- Hey, Angie Nelson here, from theworkathomewife.com.
Can you believe it's fall already?
That is going to come as a surprise to many of us.
I know it did to me.
And one of the things that we need to start
thinking about here shortly
is that the holiday shopping season
is going to be upon us here soon.
And that can be a major point of stress for some of us
that are living on a budget,
or maybe we haven't done as much financial planning
over the last year as we would've liked
now that the time is quickly approaching.
So in today's video and in another video
that's going to be coming up here shortly on the channel,
we're going to be talking about some great ways
that you could make some extra money for
the holiday shopping season.
Whether you're in need of cash
because you'd like to do a little shopping,
or maybe the winter months mean that
your electricity bill's a little bit higher than normal.
Regardless of what the reason is
that you are in need of some extra cash,
we're going to be talking about some great ways
that you can make that happen.
Make sure you stay until the end of the video
so you can find out more about the great opportunities
we're talking about today,
in addition to some other great ways
that you can make money from home and on your own time.
Now that day that I am filming this video,
it's October 1st.
So the first opportunity we're going to be talking about today
is going to be some great work at home opportunities
as customer service representative.
Now the reason this one is going to be first on our list
is because a lot of these companies
are starting training this month,
some of them within the next few weeks.
So if you haven't already got your application
into these companies,
it's going to be something that needs
to get put on the top of your to-do list to do right away.
And of course, I'll leave you a link
in the description below to some great companies that,
that are known to be hiring at this time of the year.
But you're going to want to look into some companies
like Amazon, they frequently hire some temporary
seasonal customer service representatives,
as do companies like HSN, Wayfair, Williams-Sonoma.
Now even if customer service isn't at the top
of your work at home wishlist,
I want you to at least consider it
if you're in a crunch for some money,
and you need to get something going rather quickly.
As I said, a lot of these companies are going to be training
in the next few weeks,
so the application process can be a lot shorter
in some cases,
and many of these positions are going to be only temporary
at the get-go.
So that means that
while you may not want to do this, you know,
full time, year-round,
maybe you can make it work for just a couple of months
in order to get that,
get that cash flow coming in
while you're still applying
for some other work at home jobs.
And another bonus to these positions that many of us like,
is that they're going to be regular paydays.
It isn't going to be something that's really you know,
a long time before you get your first check,
or maybe the workflows there some days and not the next.
At this time of year, a lot of these companies
have a lot of hours available,
and they are going to pay you on a steady basis
whether that's weekly, biweekly, or monthly.
So like I said, I'll leave a link in the description below
for a list of companies that you can check out.
Now while we're talking about shopping,
let's talk about some of the ways
that you can make money shopping.
There are some great companies out there
like Instacart, or Shipt that'll pay you
to do the grocery shopping for someone else.
And the case of Instantcart, or excuse me, Instacart,
they do have two different kinds
of shopper positions available.
One is a full-service shopper,
and these are a lot more flexible usually in scheduling.
This person actually goes into the store,
does all the shopping, gets everything bagged up,
and then actually delivers the groceries
to the home of the customer.
Now obviously for that position,
you are going to need to have a reliable car.
If you don't, they also hire
some part-time in-store shoppers,
and those people aren't doing the deliveries.
They're just doing the shopping,
getting everything bagged up,
and then the customer may come into the store
and pick up their groceries themselves.
Now these can be nice little part-time gigs,
there's several people within my own community
that have said that they are doing these type of jobs
on the side in order to make some extra cash.
So, if you don't mind grocery shopping,
you know, you know your way around the store,
you know your way around produce,
this could be a great opportunity
for you to make a little extra cash.
Now while we're talking about driving,
we certainly can't overlook the opportunities
that are available out there for companies like
Uber or Lyft.
There are a lot of great opportunities like this
doing everything from chauffeuring customers around
to even just delivering packages.
We're seeing a lot of those type of opportunities come up
you know, with companies even like Amazon
that's hiring their own drivers now to deliver packages
with their Amazon Flex program.
So there's going to be some great gigs out there
that you'll want to look into.
