Easy Money Making Ideas

Work overtime: If you have the opportunity, consider working some overtime at your current job. Some places offer it, some places don’t. If yours does, ask your boss if there’s some extra work you can do. Just the other day I returned some bottles of contact lens solution to Costco because my eye doctor recommended I use a different solution. Rather than try to sell these unused bottles, I simply returned them. Do you have anything around the house that you bought and still haven’t used? You may be able to return them and get all of your money back.

Whether it’s on eBay or something local like Craigslist, selling the stuff that you don’t use anymore is a great way to earn some extra cash. It’s a bit misleading to call it “earning money” because you’re simply recouping what you’ve already spent but it’s still money in your pocket. There are some surprising things you can sell online. This is a bit of a “duh” suggestion because it’s so obvious but getting a second job is one of the easiest ways to earn some extra money. I would recommend getting a second job that is not physically demanding because you don’t want your primary job to suffer.

There are billions of dollars “missing” and some of it may be owed to you. I recently discovered some money owed to me when I used to live in Pittsburgh, likely from my days of buying free after rebate products and selling them on eBay. Visit MissingMoney.com and see if you have some missing money you can recover Some hobbies are easier to turn into businesses than others. One great hobby that many have turned into a side business is photography. If you’re reliable, have a good eye for composition, and are willing to work long hours, a wedding photographer can make plenty of money even in a down economy.

If you were strong academically in high school or college, consider tutoring. Put up flyers where parents will be and get a few clients. Tutors can earn a tremendous sum if they are good at teaching and can deliver results. When I was in high school, I earned $30 an hour tutoring younger students math and I had no formal teaching experience whatsoever. The best part about the process was the sense of accomplishment helping someone who once scored a 40 on a NY Regents math exam turn it into a passing score. If you have good handyman skills, you can earn a little extra money doing home improvements. Be careful not to take on projects that are outside your skill-set and don’t take on a project that might require a license, you don’t want to run into any legal problems.