I think we have all at one point had to tighten our belts and watch our pennies, unless you are Alan Sugar that is! And especially when you have a family, every penny makes a difference. I have made a little list (I love a good list) of easy ways to hopefully help you make a bit of extra cash. Some require a little effort, materials or even insurance, while some can be done from the comfort of your sofa!
25 Ways To Make Some Extra Money
1 Completing Online Surveys – Some of my favourites are Prolific Academy, where you can earn anything from 30p – £10. Crowdology, can earn you 40p – £10.
2 Selling handmade crafts – If you have a skill such as crocheting, knitting, painting then perhaps you could sell your work. Check out these business ideas on our weekly Mums That Mean Business feature.
3 Use cashback sites such as Topcashback or Quidco
4 Sell unused items on Ebay or Facebook market place.
5 Join Swagbucks and watch videos, take surveys to collect points which can then be redeemed for gift cards.
6 Start a blog – This is not by no means a quick way to make money. It takes a lot of time and effort but the rewards are fab.
7 Dog Walking
8 Pet Sitter
9 House sitting
10 Ironing
11 People per hour – Are you good at writing? Or perhaps you are a good illustrator? Then advertise your work here.
12 Sell your services on bidvine. Whether you are a photographer, plumber, electrician, simply register and wait for requests to come in.
13 Mobile phone repairs – If like my husband, you are a bit of a dab hand at replacing iPhone screens, then why not charge for your services?
14 Gardening services
15 Mystery shopping
16 Car boots
17 Sell your photos – Are you a keen photographer? Then companies like istockphoto want your photos!
18 Virtual Assistant
19 Write an ebook
20 Birthday planner
21 Baking cakes – Ideal to sell at local farmers markets, or cater for birthdays and other events.
22 Handyman/woman
23 Delivery person. With more people shopping safely online, delivery drivers are more in demand than ever. Before you start delivering part-time, read this!
24 Matched betting – I was unsure whether or not to include this, but reading into this and actually having a go, this can be a nice little earner. But PLEASE do your research first before jumping straight into it. There are lots of forums to help you learn more, here is a helpful site The Money Shed.
25 Cash for old gold – Do you have any old gold, or odd earrings stuck at the bottom of your jewellery box? Then why not cash them in?
I hope this has been helpful, happy money making!
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I do Swagbucks. Normally just the phone apps but it all adds up
Same here, comes very handy and I’ve earned some helpful coupons. Thanks for the suggestions here, I am a Virtual Assistant and at the same time looking for side jobs and these are must-tries for me. Thanks again!
Some great ideas here – it’s always great to have a few ways up your sleeve to make a bit of welcome extra cash! Thanks for sharing.
Some really useful ideas here – I love Swagbucks and have earnt a fair amount in Amazon vouchers
Oh lots of good tips here! I’ve never thought about selling photos, that’s such a good idea!! I’m going to investigate some of these, I need all the money I can get due to people not paying up, hahah! xx
A great list – I do quite a lot of these things already, but have found some new ideas here thanks 🙂 x
Great ideas! x
I’ve saved this post. We are trying to save for a house conversion so we need to make and save more money
Great ideas, I’ve just started doing surveys but will look at the 2 you have put above, thanks for sharing!
I tried swagbucks but couldn’t get on with it. Top cashback and people per hour are good though
Great ideas! I am a huge fan of Quidco
We like doing carboots and selling items on Facebay etc… it’s a great way to make cash and clear out old belongings!
Some useful hints, certainly some worth considering. I hear lots of people get involved with online surveys and the cashback schemes; they all seem to work well.
Great ideas, I am a huge fan of cashback sites
These are all great ideas. I use most of the sites you mentioned in your post. I did most of my Christmas Shopping with vouchers I earned through Swagbucks!
Louise x
I am always looking for news to make money and gained a few ideas here. I already use Swagbucks but selling my services on bidvine is a good idea x
What a fantastic list! I’ve often thought about filling in questionnaires as I love that sort of thing (talking about myself! haha). Never heard of matched betting – will have a look into that!
What a good tips and I deas It’s really helpful for me. Glad that you share this with us.
I love Quidco, I have made so much money through there. Great list of items
Some great ideas. I signed up to Prolicic Academy 2 days ago and have already earned £6. I haven’t tried Crowdology yet, I will put that on my to-do list for this week. #MMBC
Quite a list! A few things I’d never knew about before too!
Hi Jayne, I really must check out Swagbucks as I’ve seen it pop up before. I never thought of doing online surveys before either! Great tips. If only my lot coughed up for doggy day care I would be rolling in it!
Fab tips!
xx
Hi, these are great tips done if ehivh I already do. I’ve not heard of Swagbacks so I shall take a little ok, thank you.
Thank you so much for the tips, I’ve just signed up to a local dog-walking site! 🙂
I like the tips I think I will try some of them.
I do the survey ones but they can take a while to get enough to cash out.
Lots of great ideas there. I’ve looked at Matched Betting but decided it was not for me -maybe if I had got in when it was just getting popular I might have given it a go.
I do surveys but they take a while to get enough to cash out. I’ve started using the receipt apps.
Thank you for these ideas
what a helpful site, especially this area
Dog Walking – This a time bomb as my wife is a qualifind kennel manager saysyou must have personal liability insurance as it you that is libal and not the pet owner if the animal bites or causes a accident.