How to earn extra money to make ends meet: 27 ideas!

Many people come to rmarketingdigital.com.com hoping to find the miraculous answer to making big money fast. Unfortunately, this solution does not exist! In other pages they will try to make you believe otherwise and it is very typical that they encourage you to buy "miraculous" products or services to earn money, but that really do not work. Ignore them!… However, if you are one of the people who basically want to know how earn extra money to make ends meet , here you will find many ideas. 😉 Today I would like to talk to you.

Indeed, making ends meet without worry is not an exact science and there are dozens of ways to do it. I have already commented on some of them in this blog, but I have not gone into detail about others ...

Here's a rundown of other ideas to earn extra money to help you make ends meet without too much worry on your wallet. There are ideas for all tastes, all situations and all moods: work from home, earn online, with your car ..., if you only have one free hour a day or three free days a week, or if you live in the country or the city, or if you have a special ability or not. Whatever your case, there will be an idea for you.

27 ideas to earn extra money and make ends meet without stress

#1 Answer polls

You may have already heard of this idea. One of the most common online activities to earn extra money is answer surveys that you get paid for.

On the internet you will find many pages, but if you are looking to go to the secure pages, here are my recommendations. These pages will pay you to know your opinion about certain products or services:

If you are in Spain, I suggest Toluna and also i-Say. They are the ones I use the most!

Another of my favorite survey pages is: GlobalTestMarket which is now LifePoints, present in Spain (here more information), in Mexico (click here), in Colombia (around here) and in Argentina (more information).

TolunaIt is also available in other countries: Mexico (here), Colombia (click here), Argentina (here), Chile (here).

This method is a bit like consumer panels, which I have also told you about on the blog. But in the case of paid surveys, everything is done online.

 

Completing surveys is a good way to earn extra money to make ends meet, but don't expect to make yourself a millionaire just by answering a few questions (some make you believe it's viable, but they're just scams).

You can earn ten euros a month, if you are constant!

Here you will find more information (and other pages) about paid surveys.

#2 Read emails

Do you spend most of the day checking your email? Do you receive advertising emails on a daily basis that hardly ever interest you? So why not earn a little money for reading these emails?

There are a lot of websites that they will pay you to read advertising emails or by signing up for some specific offers.

Personally, I suggest Clickxti and also Sumaclicks, which belong to the same group, Cybernet Soluciones SL. Another of the sites that I have also tried is ConSuPermiso where at the same time of the emails you can earn money buying with cashback.

If you want to know more and try these pages and others, click here to go to the post where I tell you more.

#3 Get some money back from your online purchases (cashback)

People are often surprised when I talk about cashback as a way to earn extra income, because it is a little known method.

Did you know that there are ways to recover a part of the cost of your purchases made online?

This is called Cashback.

Several Internet pages allow you, after registering, to recover a part of the total of your purchases (of products or services) in an online store. In general, between the 4th and the 101st of your purchase. You can buy with cashback or book your holidays in the most recognized online stores.

At the same time, to encourage you to use these pages, they offer you discount vouchers. It's a double benefit!

The pages that I use to earn extra money with cashback are: Beruby (available in Spain and some Latin American countries) and also Aklamio (only in Spain).

If you are in Spain, I also suggest you use the Gelt app, which allows you to recover cash from your purchases at the supermarket. To do this, you must take a photo of your ticket and upload it to the application, indicating that you have bought one of the products of your selection. When you reach 20 euros in your Gelt account, you will be able to request it and withdraw it at an ATM. You can register here.

I suggest you read this post, where I tell you in more detail about cashback. Feel free to take a look. 🙂

#4 Rent spaces in your house to obtain extra income

If you are an owner, you can also earn a little extra money thanks to the rent of your apartment or house, or part of it.

But in this idea, I'm not just talking about looking for tenants, no. You have more options, as an example you could:

• Become Airbnb host. You just have to publish your ad to share a free room, your whole house or apartment. You can do it on a regular basis or only when you go on vacation. As an example in Madrid, for offering a private room for 2, you could earn 575 euros per month !!. Are you interested in knowing how much you could earn? Click here and find out!

