Strapped for cash? Here are four surprising ways to help you make an extra buck or two.
We’ve all been in a position where we are living paycheck to paycheck, knowing that every dollar has to go toward something important.
This can be hard because sometimes all you want is a little extra money to go do something that you would enjoy whether that’s a sweet treat or a trip to the movies.
But besides working more hours at your job or getting another supplemental job it seems that there is no way to earn this extra cash flow.
The truth is there are actually quite a few ways to round up a little extra money, to either help give you a little cushion in between paydays or to just use for fun for once.
Here are four ways to make some extra money today, so go and treat yourself.
- Download a cash back app
The wonderful thing about modern technology is that there is an app for everything, even earning some extra money.
There are apps that give you cash back for doing things that you do every day, on purchases you make every day. There are some that give you cash back just for scanning a receipt. IBotta is one such app.
Do some research and find the app or apps that give you the most back and download them and start earning today.
- Look into your clutter
Do you have a storage space with a lot of old junk and family hand-me-downs? Well, you may be surprised to find that some of that junk is valuable and can be sold for a little extra cash.
Go through your garage, attic, storage container or whatever it may be and gather together things that you think you could sell, and find an appraiser or sell the stuff online.
For example, if you find that you have some rare coins collecting dust, you can go to a coin dealer and see how much it is worth, and if it has some value there is a new source of some income right there.
- Open a new bank account
There are many banks out there that offer cash bonuses just for opening an account with them.
Having an extra account or two can give you some added benefits anyway, and you can find the banks that are giving the best deals just for coming to bank with them.
- Donate plasma
If you are someone who doesn’t bat an eye at a needle than this is the perfect way to make some extra income for you or your family.
Donating plasma is like donating blood, meaning you just go to a plasma center and someone trained to do so will hook you to a machine that takes the blood out, extracts the plasma, and puts your blood back in.
It usually takes an hour or two, and your first time you may have to do a couple health screenings, but after that, you can actually come back every week and get money just for donating something you produce every day! Sometimes the centers will even do bonuses for donating multiple times a month so it’s a good way to go for an easy way to earn money.
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