Quick Ways To Make Extra Money
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Bills Never Stop
Here it is January, and for many people the bills seem to just keep coming in waves. Maybe you overspent at Christmas, or maybe it is just that the utility bills are higher right now, but this is the time of year that a little extra money is a very good thing!
Sometimes, no matter how frugal you are you need a quick influx of cash to carry you through a hard time. It can be done. It is possible to create quick cash legally and in as little as a few hours.
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Ideas For Quick Income
Pawn Your Stuff
Do you really need that gold bracelet? Gold prices are at an all time high, it is a very good time to pawn that gold jewelry you don't really need. There may be other things around your home that can be pawned as well. While you will probably get the most money for gold most pawn shops will give you money for electronics, musical instruments, and other items.
eBay
While it is, in most parts of the country, still too chilly for a good turn out at a garage sale consider getting rid of the stuf you don't need on eBay. You will be able to clean out abnd organize those overstuffed closets and drawers plus make a little money at the same time. That's a win-win situation!
House Cleaning
Clean someone's house - lots of people hire people to come in and clean their home. It really is a simple task most of the time. Be sure and meet with the homeowner and take a look at the house before you commit to a price. You don't want to find out when you get there that the house is a good candidate for the show, Hoarders.
Be sure that your price is competitive with others in your area. In many urban areas you can easily make $300 (or more) a week by cleaning houses a few hours a day.
Yard Work
If you have a tiller and some simple yard tools you can trim bushes and branches or till up someone's garden for a price. Often the work is not that difficult - just time consuming.
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Organization
If you are a good organizer people will pay for you to organize a closet, a room, or even their whole home. Be sure that you understand what is involved and check around to see with other people are charging.
Personal Chef
Can you cook? A personal chef grocery shops for people and then cooks several meals in their home, freezing them for the customer to thaw and heat at some later time.
Pet Care
Depending on where you live people may be interesting in hiring you to walk their dogs. This can bring you up to $10 an hour in some urban areas. You can also pet sit when people go out of town.
Share Your Skill
Do you know how to knit, spin, or play piano? Consider tutoring someone else. If you can find a place such as the community center or a local church where you can hold a class for multiple students you will make much more money.
Painting
Paint someone's house or paint a room for someone. If you know how to do faux finishes there may be quite a demand for faux finishing and stenciling in your area.
Half.com
Sell your old books and dvd's on half.com
Dumpster Dive
One man's trash is another's treasure! You can find antiques, electronics, clothing and other sell-able items in the dumpster. Although it is legal in most areas do check the laws in your community to be sure.
Pay For Posts...
If you have a blog do a few Pay For Post advertisements. You can make 100.00 a month pretty easily reviewing things on your blogs. Be sure to follow the FCA guidelines for disclosure - you don't want to break the law.
Errands
Run errands for people- everyone is busy. Advertise yourself as an errand person or personal assistant. Take people's cars to have the oil changed, grocery shop for them, take their dog to the groomers, or pick up birthday gifts. Be willing to do their running around - for a price.
Baking from Your Home
Sell baked goods, birthday cakes and such. Check local health laws, however. In Texas and many other states, it is legal and considered a cottage industry.
Take Care of Trees
Chop firewood for people or, better yet, advertise to haul away trees that have fallen. Charge a nominal fee for hauling and then chop them up and sell the fire wood.
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What do you do when you need money fast? If cutting your spending and expenses aren't an option then you need to increase your income. But how? Is it really that easy? It depends on how much time you have to...
Blogging and Content Writing
Blogging and other writing online is a great way to make extra income over a period of time. While you aren't going to make money immediately, if you have a talent for writing and are disciplined you could be making an extra hundred dollars a month within six months or so.
Blogs can be created for free on either Blogspot or Wordpress. These are places where you can write about your personal experiences, recommend items for people to buy, and vent your frustrations about the rising cost of living.
Hubpages and other content writing sites allow you to publish informative articles. By joining these sites and writing well crafted, informative, and original material you can make enough extra money to pay for a vacation or something special...or just use it to pay off bills.
As you write more articles more people will be interested in what you have to say and it could open the door to other freelance writing jobs.