I actually have a pretty lengthy post on my blog
The Work At Home Wife,
that really goes into some of the details that are,
that make each of these opportunities unique.
There's some things you certainly need to be aware of
with some you know,
that you may not have to worry about with others.
You're obviously going to need a reliable car
with any of these positions.
Now this time of year we are going to see
a bigger demand with these companies as well.
Whether you're talking about shipping,
the delivery companies like Amazon Flex,
they're going to have a larger demand for packages
that need delivered this time of year.
When you're talking about Uber or Lyft,
there's a lot of shoppers out there.
I know me and my husband when we are traveling
this time of year,
if we're going to a colder location,
we certainly don't want to be out walking.
So we will hire an Uber driver or a Lyft driver
to get us where we need to go
so that we're not out walking around in the weather.
And that's something that the shoppers
are going to be thinking about as well.
Or even those that are going to be frequenting
holiday parties or New Year's Eve parties,
that aren't going to want to be driving
after they're drinking.
So those are some things that you are
going to want to look into,
and as I said there's a great variety
if you do have a reliable vehicle,
and a valid driver's license,
there's a great variety there.
Even if you don't like the idea of having to chauffer
people around,
you can make money by delivering packages,
there are some great opportunities out there
to do food deliveries,
whether it's through GrubHub or Postmates
or opportunities like that.
These can be some great ways to pick up extra cash,
and one of the things that people really love
about these opportunities
is that they are really flexible.
With several of these companies,
you don't even need to have a set schedule
or even let them know when you're available
to work ahead of time.
If it's Saturday night and your plans got canceled,
you can just log into the app on your phone
and get to work.
Now since we just mentioned Amazon,
I wanted to remind you of the Amazon Trade-In Program.
If your motivation for making money this time of year
is going to be shopping,
you definitely want to take advantage
of some of these Trade-In opportunities that are out there.
If you don't want to take the time to list
some of the things you don't want anymore
on sites like Ebay or things like that
where there can be quite a bit of back and forth,
and you shipping products,
and getting payment from customers, things like that,
Amazon does have a Trade-In Program
where they will accept unwanted books,
electronics, DVDs and video games, among some other things.
And they'll let you know right away on the website
what they will give you for that trade-in
if it's in good condition.
Once you send it in,
Amazon will pay for the shipping,
they will go ahead and credit that money to your account
or you'll receive free Amazon gift cards.
And since Amazon carries just about everything,
it's a great way that you can get
some of your holiday shopping paid for.
Now if you're a person that kind of likes to do a little
pre-shopping before you do your shopping,
you may want to make some extra money
by picking up some mystery shops.
You can make some good money this time of year
as a secret shopper.
In most cases, what you're doing is
going into a store,
you might be checking the price of a product,
maybe you're seeing simply if the clerks at the store
are welcome you into the store,
and seeing if you need any assistance.
Each of these mystery shops will have a specific thing
that you are looking for.
Now I have a pretty lengthy list
of mystery shopping companies on my website
that we know to be legit,
you could also check out an app that's called Field Agent.
That will give you a list of available
task right on your phone.
Those will each tell you, you know,
what the flat rate is that you're going to be paid.
And you can go ahead and do everything you need
right from your smartphone.
Unlike some of the traditionally mystery shopping gigs
in years past where you had to go into this store,
you know, kind of remember what happened,
then come home and fill out the report on your computer.
Field Agent will let you do that
all right from your smartphone.
Now while we're talking about smartphones,
there are some great apps that you can use
to make extra cash.
One of my favorites is Ibotta,
it's an app that you load onto your phone
and it will allow you to earn some cash back
with your grocery shopping.
Before you head out to the store,
you can look and see what offers are available.
It will usually give you a specific amount of money back
for purchasing specific brands
or specific items at the grocery store.
When you get home, you just scan your receipt,
and that cash is usually back in your Ibotta account
within a couple of hours.
If not, 24 hours.
Once you hit the cash out threshold,
you can go ahead and get that money by PayPal.
