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Need to make some extra money on the side, either to add a little cushion to your finances or to help pay down some debt you’ve been tackling? Want to save up to take a dream vacation?
This list is for you then!
Rent, bills, food, fun – they all add up. And fast. Having extra money every month definitely helps me in that I can afford to save, experience more and prevent unnecessary stress.
Start a Blog!
Do you enjoy a certain topic, or would you love to learn more about that topic? Blogging could be for you! Maybe you think that you’re not the best writer in the world, or you’d have no idea how to even begin the process of starting a blog, but friend let me tell you, you can definitely do it.
Check out this extensive post on how you (yes, you!) can create your own blog right now. Head on over to that blog post to get all of the details you’ll need to get started. The best part of blogging? You’re the boss, and you ultimately control how much money you earn every month!
Psst, I’ll let you in on a little secret: I’ve always loved writing, but never in a million years would I have thought I’d start a blog and be able to make money from it. But here I am doing it, and I’m so grateful for the creative outlet it’s turned out to be and for the chance to make some extra money ($$$) every month.
And if I can do it, so can you!
Use Ebates for cash back
I’m crazy about Ebates!
This site is kind of like having a credit card in the sense that you are getting cash back rewards for your everyday purchases.
Even today, I shopped online with Sephora, and I was able to earn 2.5% back on my purchase. Shopaholics beware!!
Ebates is great for anybody who does most of their shopping online, and there are SO many companies that give you cash back, you’ll love this one!
Here is only a small list of the companies you probably already shop at that offer cash back through Ebates:
- Amazon
- Macy’s
- ALDO
- Walmart
- Target
- Kohl’s
- Old Navy
- Ulta
That’s FREE money, in case you missed it. Sound like something you’d be interested in? Sign up by clicking here through my affiliate link, and you’ll get $10 automatically when you purchase anything over $25!
Survey Sites to make money
Does the idea of taking surveys while you binge-watch Netflix sound too good to be true? Well, it isn’t!
You’ve probably heard of survey sites before, but maybe you’ve never “pulled the trigger” and went for it. I’m here to tell you that you should. If you’re looking to make $1,000’s a month doing these surveys, it might not be the option you’re looking for.
You can make upwards of $100+ on these survey sites if you’re diligent in applying to qualify for the various surveys sent out and also keeping up with the offers or trials that you’re able to do to earn money.
That’s an extra $100 or more in your bank account every month. A little extra cash for you every month sounds great right?
Note: With survey sites, you’re giving out personal information so be careful where you input this information. Also, a very helpful tip that somebody told me a long time ago– create a separate email address for these sites so that you’re not using your personal email address. Believe me, it will clutter your inbox up!
Related: How to Make Money with 3D Printing
Learn how to test sites for money
There are several companies out there that are willing to pay you to test their websites. These companies want to make sure their websites are up and running and are sending out the right messages to their target audiences.
Each testing site has various payment rates, but on average, you can make up to $10-15 for each testing that you complete. Testings usually run 15-30 minutes, so you’re potentially making more an hour than what you’d make at a part-time job!
Here are some great sites to start with to look for site testing opportunities:
VipKID – Teach English Online
Do you have teaching experience and speak English fluently? This could be the perfect work from home opportunity for you! VipKID is an online ESL teaching program that is headquartered in Beijing, China. With this particular side hustle, you’ll be teaching English to Chinese students ages 4-12.
VipKID is looking for bright, energetic teachers who are also great with children. You’ll also need a degree as well as one year of experience in a live classroom setting. Does that sound like you’d be a good fit?
To apply head over to VipKID by clicking here. You’ll have an interview set up with an executive along with a 10-minute demo. From there, you’ll be given training materials and a lesson plan and will have a mock lesson to complete. This site pays $7-9 for every 25-minute class, plus an extra $2 if you’re teaching a minimum of 45 classes every month. That works out to be about $20/hour if you had 2 classes.
Become a Freelance Writer
Do you have a flair for writing? If so, you’re in luck because there are several places online that will actually pay you to write. There’s potential to write about so many different topics, topics you really enjoy writing about. And the best part is–you’ll get paid to do it!
There are sites out there that will pay up to $150/article. Here’s a list of some of the top sites you could write for:
Layout Flywheel – Earn up to $150 per article. They also pay within 48 hours of final edits!
Women on Writing (WOW) – Pays up to $150 for feature articles, but has a varied pay structure depending on the content you write.
Focus on the Family – Looking for articles on family, faith, and life seasons and offers varied pay per article.