Use Your Imagination
Stay positive and use your imagination. There are lots of things that you can do to earn a little extra cash!
Make a list of the things you enjoy doing - hobbies, skills, abilities. Consider which of those might translate into a money making opportunity. Don't just choose one though, do several things. Remember the old adage, Don't put all your eggs in one basket! You might be surprised at how much money you can actualy bring in.
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Marye! Great tips! It's amazing how many different tasks one can come up with when in need of extra money.
great Hub
regards Zsuzsy
Great tips, but I wouldn't necessarily say blogging is a quick way to earn money, but it is a good way.
Great hub. Very helpful.
Ha Ha yes you can probably make money faster dumpster diving that blogging. Should I wear my wet suit ;-) Love your Hub!
Thanks, all. No blogging isn't necessarily quick but it is moew lucrative than alot of peopl think..
Cool Breeze- a wetsuit is only required if it is raining. :)
Great ideas, but I still wish I could find that money tree!
Dumpster diving! I like it! Grab someone else's trash and sell it on ebay!
The scrap metal video reminded me of my grandfather. He used to do that and make out pretty well. I remember as a kid he'd ask me to ride with him to the scap center.
He use to take old batteries too! I remember he would burn the plastic off from the wire and take that as well.
Great Hub! ~Peter
Be a little bit cautious of payperpost - I use them and make about $20-$30 / month -as my blog doesnt have much traffic. However you will not get any PageRank or loose the PR you have as google considers that you are being paid to provide a link - which they don't like. However on a personal blog PR doesnt matter very much
Very true, Lissie...I used one of my blogs I didn't use much and made about 50-100 a month. I no longer do the PPP because I am making more with Google now.
Good Suggestions... still hoping to hit megabucks here... :)
Out of all those blogging is the most sensible one.
Archbob,
I totally disagree. Most people consider income in large chunks the only way to make a living, however it is as easy or easier to make small amounts here and there that add up. Blogging is very lucrative..over TIME. It takes time to get established, to develop relationship with readers, to begin to see real income. WHile dumpster diving or yard work may not bring in huge amounts it will bring in steady enugh small amounts to add up.
well thought out hub, there's still a lot of money to be made on ebay!
Very good ideas. I'm always looking out for a unconventional way to make money. Thanks for the good read. =)
Great ideas! Very inspiring post.
If you want some extra money you can do a newspaper route over night. You can make from 400-800 dollars per week.
Pawel
I disagree. I know many people that have tried that and the get little sleep and dont make much money. If you are making that much you arean unusual case.
Thanks for the ideas, Mary! EBay has made me a few hundred dollars over the holidays, it was really helpful!
Nice hub . Ebay can make you quick money , I was not aware of this .
Our local newspaper route surpervisors make the $800 a week for 45 hours work in the middle of the night.
Dumpsters - some are good. Unfortunately, our supermarkets, bakeries and coffee houses put locks on their dumpsters. They'd rather waste the food than give it away, even to the homeless. I'm talking a couple tons per night in this city.
re. ebay you need to be aware that they hav put their fees up so although the ptoential for quick money is still there the amount you make may not be quite so good.
hmmm... :) great ideas, especially now that i am searching for extra income to get my bills paid... :) i think i wanna try half.com/ebay... lol, i've got to rummage through the house to get some good stuff to sell! :)
and by the way, i'd like to share my own sideline... :) if you know how to use some layouting/photo editing/video editing software, you could use that for extra cash. i am in my senior year in college right now and i make extra money from fellow students who want their newsletters, presentations, etc. get a creative spin. video editing is a hit among film majors as well. :) just make sure that your software's not the pirated one, lol :)
That is super advice about not putting all your eggs in one basket. There's another great benefit to doing a number of things as opposed to only one...you broaden your skills, talents, and vision, so that when a really exciting opportunity comes your way, you recognize it not only for what it is, but for what it can be. I learned this the hard way when my only basket fell and all the eggs broke. :)
Great tips! There's something for everyone here, we have no more excuses as anyone can take advantage of at least one of these tips.
