Need a little extra cash in a hurry? Follow these steps and you're
bound to have a fuller pocket by the end of the week. It may not be
much, and it may not be reliable, but your options are limited if you're
short on time. Later, you can read up on
long-term ways to make money,
reducing expenses,
saving, and
investing. Otherwise, hurry up and follow these steps so you can
make money ASAP!
Sell Something
1
Sell things you no longer need.
Sell things you no longer need. Dig out that old guitar you never
play, those CDs you don't listen to anymore, or your antique toy
collection. Go to the pawnshop, put an ad on local internet classifieds,
or hold a yard sale in front of your house or on a busy street corner
(just display the item with a big sign announcing the ridiculously low
price). Price items at half of what somebody would be able to buy them
for anywhere else, and you may be able to sell them within an hour or
two.
- If you don’t want to part with your CDs or DVDs, burn
yourself copies (or even just back them up in digital format on your
computer) and then sell the originals. Do not sell the copies!
- Consider whether or not to sell items online at auction websites
like eBay, or more generalist sites like Amazon. If you do, choose a
fast end time for the auction or trade, or choose "buy it now" to
encourage a swift turnaround. However, if you want cash in your hands
quickly, you might want to arrange a sale with someone locally.
2
Sell crafts. If
you're a dab hand at making something quickly that people want, do so
and sell it either online (sites like Etsy are great for handmade
goodies) or at local craft fairs or other community-based sales.
- If you don’t have time to make anything fancy, break glass
bottles of various colors, put them through a rock tumbler, and sell
bags of it as beach glass. Bits of frosted glass like this look great in
clear vases to prop up dried flower stems, for example. You can also
sell something you find growing outside. Pressed wildflowers, dried
vines, branches, or Chinese lanterns, or even long/large pinecones can
fetch a tidy sum if you sell a lot of them individually.
3
Sell stock photos.
Stock photos are relatively easy to take and, once you’ve posted them to
your stock-photo account, can make money fairly passively.
4
Sell scavenged valuables.
If you have a metal detector, go to public places (especially parks,
beaches, and other areas where people are likely to drop something
unnoticed) and look for jewelry and other goods.
5
Sell things walking about the roadside.
Entrepreneurial sorts sell things like cold drinks on hot days or hot
nuts in winter. But it can be dangerous work and it may be illegal, so
check the laws and watch the traffic with great care. A safer option is a
roadside stall, where people have to park the car and come and see your
wares.
6
"Donate" plasma.
Plasma is a component of blood, and the process is similar to donating
blood. You're not permitted to actually sell your plasma, but you can be
compensated for your time spent donating (and essentially, it's like
selling your plasma). Your blood is drawn, the plasma is separated, and
the red blood cells are returned to your body. In the United States, you
can make US$20-30 per visit and give plasma twice a week, but you must
weigh at least 110 pounds, be between the ages of 18 and 59, and be in
good health.[1] Many college students do this to make extra cash.[2] If you haven't been to the doctor in a while, this may be a good way to get a free health checkup.[3]
7
Sell your hair. If
your hair is healthy, untreated, and longer than 10in (25cm), you can
sell it for hundreds of dollars – or possibly thousands if it’s a superb
length and color.
8
Flip products.
Flipping is simply buying something and then selling it for more. Some
people flip items by investing a lot of time and effort into repairs,
but it’s also possible to flip simply by finding good deals.
- Flip web domains. Research keywords, topics, or industries
that are trending, buy relevant domain names, and sell them to
interested parties. Watch for businesses that open up in your area, snag
that domain name before they do, and offer to sell it to them (for a
reasonable price – or you’ll risk sabotaging the deal and ending up with
nothing). People who get good at this can actually make a nice income
from it – or occasionally strike it rich by buying a name out from
underneath a big player.
- Flip thrift-store, yard-sale, and police-auction purchases.
Even if you don’t know the first thing about jewelry or antiques,
sometimes being the first one to show up is all it takes to find a
steal.
- Flip wholesale items. If you can get a deal on wholesale
items (especially if you know or are willing to make friends with a
wholesaler), selling them individually online – even for only a few
dollars more apiece – can really add up.
9
Open a lemonade stand.
Open a lemonade stand.
Especially if you're a kid, a lemonade stand or baked goods stand can
bring in good money in one day. If the lemonade isn't selling, or you
want to diversify, sell cookies and brownies as well. The important
thing here is to find a good location, like the main entrance to an
apartment building, outside a shopping center, on a busy corner near
your house, or outside one of your parents’ workplaces (if you're a kid;
otherwise you might get in trouble).
Make Money Online or On Your Phone
1
Find small paid tasks via apps.
There are several money-making apps including WeReward, CheckPoints,
and GigWalk that will either pay you for doing marketing tasks (ex.
scanning products at a grocery store) or connect you with someone who
wants a more extensive project accomplished.
2
Fill out online surveys. These usually only pay a few dollars apiece, but they are also short and require very little effort. Read How to Make Money with Free Online Surveys for more information.
3
Enter sweepstakes.
Enter sweepstakes.
By choosing sweepstakes carefully, you can increase your likelihood of
hitting the jackpot (or at least getting a few useful freebies that you
can sell, as mentioned above). Search the internet––there are even
internet databases, some free and some by subscription only, that can
clue you in to hundreds or thousands of sweepstakes. Sweepstakes with
smaller prizes can be great because you generally have a more realistic
chance of winning. Don't, however, waste your time entering a
sweepstakes for a prize you don't want and can't easily sell for a good
profit. Enter as many times as possible. The more times you enter, the
better your odds. It's as simple as that. Before you send in a million
entries, however, make sure you know how many entries the rules allow
you.
