A fantastic way to earn some extra cash in this day and age..
1. A part-time job
A part-time job is the obvious first choice, opted for by
most students. A part-time job provides a pretty steady flow of income and can
enable you to gain valuable work experience. However, jobs can often be hard to
find. Also, remember that a part-time job is a real commitment that may seep
into your social activities, or a have a negative impact on your study.
Check classifieds, our student job section, student job
websites and your University careers service for vacancies. You may be lucky
and get a job on-campus. Read our article on finding a part-time job whilst
studying. It has many top tips and all the types of student jobs are listed in
there.
2. Mobile phone
recycling
See how much you can get for your old mobile phone using our
in-house mobile phone price comparison tool!
You can get some good money and help the environment by
recycling your mobile phones. They will pay you for your old mobile phones.
Most are shipped off to Asia. Check out our own price comparison tool to get
the best deal. You could get up to £200!
3. Paid surveys
A popular way for students to make money is to fill out paid
online surveys in their spare time. For a few minutes of form filling, you can
receive a few pounds. Even up to £3 for some surveys!
A few good ones to try are: Toluna, Global ePanel,
Lightspeed, MySurvey and Valued Opinions.
Update: see our new guide to the best paid online surveys!
4. Sell on the
student market!
One great way to make money is to buy other students’ text
books at the end of the year, and then sell them online after freshers’ week –
when students know that they need them!
Sometimes trading with fellow students can take out all the
hassle. If the fellow students are from
your campus, then trading is even more hassle free because you can get the books
hand delivered.
If you need any tips to sell online then we have a guide for
that here.
5. Babysit
Advertise your services locally. It’s a classic, and for
good reason. You get paid (well) to watch TV and do not very much!
Be warned that you will need a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau)
check in order to do babysitting, even though the majority of parents will not
ask for one. If you are looking for a price bracket, then you can charge £5-6
hour even if you aren’t trained in child care. It really is easy money (unless
you get stuck with the child from hell)!
6. Enter competitions
Entering competitions is not a definite way to make money,
but it can be a fun way to try. Imagine you made it onto Deal or No Deal
instead of just watching it! There are actually people in the UK who treat
competition entering as a full time job.
Some great places to start with free competitions are
MyOffers and OffersClick. If you like, you can keep an eye on our student deals
page for competitions throughout the year.
7. Be an extra
Do you fancy yourself as a budding young actor or just that
person that walks past in the background shot of an episode of Eastenders? It
could be you if you apply to be an extra. The pay isn’t bad either – £60-80 a
day on average, and sometimes you hardly have to do anything!
You can apply at Be On Screen for a number of opportunities
or 2020 casting. However, these agencies will take a cut of all of your
earnings.
8. Start your own
website
There are lots of stories out there about successful
students who have started a site while at university, or even bought a domain
name and later sold it for 1000′s. Save The Student is an
example of a website started at university which has grown into the
comprehensive and successful that you see today.
Read our 4 step guide to setting up a website for some more
useful information. It’s as simple as starting off with a blog.
9. Sell all your old
CDs, DVDs etc.
If you are looking to make a very quick buck, then selling
your old bits and bobs that are lying around like CDs and DVDs might help. The
best thing about it is that you can rip all of the songs and films onto your
laptop or external hard drive before selling them. This means that you are only
really selling the plastic and artwork.
You can earn around £2-6 per item, and earnings can really
add up if you have a large collection. It also helps to de-clutter the house!
Check out the best sources to sell DVDs, CDs and games are
in our very own article. You can also sell almost anything for free on
Preloved.
10. Sell on your
education!
Become a tutor to local GCSE or A-level students (find out
more about tutoring here). There are now a few online tutor sites too, so you
can go also global.
You may feel as if you aren’t qualified to be a tutor, but
seeing as you are at university you will most likely have the qualifications to
tutor for GCSE or even A-Level. Some parents may feel that their child will
react better to a younger tutor, so why not give it a go?
You can advertise of SchoolsTrader or sign up with Bright
Young Things & UK Tutors. You could earn over £10 an hour. However, make
sure you don’t have to do too much tutoring around your exam times!
11. Advertise your
other skills
What can you do well where others struggle? Fix bikes,
computers, write articles, create websites, sell cupcakes or lemonade?! You may
also make a few bob selling your photos online…
The key is to be creative and think outside the box. A team
member at Save The Student actually made small models out of beer cans and wire
and sold them to other students. Great idea!
12. Sell your photos
If you think you’ve got a good shot and a little creativity,
try uploading your photographs for free to stock websites. Make more money
selling photo subjects that people demand. A good starting point is Fotolia or
istockphoto.
If you don’t quite take off on these sites then you could
advertise your photos for free with apps like instagram and social media sites
like Twitter.
13. Financial support
Make sure you have applied for all relevant university
grants and bursaries. There may be a few hundred quid in it!
It’s money that you don’t even have to pay back and a lot of
students are eligible for a scholarship or bursary without even knowing it.
14. Rent out your car
park
Some student accommodation has a drive or garage. If you
aren’t using your parking space and you are near the middle of the city or a
hot tourist spot then you might be in luck. There are plenty of people that may
work in the city centre and are fed up of paying through the roof for daily
parking.