Great Hub page! I created one about making money online as well at http://hubpages.com/hub/100-000-Google-Adsense-Cli
u jus have to make sure u dont fall for any ''i make $12,567,20 a week on ebay'' scams, l mean come on if anyone made that kinda money they wouldnt be telling us would they haha
A top rated and helpful hub here!! Keep up the great work.
Mayre,
Thanks for the info as I will definitely think about some of those things! Another great one I have found is mysearchfunds. It is a free search window that pays you for everytime you do a normal internet search as well as a bit when friends that you sign up search. Check it out and let me know what you think!
Try getting a real job may be a safe option!
dumster diving is my fav :D
This hub is really great and lots of useful ideas to help you earn money with internet.
good ideas
great job
Thanks...
there are many many ways to make a little extra money..just have to think outside the box!
THIS HUB IS GREAT ,YOU ARE A OPEN MIND PERSON, ALL YOU SAY IS THE TRUE THING. IM TRIYING FOR NEXT WINTER START SNOW PLOWING ,AND SALT SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS. I THING CAN MAKE SOME EXTRA CASH . WHAT YOU THING?
great ideas!!!
Thanks for many different ideas. Every one could find at least one for her/himself
Great hub! Those are some terrific ideas that I never thought of. I hear kids all of the time saying that they can't find a way to make money. Well now I am going to print this out and give it to the next one that tells me that!
In my area we do a lot of bartering. Helping each other out this way. Everyone has a special talent. Although no money is made, no money is put out either and things are done. Just an idea to add.
Thanks!
bartering is a great idea..
This hub is money(no pun intended) as I've done everything you've listed. Dumpster diving is good for also collecting cans, plastic, and bottles. I think a pound of illuminum is going for 1.50 here in CA the last time I checked. I've seen people earn at least 50 to 100 dollars with loads of cans, bottles and plastic. ugh in my experience dumpsters at apartment buildings (the ones that won't hassle you or threaten to call the police for pilfering) are gold mines; I've seen people throw away good couches, lamps, clothing, shoes, pillows, etc when they move out.
Nice info....thanks for that
Unfortunately our 'dumpsters' in the UK (the Tips) are no longer accessable to the public (EU health and safety I'm afraid). Yes, you used to get lots of great stuff there and the men that work the sites are quick to step in and releive you of stuff if it looks like ti might be worth something. Otherwise you've given me some food for thought - even with two little ones I could still walk dogs.
Great writing and article!
Great ideas..
Very valuable in todays society..
Informative Hub! Keep it up.
Great ideas! Thanks for linking to my Hubs as well. Isn't it great to be able to go online and get several ideas to bring in some extra cash that it would take someone forever to think of? =)
wow ,great idea and thanks.
Great ideas. Another quick way to make extra bucks is by delivering newspapers. if you have extra time in the morning, say two to three hours, it could bring in upto 1500 a month
Very cool ideas! Loved this!
These are great tips! I have an insane collection of books and as much as it kills me to get rid of them, some of them weren't that great to begin with! I always find it hard to let go, but then I don't give them a thought a few days later.
Great post man, but you missed something !
Pay per click programs :D
Great advice. I use to tell my son the same things when he was younger. Now, with the current economic situation, I am telling adults the exact words.
Great hub with some genuine good advise for people looking to earn some extra cash - Loads of small things add up and they all help.
Good tips, nice video! Recycling works : )
Good tips, Thanks!
Thanks for the great tips..
Great Hub, very helpful!
Some good ideas. What a pity that you always have to WORK for money, wish there was an easy way!
Great ideas, thanks for sharing!
Some useful ideas.
Great ideas! As always, there is no such thing as a "free lunch". There may be quick ways to make money but it still requires some work!
Great post. Brings back the message "nothing ventured ,nothing gained". Good idea's make money, but it is always accompanied by lot's of hard work as well.
Great post. Brings back the message "nothing ventured ,nothing gained". Good idea's make money, but it is always accompanied by lot's of hard work as well.
Great hub and now I'm headed for my jewelry box :) I'm actually kidding but something I really am going to do is sell antiques that were given to me that I really don't deserve. I need an antique appreciation course I guess.
