Best Ways to Make Money on the Side

You might be frustrated with your financial situation. Whether you're a struggling college student contemplating dropping out because your student loans are so high or you're entering the workforce and finding that cost of living exceeds your entry level paycheck, there is hope.

You might think that planning is boring and takes the fun out of life. Be that as it may, planning is “adulting” and is simply something you'll have to contend with. Having a plan changes your perspective and helps you create goals that you can reach in terms of your finances. You've got to think about now, but you also need to pay attention to the future.

Online

1. Sell Things Online

You can make some good extra income by selling things online. If you have collectibles lying around or just stuff you don't want or need, post it online.

2. Take Surveys

Lots of brands want your input and many of them will compensate you for taking the survey.

3. Try Freelancing

There are plenty of online job databases, such as Upwork, where you can accept freelance jobs and get paid with ease.

4. Sell Photos

You can photograph just about anything, from food to landscapes, and upload the images to the site. Each time someone downloads the picture, you get royalties.

5. Sell Your Clothes

You can also sell your clothing on social media, such as on Facebook, or an online marketplace like Craigslist or Let Go.

6. Start a Blog

This isn't super easy, but once you get a lot of followers and ad revenue, you can make quite a big paycheck.

7. User Testing

All you have to do to earn a few extra bucks is check out websites and give your feedback.

8. Be a Virtual Assistant

Help another website run their social media and get paid for it. That sounds easy enough, right?

9. Take Gigs on Fivrr

Do you have a skill or do you make things you can sell for $5. The gigs add up and that will increase your bank account.

10. Sell on Etsy. com

If you can knit, paint or do something else crafty, people will buy your crafts and you'll earn money.

11. Write an E-Book

Upload it to Amazon or Barnes and Noble. You'll earn each time someone downloads the book.

Offline

1. Tutoring

Use your expertise in a topic to teach someone else.

2. Catering

If you can cook and entertain, you can earn extra money catering events.

3. Babysitting

Parents with young kids are often willing to pay big so they can get a night out without the children.

4. Cleaning Services

It might not be glamorous, but there are lots of people who would rather pay someone to clean their house for them. You could be that person.

5. Sell Recyclables

This is a super easy way to get rid of excess junk and make some extra money in the process.

6. Walking Dogs

Charge by the dog and walk several of them at once and rake in the cash.

7. Pet Sitting

Take care of someone's furry friend while they are at work or on vacation and you'll earn some good extra money.

8. House Sitting

All you have to do is move in for a few days and you'll make money, even when you're relaxing on the couch.

9. Modelling

If you've been blessed in the looks department, put it to work for an extra paycheck.

10. Gardening

You can earn by mowing lawns or planting flowers.

Good luck!