37 Easy Ways to Make Money on the Side
Could you use some extra cash to take a vacation, build your emergency savings, or pay down debt? You can make hundreds (even thousands) of dollars more every month, with a side job. Try out one (or more) of these 10 easy ways to make money on the side and reach your financial goals faster.
1. Earn Extra Cash as an Uber Eats Delivery-Partner
You can make a lot of cash easily just delivering food for Uber. Fares may vary depending on where you deliver. However, it’s one of the easiest and fastest ways to build your bank account. Learn more about becoming an Uber Eats delivery-partner and start earning before you know it.
What You Need
Some of the requirements to become an Uber Eats delivery-partner, are that you must be at least 19 years old, and have a driver’s license and insurance. You’ll also need at least one year of driving experience. Uber Eats delivery-partners must also have a 1998 model vehicle or newer.
2. Get Paid to Walk Dogs
Rover is an app that is free to download. Once you download the app, you can go through the application process to become a dog walker. Individuals treating Rover like a part-time job who walk two to three dogs per week two weeks a month average around $1,000/month. Those walking two to three dogs four weeks out of the month can earn an average of $3,300. Overnight boarding is also another way freelancers can earn with Rover.
One person saved $40,000 with his Rover side gig! That’s a pretty awesome side hustle (especially if you love dogs — and who doesn’t??).
What You Need To Get Started
You can start a Rover account on your desktop, mobile browser or app. On the app, tap “more” and select “become a walker.” Then choose “ get started.” Then you will go about building your Rover profile. The Rover website has tips to help your profile to stand out (a selfie with a dog is always a good choice).
After you create your profile, it will be submitted to the Rover team for approval. You will need to pass a background check. Once you’ve passed, your services will appear to be available for individuals in your area. You’ll begin getting requests and, if you’re available, you can take the job. Then you’ll start earning cash!
3. Rent a Room in Your House
By now, most of us have heard of Airbnb but you may not have considered using it as a way to earn extra cash. On average, Airbnb hosts make about $924 per month. That number varies though, depending on the space you’re renting and average prices in your area. The more you have to offer, the more you can charge. Based on the site, in Atlanta, renting a whole space can earn you about $2,007 per month.
Airbnb Requirements
All you need to do to get started with Airbnb is post a few photos of your rentable space. Whether it is the whole house or just a portion of it, pictures are what will sell your space (that and good ratings). On the Airbnb site, you can choose your location and what you’re renting (whole space, private room).
You’ll also want to block out any days you don’t want people staying in your home, as well as minimum and maximum stays. After you’ve done that, you’ll want to also establish rules. For instance, most Airbnb hosts don’t want you to throw a party in their home or smoke inside. Then you can begin accepting guests! Signing up only takes a few easy steps.
4. Get Paid To Unlock Your Phone
S’more is a relatively new app that you can download on your phone that allows you to earn points by adding advertising content to your lock screen. Once you download the app, you’ll get paid every day the app is active on your phone. The average pay is 10 cents per day (that’s an extra $3 per month).
How It Works
That may seem too good to be true, but people have actually been able to make some cash this way. S’more will display relevant content on your screen. When you unlock it, you can choose whether or not you’d like to learn more about the offer. If you’re not interested, no big deal. You’ll still earn points for allowing S’more to use your phone for the ad. Points can be cashed in for gift cards. Learn more here.
5. Make Money from Home with Survey Sites
Survey sites like Survey Junkie and Opinion Outpost are an easy way to make money without leaving home. Although most sites won’t be able to replace your full-time job, it’s a good way to supplement your income or make extra cash.
Many survey sites have gotten a bad wrap, however, both of these sites can help you make real money.
What You Need
All you have to do is sign up and start answering questions to start making money. There are no additional requirements except that most sites require you to be at least 18 years old. You’ll also need a valid email address and payment information.
6. Earn Up to $25 an Hour as a Babysitter or Petsitter
Calling all baby and children lovers!
Many teenagers babysit, house sit, or petsit to earn money in high school. However, it can prove to be a great side hustle later in life as well. If you have good references, you can pull in a significant amount of money.
What You Need
Care.com is a great website to browse open babysitting and petsitting jobs in your area. The site requires you be at least 18 years old to apply for babysitting positions. Each job will have specific requirements you must meet before applying. For instance, some families will require you to have CPR certifications. Other families would prefer you have 10+ years of experience with kids. Visit the site to sort through open nanny positions that fit your qualifications.
7. Get Paid to Drink Beer
Who wouldn’t love getting paid to drink beer? Well, good news! You can.
Similar to secret shoppers, Secret Hopper pays people $20 to visit local breweries and rate their experience. Keep in mind, you will have to pay for your brews upfront, then Secret Hopper will send you about $20 via PayPal within a few days. As long as you keep your tab under $20, it is essentially drinking for free (who wouldn’t love that).
8. Play Games on Your Phone
Mobile gamers can start cashing in on their game time with Mistplay. It is the first program of its kind and it allows you to rack up loyalty points. All you have to do is choose a game within the mixlist in the app. Then you’ll start getting paid for playing mobile games! Loyalty points can be cashed in for gift cards (Visa, Amazon, Xbox, Google Play, Starbucks, and more). The most you can expect to make per month is about $50 but that’s a pretty significant amount to earn for just playing games on your phone. Get started here.
9. Invest for Income
Recent SEC changes mean it is cost-effective to start building up passive income flows. With a lot of newer fin-tech startups, you can start investing and earn extra cash without much effort. In fact, you don’t even have to have a ton of cash to get started. You can start investing with as little as $5. Many of these apps allow you to evaluate your desired risk level. Generally, the higher the risk, the more money you’ll see immediately.
Good places to start are newer brokerages like Robinhood, Webull or Stockpile.
10. Make Thousands Selling Online
Since the launch of eBay, selling online has been a popular side hustle. Now, there are a number of sites where you can sell clothes, things you’ve made, or other items. Consider listing handmade items on Etsy.
What You Need
Amazon is great for selling mass-produced products as well as secondhand books. Select Amazon FBA businesses have been able to grow their monthly income to six figures. The most profitable of categories on Amazon FBA is still books (yes, real books). If you can manage to purchase a bulk number of books for a low price you can sell them on Amazon for 1000% of their original price.
You can also sell items around the house like appliances and household items on Craigslist. This platform is great for selling larger, unneeded items like furniture, old cars, electronics, outdoor items, and appliances.
eBay produces fewer million-dollar sellers than the Amazon FBA program, but if you have the right items, you can do well. Antique sellers and people with collectibles do best on eBay.
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