With as many hubs as you have, adsense probably sends you checks and checks! I'm going to get busy and write one on antiques for sale :D
I am currently reviewing and trying out a free no cost ever business online,so will keep you all posted here;if I make real money..
Haha, very nice, I love the dumpster diving. I don't think it's for me, but there is some excitement in searching for treasure, even if it's in a dumpster.
Cheers!
Thanks for the great Hub and information.
The people commenting also had some good advice as well. Having been downsized out of a job early in my career I am a big proponent of both diversifying ones skills and ones sources of income. Things change and we have to be ready to change as well.
I have forwarded a link to this Hub to my sister who recently lost her job and is looking for ways to make money both to help while she is looking for new work as well as set herself up so that she is not as financially dependent on a particular employer for income.
Great common sense info! The thing about each of those things is patience, patience, and patience. There are no get rich quick schemes that work!
These are all good ideas. Things that are available to most anyone.
Great tips!
Haha.. that was quite amusing and what's sad is I've done 12 out of the 16 myself lol
By the way I love the idea of dumpster diving. The problem is the hauling and the gas money to get there and back. But if you live in a huge apartment complex then you might as well get your free gold.
Nice tips for people wanting to earn extra income online. Ive done some of them because I too wishes to make good profits during my spare time.
Great ideas and tips! I too wish to make some extra money.
Very good hub, I know in my area the going rate for a nice lawn mow is $40!
great hub! I suggest we make the money work for us rather than working for the money. Let's build a continued money stream using say ebay, affiliate marketing, etc. such that even if we are not mowing the lawn for money, we are able to automatically earn commissions from selling other people's products or our own products.
Very interesting topic with a lot of good suggestions, Thanks.
good hub
I think that a good way of earning money is also joining some of the good paid to click sites, survey sites, free SMS, and ad posting sites like I have done...
I am waiting payment from some of them too.
Very interesting hub. Keep it up.
Nice to say but all these ideas may not work for all. so thanks.
Kam- very trrue...and if you get out of bed in the morning you could get eaten by a lion...
nothing ventured nothing gained.
Marye, good advice. I believe that your list of ideas for quicks income can work for those who need a little extra cash in an emergency situation. I just wanted to add that we also need to set aside some time for building our own business (online or offline) as this will help us get more stable income in the long run.
Interesting scrap metal video at the end. Nice ideas! Thanks!
Useful tips there. Thanks!
Helpful & great idias for extra income. Not for lazy people!
great ideas thanks hubs
Hi Marye,
Great ideas for Making Extra Money! I love the ideas that promote recurring and passive income! Best to work a little and give BIG returns. Ha Ha ... easy said than doing it.
Cheers,
Philip Mok - Singapore
Good help for everyone, good and useful information for extra income.
Dumpster diving sounds good, I used to work as a bin man and at the main tip I found allsorts of uselful and great stuff others threw away, I found the original war of the worlds LP (back when LP's were all the rage!!) a computer that worked too with printer and scanner, a cb radio, a telephone, a computer desk with chair...and much more, the things people throw away is ridiculous!!!
I wouldn't want to do others gardens, I have enough with mine especially the mrs's bush, it sure does need a trim!!!
Great tips. I like the blog review idea. I heard from a friend in Canada. She's going to be a House Stager. You decorate/arrange homes that are up for sale to make them more appealing.
Excellent and useful ideas. Thank you. Greetings from Greece.
Great stuff here.
I would say the best way to get cash fast is to pawn/ebay/amazon/sell the stuff you dont need anymore.
I read a statistic that says the average american has about $1500 worth of stuff they could get rid of and not miss.
I believe that your list of ideas for quicks income can work for those who need cash in an emergency situation. Very interesting topic with a lot of good tips, Thanks.
Great tips! I know a couple people that make good money doing faux finishes and murals in homes. I have even thought about doing that again for some extra money (and it can really be quite lucrative!)
Great hub!
Great tips in this time. Thanks.
