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10 easy ways to make quick cash
Reading Time: 7 minutesWant to make quick cash right now? Check out our ten top ways to make money fast, with the least amount of effort possible.
Perhaps you’re looking for easy ways to make money online from the comfort of your sofa, or perhaps you want to make sure your credit report is accurate and up to date so you can get the best deals.
Here are our 10 easy ways to make quick cash, and don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter for weekly quick-cash-making and money-saving ideas.
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Be paid for your opinion – online surveys
This is a sporadic way to make quick cash and it brings in a relatively small income, but it’s low effort and you’ve nothing to lose. It’s a great way to make quick cash from the comfort of your computer but make sure you NEVER pay to join an online survey site or reveal your credit card details.
Inside tip! Here are our favourite online survey sites. They’re completely free and have received a big thumbs-up from many of you. For maximum earnings set up a separate email account (so your personal one doesn’t get flooded with survey-related emails) and then register for free with all of them:
If you like the sound of making quick cash through filling out online surveys make sure you check out our full article right here on the safe way to earn money by taking paid surveys.
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Easy way to get a decent capital growth is to participate in community banking. That is a very modern thing. Banks are losing their role as intermediate between us of landing our own money.
Great article and some really valuable tips.
I am particularly fond of 62days.com as it’s a site offering to appraise higher price items, and you have the choice of whether you’d like to keep the money or get back your item with no penalty.
You have now also peaked my interest in being a mystery shopper!
Thank you for this great post.
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found this list and will give it a try. Always looking for some extra cash to make ends meet and some of those tips are quite appealing to me.
Spcifically like the sell jewellery one. Might have a good clearout at home and see what bits and pieces I can up with that I don’t wear any more.
Hi Tanya,
We’re really chuffed that you’ve found our tips useful. 62 Days is a great company so make sure you give them a go. Thanks for your feedback,
the Moneymagpie team
As I said I would, I tried 62days last week and it worked really well.
Found several jewellery bits and bobs that I no longer needed (or even knew I had) and they gave me a good price for it. Even better, I didn’t have to do much, they organized the whole thing for me.
Their customer service followed it up, explained me all that’s happening and even phoned to let me know that the money is on its way.
Really great tip, once again thanks a lot moneymagpie for bringing it to my attention.
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Hi Jessica,
That’s great news! Thanks so much for letting us know, and good thinking regarding putting the extra cash into an ISA account – smart woman. Good luck with the new baby.
The Moneymagpie team
Heya i’m for the first time here. I found this board and I find It really useful & it helped me out a lot. I hope to give something back and help others like you helped me.
Lovely to hear 🙂
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