• Rent your house like movie sets or television series.

• Lend your garden or one of the walls of your house to put up billboards, in exchange for remuneration.

• If you have a large garden, rent it as an orchard for other people to grow their own fruits and vegetables.

• Allow the use of the roof of your house to a company to install solar panels.

If your home is for rent, perhaps some of these ideas can also help you earn extra money. BUT I suggest you discuss it with your landlord first.

#5 Make the purchase and fulfill missions

You can earn extra money to make ends meet, making the purchase, yes!

Okay, maybe it won't pay for your shopping cart but ... it will allow you to pay for something on your list 😉

For this, you just have to sign up for one of the applications that propose you to complete missions in stores or supermarkets near your home. As an example Mobeye or Click and Walk.

The tasks are almost always the same: you must go to the store, take some photos (of the shelves, bar codes, a product ...), answer a small questionnaire and leave with a few more euros in your account. the App. As an example in Mobeye the missions have a remuneration of between 2 and 15 euros.

If the App is available in your country, you are very useful, because this type of task works anywhere you are, be it a capital or a smaller city, and also in some rural areas.

At the same time, I have prepared a post with my favorite applications to earn extra money.

#6 Betting online

More and more I like this idea to earn extra money. It is about making sports bets in online bookmakers.

Contrary to what we tend to have about this, sports betting is not a mob or rigged matches. There are real possibilities for extra money, but you need to find them.

I suggest you inform yourself and follow the advice of the experts. Even though it is usually tempting to bet on our favorite team, it is best to bet on who truly has the best chance of winning, even if the winnings may be lower they will be the safest.

If you are looking to learn more about this topic, I invite you to read How to make money with sports betting.

You live in Spain? So, don't miss out on this possibility, you can earn at least € 400 by signing up for this program. More information here.

#7 Take care of your neighbors' pets

You love animals? Do you put a little voice when you talk to your pet? Then you will like this idea.

Yes, you can earn a little extra money each month, taking care of your neighbors' puppies or kittens. This idea is about taking them for a walk, perhaps taking care of them at home throughout the day, or even why not taking care of them for longer periods, during vacations as an example.

 

 

This type of activity is known as petsitting or dogsitting and the person who performs it is called petsitter. On pages like Dogbuddy or Holidog you can offer your petsitter services. Registration is simple: you must enter your information, say where you live (this is very important) and give details of your availability. And ready! When someone needs you, they can find you.

On this topic, you can read the interview with Dogbuddy.

#8 Use your strength to help other people with their moves

You already know that the sharing economy is booming. All the sites that put individuals in contact with each other are going from strength to strength.

Surely you already know Airbnb or Blablacar, and I just told you about the pages to take care of pets ... but there are also other websites specialized in more precise tasks.

Do you have strong arms? Or a lot of will? Or moving experience? Then this idea is for you.

You can prepare an announcement on your social networks offering this service, or make announcements on paper and distribute them throughout your neighborhood.

It may take you some time to find your first clients, but truly if you stop and think for two minutes, it is a great idea. Moving companies often have very high prices, or are designed for large moves, but they are not done for all cases.

#9 Doing favors for other people

This is one of the easiest ways to earn extra income. So simple that even children can earn some money to buy some sweets.

I talk to you about do favors to other people.

The possibilities are not lacking and are increasingly numerous thanks to the Internet and different collaborative consumption initiatives. As an example, you could:

• Babysitting (being a baysitter)
• Take care of the neighbor's garden
• Do somebody's shopping
• And a few others ...

You can also go out and ask your neighbors if they need you to help them with any chores around the house, or check the ads that people sometimes leave in supermarkets or stores.

Internet also enables you to find people who need your help. You can propose to help other people for different services such as cleaning, plumbing, assembling IKEA furniture, etc.

