5 ways to make extra money

Tara and I are always looking for ways to make extra money on the side. We’ve tried quite a few things and wanted to share those things with you. Having a little extra money on the side is always a nice thing to help pay down debt, save or buy new things. Certain ways to make extra money are better for others, but we hope that these 5 will give you some ideas of how you can too.

Swagbucks.

Swagbucks is an online survey website that gives you points for every survey you take. They aren’t just surveys as you can also watch videos or get cashback on purchases at popular stores. Tara and I both set up separateaccounts and did surveys for about half hour a day each. We ended up with enough points to get amazon gift cards for about $25 and I got a $10 visa gift card. We used this to help with some of our renovations on our house and bought a gift for our son. Taking the surveys can be a little time-consuming, but if you are able to take a good amount of surveys a day, you can earn quite a bit of points for gift cards

Microsoft Rewards.

This one I just recently started and haven’t been able to redeem my points for anything yet. It’s similar to swagbucks in that you can redeem your points for gift cards or enter contests, but it’s more related to bing searches and short questionnaires. You rack up points if you come back every day and complete one of the tasks they have, which are really simple to complete.  In just a few weeks of using microsoft rewards, I have 3k points. For a $5 gift card, you will need about 6,500 points, depending on which card you are going for. If you invest just 15 minutes a day, you could easily get 6,500 points in a couple weeks. For not a whole lot of time, it’s a pretty good deal.

Sell old clothes.

I didn’t do this one, but Tara did with some of her clothes and some old baby clothes. She goes into secondhand clothing stores that will buy clothes in good condition. Just by selling some of Rhett’s old clothes, she was able to make around $50. If you have extra clothes lying around, this would be a good option for you. This isn’t really something you can rely on regularly, unless you have a lot of clothes or buy clothes regularly.

Become a referral partner.

This is another one that we are currently working on, but have seen success with others around us. Companies will often have a reward for referring business to them. For example, a local insurance company will give you a gift card for referring a friend to them. Others, like P2 Worldwide, will offer you a portion of the revenue they make. If you can find the right niche to do this in, you can make a lot of money. I’ve heard of people making $2,000 extra a month being a referral partner.

Cashback credit cards and apps.

This is SUCH an easy one and something you should be doing on all of your purchases. These money saving apps help you earn cash back on everyday items from stores you are already shopping at. Some of these apps will scan your receipts and if they find it somewhere else for cheaper, they will refund you the difference! Other apps give you a percentage of what you spent, which is pretty awesome if you ask me! My personal favorites are Ibotta, Paribus and EBATES.

What are your favorite ways to earn extra money? Comment below