15 quick and easy ways to make extra money –
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Introduction ๐
Whether it’s to:
- Save up for something you want to buy ๐
- Pay an unexpected bill ๐งพ
- Help out in an emergency ๐
- Save up more money as a safety net ๐ฅ
- Start a side hustle or business ๐ผ
There are plenty of reasons to want to make some extra cash.
Here are our top ways to easily make extra money!
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1. Sell things ๐ท๏ธ
Selling things can be one of the quickest ways to make money. ๐จ
Whether it’s:
- Selling things you already own ๐
- Buying things to sell them at a higher price ๐
You could sell things like:
- Old belongings – games consoles, decorations, clothes. Apps like Facebook Marketplace, Shpock, Ebay, and Vinted can be helpful for selling your belongings (make sure to read their guidance on how to sell safely!) ๐
- Sweets – gift sets, sweet boxes ๐ซ
- Soaps and beauty products ๐งผ
- Food you’ve cooked – cakes, meals, desserts๐ฉโ๐ณ
- Crafts/art you’ve made – you could even source free materials from people’s unwanted items, recycled items, or things found in nature๐ผ๏ธ
- Food that you’ve grown e.g. herbs, garden vegetables ๐ฅฆ
- Plants that you’ve grown e.g. flowers, house plants, cacti ๐ป
2. Gardening ๐ฑ
Keeping on top of a garden can be a lot of work, meaning that a lot of people are willing to pay to help maintain their gardens. ๐ฉโ๐พ
You could offer people services like:
- Mowing their lawns for them
- Pulling up weeds โ๏ธ
- Watering plants
- Planting new plants ๐ฑ
- Trimming bushes
- Sweeping up leaves ๐
- Clearing leaves from guttering
- Harvesting garden vegetables ๐ฅ
- Designing garden landscapes
- Making garden improvements e.g. laying paving ๐ชจ
3. Dog walking ๐
Owning a dog can be a lot of work, and often people don’t have time to walk their dogs as much as they need to. ๐โโ๏ธ
This means that a lot of people are willing to pay you to walk their dog for them!
You could offer services like:
- Visiting people’s pets whilst they’re at work ๐ผ
- Doggy day care (looking after dogs in your home)
- Taking dogs for walks ๐
- Playing with pets at their own home
If you’re looking to start offering dog care services it’s important that you:
- Understand different dogs’ needs and how they behave
- Know how to keep dogs safe e.g. only walking dogs together that are friendly and won’t fight โ ๏ธ
- Clean up after dogs – especially in public!
- Learn your local laws about dogs e.g. keeping dogs on leads, not letting them near farm animals ๐ฉโโ๏ธ
4. Cleaning ๐งฝ
Cleaning is a never-ending challenge, that people are almost always willing to pay to avoid doing.
This can be a great opportunity to earn extra money!
To earn extra money, you could offer to help people with:
- Dirty dishes ๐ฝ๏ธ
- Kitchens
- Bathrooms ๐ฝ
- Doing laundry
- Helping to tidy and organize a house/cupboards
- Window cleaning ๐ช
- Cleaning clothes
- Taking rubbish to the tip ๐๏ธ
- Selling old clothes on secondhand websites on behalf of the customer
- Cleaning cars ๐
- Cleaning dirty ovens
- Power washing driveways, patios and garden furniture ๐ฆ
- Hoovering
- Cleaning leaves out of gutters ๐
5. Ironing ๐
Ironing is a never-ending chore that many people hate doing! ๐
This means that lots of people will be willing to pay you to do their ironing for them.
To make some extra money, you could offer ironing services for people like:
- Washing dirty clothes and then ironing them for people
- Taking people’s clothes to dry cleaners for them
- Completing people’s weekly ironing chores for them
6. Beauty services ๐
If you love all things beauty, you could make extra money from offering beauty services.
You could offer services like:
- Painting nails ๐
- Doing makeup ๐
- Styling hair ๐โโ๏ธ
- Giving fashion advice ๐
- Removing body hair e.g. plucking eyebrows โ๏ธ
If you decide to offer beauty services to make extra money, make sure to regularly clean your beauty tools e.g. scissors, brushes, to avoid passing germs between clients! ๐ฆ
7. Babysitting ๐ถ
Raising children can be very hard work, and very difficult for parents to juggle. ๐คนโโ๏ธ
This means that there is always a lot of need for babysitters!