Another app that's really popular among my community
is Swagbucks.
If you aren't familiar with this one,
it is a website that allows to earn some Swagbucks or SB
by doing various activities
whether that's watching videos,
doing surveys, shopping online,
there are a number of different things
that you can do that will allow you to earn these SB.
And those Swagbucks can then be redeemed for cash
or gift cards at some great online merchants.
Now many people in my community will just let these,
let these earnings roll throughout the year
and cash out their earnings at the end of the year
when it is time to do that holiday shopping.
Or maybe they'll just let it roll until it's,
an emergency arises and they do need that extra cash.
These are not going to be opportunities to pay your bills,
these apps.
They're simply going to be extra money makers
that you can do just during your free time,
whether it's as I said,
scanning a receipt when you get home
from the grocery store,
or maybe in the evening during commercial breaks
of your favorite television program
you're watching a few videos through Swagbucks,
or answering one of their surveys.
These are just things that don't require a lot of time,
but will allow you to monetize some of that free time
that you do have.
Now the last opportunity we are going to talk about
in this video,
is working on demand.
One of the main things that people in my community
are looking for when they are looking for
some ways to make extra money around the holidays,
is they don't want something that's going to
require an ongoing commitment.
They just want to make some extra money in their free time
during this few months that we have around the holidays.
Once that's over,
they just want to go back to their regular schedule.
So they don't really want anything
that's going to have that long-term commitment.
That's something that I mentioned
with some of those customer service jobs
in the first part of this video.
And working on demand is a great way to do that,
you can just kind of, pick up the gig
as you need the extra cash,
and as soon as you're done you can go about your business
without having to worry about an ongoing schedule.
Now we've talked about a few of these already,
Uber, Lyft, those are definitely something
that would fall into this on demand category.
You can also look around in your community
to see what other things are available.
There are some great apps like Rover or Wag
that are kind of in the pet sitting
or the pet walking industry.
You can check out TaskRabbit,
they will list different gigs
for a variety of different categories there.
And there are several different websites
that you can find these different gigs available.
You can also check out Craigslist,
you do, you know, there is some risk there always.
A lot of these apps, they are you know, doing some kind of a
verification process on both the buyers and sellers,
so there is kind of a little bit more safety net there
than there is on something like Craigslist.
But with Craigslist you can find some great one-off gigs
available as well,
especially when we're getting into things like
brand ambassadors or event staff.
A lot of companies will list those type of opportunities
on Craigslist.
Maybe you can make a a hundred bucks
by going and you know, being an event staff
at a concert one evening in your town.
Or if you are a town that has a big sporting event
that's going to be coming through,
a lot of them will hire
some type of short-term task
and often those will be listed on Craigslist.
You'll just want to make sure that all of the details
are going to be in writing,
even if that's just email as far as what you're paid,
when you're going to be paid,
who you're going to be working for,
those type of things.
So make sure that those things are all in writing,
just to kind of give yourself some kind of,
kind of a safety net there.
Now those are just a few of my favorite ways
that you can make some extra money this time of year.
In the description below,
I'm going to leave you a lot of links
to several different posts that are on my website,
some different websites
that you are going to want to check out
for some more information on these opportunities
and then some.
There are a lot of great opportunities out there,
so give yourself some time to go through and see
where your skill set
is best matched to what opportunities
and what opportunities are really going to allow you
to earn what you're worth,
because that's always something
that we need to keep in mind too
when we are looking into some of these
extra money opportunities.
If it's going to require a lot of your time
and your brain power,
you're going to want to make sure
that you're compensated accordingly.
So check out the description below,
and make sure that you are subscribed to my channel.
As I said, I'll be doing a couple more of these videos
with some great extra money earners
for the holiday season.
So make sure that you are subscribed
so you'll get notification of the next video.
And if you have any great holiday money makers,
I'd love for you to leave me a comment
and let me know.
The community is always looking for some great new ways
to make money,
and they would love for you to share your ideas as well.
Until next time, I wish you best of luck
in finding some great money making opportunities.
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