#10 Market clothes and objects that you no longer use

Maybe it happens to you like me, your closet or your storage room is full of things that you no longer use. Even if it occurs to you that you will soon use it again, you know that it is not like that, right?

So why not market all those things better? It's a simple way to get extra money plus a little space.

On websites like Wallapop, Vibbo (secondhand) or Ebay you can sell clothes, furniture, video games ...

Also take a look at the post I wrote on this topic: Marketing used clothing: 9 online stores that you will like. You will find the websites where you can sell clothes, shoes or accessories that you no longer use.

#11 Renting your goods to other people

I have already talked to you about how to generate extra income by renting your house. But did you know that it is viable rent anything (almost everything)?

There are several web pages that allow you to rent a barbecue, a drill, a camera ... everything, (almost) anything, to individuals.

So, think about what you can rent.

 

#12 Give particular training programs

If you have a special skill or specific knowledge on a subject, why not share it for a small fee?

There are many things you can teach: ballroom dancing, math, history, piano, guitar, painting, the Internet ...

The payment that you will have will depend mainly on what you propose, the scarcity of your offer, your experience ...

As an example, in Superprof You can find guitar lessons for at least 10 euros an hour.

Some advices:

• Be honest and only teach what you know.
• Compare other profiles similar to yours to know the average price.
• Offer a slightly lower price than average to attract more people (at least to start with).

To understand more about how to generate extra income by giving particular training programs, read this post with more information and other websites where you can register.

#13 Write posts, texts, ... to earn extra money

This idea is for you, if you like to write and have time to do it.

There are web pages that allow you to write on different topics and with different salaries. Not necessarily well paid at the beginning (less than 10 euros an hour) but with time and with different written texts, you will gain experience and you will be able to increase your prices.

You can write from anywhere, also using your mobile device. Therefore this is also a good way to take advantage of free time or the time you spend on public transport going from one place to another.

Some websites that I suggest: TextBroker and TextMaster (where you will also find translation possibilities).

If you are looking to know, I invite you to read how to earn extra money writing, you will find more information and other pages where you can register.

#14 Propose your services online for 5 euros

Above I already talked about the favors you can do to other people in your closest environment. But it is also viable to provide digital services over the Internet.

This is about services such as writing, correction, translation, photo retouching ... But they can also be more original services, for example: singing a song, writing a love song, drawing personalized cartoons, ... It's all about to let your creativity fly a bit.

The price of the service is up to you, even though you could start for 5 euros, for this you can use the Fiverr website. This page is characterized for this reason, having several categories to place your ad from 5 euros and thus get extra money little by little.

#15 Do not travel alone ... Take passengers to work or when you go on vacation

I'm talking about share your trips with other people. Surely you have already heard about this, unless you are hiding in a bunker waiting for the end of the world 😉

I'm not going to get involved telling you how it works, because I imagine you already know (but you can read this post). On pages like Blablacar o Amovens, you indicate the details of the trip that you are going to make (punctual or usual), propose the collection points and accept or reject the requests of the passengers. The price of the journey is up to you.

The idea is not to become a kind of taxi, taking people from one place to another, but to help you cover your expenses for a trip you plan to make, such as gasoline or tolls. On these pages you will also find passenger ratings, so you will decide whether or not to accept.

If you are planning to take a trip soon, share it, surely someone will be interested.

#16 Rent your car by the hour and earn extra income at the end of the month

This is also the result of the collaborative economy. This time it is about renting your car to other people, while you are not using it. As an example on weekends, or maybe you have two cars but you only use one.

With how expensive it is to have a car ... then instead of having it immobilized in the garage or on the street in front of your work maybe the 90% of the time, you can lend it to other people. And at the same time ... this makes it possible for your car to be up and running and for you to get extra money to make ends meet without much effort.

I imagine you don't like the idea of lending your car to a stranger as if it were anything. You should know that the pages that allow you to contact other interested individuals have everything planned. Fundamentally the evaluation systems to know who to lend your car to. But they also have insurance in case of a problem.

