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My most popular posts focus on ways to earn more money, so this week I’m sharing ideas to boost your income. Life is expensive and cutting costs only goes so far—earning extra cash helps. I’ll start with tips from respected personal finance bloggers; next week I’ll share money-making ideas for retirees and other ways to grow wealth.
My partner and I always keep several projects going. The key to earning extra money is finding an approach that fits you and sticking with it. Some options need time to build a client base, others demand physical work, and many online ideas involve long hours at a computer. Whatever you choose, stick with it and use the extra income wisely.
Resources and ideas from bloggers:
– Wealth Informatics: Nearly 70 quick ideas (with links) for making $100 or more in a day or over a weekend.
– Jackie at Money Crush: Practical advice on starting a business on a shoestring and a new Debt Snowball app from an experienced online entrepreneur.
– Well Kept Wallet: Ten solid ways to earn extra cash for people looking to improve their finances.
– Squirrelers: Ten ideas ranging from tutoring to joining market research studies.
– Moneycone: Step-by-step guide to selling items on Amazon.
– Amanda at Frugal Confessions and The Drugstore Game: Tips on getting cash for old appliances and ways to profit from drugstore rewards and deals.
– One Cent at a Time: Lists legal ways to earn $100 in a day with no upfront investment, plus a separate list of 101 side-hustle ideas to browse for a good fit.
– Money Is the Root: Five unusual and creative ways to make money you might not have thought of.
– Money and Potatoes: Sixteen tips to become a better Craigslist seller and attract more buyers (I need to try these—I have furniture up for sale with no takers).
– Frugaling: Explains paid medical studies as a way to earn money; this can help with student loans or debt but deserves careful thought.
– Everything Finance: Thirty ways students can make money over summer break.
– Saving Money Today: Personal account of paid market research work—he got paid to taste french fries and give feedback.
– Yes I Am Cheap: Five ways to earn money using credit cards if you pay the balance in full each month. Important: don’t use this if you can’t pay off the card.
– Making Sense of Cents: Numerous posts about extra income, plus a roundup of different ways the author earns extra money with links to each method.
– GenX Finance: Overview of crowdfunding sites to help raise money for a new business idea.
– Jon at Affiliate Help: Ideas for turning hobbies into income.
– Financial Highway: Ways to make money on weekends, including a simple, creative option for musicians.
Pick a few ideas that match your skills and schedule, try them out, and commit to the ones that work. Use the extra earnings to build savings, pay down debt, or invest in your future.
