30 Ways To Add $300 To Your Bank Account In 30 Days
/Alrighty, if this is your decade to make money moves and create financial freedom on your terms, it’s time to level up. While I’m all about ease and grace, I also know that it requires massive effort to reach financial goals. Sometimes this effort looks like working on the weekends or working longer days.
When I first started freelancing, I did a ton of side hustles to cover my expenses and pad my savings. Anything from teaching dance, bartending, selling my things online, and everything in between. When you have a clear vision for what you want and why you want it, it will be the fuel you need to do what’s needed to create the life you want.
One of my favorite aspects of creating financial freedom is being able to take impromptu trips to the coast. This is in Mendocino - one of me and Nick’s favorite places to travel.
To help you get started, here are 30 ways to add $300 to your bank account in 30 days.
30 Ways To Make $300 In 30 Days
Wrapify- want to get paid to drive around without having to transport customers? With this company, you can have your car wrapped in an advertisement and get paid to drive it around. Pretty sweet. One of the guests on my TV show, Going From Broke, did this and earned an extra $300.
Deliver food - apps like Door Dash, Postmates and Grub Hub offer food delivery to customers who don’t have the time or energy to pick it up themselves. Sign up as a driver and make a little extra cash for delivering to them.
Drive Lyft - ridesharing is a great way to earn extra money from driving your car. Also, with Lyft you don’t have to have a car in order to be a driver. You can join their Express Driver program which allows you to rent the car you are using to be a Lyft Driver.
Rent out your car - when me and Nick visited Portland, we used a service called Turo to rent a car. Turo allows you to rent a car directly from an individual. It’s cool because there are unique vehicles to choose from. If you own a car, check it out and make a little extra money this month!
Freelance sites- as you are building your clientele base, check out sites such as Upwork or Fiverr to market your skills to potential clients. These sites list positions ranging from data entry to outsourced accounting, writing and graphic design.
Rent your home- if you have a spare room, you can rent it out on sites such as Airbnb and VRBO.
Online tutoring- one of our readers, Amanda, wrote a fabulous article on Money & Mimosas about how she teaches English to students online and used the money she earned to pay for her masters degree. Check out the program she used or research others that could be a good fit for you.
Selling craft goods - if you enjoy arts and crafts, consider selling your creations on sites such as Etsy or at your local farmers market.
Delivering groceries - apps such as Taskrabbit will pay you to complete tasks for other people such as doing their grocery shopping.
Selling online courses - I’ve bought courses ranging from “how to do weight lifting, “how to do the splits”, to “how to be better at sales”. If you have a skill that you think other people will want to learn, consider creating a course and selling it.
Professional bridesmaid - yes, people are looking to hire bridesmaids to help with the wedding duties. Bridesmaid for Hire has built an entire business around connecting brides to be with folks who are willing to play bridesmaid for a day.
Write speeches- freelancers at Speech Tank help folks write speeches for major moments such as a maid of honor speech. Consider creating a side hustle to write speeches for others.
Get reimbursed for groceries- with apps like Drop or Ibotta you earn cash back for everyday purchases. I tried the Drop app and received cash back for shopping at Trader Joe’s or for riding with Lyft. I would have spent this money anyway and within a couple of months, I had $25 in rewards.
Petsitting - post signs around your neighborhood or on Craiglist to find folks that are looking for someone to take care of their four-legged children.
Photography - sometimes people are looking for simple photos to be taken of them. Start promoting yourself as an amateur photographer (unless you are actually a for real photographer, then I stand corrected!) on Craigslist or on flyers in local stores.
Bookkeeping - while some bookkeeping can be complicated, there are lot of small businesses that need help with simple data entry. You can find a temp job doing this through Accounttemps or other agencies in your area.
Babysit - babysitting was my fall back side-hustle option for many years! Let your community of friends know that you are available for paid babysitting and earn some extra cash hanging out with fun kinds.
Participate in surveys or focus groups -sites such as Swagbucks offer opportunities to be paid to give your option. Pretty awesome!
Social media management- similar to bookkeeping, there are a lot of small businesses looking for help with managing their social media accounts. You can easily charge a couple hundred of dollars a month to help them out.
Sell your plasma- depending on the situation, you can earn upwards of $500 for selling parts of your body to science.
Garage sale- whether it’s a traditional garage sale or selling to the local consignment shop, you can make some extra cash getting rid of items you no longer need. I still do this whenever I do a closet cleanse or am ready to sell some of my books to Half Price Books.
Reduce your bills with Trim - you can think of Trim as your personal finance assistant. It goes through your monthly expenses and finds areas where you can negotiate a better deal. Those savings adds money to bank account. Cha ching!
Earn more interest on your savings- upgrading to a high-yield savings account will give you more bang for your buck. Here are five accounts with higher interest rates that I’m loving in January 2020.
Invest with a roboadvisor- even if you don’t feel that you have a ton of money to invest, there are investing platforms you can use to start making your money work for you. Some of the more popular ones are Robinhood, Stash and Acorns.
Sell your textbooks or books - if you’ve got books lying around you can sell them on Amazon or textbook sites to declutter your home and add cash to your wallet.
Become a virtual assistant - check out freelancing sites or scour ads on Craigslist and see who needs help managing different aspects of their life.
Test apps and websites- Companies want to know how easy their websites are to use and the information you give them about the process is extremely valuable. Some examples include:
WhatUsersDo – Pay is $8 (or more) per test. Tests take around 15-20 minutes (you need a Mac or PC + mic).
Enroll – Get paid to test websites before they are published. Earn cash rewards.
Userfeel – This company pays around $10 per test.
Become a bartender - bartending was one of my favorite side hustles of all time. Not only it is fun, it is also a great way to network.
Wedding planning assistant - one year I was randomly asked to help assist with wedding planning for $1,000. Ask your local wedding planners if they need an extra hand as they are working with clients.
Teach fitness classes - teaching dance and fitness classes was also one of my favorite side hustles. I may start doing it again because, similar to bartending, it is a great way to get the word out about your business.
