There are obviously many jobs out there, and many of them make a lot of money. But the purpose of this list isn't to give you career ideas. This is a list of jobs that makes money quickly. That's it. If you're in desperate need of money, working on the side can give you the income you need to get by.
1. Perform various errands in your city
Busy people need things done and don't have the time themselves to do it. So they outsource these various jobs to people who have extra time to make money. These types of jobs will vary tremendously, from picking up laundry to driving kids home. To find what types of jobs are out there in your local area, check out the following 3 websites: taskrabbit. com. zaarly. com. craiglist. com
2. House sitting
House sitting is where you look after someones home while they are away. Usually it's just for an evening or for a day, but sometimes it can be longer, for a few days or weeks. Homeowners go on vacation and need people to look after the house, usually to take care of animals or receive mail. You can try Craigslist to look for house sitting jobs in your area.
3. Babysitting
Much like house sitting, babysitting requires you to look after children while the parents are away. Babysitters can make $10-$15 an hour typically. You can get baby sitting jobs from friends or families, or try one of these sitter websites: sittercity. com and care. com.
4. Mow lawns
If you want instant cash, mowing lawns is one of the quickest ways to get money tax free. All you need to do is go door to door in any neighbourhood and ask if they need their lawn mowed. It's pretty easy to tell if they need it or not. Tell them you'll do it fast for $20 or whatever. People are lazy and hate mowing their lawns. The more houses you hit up the more you'll get yes . It's just a numbers game. You could easily make $100 a day doing this.
5. Rake leaves
This is a job I used to do with my neighbour when we were young. We'd go house to house looking for see if people wanted their lawns raked. And guess what? People do! They gladly gave me $15 $20 for taking care of their house work they don't want to do. Buy a rake if you don't own one, and go door to door. It's really that simple.
6. Shovel snow
Between mowing lawns, raking leaves, and shovelling snow, shovelling snow is the best option in my opinion. First of all, basically everyone hates the cold and snow, and nobody wants to shovel their driveways. They'd rather stay home and drink hot chocolate. Plus, snow get's pretty heavy sometimes and some people just are fit enough to shovel. You can may A LOT of money going door to door with your shovel and asking people if they want you to shovel their driveway. It's a fantastic way to make money fast. Expect $15-$20 or even more depending on how large their driveway is. It's also common to get a free hot drink or snack, too.
7. Clean gutters and pools
Another crap job that many home owners dread doing is cleaning their gutters and pools. Listen, you just need to go house to house and tell people you are willing to do any type of house work (like cleaning gutters, pools, lawns, etc) for money. Tell them you will work hard and give them a price that is reasonable. People are inherently lazy and a certain percentage will jump for joy when they see you. You make money instantly. If time is on your side, then this is what I recommend you do.
8. Walk dogs
Yep, walking dogs for money is a thing. Check out rover. com to get the scoop.
9. Become a Mystery Shopper
A Mystery Shopper gets paid to go shopping. Sometimes you also get to keep the merchandise you bought as well. Companies pay a lot of money to see how their customer service and stores are performing. They hire professional shoppers to shop their stores and report on their experience. Jobs can pay $10 and up. An example of a mystery shop would be going to a cell phone store to buy a phone. You will judge the sales associate on certain criteria that you'll be given. You fill it out and send it in. Done! To become a mystery shopper, you need to sign up with a mystery shopping agency. You can check out this link here to get more info.
10. Drive people around
If you own a vehicle and need money like yesterday, then why not use your car to make fast money. Sign up with Uber or Lyft and drive people places for cash. This taxi alternative is exploding all over North America and some people get rid of their cars all together and simply get people to drive them around now.
11. Set up a water stand
Go to a high traffic area and set up a stand where you can sell an item that would be highly in demand. Water is the best example I can think of, and it's also the thing I see the most. For example, in Vegas, when it's blazing hot outside and you're walking outside, you don't mind paying $1 or $2 for a bottle of water. Heck, Everything in Vegas is over priced, paying $2 for a bottle of water is a bargain. People will GLADLY pay that. Besides, they're thirsty as hell. Another place you can do this is touristy places that people frequent, like a popular place on top of a mountain or after they come down from the mountain. People get thirsty and need water. Your profit from water is very large, considering the fact you can buy a bottle of water for around 10 cents.
12. Give tours of your city
One of my favourite things to do when I travel is to go on city tours. I want someone local to tell me about their city and give me recommendations on where to eat and what to do. If you live in a city where people love to visit, start giving tours of your city. The key thing to do is to give tours FOR FREE. And set the expectation at the beginning that you make all your money from tips. I can't tell you how many free walking tours I've been on that has made the tour guide hundreds of dollars. If you get a group of like 20 or so people and they each give you $5 (which is on the low side from what I've seen), you'd make $100 per walking tour. Give a few of these per day and you're laughing all the way to the bank. All you need is strong knowledge of your city and the ability to talk about it.
13. Cook for people
Did you know you could go to people's homes to cook for them and get paid? Well, you can! There are people who want professional chefs/cooks to come to their homes and cook for them once a week, or however often they like. If you have culinary skills and feel this is something you'd like to do, head over to www. kitchensurfing. com
14. Wash cars
There are a couple ways you can bank from washing cars. My favorite way is to go door to door and ask people if they want their car washed. You only need a few tools to wash cars too, so the start up cost is minimal. And on the plus side, you don't have to spend any money on water you'll be using the home owners water. Washing a car should take you 20-30 minutes and you could make $5-$10 for the job. Sure, it sometimes is cheaper to wash a car at a gas station, but you're at their door right now offering to wash their car. People like instant gratification. Your job is to hit up as many homes as possible, and a percentage of them will just say yes. The other way to wash cars is to start your own car wash job and lure people in with signs. This takes more effort so I don't recommend this.
15. Wait tables or Bartend
I tried to stay away from actual jobs as I was creating this make money article, but I wanted to include this one because it's a job you can get that will give you money immediately. You don't even have to wait 2 weeks for your first pay check. The first day you work you'll make tip money that you can use instantly. Also, if you work at a place that is busy enough, you can easily make $20 or more an hour. I used to wait tables and $20 was about my average. I worked at a restaurant that wasn't very busy and food prices were very low. You can typically make more money in restaurants that have higher prices. Bartending is probably the best way to make a lot of money fast. I've talked to bartenders who make a minimum of $200 a night just in tips. On busy nights or event nights, $500-$1000. Can you say cha ching?
16. Clean homes
If all the above doesn't really suit you, then consider cleaning homes for money. It's an easy job to get and it pays okay for what you do. You can use websites like Craigslist to offer your services or hit up a cleaning website like www. homejoy. com.
17. Become a tutor
One of the most prestigious ways to make more money fast is to become a tutor. The MAIN THING you need as a tutor is a skill that is in demand. It can be literally anything. An instrument, sports, writing, speaking, working out, nutrition, dating, you name it. As long as you are able to translate this skill into knowledge for someone else, you are automatically a marketable asset. You can charge just about as much money as you want, as long as you can justify you're worth the price. My ex gf is a piano teacher and students would come to her house and pay her $50 for a 1 hour lesson. She didn't even have to change her clothes or do her make up. How amazing is that. You see, when you have a valuable skill, people will pay you to teach them. It's as simple as that. Consider becoming a tutor or coach. A website like www. wyzant. com is a place where you can connect your skills with people who are searching for a tutor.
