What would Thanksgiving or Christmas Day be without a glorious spread complete with a tender turkey, delectable dressing, succulent sweet potato casserole and plenty of mouth-watering desserts? Of course, many holiday hosts simply don’t have the time to create such a massive meal. That’s exactly why thousands of people turn to their local caterer to save the day.

 Caterers charge anywhere from $15 to $40 a head plus a delivery cost for a Thanksgiving meal. Some extremely successful businesses cater as many as 800 meals on Thanksgiving Day. Talk about some serious cash! No wonder caterers start salivating at the mere suggestion of the holiday season.A caterer’s telephone generally starts ringing off the hook with Thanksgiving and Christmas meal requests as early as June. Many catering companies say they start preparing for holiday meals six months before Thanksgiving Day. Bon appétit!

 3. Snow Plow Drivers
For many parts of the country, November and December doesn’t just mean turkey dinners and Christmas trees – it also means snow boots and ice scrapers. Of course, no one adores the snowy season more than the winter-loving snow plow driver. It’s not unusual for snow plow operators to earn $1,000 a day or more when the snowflakes start falling.Of course, it all comes down to where that snow plow operator lives. Obviously, if a snow plow driver were to set up shop in Georgia or Florida, he probably wouldn’t earn a dime during the winter season. However, plow operators in the nation’s snowiest towns, like Blue Canyon, California, Marquette, Michigan and Syracuse, New York, make a killing each holiday season. I bet you can guess who’s dreaming of a White Christmas this year.

 4. Gym Owners and Personal Trainers
Many of us spend three months stuffing ourselves silly with Halloween candy, turkey and dressing, Christmas cookies and New Year’s Eve cocktails. That’s why, come January, many of us are ready to begin the battle the bulge.In 2009, the second most popular New Year’s resolution among adults was to lose weight, according to a FranklinCovey Products survey. Of course, no one could be happier about this highly popular New Year’s resolution than personal trainers and gym owners.Thanks to all the holly-jolly over-indulgence, the average American gains one to ten pounds over the holiday season. Consequently, January is the single biggest month for new membership enrollment at health clubs, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association.Personal trainers also benefit from these plump post-holiday exercisers, many of whom are resolved to squeeze back into their itty-bitty bikini before their annual spring beach trip. In other words, fitness gurus are rolling in the dough post-New Year’s.

5.  DEBT COUNSELORS

After taking part in this carefree, holiday spirit-induced spending spree, many of us wake up in January with serious debt hangover. Last year, 31% of credit card users were still working to pay off their holiday debt in March or later, while 13% were still carrying Christmas debt six months after the Yuletide season.

No wonder debt counselors seem to be immune to post-holiday depression. Credit counselors typically see a 40% or higher customer increase in January, according to estimates from one consumer credit association.

  As you review this list of opportunities, there are so many other part time jobs that come to mind you can think of to make extra money:

• Tax Preparers
• babysitting for all those holiday parties
• cleanup crews – everyone hates to clean up after a party so do it for them
• office decorating – someone’s got to do it and everyone else is overworked
• retail stores

and so much more!!   Let your mind just wander with all the options for extra money during this holiday season!!!

tax preparers

 Last year, U.S. consumers spent a total of $28.5 billion on Thanksgiving and another $460 billion on Christmas expenses, according to IBISWorld. Some studies show that the average American family spends $1,500 or more each holiday season.

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