Are you struggling to make rent this month? If so, don’t fret. Here are 34 surprising ways to make an extra $1000 this month.
Freelance Writing
Do you like to write? If so, you’re in luck. There’s several websites out there that allow you to write all types of articles, such as Upwork and Flexjobs, and there’s tons of training programs out there too. From content writing to copywriting, you can find writing gigs that suit your skills.
Taking Online Surveys
One of the most popular ways to make extra money is by completing online surveys. Survey Junkie is just one website that allows you to do this. You can earn up to $130 a month, and SurveyJunkie pays over $55,000 to survey users daily.
Watching Viral Videos
A company called Inbox Dollars allows you to make money while watching viral videos. They will pay you up to $225 a month. This is a great side hustle if you like watching videos, and find yourself scrolling through them a lot.
Delivering Groceries
Do you have a reliable car, and some extra time on your hands? You can get cash earnings for delivering groceries for websites like InstaCart and Uber Eats. Simple download the apps and take it from there. You make your own hours, working as much or as little as you want.
Shopping Online
Some apps will pay you for shopping online. Websites like Rakuten will give you 15% cash back on your purchases.You simply sign up, and they’ll give you a check in the mail or deliver to your PayPal account.
Renting Your Extra Space
Do you have some extra storage space that isn’t being used, or could be cleared out? The website Neighbor allows you to rent out your space for up to $300 a month. Some people even make up to $50,000 a year.
Bookkeeping
Are you looking for a job that doesn’t require you to leave the house? One of the top home businesses these days is bookkeeping. There are websites that offer classes, and it’s not overly complicated. And it pays up to $69 an hour.
Trying Out New Apps
We spend so much time on our phones, why not get paid for it? KashKick is a website where you can get paid just for trying out new apps. From taking surveys, to playing games, you can earn up to $500 the first month.
Doing Simple Tasks Online
There’s a lot of things companies will pay you to do online, but finding the companies can be tricky. So, the company Freecash put together a bunch of tasks that companies are paying people to do. You can earn up to $1,000 per month, and you can pick the tasks you want and get them done when you want.
Driving
Most people have heard of ridesharing by now. Some like the idea, and some don’t. Many people who have worked for Uber and Lyft have reported that they were satisfied. It’s a flexible way to make extra money. Some people just turn the app on while they’re already out driving, so that way they can make money while running errands. Others make a full schedule out of the gig.
Drinking Beer
If you’re over 21, you could become a mystery shopper and get paid to visit breweries. The company Secret Hopper is looking for people to do just that: Jump around to different breweries, and review your visits. You can get paid up to $20 per visit.
Mystery Shopping
It’s not just breweries looking for mystery shoppers. You can get paid to visit various places, and report to companies how it went. Many businesses rely on mystery shoppers and their opinions, so you’ll be doing something important too.
Converting Junk Mail into Money
The advertisements and flyers you get in the mail, and usually just toss aside, could be turned into cash. The Small Business Knowledge Center wants to know about them. You just need to sign up, save your junk mail, and they’ll provide a pre-paid envelope for you to put it in and send to them. You can earn up to $20 every 6 to 10 weeks.
Losing Weight
HealthyWage pays you to lose weight. Literally. You sign up, create a goal (including how much you want to lose and how long it will take) and place a bet on yourself anywhere from $20 to $500. You could win up to $10,000, depending on how much you need to lose and how long it’ll take to lose it.
Stream Your Gaming Sessions
On Twitch, people are making money by letting people watch them play. There are three ways that this works: advertisement revenue, tipping and subscriptions. Some of the top streamers are earning hundreds of thousands of dollars per month.
Rent Out Your Stuff
Zilok can help you rent out your stuff that you’re not using, and make some extra cash along the way. The site is free for individuals, but rental businesses are charged fees. To list your item, you make a post with a description, photos, and what you want to charge per day.
Get Paid to Be Someone’s Friend
No, seriously–RentAFriend.com has users paying you to attend concerts, family functions, sporting events, and much more. You can charge up to $50 an hour, and make your own schedule. Some friends work full time and earn up to $2,000 a week. The site also specifies that it is for strictly platonic friendships.
