Your Guide to Making Extra Cash Right Now
I put this directory together to help you maneuver through the hundreds of options and opportunities out there right now on ways to make extra cash online and from home. I personally add a couple hundred to my monthly bottom line by doing many of these programs and probably save $20 or more on groceries, food and drugstore items. I realize that $20 doesn’t rock your world, but there are times when it’s honestly helpful and I am beyond appreciative for it.
I’ve got everything broke down by categories as best I could. And I’ll add more sections if needed in the future as I find different and new things we can do to earn.
Make Extra Cash NOW
A Strategic Step By Step Guide to Making Money on Pinterest
– Pinterst lovers – turn your passion into a money making hustle.
Ways to Make Money in a Small Town (or anywhere!)
– Do you live in a small town or rural area? Here’s a great list of ideas for making money.
40 Legit Ways to Make Money from Home
– A good list to check out for brainstorming extra cash ideas.
Listen and Review Calls
– Earn cash for listening to calls and reviewing them in order to put them in the correct category.
Answering Questions
– You can get paid for answering questions in a timely fashion online.
Big List of Online Ideas for Making Money to Pay Off Holiday Debt
– Many of us rack up debt over the holidays. Here are awesome ideas for eliminating that debt.
Earning with Your Car
-Earn cash driving your car, renting your car or advertising with your car!
Errands and Small Tasks
– Though not solely home-based, you can earn money running errands or or doing small tasks for others that live near you. Create your own schedule.
Paid Focus Groups
– List of companies that will pay you to participate. These can be in-person, online or over the phone.
Forum Posting
– There are many companies that hire regular people to post in a variety of forums. The pay is not substantial, but can add up.
Get Paid to Read Books
– Not just read books — but review books, proofread books, edit… and more.
Gaming and Entertainment
– Moderate Bingo, forums, write reviews – there are ways to break into “gaming” for a living.
Make an Extra $1000 a Month – Idea List
– No special skills required. This list will have you brainstorming for your extra cash goal.
Mail Decoy
– Some companies hire mail decoys to make sure their mailers are reaching their target audience or arriving at all.
Mystery Shopping
– Has been around for a long time and still going strong. Do “shops” in your area. Very flexible.
Online Juror
– Make money from home being part of an online “mock” jury. Jurers are always needed. Cases vary.
Paid to Read, Surf or Refer
– There are an incredible number of programs that will pay you for doing things online that you’re already doing.
Ways for Pet/Animal Lovers to Earn
– Great ideas for earning extra cash that will focus your time with four legged friends.
Product Testing
– Though you don’t always make cash (seldom) – you can earn really nice, free products.
Renting Your Stuff
– Huge list of ideas for renting out your stuff. Everything from your car, house, room to renting out YOURSELF!
Review Music/Songs
– A fun way to grab a little cash, typically reviewing new artists.
Reward Points for Cash (or Gift Cards)
– Earn points, cash ’em in. It’s easy and can really be worth the trouble.
Sell Your Clothes Online
– A huge list of sites and apps that allow you to sell your clothes, shoes, purses and accessories online.
75+ Side Jobs Online to Make Extra Money
– Spare time jobs, online side jobs – here’s you list for making extra cash.
Smartphone Apps (That Pay or Help You Save)
– If you’ve got a smartphone, make it do more for you. Lots of apps that will save you money and make you money just for using them when shopping and other stuff.
Surveys (How I Earn $350+ a Month!)
– Yep, there are a lot bogus ones out there – but there are a lot of others that are the real deal.
Using Social Media
– Make money tapping into your social media connections. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and more.
Website Testing
– Though rarely enough work to replace a full time income, you can make decent cash reviewing websites for business owners.
Photography (Images)
– Sell your photos/images for profit.
Wealthy Affiliate University Program (Creating Your Own Successful Website)
– No pie in the sky stuff. Just a huge community of people helping other people build their own successful website and showing them how to monetize it.
10 Great Ways to MAKE Money for the Holiday Season
– Start making cash to stash away for the holidays and make that time of year much less stressful.
Cashing in on Your Compassionate, Pet Loving Side
– If you’re a true animal lover and put their well-being at the utmost importance, then here are some ways to earn.
Sweepstakes and Contests
– Different sweepstakes and giveaways that you can enter. They change often – but always great prizes.
Selling/Auctions
– Lots of people are making money with Etsy, eBay, Amazon, Fiverr and more. Is opening your own little online store an option for you?
** I’ve got another more in-depth list if you want to sell your stuff online as well. It’s a pretty large list, broken down into sections.
Make Cash Selling Unused or Unwanted Gift Cards
– Have gift cards for retailers you’ll never use? You can actually sell them for cash or trade them in.
Unusual or Weird Ways to Make Money at Home
– Silly, strange… and unusual. This page is dedicated to things you’ve surely not thought of!
Start Your Own Home Business – TONS of Ideas
– Check out this list to start your own home business brainstorming!
Make Money Fast – 5 Websites Where You Can Make $50 in 24 Hours
– A few ideas for earning cash quickly online.
Use an App Like Trim – It Can Save You Money on AutoPilot
– Trim searches for ways that you can save and offers other services to help with debt reduction.
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I would love to find a legitimate way of earning money at home working online. I am not looking to get rich but just something to have a little extra cash. I cannot pay anything to get started but it can be taken out of my check. I have tried the surveys which is not the way for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Hi all! A great and informative site! Learned a lot for yourself! Thank you!
Hi, Can you explain how I can sell my pictures?
hi I am fron Trinidad and I an really looking for an online job with fees attached becasue i really cant afford it can you help
Kindly mail me about how can i earn money from home
i have One compter with net connection
I am expert in Microsoft excel
looking some work from online
It is easy and very profitable to run a cleaning agency from home. I did it for more that 10 years and now I can help you to do the same.
Hi im natasha im a single mom of two year old twins they are my world my love my everything. I am really needing to work at home but i have few catches ive got a smartphone im using till my kindle fire tablet gets out shop which should be a week or two anyhow im wanting to work online at home its cheaper than to put them in daycare but ive done the surveys i didnt make much at all i would love somethin free to start or they can.take my co-pay out my 1st check somethin like that! I even wouldnt mind doin the mailing the envelope thing or something like but everyone i gt says send me $40 an the send me them i honestly cant afford w/ twins!! But i open to about anything online here especially free please help me find something so i can provide an give my twins stuff they need and yes sum they want!! So please if you can point me in rite direction or help me a job to start making money today for my babies. HONESTLY THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING GOD BLESS ALL YALL!!
I would like to work from Home I was a Credit Manager and a Job Recruiter and through illness I had to stay at home . I am now recovered and would like the opportunity to use my skills.
Thanks You .
anne
Good way to make money… I doing it …YaY