Some trusted pages:

 

#17 Rent your garage space

You have a parking place?

By garage I mean:

• A covered garage
• A garden where you can park a car
• Enough space for a car or caravan to park

Then you will thank me!

A startup called Letmespace (At the moment it is only available in Barcelona), it proposes you to rent your space to other individuals, be it a garage space, a storage room or a local. You must indicate the availability of the space, where it is located and the price per hour, day or month and that's it!

A simple way to have extra income at the end of the month, don't you think?

#18 Find a temporary job

A classic idea to earn extra money and make ends meet is to get a temporary job.

As an example in hospitality, some restaurants usually seek help for the weekend. They are looking for dynamic people to serve tables at events such as weddings, communions or parties.

In some busier seasons like summer, restaurants also seek out kitchen helpers and dishwashers.

Think about it. 🙂

#19 Market your creations

Do you like to sew, paint, design or knit? Do you make your own bracelets, necklaces or your own furniture? Do you like to personalize your tablecloths or your mugs?

So this idea is for you.

On the Internet there are specialized pages that allow you to market your creations made by hand and get some extra money. As an example Etsy or Ezebee. You also have Ebay, of course.

You must upload some photos and add a description of your beautiful creation. Immediately millions of Internet users will see it and will become your potential customers.

If you're looking to know more, I'll tell you more here: 27 craft ideas.

 

#20 Participate in market studies

This is not complicated at all.

You only have to go to a meeting with other people, where you try a product and then give your opinion. Maybe you have to try some juice, some bread or a soup. For this reason you will earn between 8 and 12 euros, it depends on how long the session lasts.

I participated in a consumer panel a few months ago, I had to try and give my opinion on French fries. For this reason I won 10 euros. In this post I tell you everything.

If you want to know more, I invite you to read how to earn extra money by participating in consumer panels.

#21 Participate in medical tests

This is already a bit more complex… Many people think that earning extra money participating in medical tests can be dangerous. It really has its risks, side effects, but they will inform you of everything before you decide to participate or not.

In some cases it may be necessary for you to spend a week in a hospital while trying one or more medications. This is sometimes a bit tiring (not being able to leave the room, side effects, ...) but the remuneration is interesting: from 500 to 1500 euros depending on the product and the conditions of the tests.

#22 Test web pages and earn extra money

In the web Uxline you can try some web pages and get paid for it. You must give your opinion, say what seems good to you and what does not, related to the interface, usability, appearance and elegance of the web.

There are no particular conditions, just have a microphone and a webcam (to see your reactions).

And ready!

For each test, uxline will pay you 10 euros.

Ok, before you get too excited I have to tell you something: there are many registered, so you will probably not have tests every day, but 10 euros from time to time is pretty good.

#23 Become a Mystery Customer

This is about going to a store where you pose as one more customer and you evaluate the welcome you have received, the service, the provision of that business or the facilities.

The companies that commission these services can be restaurants, hotels, large commercial chains, luxury brands, campsites ... All with the same objective: to examine the competence of their workers and the image they give of the company or service.

After the mission, you must submit a report and you will receive your payment.

Some examples of some missions:

• Ordering a dish in a restaurant and examining its quality, the service received, if particular requests (for example, "no onion") have been taken into account.
• Go to a supermarket and check if a product is really on the shelf and if it is visible (at eye level).
• Ask for information on a particular product and verify the fundamental business principles used by the seller.
• Go to a gym and check the attention of the staff, check the condition of the machines and the facilities. Actually, this is one of the missions that I have done myself. Here you can read my experience.

This way to earn extra money is not very complicated, nor do you need to have any special knowledge or skills. At the same time you can take advantage of an afternoon of shopping to examine the business in question and thus kill two birds with one shot.

Depending on the mission, you can earn between 10 and 15 euros.

Here's more information about being a mystery shopper.

#24 Cooking for your neighbors

You still don't know how to earn extra money, but do you like to cook? So, watch out for this idea 🙂

It's basically about cooking for other people, on request. The Web I share platebrings together amateur chefs and people who want to eat a delicious dish at home, other than pizza or Chinese food.

