What do you do if you need money quickly? How can you make some speedy cash? You might need some money for a number of things. It could be for an unexpected bill, to help cover this month's rent or simply to put food on the table if you've found yourself in a poor financial situation. Whatever you need it for, let's have a look at 11 fast ways to make money.
1. Matched Betting
Can you make money by watching football?
One of the quickest ways to make a lump sum of cash is by matched betting. It's 100% legal, risk free and on top of that, tax free too! There are hundreds of bookmakers out there and many of them try to entice new customers to sign up with them by offering free bets. This is where the matching comes in, by using a betting exchange. This means you are betting on both outcomes of the event. Both for and against a specific outcome, ensuring a monetary win. Find out more about matched betting.
You can see all my previous matched betting income below. Please note that from January 2017 I have been focusing on growing my business with a provable income, with a lot less time to dedicate to matched betting:
- Month 1 earnings – £1,430
- Month 2 earnings – £1,619
- Month 3 earnings (including a Q&A) – £849
- October 2015 earnings – £1,105 (Remember that month 3 also overlaps into October 2015 as I switched to reporting it per calendar month.)
- November 2015 earnings– £915
- December 2015 earnings – £1,347
- January 2016 earnings – £777
- February 2016 earnings – £393 (on holiday for 2 weeks)
- March 2016 earnings - £701.64
- April 2016 earnings - £622.36
- May 2016 earnings - £1,019.16
- June 2016 earnings - £447.18 (away for a week)
- July 2016 earnings - £689.52
- August 2016 earnings - £491.86
- September 2016 earnings - £279.29
- October 2016 earnings - £691.85
- November 2016 earnings - £773.74
- December 2016 - £0.00 (took a break)
- January 2017 - £473.43
- February 2017 - £514.97
- March 2017 - £214.12
- April 2017 - £394.76
- May 2017 - £481.25
- June 2017 - £249.68
- July 2017 - £158.73
- August 2017 - £301.58
- September 2017 - £427.61
- October 2017 - £203.83 (away for 2 weeks)
- November 2017 - £45.84 (away for most of the month)
- December 2017 - £187.24
- January 2018 - £349.54
- February 2018 - £223.39
- March 2018 - £493.01
- April 2018 - £189.31
- May 2018 - took a break
- June 2018 - took a break
- July 2018 - £139.32
- August 2018 - £301.65
- September 2018 - £121.94 (on holiday)
- October 2018 - £328.51
- November 2018 - £459.31
- December 2018 - £258.45
- January 2019 - £148.37
- February 2019 - £199.84
- March 2019 - £579.54
- April onwards - paused for a mortgage application
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2. Part Time Job
If you have spare time, why not take on a part time job in order to earn some extra cash? If you spend your evenings scrolling through your phone whilst sat on the sofa, you could be using that time to earn some extra money. It could be delivering for a local takeaway or maybe working a few hours in the shop at the end of your road. A part time job can give you some cash quickly as many of them pay weekly, some even at the end of your shift! Take a look around your local are and see if anyone is hiring near you!
You might find Census jobs or Christmas temporary jobs.
3. Sell Your Stuff
Look around your house right now and see what you no longer want. There are things in our homes that we don't even use, that we could part with and no even notice. These things are worth money. The saying goes that one man's trash is another's treasure. Even broken TVs can be worth something as people buy them to fix. You can sell on eBay for a fee or avoid fees altogether by selling on Facebook Marketplace. Maybe you have a yard sale to get some cash? Gather up the things you don't want, take photos of them and get them listed. You'll be surprised at how many people get in touch and how much money you can make!
4. Earn Cashback
Next on our list of fast ways to make money is cashback. If you spend money online and aren't clicking through to the retailer via a cashback site, you're missing out on loads of cash! Sites like Quidco, TopCashback, Fat Cheese and Widilo allow you to earn a percentage of the amount you're spending online. It could be 10% or more. It could be a set amount of cash rather than a percentage, often seen if you are signing up with a new utility company via a cashback site, for example. Even 1% of the money you spend on eBay is better than nothing! You can even earn cashback by paying for your usual spending with a specific bank card. Check and see if whoever you bank with offers cashback.
5. Check Your Benefit Entitlement
Different people are entitled to different benefits. This could be because of your income, your job status or whether you have children. Lots of us forget to check if you are entitled to benefits. This is perhaps even more important when our financial situation changes. You could be missing out on money you are entitled to. Money that you've put into the pot for instances just like the one you find yourself in. Check quickly, because many of these benefits cannot be backdated.
6. Fill In Surveys
There are loads of websites where you can earn money by filling in surveys. From Swagbucks to YouGov, you can get paid to give your opinion. It could be on popular culture or politic happenings, or taking part in market research. Your thought on things is important and there are companies who will pay you to share it with them. You can make money watching ads too, and also filming short video answers.
For an average payout of £150 per person, why not look at Cashback?
7. Rent Out Your Space
Do you have a spare room at home? How do you fancy renting it out to someone who needs accommodation? It might not be how you wanted to be living at this point in your life, but depending on where you live in the country, renting out a room can offer up to and over £200 a week! It could be a short term solution to your money issues. Or a long term way of paying of your mortgage earlier. You might meet a brand new best friend and love living together. Even if you don't have a spare room, maybe you have a driveway but don't actually drive a car. You might be able to rent this out for £5+ a day.
Did you know that you can also make money from the sharing economy?
8. Pet Sitting
If you spend a lot of time at home, maybe if you work from home, do you have time to look after other people's pets? Some people in your neighbourhood will have pets but won't be able to look after them all the time. This could be because of their work commitments or they spend nights away from home. Use your lunch hour to walk your neighbours dog. Get a list of clients that have cats that ned checking in on each evening. Maybe you can even look after small pets like rabbits and guinea pigs at your own home?
9. Sell Your Photos
Do you have a talent with a camera? Even if you don't consider yourself anything but an amateur with photography, there are people who will pay for your photos. You could sell them as individual prints, maybe through your own website. Alternatively you can upload them to places such as Getty Images. You might have a hard drive full of images that people are looking for. Carve out a niche in your style that people like and every time you upload you could be adding cash to your bank.
10. Freelance Work
The tenth item on our list of fast ways to make money is freelance work. Maybe you have a full time job in graphic design. How about offering those services on an evening? Use your time away from work doing freelance work for different clients. It could be a small business owner needing logos and business stationery. It might even be charities who are looking for affordable yet professional designs for banners and promotional material. There are any businesses and entrepreneurs who don't have the money for an inhouse designer. This is where they will look to people just like you for hourly rates for ongoing work or quotes for one off projects. If you have skills and talents to offer, freelance work can be a great way to make extra money.
Graphic designers – have you considered print on demand products you can sell?
11. Write An eBook
Do you have knowledge and information that people will pay for? If the answer is yes, why not write an eBook? Once you've put those 25 hours or so into writing, piecing together and publishing your eBook, it can be earning you money for a long as you keep it active. If you have fantastic content that will really help people out, you'll see sales today, tomorrow, next week and maybe even next year. This is proper passive income and it can be a great addition to building your bank balance every month.
