chapter 1
Making money depends on your skills, interests, and the time and resources you have available. Below are various ways to earn money, categorized by effort, time, and approach:
Short-Term Ways to Make Money
These methods provide quick earnings but may not be sustainable long-term:
- Freelancing
- Platforms: Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.
- Skills in demand: Writing, graphic design, programming, video editing, voiceover, etc.
- Gig Economy Jobs
- Platforms: DoorDash, Uber, TaskRabbit, Instacart.
- Tasks: Delivering food, ridesharing, assembling furniture, running errands.
- Sell Unused Items
- Platforms: eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist.
- Sell: Old electronics, furniture, clothing, books.
- Online Surveys & Microtasks
- Websites: Swagbucks, Amazon MTurk, InboxDollars.
- Tasks: Answer surveys, test websites, small online jobs.
- Renting Out Assets
- Platforms: Airbnb (room/home), Turo (car).
- Rent: Spare rooms, parking spaces, vehicles.