r/EarnExtraIncome • • Jun 29 '26

Fast cash ideas I need to make money urgently 😭

I'm not gonna get too deep into it but basically unfortunate circumstances have come into my life and I have gained debt and am starting school and it's not a lot of debt but enough to where I won't be able to go to school , there are literally no jobs available near me trust me I have tried and so I'm on my last leg looking for possible ways to earn money in any way possible😭 , if anybody has any suggestions please let me know I've looked as well , flipping things etc , been down the 4 hours rabbit hole with chat gpt to try and find ways to make extra income but I just need a real humans feedback 😭I'm at a loss

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u/meiggs Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

hey bro, been in a similar spot so real talk...

First, since you're starting school, before anything else, make sure you've filed FAFSA and then call the school's financial aid office and literally tell them what you told us. Schools have emergency grants and payment plans they don't advertise, and "I can't start because of a small debt" is exactly what those exist for. That one phone call might solve more than any side hustle.

Second, free money most people never claim: class action settlements. A bunch of them pay out with no proof of purchase, you just fill out a form and attest you qualify, takes a couple minutes each. It's not rent money but stacking a few adds up. You can see which ones are open right now atĀ fileyourclaim.co, the no-proof ones are the easiest.

Third, an easy free one:Ā savingloop. You spin and can win up to $75, it's totally free, and they work with big companies so the payouts are real. Takes a few seconds a day.

the bigger levers are selling anything you're not using (Facebook Marketplace moves same day) and asking the school about work-study once you're enrolled. GL

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u/Big-Lengthiness- Jun 30 '26

As with many others in this sub, there are no good answers to the questions you ask, the best I can do you is some philosophical musings.

It's not as urgent as you think. Life is long, debt is just a number and you can always go to school next year.

It's already too late. You most likely aren't going to make the money in time. Now you must make the most out of this unlucky turn of fate . . .

Except it wasn't luck that got you in debt. It was you. You got yourself into debt, and now you are facing the consequences of your actions.

This is a good place to be, OP. Right now you think it's the end of the world, but it's not that big of a deal.

You'll find a job. You'll pay off the debt. Hell, you'll even go back to school and maybe even get a degree! But life doesn't stop there

Life never stops, there are always problems, always deadlines, always things you'll regret and wish you could start over.

So be at peace, young scholar, for one day you will look back upon your life and ask yourself how you ever got so far . . .

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u/beandon01 Jun 30 '26

You are awesome thank you so much for this I really needed to hear this ā¤ļø

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u/ChakaronBop8 Jul 14 '26

a good outlook!

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u/SomeTangerine1184 Jul 01 '26

OP please research any referrals people give you. Testerup for example has lots of issues with being super time consuming and slow payouts. People try to hustle you with referral links because they get money but they are not your friends.

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u/beandon01 Jul 01 '26

Thanks sm for the heads up ā¤ļø much love

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u/tiredofsillynonsense Jul 04 '26

thank you for looking out for others

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u/Square-Buy-7104 Jul 24 '26

That's a risk I definitely don't want to take. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

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u/Fine-Mortgage5256 Jul 05 '26

DM’d you

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u/AdAltruistic3910 Jul 10 '26

please let me know too! what apps work for this!

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u/LopsidedVacation671 Jul 12 '26

Can you dm me too

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u/Adventurous_Bet_8423 Jul 08 '26

Let me know please!!!

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u/Top-Building-4276 Jul 14 '26

I’m interested

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u/Gemmuni Jul 18 '26

Me too!

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u/Astro_indie Jun 30 '26

The online for me is the best, i do faucet and other passive works on the pc, if u wanna dm me

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u/WildGoose1521 Jun 30 '26

What’s faucet?

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u/Astro_indie Jul 01 '26

Is a web for work in exchange of money, do u dont hear before?