Advertise your space on Gumtree or Park at My house. You are
more likely to be successful with Park At My House as it is their job to find
someone for you.
15. Work as a charity
collector
We must admit that these are the kind of people you always
look to dodge on the high street. They can sometimes be annoying and will stop
at anything to get you to sign up (because you get commission).
If you are bubbly and personable and reckon you could sell
sand to an Arab then this could actually be a great student money making idea.
You can have a look around a few places including Wesser and the charity
websites like Oxfam.
16. Become a
freelance interviewer
Do you want to exell in an HR career? Do you love asking
questions? Believe it or not a company will actually trust you to carry out
interviews for them ad pay you for your time. It couldn’t be simpler.
You could make £185 a week plus have your travelling costs
covered. The large downside is that you will have to commit to 20 hours at
least a week so make sure that you have the time. Apply at NatCen.
17. Review music for
money
Are you a music lover? Believe it or not you can actually
review music for money. I know… we couldn’t believe it either. You will have to
review music from unsigned bands and artists.
It takes a while to build up the reputation and money but
some users of the site have said that they have earned £40 a month. This may
not sounds like much but it’s not hard work and every little helps. See
SliceThePie for more info.
18. Become a mystery
shopper
Becoming a mystery shopper is easier than you think . You
can get paid to spend money in shops, usually in the form of a voucher for the
shop in question.
If you really want top customer service then why not let the
staff know you are a mystery shopper and you may be treated like a god!
For more info check out our how to become a mystery shopper
article.
19. Try dog walking
Dog walking may sound trivial but it’s a big business. Just
think that you may be around the house during the day when others are out at
work.
Also, it’s a great way to keep fit. You could make £7 a dog
for a 1 hour walk. Advertise your services with fliers or on websites such as
Gumtree.
20. Buy objects using
cashback sites
This is not only a way to make money but also save money as
a student. If you look at it in a different way then you are making money with
every purchase you would have made anyway, whether it be 10% or 0.5% cashback.
Every little helps so it’s great to sign up to student
cashback and make all of your purchases through here to build up your cashback
pot.
21. Claim back tax
There are a number of students that work during the summer
months and even have placements or paid internships. The likelihood is that you
won’t earn above the tax threshold.
If you are unsure on how to claim back tax and whether you
are eligible then check out DirectGov or our article on claiming tax back for
students.
22. Rent out your
house for filming
Someone might want to film in your house. As a matter of
fact a clip in Coronation Street was filmed in a student house that one of the
Save The Student team lived in. Not only can you make good money but it’s
amazing seeing your accommodation on TV.
Start your search by looking at film-locations.co.uk
23. Rent out your
body
Ok Ok, this isn’t what you think. “Renting out your body”
can go as far as you want it to go. For example we wrote and article a while
back about students who are turning to lap dancing in order to make a quick
buck.
If you are comfortable taking off your kit for a more
acceptable cause then why not try life modelling. Sit there in the buff while
budding artists capture your every curve and pokey bit in frightening detail!
Try this website especially designed for these kind of jobs RAM.
You could also get involved in clinical drug trials. If this
scares you a little then you can find more information here.
Warning: Do not do anything you are not comfortable with, no
matter how desperate you are for money! There has been an unhealthy rise in
student prostitution which is unfortunate. Do not fall victim to it!
24. Do freelance work
Maybe you enjoy making Facebook pages or doing a little bit
of graphic design in your spare time. There are so mayn freelance jobs out
there that require simple skills that not everyone has time to pick up. A
number of small businesses often search the internet for freelancers looking to
do a quick job.
PeoplePerHour is a great place to start and you could be
earning that extra bit of cash you need for university doing what you love and
working to your own hours.
25. Start Busking
If you can sing or dance then this is your time to shine
baby! Did you know that Justin Bieber started of busking? That’s right, with a
little work you can be as annoying as him.
There are really no tips for this except choose a good spot,
make sure you are good and play your heart out. Some buskers in the past have
been known to make upwards of £20 hour.
26. Sell clothes on
eBay
Everyones best friend when it comes to getting rid of junk
is eBay. A lot of students will know that student fashion comes and goes very
quickly.
A great way to get rid of that sleveless jacket (which came
in and out of fashion in a week) is on eBay. You could sell it for almost as
much as you got it for is you are lucky. Some student even look at trends and
try to predict what will be big. If you are good then you can buy early in bulk
and sell on when the fashion craze hits. Do this at your own peril.
27. Matched betting
This is one of the trickiest skills to master but it could
be the easiest money that you ever make. Try it at your own risk and look out
for our article coming shortly that will help you succeed in matched betting.
28. Sell your stories
If you have an interesting story then you could sell it to
the papers. It could be anything from sleeping with a local footballer to
getting caught in a clothes horse! One of the Save The Student team actually
had a pigeon fly through their window at university and sold the story to The
Sun for £50.
You could also film your mates at all times and send it into
You’ve Been Framed to grab yourself a tidy £250.
29. Sign up for
psychology experiments
You may get these to your student e-mail from your
university or careers service. They aren’t dangerous and usually don’t require
too much effort or much of time. Whilst they often compensate you in cash or
vouchers, they may even interest you!
It’s worth bearing in mind that these are different from the
health experiments that you hear about. There will be no strange probes
involved!
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