How to make money – Easy ways to get extra income
Obviously, you are well aware of how to make money the usual way (your job). But given that the cost of living just keeps on going up, many Canadians are forced to come up with additional ways to generate every income.
However, having the drive to generate extra money and actually knowing how to make money on the side are two very different things. In this post, we’re going to show you the ways you can add some extra cash in your pocket, whether you only need a couple extra hundred bucks right up to an extra $1K.
Forgive us if the first way is too obvious, but you wouldn’t believe how many Canadians disregard the simply picking up a part time job. Or perhaps they’re not disregarding it, but they think they’re above it.
If you work 9-5 in an office, chances are likely you won’t find a part-time gig in your industry. That leaves fields such as retail and foodservice as your main option for part-time work. Both don’t pay as much, but they’re the surest ticket you have to stable additional income.
How to Make Money Without a Part-Time Job:
Offer a labor-based service. Yes, it really is that simple. Canadians are busier than they’ve ever been and more and more of them turn to outside sources to help them with home cleaning, pre-cooked meals, lawn maintenance / property care, car detailing…you probably get the drift.
Anything that can help a consumer save more of their precious time carries a value that can benefit your bank account.
These gigs are surprisingly easy to start – just head to a printer and make 200 copies of your flyer and that should be enough to land at least 4 to 6 gigs to get you started. If you chose to go with car detailing, which has an average cost of $70, those gigs could earn you as much as $420.
Not too bad!
How to Make Money Online
Never underestimate just how valuable your skills are to someone you’ll likely never meet in person: online entrepreneurs. If you know how to write, design graphics or anything tasks that you can perform from home, there are a variety of sites you can go to such as upwork, freelancer and the like to land some contract work.
On that same token, if you have skills you know people would pay you to teach, there are a number of platforms such as Udemy and Clickbank to sell courses teaching people what you know how to do.
Ever hear of arbitrage? If you can find items that are priced below their value, you can always sell them at a profit on eBay and Amazon. You can also sell them on Craigslist and Kijiji, too.
Speaking of Craigslist and Kijiji, if you happen to have restoration skills, used furniture is always a great seller on those two sites.
As you can see, there’s no real secret to earning extra cash and these are just a few ways to can bring additional income into your home.
Now that you know how to make money (and save that money), why not get started this weekend and check back here for more posts that will guide you through the money-making process.