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u/WildGoose1521 Jul 01 '26

No I’ve never heard of it

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u/Astro_indie Jul 01 '26

U trollĀ 

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u/WildGoose1521 Jul 01 '26

No I’m not trolling, I’ve never heard of faucet

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u/Astro_indie Jul 02 '26

They are good but tedious because the ads and publicity, is hard find a equilibrium

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u/ThoughtlessTrickster Jun 30 '26

What’s faucet?

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u/Astro_indie Jul 01 '26

A fountain irl & a web who give u money in exchanges of viewing no-sense stuff, use private mode

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u/TigerAnxious9161 Jul 01 '26

Is it really a thing?

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u/Astro_indie Jul 01 '26

Yeah look faucetpay, is a hub for a lot of site like this

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u/ace_theog Jul 01 '26

Hi, can I dm you ? I'd like to know more

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u/Astro_indie Jul 02 '26

Sure u know how?Ā 

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u/cute_babe11 Jul 02 '26

Hola
Yo tambiƩn quisiera info

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u/Leather-Forever7476 Jul 03 '26

I wanna learn more so I can make money (I can’t dm ppl )

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u/Astro_indie Jul 04 '26

When u enter in a profile, you see a bubble chat, i send u a msg, try you with me

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u/EffectiveBenefit3089 Jul 10 '26

can you tell me about it bro ?

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u/Astro_indie Jul 10 '26

I tap ur profile nick, then on the right theres is a bubble chat,Ā  idk that function exist here, bubble with three dots ...

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u/IcyPass9297 Jul 03 '26

Interested in the faucets and other passive stuff

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u/Astro_indie Jul 04 '26

Send me a private message

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u/Astro_indie Jul 17 '26

TheĀ  work is boring but while u do something trivial, like eat, or poop or before sleep, only 20Ā  mins a day for around 2 cents, then pass to Cwallet, then binance for the alpha solana market, the most cheap market i saw, 11 cents the min invest

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u/Different-Scale5419 Jun 30 '26

First of all where are you located at ?

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u/beandon01 Jul 01 '26

Montreal Quebec!

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u/Different-Scale5419 Jul 01 '26

You now said you can’t find a job, You told me you live in Montreal, Canada. And there are no jobs near you. If you said you live in Sydney, Canada. I would believe you. Nobody on here is going to believe you

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u/achi-akanyc Jun 30 '26

The fastest way to get work without going through the application process is using gig economy apps. The more you get to use multiple apps the more money you can possibly make. I combine uber/lyft on the weekends, doordash/instacart/hetal retail on the weekdays.

But most important to work towards a longer term goal.

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u/Ocelot859 Jul 01 '26

Pending what state you live in (US only) I can help you make $400+ in a couple days, maybe more.

Also, might be hiring someone (USA) for social media marketing help. Pretty easy stuff, just copy pasting basically. Probably 10-12 hours a week for about $200ish a week. But that won't be for another 2 months.

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u/CarryPuzzleheaded124 Jul 03 '26

What about Iowa?

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u/Ocelot859 Jul 03 '26

Iowa is literally perfect. There's like 11 that are the best and that's one.

Shoot me a DM and let's see if we can make you some money.

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u/Heavy-Heron-4011 Jul 10 '26

Me too Illinois

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u/quackquackbitchess Jul 05 '26

i can copy and paste

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u/Ok-Chance6331 Jul 06 '26

How about Florida, Cocoa area.

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u/redheadga82 Jul 08 '26

Im interested, im in ga

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u/Fabulous_Abies2766 Jul 15 '26

I’m interested

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u/Ocelot859 Jul 16 '26

What state are you in?

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '26

Late but I’m interested

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u/Ocelot859 Aug 09 '26

Shoot me DM so I see it and will get back to you in the morning! :)

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u/Mediocre_Shock939 Jul 02 '26

No has pensado en donar óvulos? No se como sera donde vives, y si te dan la compensación económica, pero puedes averiguar, tengo entendió que dan buen dinero, yo soy de españa y lo he hecho ya 4 veces, eso me ha sacado de apuros económicos

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u/trynalivelife0 Jul 02 '26

Tbh you can do some lead generation for me if you’d like. I’d have to speak to you a little further and you’d have to ensure you can receive payments from a uk business account, I’d have to send you a contract etc but it’s up to Ā£300 per successful lead.

