Looking for easy ways to save money while you’re at home more? Check out this list of ideas! Some of these will even help you earn extra money!
Psst! Don’t forget about these FREE workout programs at home and FREE educational kids programs you can also take advantage of. And don’t miss this list of FREEBIES you can get right now!
Since many of us are still at home quite a bit, I thought it might be fun to put together a list of ideas for easy ways to save money and make money — all from home!
10 Easy Ways to Save Money & Make Money at Home
1. Become a Usability Tester
Did you know you can get paid for testing out websites? Yes! This is a legit and fairly lucrative way to earn side income if you are thorough and detail oriented. Find out more here and see a list of companies that hire usability testers here.
2. Sign Up for Swagbucks
This is one of my favorite ways to earn free gift cards! You’ll earn points for searching the web, taking surveys, shopping online, taking polls, watching videos, and much more. These points can be redeemed towards prizes or gift cards. For suggestions on how to earn the most with Swagbucks, read my Complete Guide to Swagbucks.
3. Take Surveys
You won’t get rich taking surveys, but they are a fun way to bring in a little extra cash each month. Plus, you can often do them while you’re relaxing or watching a show at night. Here are my best tips for making money by taking surveys + my favorite companies to sign up with.
4. Scan Your Receipts
You can earn a few dollars (or points toward a gift card!) every week — just by taking a few minutes to scan your receipts. You don’t have to buy anything differently than you usually would buy, and you can even scan online receipts!
Some of my favorite apps to use are: Fetch Rewards, iBotta, Coin Out, Swagbucks, and Checkout 51.
5. Use Up What You Have
Now is a great time to go through your pantry, fridge, and freezer and deep clean. Pull out anything that needs to be used up or that you forgot about and challenge yourself to find a creative way to use it. You can check out this list of pantry recipes for some ideas.
In addition, if you have inspiration, what about cleaning out your closets and seeing if you have clothes you’ve forgotten about or craft supplies you haven’t used.
6. Download Free eBooks
If you love to read, now is a great time to take advantage of the completely free two-month Kindle Unlimited trial. It gives you access to over 700,000 eBooks and thousands of audiobooks! Sign up for it completely free here.
Also, if you love audiobooks, check to see if your library is offering free audiobooks through the Libby app.
7. Take Advantage of Free Educational Programs
Many educational companies are offering amazing freebies and deals to aid parents with at-home education for their kids! Check out this HUGE list of great freebies here.
8. Offer Your Freelance Services
Want to pick up some freelance work from home — such as graphic design, data entry, video editing, blog design, research projects, writing, editing, and more? Find and bid on freelance jobs at Fiverr or Upwork. Best of all, sometimes these small jobs can turn into longer term positions or more contract work for companies, if you do a great job and they love your work!
9. Do Some At-Home Workouts
Get your heart pumping and the endorphins flowing! There are a lot of great free at-home workouts you can do without even having to leave the house or pay for a gym membership.
10. Enjoy Time Together as a Family
There are so many fun activities you can do together at home as a family without breaking the bank. Now is a great time to take advantage of frugal at-home fun that doesn’t cost money. You’ll save money on entertainment costs simply by staying at home and spending quality time together.
(Need a few ideas? Check out these fun things to do at home with kids, our family’s top 5 favorite games, and these creative ways we’ve had fun together as a family at home over the past few months.)
What other ideas do you have for easy ways to save money or make money while we’re all at home? I’d love to hear!
This is another great post. All the tips are really helpful. It is really important to save money as early as now. I personally love downloading free ebooks and do home workouts to save money. And yes, number 5 is really true. Sometimes, we still have things that we haven’t used, we just need to be creative. Thank you for sharing these tips. I enjoyed reading this so much 🙂
Yay! You’re so welcome! We are so happy you enjoy reading our posts and find them useful. -Jordan, MSM Team
I’ve never hear of CoinOut, the rest I already use. Also Kellogg’s website offers
a points system for receipts and tons of other things similar to these other places. I also use ReceiptPal, Flipp, RetailMeNot, and NCP. Since December between all of these things we’ve received over $100 for the things we buy already.
Woohoo!! That’s so exciting!! Thanks for sharing!
That’s great! We love hearing about how people find ways to save on things they already needed to purchase! -Jordan, MSM Team
Thanks Crystal! When you said, “Scan your receipt” I at first thought you meant “scan it with your eyes”. I scan my receipts (with my eyes) before I leave the store, and last week I realized I was charged $9 too much because the bananas were rung up as grapes. It’s surprising to me how often there are errors on my grocery receipts! Thanks for the ideas!
Oh! That’s such a good reminder, too!