Who couldn’t use a little extra money this year?! Whether you’re trying to pay off bills, saving for a vacation, growing your nest egg, or just want a little shoe money, there are a ton of legit ways to make extra cash. Below are 117 things you can do to supplement your income, either on the side or full-time.
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Find Jobs
Nextdoor
Nextdoor is the private social network for your neighborhood. In addition to connecting with neighbors and keeping up with current happenings, many people post inquiries looking for babysitters, pet sitters, and handyman services. My daughter landed 3 babysitting jobs and 1 dog walking job using Nextdoor. I’ve also seen a man say he is available to take care of honey-do lists and he got over 50 responses in just one day!
Care.com
Create a Free profile and browse for local jobs in babysitting, elder care, pet sitting, tutoring, housekeeping, and other positions.
With a Free account and profile, you can apply to jobs in minutes, review your applications and get email Job Alerts. Snagajob is America’s #1 hourly marketplace. They focus on creating instant and quality connections so workers can get jobs and employers can hire workers – in minutes.
Thumbtack
Thumbtack connects people looking for services, like lawn care, painting, wedding photography, dog training, etc. Sign up for a Free account and specify the type of services you offer. You only have to pay to send quotes to potential customers – never to view requests or to complete the job. Some pros rely on Thumbtack for more than 75% of their customers!
Kelly Services
Register with a temp agency. Kelly has been helping people find temporary, temporary-to-hire, and direct-hire jobs since 1946.
TaskRabbit
TaskRabbit notifies you of potential jobs nearby. Select the one you want to complete, confirm details with your client, complete the work, and submit your invoice. Popular job types include handyman, cleaning, delivery, moving, furniture assembly, and personal assistant.
Amazon Mechanical Turk
Make money by working on Human Intelligence Tasks. As a Mechanical Turk Worker you can work from home, choose your own work hours, and get paid for doing good work.
Roadie
Get paid to drive with Roadie. Everything from local deliveries to cross country trips, pet deliveries, and more.
Upwork
Find freelance work at Upwork. Just complete your profile and they’ll highlight ideal jobs. You can also search for projects and respond to client invitations.
LiveOps
Find work-from-home opportunities in the virtual call center business.
Gigwalk
Find local Gigs that take anywhere from 5 minutes to a few hours or search based on how much you want to make. Gigs run from $3 to $100 or more.
EasyShiftApp
Find quick jobs at local stores and shops taking photos of products, checking prices, and reviewing promotions.
Chegg Tutors
Find an online tutoring job at Chegg Tutors. Starting at $20+/hour. Top tutors can earn $1,000/month.
Tutor.com
Earn extra income while tutoring subjects you are passionate about.
Utilize Your Knowledge and Skills
Create your own blog in as little as 15 minutes starting at $3.95/month. Write about what you love – cooking, parenting, pet care, health, beauty, politics, volunteerism, sports, saving money, anything that you are passionate about. Earn money from advertising, affiliate programs, and product recommendations.
Fiverr
Sign up for Free, set up your gig, and offer your work to Fiverr’s global audience. You can offer any service you wish as long it’s legal and complies with their terms. There are over 100 categories you can browse to get ideas. Payment is transferred to you upon order completion. A couple examples of people making money on Fiverr – This guy will dress up like an angry biker and create a video message for your personal or business use. This woman will create a professional whiteboard animation video set to music with whatever words you like.
Udemy
Teach what you know. Teach what you love. Utilize state-of-the-art, free-to-use course design tools to create your own online course. Earn serious money and build your personal brand, all while making a real difference in the lives of students.
Lynda.com
Lynda.com is always looking for qualified instructors who have a passion to share their expertise and knowledge with the world.
Skillshare
You’ll earn money every time a student takes your class. Top teachers make up to $40,000 a year. Plus, creating classes is easy with our simple format and supportive community.
Hubpages
HubPages is a network of sites where people write about their passions. Hubbers find and build an audience, easily create articles, and earn all sorts of rewards, from accolades to ad revenue.
Design By Humans
As a Design By Humans Collective artist you receive some of the best royalty rates available. With your own easy to manage storefront within Design By Humans, you will be able to place artwork on quality products and reach millions of people who love and appreciate your art.
DesignCrowd
Join DesignCrowd for Free and access over new design jobs.
Threadless
If you’re the artsy type, you can submit designs for t-shirts at Threadless or open a Free Artist Shop and start selling your stuff online.
Zazzle
Artists, graphic designers, and photographers can sell their artwork on hundreds of retail-quality products and set their own royalty rates.
