One of the easiest (and best) ways of making extra money is by collecting old newspapers and selling them to a "recycling plant" in your area .... Just look around your own home--in the garage or the basement .... What do you do with the old newspapers after you've read them? Most likely they are piled up in a corner of the garage or basement until one of your kids asks if he can haul them off for the school or cub scout paper drive ....