Money Pantry – Pays up to $150 per post.
BlogPaws – Pays up to $75 per accepted submission.
Listverse – Pays up to $100 per great list post accepted.
Elite Personal Finance – Want to write about personal finance? You could get paid up to $100 per article.
YourOnline – Will pay up to $100 per post.
Want to Pitch to Clients Instead?
The above list is a great list of places that pay you to write, but there’s also the option of becoming a freelance writer who decides who you want to pitch for specifically. Maybe there’s a personal finance blog in particular that you’d love to have the chance to submit your best work to for money or even for exposure.
Does pitching to clients sound a little too overwhelming to you right now? Check out these resources for more information on how you can become a well-paid freelance writer!
Write to $1k
Elna Cain created an amazing course that shows you how to write your way to $1k. This means creating a foundation from scratch, build a portfolio, pitch to clients, and how to run a successful freelance writing business. Click here to check out this course, you’ll really appreciate all of the wisdom she brings to the table.
Creative Revolt
Jorden at Creative Revolt really changed the way that I viewed freelance writing. I used to think the only options were content mills that paid you by the penny. Then, I started reading several articles that Jorden wrote, and she blew me away with her encouragement that you can start freelance writing for much more than pennies with absolutely no experience! She offers a free course which you can access here.
Phone Apps to Make Money
I’m guessing that you own a smartphone. And since you pay an insane amount of money to have that smartphone, why not find ways to get paid for having it?
There are several apps you can download where you can make money from your phone, here’s a few to look into.
Ibotta – Easy cash back for shopping and uploading pictures of your receipts.
Shopkick – Get paid to walk into certain stores
iPoll – Paid cash for your opinions on surveys
BookScouter– Sell old books
Ebates – Get cash back from your favorite places to shop.
Acorns – Plan for your future, earn $5 for free, and start investing today!
Lucktastic – Scratch-offs for free!
Smart Panel – Download and earn $5/month for having it on your phone and future bonuses
Related: 3 Apps You Need to Save Money!
Sell Your Old Clothes
If you’re like me, your wardrobe builds up rather quickly. Often, I buy more clothes than I get rid of. Which leads to an over-crowded closet. Have extra clothes you need to get off your hands? Sell them!
Poshmark is a great site that several of my friends have used to sell clothes or items they don’t need any more in their wardrobes. Update: I started using Poshmark this summer and it’s been great!! Super simple to use and a great way to turn a profit.
Use my code for $10 off your next purchase.
With ThredUp you can use their clothes calculator to figure out how much your clothes are worth and then send them in (free with FedEx or UPS) and receive up to 80% of the value of your clothes.
Tradesy lets you upload a photo of the item you’re trying to sell and then proposes a price for it, but you’re able to set the price at whatever amount you want. They have a lower commission at 9% that they keep on the sell, which is lower than other online options out there.
Rent Your Clothes Out Instead
Maybe you’re not ready to part with a certain piece in your wardrobe, but you’d still like to make money off of it. It’s possible, just rent it out to somebody who wants to wear or use it!
A few sites you can check out to rent out your clothes include SnapGoods, Zilok, Loanables, RentNotBuy.
SnapGood and Zilok both have safety nets that protect the item you’re renting out, which is important to think about if you’re deciding to rent and not sell. You don’t want your clothing damaged with no means of receiving anything for those damages!
Sell Your Old Things
It’s crazy how many things we collect throughout our lifetimes. It all adds up. I mean, seriously.
Ready to do a little Spring cleaning or are you just ready to de-clutter your life and home a little? Or maybe you’re just looking for a good way to do all of this AND make money doing it. Sounds like a plan, here are your options:
Ebay. Amazon. Garage Sale. Craigslist. You probably are well aware of these, but they’re great options to sell your old stuff.
A few others not as well known that you can check out are the following…
LetGo App – You can sell it all on here.
OfferUp – Sell anything from furniture to old kitchen items to those in your area. I’ve used this one with a lot of success!
Facebook Marketplace is also a great place to sell your old stuff to friends and others in your area.
Nearo – Post tickets for concerts or festivals that you no longer want to or can no longer attend. Exchange tickets for another show or festival or receive a full refund.
BookScouter – Sell your old books you no longer need on here.
Glambot– Sell makeup items (not used) in good condition.
Bet on Your Fitness or Weight Goals
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “Kill two birds with one stone.” I feel like this applies to this scenario.
If you’re looking to lose weight (aren’t we all?) this could be for you. Wouldn’t it be much more motivating if you were able to get paid for it?