99designs
Have a knack for design? Find freelance work designing logos, websites, and even tattoos at 99designs.
Red Bubble
A Free marketplace that helps thousands of artists reach new audiences and sell their work more easily. Artists earn an average margin of 17% of the retail price.
Gengo
Speak more than one language? Make money as a translator at Gengo.
italki
italki is the world’s largest marketplace for online language teachers. With over 100 different languages offered, anyone speaking any language can teach.
Skyword
Have a knack for writing? Like being behind the camera? Skyword is looking for freelance writers and videographers.
GLG Research
Are you an expert in your field? Create a profile and start sharing what you know. GLG is building the world’s largest membership for professional learning and expertise, so clients in every sector can interact with experts to gain insight.
Provide a Service
Getaround
Put your idle car to work. By renting your car just 25% of the time, it will pay for itself with money to spare. Getaround screens all renters. Every trip includes $1 million insurance and 24/7 roadside assistance.
List your home, apartment, or room for rental at Roomarama. You keep 100% of what you make on every booking, every time.
Airbnb
Whether you have a cabin in the mountains or just a spare room, you can earn extra income by hosting guests. What you charge is totally up to you. Airbnb takes a 3% host service fee on each reservation.
Parklee
Turn your driveway into cash. It’s pretty simple, you’ve got something others want – No, not just your charms and good looks but a sweet, sweet available parking spot. While on vacation, at work, or crafting your artisanal jams upstate, rent out your parking space to another respectful driver.
Uber
You can drive and earn as much as you want. And, the more you drive, the more you’ll make. Plus, you’ll get paid weekly and your fares get automatically deposited.
Shipt
Shipt is an on-demand grocery delivery service looking for reliable, independent people to shop for groceries and deliver to their members. They aren’t available in all states yet, but as a Shopper, you can make an average of $15-$25/hour.
Spinlister
Make up to $500/month by sharing your bike, surfboard, SUP, snowboard or skis with travelers, racers, and enthusiasts.
Sparkplug
Rent out your musical instruments, gear, and space to fellow musicians.
UserTesting
UserTesting pays you to visit websites or apps, complete a set of tasks, and speak your thoughts aloud. Get $10 via PayPal for every 20-minute video you complete.
eJury
eJury provides an attorney the opportunity to “pre-try” the case before it goes to trial in front of an actual jury at the courthouse. Sign up to be an eJuror. For each verdict rendered, eJurors are paid $5-$10, depending on the length of the case.
Set Scouter
Think your home ought to be in pictures? Set Scouter makes it easy for homeowners to be involved in TV and movie production, while also making money on their homes. They specialize in 1 day productions. Crews typically come in from 9 am to 6 pm. No hotels, no moving, no stress.
WeGoLook
Turn time into income with WeGoLook. Lookers take photos with their smart phone to verify the condition of things like automobiles, buildings, auction items and more, in turn, helping improve business processes and ease consumer decisions. Look fees typically range between $15-$200 per order, depending on the level of complexity and time spent on-site.
Lending Club
At Lending Club you can earn attractive risk-adjusted returns by quickly and easily investing in a diversified portfolio of loans in increments as little as $25. Historical returns by Grade A-C of 5.01% to 7.38%.5.
Sell Stuff
Raise
Sell unwanted gift cards and store credits – new or partially used. No minimum balance required!
Gazelle
Sell your old cell phone, Apple Computer, iPod, iPad, or other tablet for cash. Shipping is Free for items valued at $1 or more.
Decluttr
Sell your old DVDs, video games, books, tech gadgets, and cell phones. Get paid the day after your stuff arrives.
eBid
Sell items on eBid. It’s Free to list and you’ll never pay more than 3% when you sell. Lower fees mean much larger profit margins on all your sales.
Alamy
Alamy is the best place to sell your stock images. They offer you a better deal than most other agencies. They split sales down the middle 50/50. The industry average is 30% to the contributor.
Foap
Download the Foap app, upload your photos and make them available for purchase on Foap Market. For each photo you sell you make $5 and you can sell the same photo an unlimited number of times.
Adobe Stock
If you have great photos, videos or vector content and you own all the rights, you can become an Adobe Stock contributor. Every time someone purchases your content, you get a 33% commission for photos and vector art and a 35% commission for videos based on the price of the image.
Teachers Pay Teachers
Teachers Pay Teachers is an online marketplace where teachers can sell original educational materials.
