11+ Ridiculously Easy Ways to Make Money
Making money isn’t as hard as you think. Traditionally, get a job, work for a wage, and then get paid. Non-traditionally, explore starting a business, launching a side hustle, starting up a service, or selling online.
If you’re trying to come up with some cash on the side, there are some ridiculously easy ways to make money that exist.
These ideas are open to just about anyone. They don’t require skills, experience, or a specialized background.
They are truly ridiculously easy.
Now, many of them will not make you a lot of money but, that’s not what we’re after here.
If you want to potentially make a lot of money, read these stories…
These moneymakers are just ridiculously easy.
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11+ Ridiculously Easy Ways to Make Money
These are all super different, from using your phone to make money to investing, using sites, and in-person opportunities. Check it out.
1. Paid online surveys
You know this is at the top of the list. These are not for full-time income. You register for the survey company for free. Then, take the surveys.
They are paying for your personal opinion so, just be honest, go through the survey, and move on to the next.
Some survey companies email you opportunities that match your profile.
Others will have a huge bank of paid online surveys you can take whenever you want.
These are ridiculously easy because you can make money on-demand.
Log in on your phone and take paid online surveys while you’re waiting in the lobby at your dentist’s office, at home when you’re bored, in the morning when you’re laying in your bed for a half hour scrolling your phone before you start your day, whenever.
The survey companies
There are many out there. These ones are reputable and have a long, solid history.
Some of these are multifaceted sites and offer additional opportunities to earn through playing games, watching TV, listening to music, online shopping, etc.
2. ETF Investing
With all investing opportunities, check with your financial advisor because investing is risky.
I heard about ETF investing on TikTok. The creator recommended M1 Finance.
I set up an account, created a recurring direct deposit, picked an ETF fund and I was done.
I don’t do anything other than check the balance now and again.
It’s totally hands-off and a ridiculously easy way to earn money on my investment.
3. User testing
You sign up for free with a user testing company, go through the process to set up your profile, and do user tests. They pay $10 to $30 each, depending on the company.
For your assignments, you’re literally browsing through the website, speaking aloud as you navigate the site.
The goal is to test usability, or how easy users can work their way through the website.
Many companies offer user testing opportunities:
4. Rent extra space in your home
Think AirBNB but for storage space. This is ideal if you have extra space in your attic, garage, closet, a spare bedroom, etc.
You’ll sign up and set up a listing on Neighbor and earn money passively when other people use your space as storage space. Ridiculously easy.
5. Create a faceless TikTok account
Hear me out.
You need a smartphone and TikTok.
Pick a niche and start recording content.
Pop up an affiliate link in your bio when you reach 1,000 followers and earn money!
I saw a TikTok account with 200K+ followers today that just colors coloring books, monetizing by referring to a coloring book and markers affiliate link in her bio. So smart and easy.
I did this with a tiny faceless account in the make-money online niche.
Join my Substack and read about how this case study went. I just sent it out to my readers last week!
If you want more hand-holding through this with step-by-step instructions, including getting your hands on my 27-page case study of one of my top money-making secret faceless TikTok accounts, grab my ebook.
6. Create a hands-off ebook business
I started selling ebooks about a year ago and added an extra $10K+ to my bank account since then.
I went from writing ebooks in a weekend to writing ebooks in a few hours. But, it’s work.
How can you make it ridiculously easy?
Outsource it!
This ebook-in-a-box service writes your ebook for you!
You get six 10,000-word ebooks delivered to you to kickstart your ebook business. The service includes cover design, marketing, and management of your book.
It’s kind of like buying a business instead of creating it from scratch yourself.
Click this link to read more about how it works.
7. Become a rideshare driver
Can you drive? Do you have a vehicle?
What’s easier than picking up and delivering food to customers in your own car?
Listen to music or a podcast while you drive, wear casual clothes, and get paid on demand.
UberEATS, Doordash, Favor, Postmates, these are all examples of companies you can join to do rideshare driving.
Full-time drivers are earning up to $8,000+ per month.
You can easily do this on the side for some extra cash.
Read how applying as a Doordash driver works.
8. Sell stuff on eBay
Gather stuff from your house and pop it up on eBay for sale. Price it competitively and when it sells, ship it to the buyer.
I used to do this every winter to raise holiday cash.
It works and best of all, ridiculously easy.
9. Consign your clothes
Visit your local consignment shop with good condition, used, or new clothes you want to get rid of from your closet.
Put them on consignment.
When they sell, you make money.
10. Trade in your old electronics
Go to a site like Gazelle, follow the instructions for your device to mail it in for cash.
You can also visit an ecoATM in your area. You literally take your device to the ecoATM kiosk, it scans your device, makes you an offer and you can choose to accept or not.
11. Rent out your car
Turo and GetAround are examples of companies that offer this. Think Airbnb, but for cars.
Offer the short-term rental of your car.
This would work great if you have a spare vehicle you can rent out for passive income. Or, if you want to rent out your primary car that you don’t drive often.
12. Sell your plasma
My husband used to do this when we were broke college students. The plasma bank he went to offered up to $400/month if you were consistent.
Today, companies offer up to $1,200/month!
An example is BioLife (they do up to $900).
TL;DR
I just went over 11+ ridiculously easy ways to make money.
Have you tried any of these?
Any you’d add to the list?
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