Staying in Bed
NASA is paying people for bed rest studies. Test subjects spend 60 days in bed. But the tough part is that you have to exercise, shower and eat from your bed the whole time. One of the most recent calls for volunteers offered $19,000 for 60 days.
Sell Your Art
If you’re crafty or an artist, you can sell your stuff on Etsy. It has a big audience–with more than 33 million buyers globally. If you’re not crafty, you can sell craft supplies just as easily.
Write a Book
If you have something to say, why not write a book about it? You can independently publish your book on Kindle Direct Publishing. You create an account, and publish the book yourself through the website. Then, you can make commission selling through Amazon.
Teach English
You can teach English as a second language online through several platforms, one of which being OKids. You can set your own hours, and make up to $20 an hour. The curriculum is often set for you before the class, making your job easier.
Become a Fake Patient
Fake patients are used to help train doctors. Formerly known as standardized patients, you can make up to $20 a day, and spend the day letting new doctors examine you. A number of medical schools provide the work.
Attending Movie Premieres
Theaters and movie studios want data from the people attending their movie premieres–and are willing to pay. They want to know how many people buy tickets on opening day, which screening time is most popular and which previews are being shown. And they want independent data from third party evaluators. They’re called “in theater checks” and to apply you send an application through Certified Field Associates. You can usually expect to make between $10-$20 per hour.
Get Paid for Being Active
If you’re already active, or need an incentive to become more active, the Achievement App pays you to do just that. The app connects to your phone’s health apps and runs in the background. You earn points for your progress, and once you earn !0,000 points, you earn $10–which you can deposit into your bank account right away.
Odd Jobs
If you’re handy and have trouble finding odd jobs, TaskRabbit helps you find them. It connects you with people in your area who need the extra help. Some of the taks include picking up dry cleaning, while others are virtual tasks. Virtual tasks can include research help and administrative work. Some users make more than $2,000 a week using the app.
Taking Photos with Your Smart Phone
If you like to take photos, and have a smart phone, you can make money by selling the photos. The app Foap provides the service. You simply download the app, take a nice photo and upload it to the app, and someone buys it for $10 and you make $5. Your photo can sell multiple times–and you’ll make $5 for each time it sells.
Rent Your Old Baby Stuff
If you’re a parent, you likely have a lot of baby stuff lying around. When the baby outgrows them, you might end up with some old car seats and strollers in storage. You can make money by renting them out to parents who are traveling. goBaby is a peer-to-peer rental site for doing just that. The traveling parents save money by not having to tote the stuff on planes and cars, and you can make some extra cash in the process.
Babysitting
If you like kids, you might enjoy babysitting. And one of the keys to babysitting is being reliable in an emergency, and the American Red Cross provides services that can help you accomplish that. They offer CPR, First Aid, and a number of babysitting courses. Babysitters make an average of $19 an hour in the U.S.
Teaching Chess
If you’re a chess player, you can make up to $35 an hour teaching others to play. Sites such as WyzAunt take a 40 percent cut until you reach 20 hours of tutoring. Even if you’re not an advanced player, you can get paid to work with beginners.
Test Websites and Apps
You can get paid to test websites and apps, and review how well they work. Sites like UserTesting.com has you take a short test to sign up, and then you get paid depending on the test type.
Blogging with Affiliate Links
If you’re a blogger, and you get a good amount of traffic to your site, you could join an affiliate network and make some extra money. As an affiliate, you get paid when someone clicks on the link on your website that connects to the partner site. Some bloggers make a great deal of money doing this, especially those who do it full time.
Sell Ads on Your Blog and YouTube Channel
If your blog or YouTube channel draws a large audience, you can get paid to advertise. Your YouTube channel needs 1,000 subscribers in order to get paid to advertise. You send an application into the YouTube Partner Program in order to get started. It gives you access to ad revenue. You can also use Google Adsense to put ads on your blog or website.
Become an Instagram Influencer
If you have a large Instagram following, you can get in touch with companies who will pay you to advertise on your page. You can apply for marketing platforms such as Open Influence or Aspire. You can also contact brands directly that you want to work with.
Dog Walking
If you like dogs, you can become a dogwalker for apps like Wag and Rover. These apps offer on-demand dog walking, so you can choose a schedule that works for you. If your home allows it, you can offer overnight dog boarding.
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