Sell your used textbooks back at the end of the semester. No hidden costs or annual fees. Shipping is always Free.
Textbooks.com
Textbook buyback program is as easy as 1-2-3! Lock in your 30-day quote, print the Free shipping label and ship your books, then collect your money!
Second Spin buys most CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and games. You pay for outgoing shipping, but they will reimburse you (USPS Medial Mail rate) based on the number of items accepted.
Discogs
Have a collection of vinyl records collecting dust in your attic? Sell them on the marketplace at Discogs.
US Recycling
Sell your empty ink and toner cartridges.
Poshmark
Have items in your closet that you love, but just don’t wear anymore? List items for sale on Poshmark in less than 60 seconds. When you make a sale, they provide you with a pre-paid, pre-addressed label, all you have to do is drop the item in the mail.
thredUp
Make room in your closet and earn a little cash for the items you’re no longer wearing. thredUp is an online consignment store. The amount you’re paid depends on the original price, brand, and category of each item.
Bag Borrow or Steal
If you don’t wear it, sell it. Bag Borrow or Steal offers 2 ways to sell your items – Consignment (earn 70% of the sale) or Immediate Sell (you will receive a check or store credit before the item sells).
Tradesy
Turn your closet into cash. Free box and label is provided and you can ship without even leaving your house.
Etsy
Sell your crafts and other handmade items on Etsy.
Rackrs
Sports memorabilia marketplace with no insertion fees, no final value fees, no fees ever.
Nextdoor
Post Free classified ads that are directed toward people in your neighborhood.
Have a Garage Sale
Clean out your home and have a garage sale. Advertise it for Free on Craigslist.
eBay
Private sellers can list up to 50 items for Free with no insertion fees. It’s a great way to get rid of stuff you don’t want and make some money.
Sell Bottled Water
Buy a couple cases of cheap water, stick them in an ice chest, and sell them outside of a sporting event or concert for $1 each. Your profit will be about 80¢ per bottle!
Donate Plasma
Donating plasma is safe, easy and surprisingly quick to do. It’s a great opportunity to receive compensation for your time. The plasma you donate at BioLife is manufactured into therapies vital to millions of patients around the world.
Cash In
Amazon Rewards Visa
Get a $50 Amazon Gift Card instantly upon approval plus 3% back on Amazon purchases, 2% back at restaurants, gas stations, and drugstores, and 1% back on all other purchases. The Amazon Rewards Visa has no annual credit card fee and no foreign transaction fees.
Credit Karma
Access your credit report for Free with Credit Karma. Look carefully for any discrepancies that could be negatively impacting your credit score. Dispute these items so you can get better interest rates on mortgage loans, auto loans, credit cards, etc. This could add up to thousands of extra dollars in your wallet every year.
Ask for a Raise
If it’s been a while since you’ve received a raise, perhaps it’s time to ask for one. Check out Monster.com’s article, “Four tips on how and when to request your salary increase”.
Amend Old Tax Returns
Go over your old tax returns to see if you missed any deductions you could have claimes. Not sure what to look for? Check out this article by Turbo Tax, “The 10 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions”. You usually have three years from the date you filed your original tax return to file an amendment.
Find Unclaimed Money
If the government owes you money and you do not collect it, then it’s unclaimed. This also applies to banks, credit unions, pensions, and other sources. Currently, the government does not have one central website for finding unclaimed money, so you will need to utilize several websites. Search your state’s listing of unclaimed funds and property.
Unpaid Back Wages
If you think you may be owed back wages, search the Wage and Hour Division’s.
Unclaimed Insurance Funds
Search the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for unclaimed insurance funds.
Unclaimed Pensions
Search for unclaimed pension money from companies that went out of business or ended a defined plan.
Unclaimed IRS Refund
The IRS may owe you money if your refund was unclaimed or undelivered.
State Refund Checks
Contact your state revenue department for an unclaimed state tax refund check.
Bank Failures
Search the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for unclaimed funds from failed financial institutions.
Credit Union Failures
Find unclaimed deposits from credit unions.
SEC Claims Funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission lists enforcement cases where a company or person owes investors money.
FHA-Insurance Refunds
If you had an FHA-insured mortgage, you may be eligible for a refund from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Search for Savings Bonds That Stopped Earning Interest
Treasury Hunt allows you to search for bonds issued since 1974 that have matured and are no longer earning interest.
Cash in Paper Savings Bonds
Find the value of your paper savings bond.
Replace a Savings Bond
Replace a lost, stolen, or destroyed paper savings bond.
