25 Easy and Legal Ways To Make Money on the Side

How do you make money on the side? We could all do with some extra cash now and then. Some people have been lucky enough to turn their side hustles into full-time jobs. After conducting research, I came up with a list of easy legal money-making ways that can help you out when you are in a ditch.

House Sitting

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 You get paid to stay in a house and take care of it when the owners are away for some time. Payment varies depending on location.

Pet Sitting

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Cat Sitting, dog sitting, and dog walking are great ways to make money on the side if you love pets.

Flipping Furniture

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Find great deals on Craiglist or the marketplace and sell at a markup online. 

Officiating Youth/High School Sports

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You could get up to $50 per game doing so, and it is a great way to exercise.

Uber Driver

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Tshirt/Cloth Printing Business on Etsy

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Use drop shippers like printfy and printful to fulfill and ship your order.

Paid Medical Study

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You take drugs going through an approval process (sort of a guinea pig). These drugs are safe to take, and you are closely monitored.

Food Delivery

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There are numerous delivery apps you can sign up to start making some money on the side. This can be a good side gig if people tip you well after delivery.

Writing

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There is no shortage of companies and individuals seeking writers for all kinds of work. A simple Google search presents numerous results for such roles.

Buffing and Detailing Yachts

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This is a lucrative gig if you live by the water.

Donate Plasma

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You can make up to $200 per donation.

Become an Extra

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Being a movie extra may not pay much, but it is great if you are free. You may find yourself on TV.

Baking

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Learn how to bake and sell confectionaries.

Selling Feet Pics

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If you have nice feet, you could try selling your feet pics or become a feet pic influencer.

Bartending Weddings

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Do a quick online course, get a certificate, and make some decent figures working Friday or Saturday nights bartending.

Online Tutoring

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This is a bit crowded, but you can earn money by teaching a certain skill to high school or college students online.

Handy Work

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A little hard work never killed anyone.  Clean guitars, mowing lawns, raking, yard work, snow shoveling, etc. can give you some extra cash.

Become a Public Notary

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You could get as much as $10 per signature being a public notary.

Volunteer as a Paid-on-Call Emt

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You won’t make much, but you can make a decent amount if the call actually comes through.

Transcribe

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Transcribing videos into text can be lucrative. You need a laptop or a good phone to get started.

Sell Ice Cream

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This venture has a low start-up cost and flexible hours.

Create YouTube Videos

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If you are good at making videos, you can start a YouTube channel, find a good niche, post videos, and get paid. 

Mystery Shopping

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Companies hire people to shop mysteriously and make reports to help the company in quality analysis

Options Trading

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This is for people who are good at investing in stocks.

Online Surveys

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They do not pay much, but they can keep you busy and make it worth your while.

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Life’s thrown us a curveball, and our bank accounts might be staging a rebellion, but fear not! We’ve got something up our sleeves- a treasure trove of tips and tricks that will have you grinning ear to ear as you outsmart the very concept of scarcity. Being broke? It’s not a limitation; it’s a canvas for creativity!

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20 Of The Worst Mistakes You Can Make In Your Life

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Life is like a roller coaster- it’s filled with exhilarating highs, nerve-wracking lows, and unexpected twists that can leave us hanging upside down. We all make mistakes along the way, right? Because at the end of the day, we are only human!

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15 Tips For Frugal Living On A Tight Budget

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If you are looking for tips for frugal living on a tight budget, this post is for you. 

Being on a tight budget means looking for even the slightest opportunity to save money. It could be saving to clear your loans, for a bigger purchase, or even for early retirement. 

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12 Frugal Hacks That Make All The Difference

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A Reddit user who started the frugal journey with his wife a couple of years ago wanted to know the frugal hacks people had that made all the difference.

According to the OP, shopping grocery sales every week and planning their meals helped cut their bill from $250 to $100 per week. Other users shared their stories about frugal hacks they had that made some difference in their lives. Here are some of the best ones.

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14 Frugal Living Tips To Learn From Warren Buffett

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Legendary investor Warren Buffett is one of the wealthiest people in the world and, for a time, was the wealthiest. It might surprise you, then, to learn that Buffett is a proponent and practitioner of frugal living and always has been.

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