgettes, asparagus and raspberries, which are being airlifted in. 

2. Give up your daily coffee. You’ll save a staggering £10 a week.

3. Plan a week’s worth of meals, make a list of ingredients, and shop for these items only – that way, no food will go to waste and you’ll be less tempted by unnecessary goodies.

Forget splashing the cash. Happiness now lies in austerity.

If you buy anything this season, let it be one of these: a Recession Survival Box produced by the School of Life, a tiny social enterprise that opened recently to promote ideas for “living wisely and well”.

Your box, which has been compiled lovingly under the remit “reject the common assumption that a high income is always necessary for happiness”, contains a copy of Walden, Thoreau’s memoir of living in the woods, more books on side-stepping consumer culture and living for free, a Make Do and Mend pamphlet by the Ministry of Information, a water flask and mothballs.