Hey everyone, Barbara here! Today I want to talk to you about the “Best Ways to Supplement Income”.
As you may know from reading my about me post: About Barbara, I am a person who has struggled for the past four years living on a fixed income, so I truly get it, if you are as well. This is what this website is all about–helping others like me find the best ways to supplement their income.
Supplementing income and creating a new income stream are not the same things. However, supplementing your income is a lot easier.
Everyone could use a bit of extra cash at the end of the month, right?
If that’s what you’re looking for – this is the perfect article for you.
In this post, I will show you some of the best ways to supplement your income, starting today – so there’s no time to lose!
Keep on reading the post, because by the end of it – you’ll probably decide on a couple of ideas. And as long as you take action – you’ll be able to see a boost in your income in no time!
Don’t Quit Your Job
Let’s face the truth – most people hate their job. However, it’s one thing that helps you trade your time and skill for money and feel the “security” of a paycheck at the end of the month.
And when you start thinking of supplementing your income, or even better yet, creating a new income stream – everyone ignores their job.
Or even worse – people become eager to quit their job as soon as possible. But that’s not right!
You should think of your job and see if there is any way you can use it to boost your paycheck at the end of the month.
Most of us won’t get a raise just because we ask for it. But if you come with a clever idea (something you could do at work, along with your current work duties) in return for higher pay – you would easily supplement your income without having to work longer hours.
Therefore, this is one of the ways to supplement income by working smarter instead of harder. Of course, this won’t work for everyone.
If this isn’t able to work for you – no worries! Keep on reading as you’ll find more ways to supplement your income down below!
Best Ways to Supplement Your Income
Freelancing
Everyone has a skill or has knowledge of how to do something that others might desire. With the help of the internet – you could easily become a freelancer.
You don’t need to get a certificate or study to become a freelancer yet you can just jump into it. There are hundreds of places and ways to find clients and you can determine how much work you can handle and what your rate will be.
Depending on your skill set – you might be able to make a decent amount of money for working just a couple of hours extra every week.
It might be slow in the beginning (until you get a couple of clients), but after that, it’ll start snowballing and you will end up with more work than you could handle!
Try Teaching or Tutoring
You don’t think you’re good enough to teach or tutor? Are you a native English speaker?
There are many companies you could work with and teach English to people from all around the world. That’s the beauty of the ability to work on the internet – and you shouldn’t miss it out!
By teaching or tutoring just a couple of hours every week – you could easily supplement your income. Believe us, once you get going – you might even earn half of your actual income.
Walk Dogs (if you’re passionate about pets)
You don’t think you could freelance or tutor? Are you passionate about dogs?
Whether you live in a big city or in the countryside – there are almost always people or veterinarian/dog sitting companies that are always looking for dog sitters or walkers.
This way, you will get to spend some time outdoors, do some walking, and spend time with a precious dog. Not only you’ll get to meet new “friends” every time – but you’ll also supplement your income without feeling like you’ve put a lot of extra work in a month.
Sell Things You Don’t Need
The easiest way to start supplementing your income is by selling things you don’t need. Of course, it’s not the most sustainable way in the long run – but it’s a great plan for people who need to supplement their income for a month or two only.
Look around your home and go hunt for items that you no longer wear, use, or want around your home. You can use any of the list services such as eBay to list your items for the price you think is worth.
You’ll easily be able to supplement your income in the short term. But another way to supplement your income is to check your local thrift stores, buy things you like, and then resell them online for a slight profit.
Therefore, you won’t run out of things to sell, and yet you could get a loyal client base who will like the style of the items you’re selling.
You might end up doing things you like, supplement your income, and yet not feel like you’ve worked your ass off at the end of the month.
Start an Online Business
The Internet is great for so many things. Not only you can learn something online, but it’s the place where anyone can start an online business for a very minimal cost.
Affiliate marketing is a great way to promote & sell products you don’t even own.
Wealthy Affiliate is a great platform that teaches you how to find something you’re passionate about, build a website around it, find ways to help your specific audience by providing content, and earn commission along the way.
It’s not one of the fastest ways to supplement your income, but if you take action and stick to the training and implementation of the things you’ve learned in the training – you’ll see success sooner than you think.
And do you want to know what’s the greatest thing about this?
It can turn into a passive stream income that’s very sustainable in the long run! How is that for a way to supplement your income?
Finding ways to supplement your income isn’t as hard as we tend to think it is. In fact, we’ve listed 5 easiest ways to supplement your income.
All you have to do is pick one or two to get started with, take action, and stay consistent!
What are your favorite ways to supplement your income? I would love to hear from you so don’t hesitate to leave a comment or a question in the comments section below! I always do my best to get back to you.
All the best!
Barbara
Founder/Creator: Living On Lean Means 💰
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