You put the price per plate, per portions or per menu. To give you an idea, this website offers a portion of "Linguini with sauce with cream and salmon with a touch of pepper and chopped vegetables" for 4 euros. You can also find desserts.

So you know, put ads for your specialties and someone else will enjoy your food.

#25 Turn your house into a "restaurant"

If you are looking to take your love of cooking a little further and you are not afraid of challenges, turn your home into a restaurant.

On the website of eatwith, you propose a menu, the number of places available, the price, the date and time of the reception in your restaurant. Interested people will reserve a place and that's it. The next thing you should do is cook and receive your guests in your improvised restaurant.

This is a good idea not only to earn extra money, but also to meet other people.

So, do you dare to do it?

 

#26 Participate as a helper: appear on the big screen and earn extra money

Do you like to be in front of the camera? So why not contemplate being an extra?

Payments vary depending on your participation in the scene shot (in the background or in the foreground? Do you have some lines of dialogue or not?). You can earn around 60 euros gross per day, minimally.

You can find offers to be a helper on job portals and television agencies.

#27 Marketing your hair

Whaaaaaat?

Yes, you can make extra money selling your hair.

Put like that, it can seem like a pretty crazy idea. However, there are people who are willing to buy your hair, already cut apparently.

As an example, wig manufacturers are looking for real hair and you could be the one to help them.

What type of hair can be marketed? Buyers prefer:

• Virgin hair (never colored or treated)
• Long hair (below 30 cm few people will be interested)
• Straight hair (it is usually the most demanded)

So, would you dare with this idea?

 

Saving is also essential! 🐷

It is essential to know how to earn extra money to make ends meet, but it is also essential to save. Your wallet will notice.

Avoiding making some expenses is the best way to save, don't you think? That is why, I suggest you read 30 easy ideas to save so that you can start from today at home, or while driving, or in your activities ...

You can also save in your shopping cart with these 21 simple ideas.

You have no excuses, you already know how to generate extra income!

Do not make any excuses, do not say that you still do not know how to get extra money. In this list, you will see because I tell you:

You can propose your help: giving training programs, cooking for others, helping with removals,… placing advertisements in stores or supermarkets in your neighborhood.

Nothing happens, this is not essential. As an example, you can market your creations, give training programs, take care of your neighbors' children or their pets, participate in market research, be a mystery shopper.

• Do you have children who occupy you a lot of time?

Possibly there is a time when you should not be with the children (when they sleep or when they go to school, for example). It is there when you can take the opportunity to do crafts, read paid emails, fill out surveys, write.

• Don't have free time?

If you use public transport to go to work, you can take the opportunity to write, fill out surveys. You can also propose your dishes to other people, you just have to cook a little more than usual when you have an order.

• You don't use public transport, but are you driving to work?

So, propose this route in Blablacar or Amovens and travel accompanied, at the same time earn a little money with your car.

• Looking for ideas to work from home?

There are several ideas for you. Here I told you about some such as writing posts, marketing your creations and other small tasks such as reading paid emails or filling out surveys.

In this post I give you more ideas with which you can work from home.

• Don't have money to invest?

In most of the ideas that I have told you, you do not need to invest any money, only your time.

• Don't have any knowledge that you can market?

Who said this is a hindrance? You can also earn extra money, for example being a mystery shopper, participating in market research, filling out surveys, reading paid emails, running errands for your neighbors, taking care of pets ... These tasks do not require a special qualification.

Earning extra money is ALSO a matter of will

In conclusion, I want to talk to you about how important it is to have a will.

Money doesn't fall from the skyTherefore, it is necessary to have a minimum of motivation. Luckily, there are ideas that with a minimal effort it is feasible to obtain some extra money and in some cases have interesting extra income, without the need to dedicate a lot of time or money.

So what are you waiting for? Have you already selected the next idea with which you are going to earn extra money this month?

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