if you have a lawn mower you could try cutting grass for your neighbors or just start pushing it down the road and stop at every house you come to that needs the lawn cut and knock on the door and offer to cut thier lawn for them tell them you are trying to earn money for collage i used to do pretty good with this kind of thing when i was a kid we did a lot of driveway shoveling in the winter as well but we are a ways off from that time of year or go to the local shopping center and try the will work for food sign i got stranded once out west and made a sign will work for food gas or cash within 30 minutes some one stopped and gave us a job chopping fire wood for a couple hrs got enough to fill the tank and buy a 12 pack of cold beer for the ride good luck