‘Tis the season to spread joy and splurge away. If you haven’t saved enough cash for the holidays, you’re probably panicking right now.
Don’t worry. There’s a lot of easy ways to get some extra moola this holiday season. Here’s a list of some ridiculously easy ways for you to earn money this holiday season.
1. Sell stuff you own and won’t need
Go through your house and look for items that you don’t need. They can range from clothes, books, toys, collectibles, to practically anything.
You can try selling them online or look for people who are buying these items. You can try posting on social media or retail platforms.
There are also local shops that buy some specific items. If you have something that has value, you may want to bring them to your local pawnshop or other local stores.
2. Find a part-time job, especially in retail
This season also opens up a lot of opportunities for job hunters. Businesses would often hire more workers to keep up with the increasing number of customers.
3. Pet sit or house sit
Since most people would be extra busy for the holidays, you can offer pet sitting or house-sitting services. You can ask family members, friends, or neighbors if they want you to pet sit or house sit for them.
4. Become a Lyft or Uber driver
If you have a driver’s license and a car that will meet the requirements, you may want to become a Lyft or Uber driver. You would also need a smartphone so that people can book you. You will basically become a driver where you’d pick up your client and drop them off to their destination.
5. Rent out a room (or more) in your house
You could also rent out spare rooms of your house to people who go on short holidays. Sometimes, foreigners also try to rent out rooms from private homeowners instead of getting a hotel room because of the big price difference. You can post your room for rent on sites like Airbnb.
6. Babysitting
This is quite different from being a house or pet sitter. Babysitting would require some skills to handle children properly.
If you have a knack for taking care of babies or toddlers, you can sign up on websites where you can advertise your babysitting services. You can also ask family or friends if they want to hire you.
7. Become an online tutor from your home
Online tutoring jobs have started to become a stable career for many people. One great thing about this is that you can do it part-time. Also, the demand for online tutors who are native English speakers is quite high.
You would earn as much as you work, so you can definitely earn a lot of cash if you work hard enough.
8. Do micro tasks online
Micro tasks include taking surveys, transcribing, and reading emails. And, you can do all of them online. They don’t pay as much as the other ideas on this list, however.
But, pairing them up with other jobs can make the most of your time. For example, you can answer surveys while house sitting.
9. Be a go-to guy/girl
You can run errands or do tasks for other people and get paid for it. Buy and deliver food for someone. You can also become a personal shopper for people who don’t have time to shop for gifts this season.
10. Sell stock photos
If you have a camera or even just a smartphone, you can sell stock photos online. Put them on some websites where you can sell these photos. Try to search online on what kind of photos are popular in the market.
There are still tons of ways to earn money. It may depend on your skills, your time availability, and resources. Choose what works for you. The important thing is that you enjoy what you’re doing and don’t get too stressed or tired because of the season.