Damaged Money
The Treasury Department will exchange mutilated or damaged U.S. currency.
Enter the code from your Walmart receipts and they will compare prices of the items you purchased with competitor prices in your area. If a price is lower somewhere else, you get the difference on a Walmart eGift card to use toward a future purchase. So far, I’ve earned a little over $50 from the Walmart Savings Catcher program. I typically save the credits until I have $10 or more so it makes a decent dent in my total.
Ibotta
Better than coupons. Get cash back on your favorite brands and products with the Ibotta app. Before you go shopping, unlock cash rewards on great products by completing simple tasks. Buy the products you’ve unlocked at any supported store, then scan your product barcodes and submit a photo of your receipt.
ShopTracker
Get rewarded for two minutes of your time and keep getting rewarded month after month. ShopTracker gathers data and insight into how people shop online. Download their app, connect it to your Amazon account, and get $3. You can continue earning with this simple process every month.
Achievemint
Get paid to be healthy. You’re already tracking steps. Now get you can get paid for them. Collect points for walking, exercise, sleeping, logging food/calories, weighing yourself, and other activities. You’ll get $10 for 10,000 points you earn.
Field Agent
Use your smartphone to collect photos, video, and information from stores and other locations and make some extra cash. This information is used by businesses to better serve customers just like you.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is the only browser that lets you earn Free rewards for browsing the web.
Small Business Knowledge Center
Turn your junk mail into rewards. Place qualifying direct mail in the postage-paid envelopes they provide and return them about once a week. You will earn participation points that can be redeemed for a Visa Debit card.
GoFundMe
GoFundMe is a personal online fundraising website for individuals, groups, and organizations.
Take Surveys
Sign up for these sites with a secondary email address so you can log in and take surveys when you feel like it. This will also help keep your primary email account clean and organized.
SurveySavvy
Surveys typically pay $1-$20 depending on the length and topic of the survey. Once you have accumulated more than $1, you can request payment.
Pinecone Research
Register for a Free account and earn $3 per survey.
Inbox Dollars
Earn cash for taking surveys, watching video ads, playing online games, and more. Join now and get a $5 sign on bonus.
Survey Junkie
Survey Junkie is the most popular spot online to earn cash and rewards for sharing your thoughts. Earn $1-$20 per survey and try Free products.
Vindale Research
Share your unique opinion and get paid for it. Receive up to $50 per survey completed. $2 sign on bonus when you join today.
Earn $400+ taking paid surveys from the comfort of your home.
Point Club
Earn gift cards, Paypal cash, and awesome prizes for taking polls, playing games, watching videos, testing products, searching the web, and more. $5 bonus just for signing up today
Global Test Market
Voice your opinion in online surveys to earn points which can be redeemed for cash and rewards.
Nielsen Research
Use the internet as you do every day, make a difference and win prizes. Nielsen Computer and Mobile Panel gives away $10,000 in prizes every month.
Survey Downline
Participate in online surveys to earn extra money in your spare time. Survey Downline pays its members up to 45% of the money they earn from completed surveys.
Survey Rewardz
SurveyRewardz is one of the world’s most popular market research communities. Get paid via check, PayPal, Amazon Gift Card, Virtual Visa, DWOLLA, or Payza.
i-Say
Take surveys for i-Say points and redeem them for the rewards of your choice.
VIP Voice
Take surveys and get rewarded. Earn triple reward points for taking your first survey.
Quick Bites Food Panel
Share your thoughts and opinions on various food-related topics, including new product ideas, new flavors, and health & nutrition.
Market Research Opinions
Get rewarded for sharing your opinion with the world’s leading Market Research companies.
American Consumer Opinion
Get paid to answer online opinion surveys. Help evaluate new products, test new advertising, and tell companies what you think.
Survey Voices
Survey Voices matches its members with the highest paid market research opportunities.
Panel Bucks
Earn $3-$75 for taking online surveys, $30-$100 for participating in a focus group, and $10-$50 per hour as a mystery shopper.
Earning Station
Earn money by taking surveys, watching videos, and more.
Product Report Card
Earn cash, Amazon gift codes, or Free products for each online survey you complete.
Shopper’s Voice
Take surveys for Free stuff like cash, coupons, samples, and special offers.
Survey Roundtable
Share your opinion about the products and services you use (or choose to not use). Earn real rewards at your favorite stores simply for being honest.
Harris Poll Online
For your input and participation you will receive points which you can redeem for a variety of great rewards.
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