Life can be tough for those living in the Bay Area, here are 11 side hustles you can do to make extra money!

If you have the passion and the drive to earn extra money on the side, you can find many ways to do it. Living in San Francisco is very expensive and having an side hustle can help you with the bills or save some for the future.

Whatever schedule you might have currently, you can make side income. It’s just a matter of finding what might work best for your situation. Here are some of the ideas you can earn cash on a side in San Francisco.

1. Rent out your car

If you have a reliable vehicle that’s just parked on your driveway and you don’t use it every day, you can make money out of it. Lots of people in the Bay Area prefer not to use their cars during the weekdays as they find alternative transportation options more convenient. So they mostly keep their cars for the weekends. If you are among these type of people, it would perfect sense to rent it out on the days you don’t use the car. There are multiple apps out there that lets you register and rent your car out. Check out GetAround or Turo apps which allows to safely rent out your car to people around your neighborhood or community. Signup process doesn’t take longer than 20min. It’s some sort of passive income where you don’t have to actively participate and spend your time on.

2. Online Surveys

When you have some spare time, you can search online to do some surveys and make an extra buck here and there. These are some of the most popular online survey websites that pay people for filling out the questionnaire forms:

• Opinion Outpost. They have many options to let you earn cash for filling out surveys.
• MyPoints. Earn $5 gift card for signing up, verifying your email and for every 5 surveys you complete.
• Survey Junkie. Earn cash and rewards for sharing your thoughts and opinions.

These surveys are typically for big brands that are looking to do some research for their new or existing products and services.

3. Get paid for the searching Internet.

There are companies like Swagbucks that pay and reward people for watching online videos, taking surveys and just using their search engine. For each search, you can gain 5–10 points and when you reach 500 points mark, you can cash out. Another similar platform is InboxDollars, which offers bonuses for searching web and shopping online.

4. Sell on Amazon.

If you have old souvenirs, old paper money, coins, books or even CDs, it’s very easy to sell them on Amazon. Also, what you can do is find used stuff that people sell on sites such as Craigslist and resell them on Amazon. Many people also buy stuff on AliExpress at wholesale prices and resell them on Amazon. Some people manage to make a fortune out of this. You just need to find your niche and unique products and market it properly on Amazon with nice pictures and rich descriptions. Just give it a try, you never know what might happen.

5. Rent out your parking spot.

In big cities like San Francisco, finding a parking spot is usually a nightmare. If you have extra space in the city, establish a monthly stream of fixed income.

6. Earn up to $20 by just walking around and carrying a brand name

If you are walking around with anything that has a logo or a brand name, you are already an advertisement. We wear lots of clothes and carry stuff that has logos and why not get paid for it? Human billboard through nomad technologies helps you with making extra money if you sign up with them.

7. Resell online.

Find people that are selling stuff online and check if their prices are lower than what it actually costs. A lot of people are willing to get rid of their old electronics, gadgets, furniture, designer clothes etc. They are willing to just sell them for whatever price they can get. In these instances, with a little research, you can make a profit by just reselling them. Just compare the price they are asking and see what it actually costs so that you can pocket the difference with a little hustle.

8. Find a new place and rent it out.

Here is another way you can make money on a side if you have extra cash in your pocket. Rent a relatively spacious two-bedroom apartment, build a temporary wall to turn one room into two. Now you have a 3 bedroom apartment that you can rent out and generate income. Some people do this to save paying rent themselves as their roommates pay all the rent.

9. Find your unclaimed money

State treasuries across the United States have $43 billion dollars of unclaimed money. Check Controller site of the State California to see if you have some cash stuck somewhere. You never know if you have anything coming unless you check right? Go ahead and give it a try.

10. Sell Stock Photos.

If you are a photographer or just love taking pictures, you can turn your hobby into making money. Join websites like iStockPhoto that has tons of photo contributors that earn royalty fees every time their pictures are purchased.

11. Create an online course.

If you can teach something, you can teach something online at Udemy. There are courses for literally anything you can think of. You are able to create your personal pricing and start making money.

There are hundreds of other side hustles you can do to generate extra income such as babysitting, handyman work, pool cleaning service, website user testing, delivering food with Postmates and so on. You’d be surprised to learn that making money on a side is not difficult at all, you just need to find the ones that work for you or you would enjoy doing it.

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