I have sold my scrap gold jewelry online and raised some extra cash. This method has proven to give me the most money per ounce and contrary to my first thoughts is very secure, safe, and confidential. I don’t have to go to a pawn shop and simply mail my unused jewelry. I receive my check fast and was able to pay part of my debts. I would recommend everyone who has broken jewelry pieces to use this method. These online refineries pay better than local pawn shops and are very professional. They also buy silver and platinum jewelry at good prices.
Cool site! Might I add to "dumpster dive" in college towns right after the semester ends. It is amazing what stuff kids will eave behind because they don't want to pack it up!
Dumpster Diving - that's a good one. . Nice tips about making money. I have been rejected by Ebay. Should I reapply again?
Nice list to make money but still i love to use google adsense to make money online.
Blogging can make money for us if we use this platform very seriously and honestly.
Anyway thanks for the list.
Those are some great ideas... Im self employed and sometimes I need a little extra as the month goes on... thanks for the creative tips...
nice tips. nice hub. thanks.
Great Tips, all very good, valid and most importantly legit.
I myself have tried all of the usual ways of making a little extra money, most of them not much cop, i.e. online surveys, niche selling, and so called scams. none of them were a success for me. But at last 2 weeks ago i found something, a very easy idiot proof way of making money, and my god it works. I have made a hub about it so come visit me
Very helpful tips...thanks!!
You have a lot of great ideas on earning some extra cash. My personal favorite is writing for hubpages, but I also have made a fair bit cleaning houses.
great and helpful hub thanks!
Great ideas on making extra cash in many unexpected ways! Great tips! Thanks for sharing this.
I was sure I would read donate plasma! Oh well, maybe next time.
Just found this hub, this is some great tips on how to earn extra money. I love ebay, it made me enough money one year to send me and the family to the beach for a week.
Let me rush over to grab extra income from ur great ideas thanks
Some of the tips make me realize that it takes a lot of hardwork and patience to make money :D Thanks for sharing
thanks very nice articles
Great post very useful ideas
Right now scap metal is trul growing in popularity! There are a few people who actually make enough to live by doing this and since this is not a job, the money earned doen't have to be reported. They get their cash in a ban with every metal part in their hand. Copper has the highest payout, but is the hardest to find!
This is a very enjoyable and informative HubPage, I had to vote this up!!
thanks for the tips
helpful ideas
Great ideas.
Great hub, thanks for sharing this.
how do you charge money for ads on your
Great tips to make money. thanks
If you'll notice all your suggestions -- and very good ones they are! -- have to do with manual labor. I think this is something often very much not understood, that the quickest way to make cash is to do sweat work immediately for someone -- work that someone prefers not to sweat but pay for.
With that in mind, it may pay off to add that doing work for those who are either no longer capable of straining themselves or have no time to do it makes the opportunity even more sure to pay off quickly.
fix things like bikes,people will pay a fair bit to have something they treasure fixed
Great hub. I am always astonished of peoples lack of imagination.
I buy and sell Silver coins to make a profit. Silver is going up, and from what i've been hearing it will be the same price as gold , since gold is hoarded and silver is consumed. Silver is used in all kinds of products, like cell phones and computers etc. If you wanna know which silver coins to buy and how to avoid buying fake ones i suggest you visit Youtube.
Great Hub. These are all very good ideas. This is the perfect article for people who are looking to make extra money on the side and need some ideas on where to start. Voting you up!
What a helpful hub this is. Excellent ideas. So glad I stopped by to check this out. Rated up and I'm ready for more! :) vocalcoach
Thanks for this hub post give info for earn more money
These are great money-making tips! Especially in today's economy - I don't know many people who don't want to make a little extra money.
Great hub. Enjoyed reading it. I'm a newbie at the online publishing sites. I'd love if you had time to check out my first few hubs and leave me some feedback. Thanks again
At christmas time I cut some Mistletoe out of some trees on a country road and set on the corner near a shopping center and sold the 'Kissing Mistlettoe' out of the trunk of my car on the weekends and made money to buy christmas presents. I wrapped a red bow around the branches and sold 3/$5.00. I found people wanted Mistletoe and could not find it anywhere. I also set up for about 45 min. on my lunch hour by a busy cafe and made about $25-$50 a day. Ikept them in plastic florist tubes in a cooler.
