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Make an Extra $1,000 By Summer, Legally

Summer is right around the corner and whether you want to solo travel the world, finally take that girl’s trip, or have 50 weddings to attend, you’re going to need some extra cash.

We’ve scoured the internet for the easiest ways to make cash quick so you can live your best life this summer.

Tell ‘Em How You Really Feel – and Get Paid for It

Survey Junkie’s tagline is “Take surveys. Get Paid.” Can’t get easier than that!

It’s a sweet summer breeze to get started:

  • Sign up here
  • Build out your profile
  • Take surveys
  • Get Paid

The more surveys you complete, the more you make, there’s no limit!

Once you earn $5, you can cash out to PayPal or choose gift cards to your favorite stores (Amazon, Target, etc)

Get “Free Money” When You Shop Online

Stop Google searching “*insert store name* coupon codes” and just use Capital One Shopping.

It’s so simple. Download the browser extension and then when you go to check out at your favorite online stores, Capital One Shopping will try all the coupon codes it can find so you don’t have to!

Last year alone, this gem saved folks like you and me a whopping $800 million. As I always say, every dollar saved is a dollar I can spend guilt-free 😉

Don’t Let Debt Put a Damper on Your Summer Vibe

If you owe someone $100, and then that debt is forgiven, you just made $100, right? Right.

So one way to make money is to get rid of what you owe other people — credit card debt, loans, medical bills, etc. It’s called math.

This is exactly what National Debt Relief does!

With 35,000 5-star reviews and an A+ rating from the BBB, they are the nation’s #1 debt settlement company. And they work for you, not for your creditors to relieve your debt by up to 30%. Learn more about the program at their clear and easy-to-understand how-it-works page.

Getting Paid to Shop Is so Fetch

Fetch Rewards is an app that essentially pays you for the shopping you’re going to be doing anyway. Get the app (which has over 4 million 5-star reviews, by the way) and start earning points on things like groceries, gas, and restaurants.

All you have to do is snap a picture of your receipt and upload it to the app. Cash out your earnings for gift cards, cash cards, and more!

Fetch is a proven, trusted program that has been serving their users for over a decade. As one reviewer says, “I absolutely love this app. It’s ridiculously easy to use…Everywhere you spend money, no matter what you’re spending it on you will get points…. Use those points to get gift cards. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Make an Extra $10 a Day From Your Phone

Inbox Dollars is another program that will pay you for your feedback like Survey Junkie, but they set themselves apart by offering their users more ways to engage and earn. In addition to surveys, you can play games, shop online, read emails, and even get cash back for shopping. 

And there’s no point system with Inbox Dollars. They keep it simple and just straight-up pay their users. No complaints there!

OK, One More Survey Option…because They’re Easy and They Work!

Swagbucks is another very good option for those of you who want to get paid to participate in market research.

NOTE: It may seem hard to choose between programs like SwagbucksInbox Dollars, and Survey Junkie, but it’s actually very easy…because you don’t have to pick. Each one is a little different, so we recommend joining all three, trying them out, and then sticking with the one that’s most fun to use and that pays you the most or to capitalize on all of them!

This Banking App Will Spot You $200 Rather Than Charge You an Overdraft Fee

Don’t you hate waking up to an email saying you overdrew your account? Now you’re even deeper in the hole because of the overdraft fee! The banking app Chime refuses to do their customers dirty like that.

Chime is a new way to bank with an emphasis on simplicity and NO FEES, especially overdraft fees. They take this so seriously that if you have direct deposit set up with them, they’ll spot you up to $200 when you need it.

There’s no credit check to apply, no minimum balance to get started, the app is easy to use, and there’s always a real human on hand if you need customer support. According to more than a million 5-star reviews, this is the future of personal banking.

Let Your New Extra Money Make You Money – as Little as $5 to Start!

Now that you’ve learned a few ways to make some extra cash, let that money work for you until you need it again!

Acorns is an ultra-simple savings and investment app that allows you to start investing with as little as $5. You can also setup recurring investments which will help automatically grow your savings without any effort or stress from you. Smart and easy!

Right now they’re offering a $20 bonus into your account once you setup and make your first recurring investment! Free money!

Acorns has over 10 million users and more than a million 5-star reviews. The people love it!

On top of that, they have a program that automatically invests your spare change. Spend $3.60 on coffee? Acorns will round up and drop $.40 into your Acorns account. This works out to over $40 a month for the average Acorns investor. 

It only takes 3 minutes to get started and right now they’re offering new users a bonus $20. The decision practically makes itself!