Parents often need someone to care for their children, for things like:
- Getting a night off parenting duty to rest ๐ด
- Emergencies e.g. visiting family at the hospital ๐
- Giving them time to work ๐ผ
- Giving them time to do chores ๐งฝ
If you become a babysitter, it’s very important that you:
- Check local laws for looking after children – you might have to become a legally registered child minder depending on the babysitting you do ๐ฉโโ๏ธ
- Know how to care for children
- Understand the needs of the different aged children you’re looking after e.g. babies need different care to teenagers ๐ผ
- Aren’t looking after too many children on your own
- Listen to the parents’ instructions for caring for their child ๐
- Understand how to keep children safe e.g. avoiding choking hazards
- Show the parents that you can be trusted by them ๐ค
8. Handy tasks ๐ ๏ธ
If you are good with handywork and power tools, there is plenty of extra money to be made!
You can help with things like:
- Putting up shelves ๐๏ธ
- Installing TV wall brackets ๐บ
- Putting nails in the wall to hang pictures ๐ผ๏ธ
- Building furniture ๐จ
- Putting up curtain poles ๐ช
- Moving heavy objects ๐ฆ
- Helping people to move house e.g. carrying furniture ๐๏ธ
- Bleeding radiators (clearing air from them so that they heat up properly) ๐ฅ
- Fixing furniture ๐ ๏ธ
- Decorating ๐๏ธ
- Changing lightbulbs ๐ก
- Pulling up old flooring ๐ง
- Completing car maintenance e.g. topping up oil and washer fluid๐
9. Tech support ๐ป
If you’re tech savvy, there’s a lot of spare money you can make from offering tech support services.
You can support people with things like:
- Setting up printers ๐จ๏ธ
- Helping people set up their doorbell cameras ๐ช
- Setting up new devices for people e.g. helping them transfer their settings to a new phone ๐ฑ
- Managing their WiFi connection e.g. setting it up, changing passwords ๐ถ
- Speeding up their computers ๐ป
- Fixing broken devices ๐ ๏ธ
10. Pet grooming ๐ฉ
Grooming pets can take a lot of time and effort to do, so lots of people are willing to pay to avoid doing it.
If you’re great with animals, you could offer services such as:
- Bathing pets ๐
- Trimming pet nails ๐
- Cutting/styling/shaving pet fur โ๏ธ
- Dyeing pet fur (with pet friendly dyes!) Dyeing pets can help to avoid them getting stolen because they look more unique ๐จ
11. Busking/performing ๐ธ
Have you got a secret talent?
Did you know that this can help you to make extra money!
Whether it’s:
- Playing an instrument ๐น
- Dancing ๐
- Singing ๐ฉโ๐ค
- Telling jokes ๐ฅธ
- Acting ๐ญ
- Doing magic tricks ๐ช
People could pay you for your time, to perform for them.
You could perform:
- On the street e.g. busking (check with your local government/council to check if there are any rules you need to follow for this)
- At restaurants or coffee shops (with their permission)
- By creating an entertainment evening at your local community centre or theatre
- In talent competitions
12. House/pet/plant sitting ๐
Very often when people want to go on holiday or trips for work, they have things that need looking after at home.
They could need someone to do things like:
- House sit ๐ก e.g. stay in their home to protect their belongings/make it look like someone is living there
- Pet sit ๐ e.g. visiting to feed pets, or have the pets looked after in someone else’s home
- Plant sit ๐ชด e.g. water or feed their plants whilst they’re away
If you know people who trust you, you could offer to house/pet/plant sit for them, in order to earn some extra money.
Some people create entire businesses around house/pet/plant sitting! ๐ผ
13. Delivery driving ๐
If you’re lucky enough to own a car, you can make extra money making deliveries.
This could be for things like:
- Your local takeaway ๐ฅก
- Delivering shopping in your local area ๐๏ธ
- Parcel delivery ๐ฆ
- Delivering newspapers ๐ฐ
14. Teaching/coaching๐ฉโ๐ซ
If you know a lot about a certain topic or have experience in it, you can make money with it!
You can offer to teach or coach people for things like:
- Helping someone pass an exam ๐
- Giving someone lessons in a particular topic e.g. music lessons, dance lessons ๐น
- Getting better at something e.g. fitness coaching, confidence coaching ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ
15. Switch bank accounts ๐ฆ
Did you know that some banks actually give you money for opening an account with them? ๐ค
They either give you real money, or loyalty points as a reward for getting an account. This is called cashback!
Some people switch their bank accounts regularly to take advantage of the free money you can get for switching accounts! ๐ท
Conclusion ๐
So that’s it!
You can earn extra money quickly and easily by doing things like:
- Selling things๐ท๏ธ
- Gardening๐ฑ
- Dog walking๐
- Cleaning๐งฝ
- Ironing๐
- Beauty services๐
- Babysitting๐ถ
- Handy tasks๐ ๏ธ
- Tech support๐ป
- Pet grooming๐ฉ
- Busking/performing๐ธ
- House/pet/plant sitting๐
- Delivery driving๐
- Teaching/coaching๐ฉโ๐ซ
- Switching bank accounts๐ฆ
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