Great Hub! Everybody is always trying to think of ways to make an extra buck. I really need to get into that whole ebay thing. Maybe it's time to dust off my attic door and search for some hidden gems.
Great tips, thnx
Fantastic Hub and awsome TIPS!
Great tips, sometimes you have to do what you haveto do.
Great ideas. I need to bookmark this hub to review all the ideas if I ever find myself out of work. For now, besides the full and part-time job, I'm focusing on Hubpages and hoping to move into some more freelance writing eventually. Glad you talked about that potential, too. Voted up, useful, awesome!
Awesome! Finding alternative ways to supplement income is something that I have been curious about for some time now. Finding HubPages has given me an outlet for it. I hope to follow you and learn from each other.
GO TO YOUR CORPORATE TIRE STORES AND GRAB USED TIRES THEY HAVE TO PAY SOMEONE TO REMOVE. THEN RESELL TO SMALLER STORE. I USED TO MAKE 100 PER DAY BEFORE I HAD A CAREER. YOU NEED A TRUCK.GOD BLESS
is putting your name in the paper for yardwork a good idea btw im 15
i want to get money by cheque or transferring to my SBI account by working in online jobs
This is wonderful! More greese to your effort. Big tips
Then there's this crazy thing going around the internet that I'm sure you have all heard of. Something about making money with pay pal. You take the first person off the list and put your info last and everybody goes up one step. Everybody is supposed to make quite a bit of money. But if it's that easy, everybody would be doing it and if thats the case, it's one of those too good to be true ones.
A nice and varied list. Just about something for everyone there.
Really well written, few spelling mistakes but still a great article.
Here's a thought. I see a lot of pictures of animals on this site including my picture. I wonder if there are legitimate websites where we can enter either pictures or short videos of our pets into a contest?? Like I said, just a thought.
Great tips you have given in there , but now there are many more ways , investing in stock markets , gold markets , property investments , blogging the way out , providing free lancing progamming online and yes Hub pages like sites :)
Most of those aren't free
Excellent hub, Marye; I think most people could successfully try one or more of your suggestions. I know I'm going to!
Thanks i really need money fast im 12 and looking for &100 in 4 day cause im going swimming soon and i need some cool bathers xox
Very good ideas! I've done the painting, cooking and pastry (cookies and cakes) selling. It hasn't expanded because I serve mainly family members and friends, a much reduced group of people. Do you have any ideas on what would be a good, fast and effective way to advertise my services? Especially for “alfajor” sales (which is a sandwich sort of cookie with dulce de leche filling) this is my top selling product, in my current small niche.
I should have been blogging and writing a long time ago. I am new to the blogging world and am having a great time!
This is a very interesting and informative hub with lots of great ideas. I am really interested in blogging and will check it out now that I have written a few hubs and gained a little more confidence. Thanks for the brilliant tips.
Yup , you are right ebay is still a good way of raising cash. Electronic cigarrettes are sometimes heavily discounted and then resold on ebay. Getting hold of discount codes and then placing the goods on ebay can mean you double your money.
THOSE ARE SOME DANG AWESOME IDEAS NO CHEESS!!
Hay I dont know why you folks are hollering dumpster diving doesnt make a lot of money .My husband has done that and he has made couple thousand bucks a month .You just got to know what your looking for and how to make money from what.And you dont have to dive all the time ,drive the neighbor hood and you will find stuff too.Try mechanic shops computor places anything metal ect .
An informative hub to make money
There are several ways of earning cash when you need extra money for person or household reasons. Freelancing has been the revolutionary idea for many of us.
Thanks a lot for your useful hub. This will certainly help me in future :)
Hi, I have a few hobbies that I can be consistent with and possible turn them into revenue. Great article and useful, thanks. Voted up.
Ya, there's a lot of good info here. I can see myself doing some of this.
A wonderful hub indeed - voting up! Best of luck to you :)
Eileen Hughes Level 3 Commenter 4 years ago
Good helpful hub, Although like you said beware of health laws they vary in different countries with home cooked goodies. Also with the trees, You need to check the bylaws of your state with firewood too. some trees could be poisonous and must not be burnt.