Recycle
1
One person's trash is another's gold mine.
Recycle bottles and cans.
Host a bring-your-own-beverage party and when the party’s over, gather
all the bottles and cans and turn them in for cash; if you live in a
state with a bottle or can deposit system, you may be able to get 5 or
10 US cents per container. You can also go looking for them in trash
cans or along busy roads, especially rural ones.
2
Scrap a junk pile.
Everyone knows you can turn bottles and cans into cash by bringing them
in to be recycled, but other metals such as scrap steel (worth anywhere
between 1 or 2 cents per pound) or as copper or aluminum (worth
considerably more) can also fetch good prices.[4]
If you've got a big pile of scrap in your backyard, own a junked camper
or other vehicle, or know of an illegal dumpsite, you can sort and sell
it.
3
Scrap a worthless computer.
Computers are full of valuable metals (ex. tower cases are usually made
of steel and/or aluminum, plus the CPUs, RAM, motherboards, and PCIs
all contain gold). If possible, amass a good pile of these parts (offer
to take outdated computers off the hands of a building or school doing
considerable upgrades or find junked computers in the fee ads, for
example) and sell them in bulk, which will make you more money. Don’t
scrap good computers; what you get for the scrap probably won’t be as
much as you get for components in working order.[5]
4
Hunt for pre-1982 pennies.
These contain considerable amounts of copper (whereas newer ones are
alloyed with zinc to cut costs) and are worth more than a cent apiece.
Buy rolls of pennies at the bank, sort them to find older coins, then
return the ones you don’t want. Read How to Hoard Copper Pennies for more information.
5
Hunt for pre-1964 silver half dollars.
These are 90% silver and are worth more than fifty cents apiece. As
with pennies, buy rolls of silver dollars at the bank and keep only the
most valuable ones. Read How to Find Silver Half Dollars for more information.
Become a Moving Advertisement
1
Wrap” your car in an advertisement.
“Wrap” your car in an advertisement. There are companies with bumper sticker programs as well.
2
Wear t-shirts, clothes, costumes that advertise a business.
In addition to receiving a free t-shirt, you can get paid for every day
that you wear the shirt to a public, conspicuous place.
3
Get a temporary tattoo on your forehead, a pregnant belly, or other body parts. Auction off a body parts for advertising space to the highest bidder. [6][7]
Do Odd Jobs
1
Find focus groups in your area.
Monitor local postings or search a site like FindFocusGroups.com to
find a focus group in your area that you are eligible to participate in.
Check frequently; though the pay tends to be excellent, they are less
frequent than many other opportunities.
2
Board someone’s pet.
Find a friend or a friend-of-a-friend who’s going out of town and offer
to take care of their pet while they’re gone. Professional boarding
places tend to be very expensive (not to mention impersonal and
intimidating for a pet), so your cozy little house or apartment may seem
like a very nice alternative. Around the holidays, pet-boarders fill up
quickly, meaning you can probably charge more.
3
Consider day labor.
Consider day labor. There are employment agencies that specialize in
this type of arrangement, and you can get paid at the end of the
workday. The jobs you find through an agency can vary, but are usually
in construction, factories, offices, and manufacturing. An alternative
to finding day labor is to go where other day laborers meet (usually
street corners or parking lots) and wait for employers (building
contractors, landscapers, home owners and small business owners).
- Check your local newspaper or internet classifieds to find
quick labor gigs, like painting, mowing, or moving work. Amazon
Mechanical Turk is reliable and has lots of postings, but the pay tends
to be low.
- Consider whether or not to go through an agency. If you go
the non-agency route, you might get paid in cash – but keep in mind that
less formal arrangements could result in your not getting paid or,
worse, getting injured without any kind of compensation.
- Don't be shy about doing odd jobs. Lawn-mowing, babysitting,
hedge-trimming, dog-walking, house-sitting, and de-cluttering can all
serve as quick ways of getting cash.
4
Become a street performer.
Become a street performer. If you can dance,
play music, mime, sing, or tell jokes, you can probably get some cash
by performing in public. But don't do this unless you are actually good
at it. Put together a good act and find a place to perform. Give people a
dose of live entertainment, and hopefully they'll reward you with tips.
- If there is a group of you trying to find quick money, put together a quick skit for a bit of street theater .
- Sometimes you can combine something for free with a request for a donation "as wished". For example, give out free hugs but suggest to people that a donation would be appreciated. Don't push it though!
- Always check the bylaws before performing in a public space.
5
Panhandle.
Panhandle.
A panhandler is a person who depends on the spontaneous charity of
strangers for their survival. If you really need the cash, you might
swallow your pride and decide to ask for help. Make a sign, find a good
location, ask politely for money, and say thank you. A sign that is
witty or details something interesting is more likely to have people
stop and help than one filled with a litany of complaints about being
down and out.
- Cyberbegging is becoming increasingly popular, and there have
been some amazing success stories, but these are the exception rather
than the rule. While there are some sites on which you can beg just by
putting up a brief ad, if you're looking to make any substantial money
you'll probably have to build your own site and invest the time and
money into it to make it successful. Moreover, cyberbegging really
annoys some people and you may get bad social media feedback.
- Be sure that panhandling or begging is permissible where you live.
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