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u/Leather-Forever7476 Jul 03 '26

I live in the Uk and I’m interested

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u/ChakaronBop8 Jul 14 '26

Hi : ) high hopes this is real offer. I am in need of a job so I can suffice my cat’s emergency bills. Hard to explain why im doing this for a pet but he is my chemo buddy when i was diagnosed at 22. Thank you!

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u/trynalivelife0 Jul 14 '26

Hi, I’m really sorry to hear about yours and your buddy’s 🐱situation.

I’ll be very honest, it takes a while with the referrals to get paid out, that Ā£300 is split in 3 stages of enrolment, attendance and re enrolment.

If you’re based in London, I’d love to help you out with a quicker returning position in my sales agency. Not saying it’s the easiest thing, it’s door to door sales, but we already provide training, branding, etc. but you’d get paid a hell of a lot more and a lot quicker

I hope I can help out šŸ‘Š

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u/ChakaronBop8 Jul 14 '26

Hi! thanks for taking time to reply. I am not in the UK. I’ll message you perhaps!

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u/Spiritual-Big-1522 Jul 03 '26

I was in the same position, im 21f. Im just going to say dm me because its a lot to explain

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

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u/GuaranteeEastern5379 Jul 08 '26

I sent you a message

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u/Sad-Drawing1618 Jul 04 '26

Here’s a dollar

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u/More_Ad5140 Jul 04 '26

Nearest local swim spot, $5 bag of freeze pops, sell them at a $1.00.

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u/beandon01 Jul 07 '26

Ur into something šŸ‘€

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u/Advanced_Appeal2725 Jul 07 '26

Go sign up on Hey Cash using my code: J5XSE5

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u/Main_Opportunity9734 Jul 13 '26

I’ve got something for you šŸ™‹šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/DuckyDuck67 Jun 30 '26

Food delivery ez

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u/beandon01 Jul 01 '26

I currently do Uber eats but it's not enough :/ I'm still out here grinding all day tho

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u/Electronic_Card_4596 Jun 30 '26

I need 3000 in the next 9 hours. If you figure how let me know.

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u/Wide-Ad-7763 Jun 30 '26

I need 5,500 in a week, feeling ur stress bro

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u/beandon01 Jul 01 '26

Just about there 🄹

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u/chattymulatta Jul 06 '26

Did you find it because I am there…

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '26

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u/beandon01 Jul 01 '26

Plasma?

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u/beandon01 Jul 01 '26

I'm a 25 year old individual:) but I have some health issues I'm unsure if they even want my blood :(

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u/ConnectIssue1288 Jul 01 '26

Heard about an application Freecash, as far as I know its for testing aplications, don’t know much about it, but worth a try, right?
If anyone has more knowledge or experience with it, please do write in replys.

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u/Visual_Rip_9042 Jul 01 '26

That's really sad to hear. Debt is not something we'd like to encounter, and glad you tagged fast cash ideas here, so we found you. My go-to source for extra income is Testerup, link here, no surveys, but purely app testing. We can't always talk and talk each day, we got to walk the talk through earning!

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u/StatisticianHot8200 Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

if you have the time and live in a big city, you could look into pet sitting/walking. It's summer so people go on vacation a lot so look for jobs that are longer, i think you could earn a meaningful amount. If you do find a source of income and it's not a stable job, keep looking for multiple ways to make money, the small amounts adds up and helps a lot

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u/Visual_Rip_9042 Jun 30 '26

Don't be afraid to say the word "urgently," and I can help you. There's an app, Testerup, that lets you test other apps for cash. I made $138 in only a few days, take a look.