Does this sound too good to be true? It’s not! On Healthywage you can bet on your weight loss goals. If you lose the weight, you win the money you bet. Easy as that. If you don’t lose the weight, your money goes towards supporting the others on HealthyWage who are also betting that they’ll lose weight.
That’s some good motivation to lose weight, isn’t it?
Rent out Your Car
Why have a car if you aren’t generating some extra cash from it every month, right? Or maybe you need some money to make sure you have gas money for the month…either way, you can use your car to make money
Driving for Uber and Lyft are great ways to make extra money throughout the month. All you need is a smartphone and a car. You can set your own hours and work as little or as much as you want.
If you don’t like the idea of a random stranger getting into your car, there’s always the option of still using your car to deliver food or groceries to people who will pay for these services. Check out apps like UberEats, Postmates, or Instacart to learn more about how you can get involved and make some extra money.
There’s also an option to rent out your car to somebody who might need it. Use the GetAround app to sign up and find your first renter!
Rent out a room in your house
Have some extra room that’s not being used for anything in your home? Use it to your advantage and make some money from it!
Sign up for Airbnb as a host and let others who are traveling or in town for the night rent it out.
Sell Skills on Fiverr
Have a secret talent? Or maybe a not-so-secret talent that you think others out there could benefit from? Try advertising your skills on Fiverr to make some extra cash.
Examples could include your marketing skills, logo designing, coding, writing, even creating PowerPoints! Fiverr is a great way to get noticed for a skill that you already have–might as well get paid to be skilled right? ; )
Roverr
Love animals? Sign up to take care of peoples’ pets when they are out of town or can’t be home to do basic things like feed or walk their animals. There’s even the option to house-sit combined with pet-sitting for the owners while they are out of town. My sister has done this several times to earn some extra cash to pay for rent and school, and she loves it!
Transcribe to make money
Are you a fast typer or do you have the skill of listening and being able to write it all down quickly? Well, if you do, and you’re interested in potentially earning up to $25/hour, this could be for you. There are several sites out there that will pay you to transcribe (aka take audio and put it in writing).
Transcribing is great because you can set your own hours and you can choose to work as much or as little as you’d like. Awesome, right?
If you’re new to transcribing here are a few sites you can look into to land a gig.
Rev – Earn up to $25 to $39 an hour after passing a skills test
Crowdsurf
TranscribeMe – pays $20 per audio hour
Need a little more support in the world of transcribing before you branch out and try it on your own? Check out Transcribe Anywhere for courses on how to transcribe but also on how to start out as a freelance transcriber.
Learn to Proofread
Maybe writing isn’t your thing. You’d rather take somebody else’s writing and edit it, tweak it, make it its best self. Writers need a second or third eye on their content to make sure they’re putting out their best work.
Long story short, in a world filled with more and more content, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to make money proofreading or editing.
Here are a few sites to check out to get started with this side hustle.
Caitlin Pyle made thousands a month proofreading as her main job. Since she was so successful, she created a course named Proofread Anywhere that you can check out for a ton more of information on how to break into the world of proofreading.
She has a free course to check out if you’re just getting started and aren’t sure whether you can commit the money for her paid course. I would highly recommend her paid course as you’ll learn SO much, just check out the reviews on the website, they speak volumes. Most of her students earn back what they paid for the course within a few months of proofreading.
Become a Virtual Assistant
Life in the 21st century revolves around the computer. Whether this means social media, websites, or even blogs, this opens up a whole new world for those of us who are wanting to find work from home opportunities.
Several companies need writers, content managers, social media assistants, marketing managers, and a great deal of assistant roles in order to better run their business or websites.
If you’re good at a skill that can help a business maintain its operations or grow, you can market those skills as a virtual assistant.
The hours are typically very flexible and the pay can be very good by the hour depending on your skill and the clients you are able to find.
Here are a few websites to check out if you’re looking for virtual assistant jobs.
Gina Horkey turned her freelance writing and virtual assistant side hustles into a full-time job that replaced her standard day job in less than 6 months! Check out her course called 30 Days or Less to Virtual Assistant Success to learn the ropes on everything there is to know about becoming a virtual assistant and making money doing it.
Wow, that was quite a list, let me know if you reached the end of it! I hope this list of ways to make money from home gave you some great ideas on how you can earn a little extra income every single month.
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Now that you have so many different options to choose from with ways to make money, let me know which ways you’re looking to take action on. I look forward to hearing all about your experiences!