4 Ways to earn money

4 Ways to earn money
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Our 9-to-5 day jobs are essential for our well-being. They provide us with the money we need to pay for basic living expenses, as well as some extra spending money and additional benefits like health insurance. They also just keep us busy.

But as employees for someone else, it’s easy to feel the negative aspects of working full-time. You may experience mental burnout, physical exhaustion, or a lack of meaning in the work you are performing. You may be thinking of searching for a way to earn an easier income yourself.

Although money doesn’t come freely, it can be earned in ways that don’t require a whole lot of effort. Here are 4 ways to bring in money more passively than a typical day job.

1) Investments

All you need to start the process of investing is an online brokerage account and your bank account to fund it. Investments can come in a variety of forms, like buying empty houses and flipping them, stocks, bonds, real estate, or the trade of foreign currencies. Resources help novice investors get started.

Consider your current financial situation to determine the risk level you want to take, and choose your investments accordingly. Recruit a financial advisor or talk to financially-savvy family and friends if you find yourself lost along the way, or download a portfolio performance reporting software that will do all the analysis for you and help select those investments.

2) Take Advantage of Cash Back Credit Cards

Although this method is more conservative, it allows you to earn small amounts of money every month. If you have a good credit score, find the best credit card companies that offer high percentages of cashback for specific purchases. If your credit score isn’t the best, work on bringing it up so you can start earning passive income.

Make sure everyone in your household has a credit card that earns cash back in order to maximize earnings from this method.

3) Rent Your Car or Living Space

Utilize what you already have, and aren’t using, to earn some extra money. If you live in a big city and don’t need your car to get around, consider renting it to an Uber or Lyft driver to use for the day. If you have apprehensions about renting out your beloved vehicle, know that your vehicle will be fully insured for the rental period.

If you don’t feel comfortable with this idea, there are other ways to use your car to make money. Companies like Wrapify or Carvertise pay you to place advertisements for companies looking to increase their brand recognition on your vehicle. You can passively earn money while driving around as you normally would!

If you have a vacation home or apartment that isn’t in use for part of the year, rent it out on websites like Airbnb or VRBO. Although you may have to check in on the renter from time to time, this method of earning income is much less hands-on than a typical day job.

4) Buy a Business

Buy an already-established blog or website and profit off of the content that is already on it. If you want to expand on its content in order to produce a more stable income, outsource the work to freelancers who will produce quality work. This is an effective way of profiting off of an existing website or blog while delegating some of the work to others.