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Making extra money is always nice. Whether in a time of crisis or your normal every day, extra money gives you extra freedom for the wants in life. We always like having multiple cash flows coming in and then dedicating different incomes to different things.
For example, having a certain cash flow pay for rent, and a different one pay for utilities. Or setting up a travel or date night savings from a little side hustle you do in your extra time. The more ways you earn extra money, the more chances you have to disperse your extra income for what you deem most important.
Jay and I have always had multiple incomes coming in. Whether it was when were working nearly ten jobs between the two of us to save up for travel, or bringing in little bits of money here and there to make the bills, multiple income revenues are the way to go! You’d be surprised how easy making money online can be!
Start making money today by doing the things you do on a regular basis anyway.
How to Make Extra Money from Home with Little Change to Your Life
Make Money Grocery Shopping | Ibotta
This is probably one of the easiest and fastest ways to make a good chunk of money each month! Simply create an Ibotta account, and then go to your typical stores like Costco, Walmart, Winco, Fred Meyers, Target and more and make money for the groceries and household supplies you purchase!
Yes, you’ll sometimes buy something different than your “normal”, but it doesn’t hurt trying a new yogurt, getting a different snack, or changing up the brand of Kombucha you drink, does it?
With added bonuses left and right, and offers up the wazoo to be redeemed, you could make $50+ on your next grocery shopping trip!
Sign up here, using the referral code “subynco”. Then get your friends to sign up to, and share with them your new referral code to make extra money even faster!
How to Make Extra Money While You Walk/Exercise | Achievement
Do you keep your phone on you at all times? Time to put that addiction to use and make money while you walk, even just around your home! Every step is calculated and gives you points to then cash out on! It can pair with your Strava, Apple workouts and more, giving you extra points for bigger workouts and walks!
You literally do nothing extra to make money with this app, although in the option below you can collect points faster, meaning you can cash out your earnings quicker!
Take Surveys While You Take A Dump | Achievement
Using Achievement while you walk and work out paired with taking surveys or playing games while you use the bathroom means you can access your cash quicker! Not that we recommend bringing the phone in the bathroom with you all the time, but hey, if you typically scroll during your morning dump, take a survey and make some cash instead! 😉
Share Your Receipts | CoinOut
This one’s simple. All you do is take a picture of your receipt and upload it to CoinOut. They then determine how much your receipt is worth to them and put money in your CoinOut account. You won’t make a ton of money through this, as there’s a limit to how many receipts you can upload a day, but hey, every little bit counts!
Become a Professional Tester | UTest
UTest is a platform that pays people to be testers of all things under the sun. Websites put up their newest work and you run through the website giving feedback for how your experience on the website was. Or you simply take surveys that you qualify for, based on where you live and other factors and make money that way. We even got paid to order dog food and report our experience in the ordering process!
Loads of random ways to make money with UTest!
How to Make Extra Money with Small Changes in the Home
Rent out Extra Rooms or Your Entire House | AirBnB
Renting out your own personal space isn’t for the faint at heart. It comes with opening up a bit and stepping out of your comfort zone, even if you’re a people person! But there are major rewards in talking with people traveling and just bringing totally different perspectives into your home!
If you don’t want to rent out your space while you’re at home too, think about renting out your home over a weekend and then take the family camping while having that camping trip paid for from the people staying in your house! It really is a great side-hustle, and you can meet some great people that turn into life long friends through AirBnB!
Declutter Your Home and Sell Your Extras | eBay or Facebook Marketplace
Extra time on your hands, go through your home and declutter! You’d be surprised what can sell. Obviously, don’t try and sell junk, but think of things that don’t serve you a purpose anymore, old toys from your kids, or even old pictures you have! There are some random collectors on eBay, and you’d be surprised how much people are willing to pay for what you consider not worthy of keeping in your home!
How to Make Extra Money With Your Photos | Shutterstock
If you’re taking photos that are over 4mb and are of good quality with precise focus and reason behind the photo, there’s a chance you could license your photos for businesses to use! We license our photos through Shutterstock, and our videos through Blackbox, but there are even more companies to do this with too.
People make a full-time income from licensing their photography through Shutterstock. You can upload pictures at random, or read their monthly emails and go out and do a photoshoot based on their shot list for the upcoming month. It’s a great way to challenge your photography skills and earn some extra cash on the side!
How to Make Extra Money with Work from Home Jobs
Teach English Online
There are many opportunities to teach English online, and in a lot of cases, you simply need a TEFL certificate (though not always required), good internet connection, and speak English as your native tongue. We’ve never actually taught English online before, although, we’ve seriously considered it a number of times. And may just start here soon.
Dariece with Goats on the Road published a great post on teaching English online, offering 10 different ways to teach English and a bit more information about taking on this as a job!
Become a Virtual Assistant
Virtual Assistants or VA’s are becoming more and more popular. You could be a VA for a big high tech company, someone’s personal blog, and everything in between. Our friend is a VA and gets to work from home with her babies while virtually assisting her clients! Multiple websites are hiring Virtual Assistants right now. We recommend looking at either Upwork or indeed, as both these are reputable companies.
Specialize in Something, Offer Your Work | UpWork
Similar to Fiverr below, UpWork is a place you can share your work with others offering your time and work for a fee. You can search Upwork for job postings that have been listed as recent as a couple of minutes ago and then apply for the ones you qualify for.
How to Make Extra Money with Skills You Already Have | Fiverr
Are you good at something? Do you have lots of experience writing resumes? Are you a graphic designer at heart? Do you have skills in video editing? On Fiverr, you can broadcast your strengths, offering to do custom work for someone that may not be strong in that particular category. You choose your job and name your price, then the workflow comes to you!
Passionate About Something, Start a Blog | BlueHost
I’m hesitant to include this one, and I use the word passionate on purpose. Running a blog or website is not just something to pass the time. It’s hard work and at times a very frustrating business to get involved with… so truly, if you’re going to run a blog to make money, make sure you choose something you’re passionate about!
Before you begin a blog and set up a website, shoot us an email. There are some crucial things that need to happen at the beginning of starting a website that will make running it in the long run much easier!
Become a Mock Juror
Did you know that before lawyers go to court, they run through their evidence in a mock trial with mock jurors… and you could be one of them! How cool to pretend to be on jury duty from your home! There are multiple different websites to become a mock juror, learn more here.
What new side hustle are you going to start today to bring in extra cash? Which one of these options excites you the most? We’d love to hear how you’ll use these ideas to grow your income, share them below!
