10 Ways to Earn from What You Have Lying Around the House
What is it that most Americans have in their homes that can be both an advantage and a disadvantage at the same time?
It's having too many things in their homes and not know what to do with them.
According to the LA Times, there are 300,000 items in the average American home.
While this is something to be concerned about, it too can be beneficial as we continue to spend more time at home during this season.
After you read this article you will be surprised at how most of the stuff you have lying around your homes can be good sources of income.Â
Here are 10 ways you can earn from what you have lying around your house:
1. Sell and Deliver Food
Is your refrigerator running? Well, you better catch it because food is number one on our list.
Selling food has never been made simpler thanks to e-commerce marketplaces like Shopify, Ecwid, and Facebook Marketplace. People have taken to these websites to sell their fresh, frozen, and baked goods.
You will have to look for a meat supplier first if youâre planning on selling either frozen meat or packed cooked meals. But the internet cannot make that step any easier than it already is with just a Google search.
If itâs vegetables youâre choosing to sell, various articles and videos online provide a step-by-step guide on how to grow leafy greens and root crops in your backyard. For instance, Thompson & Morgan have a whole article on the Top 10 Easy to Grow Veg, Fruit & Salad.
2. Sell Stored Photos and Videos
If youâre a photographer, videographer, or a graphic artist, you may still have some unused media all stocked up in your hard drive.
Why not put them to good use instead of just leaving them there, taking up storage?
Phillips accepts photos, paintings, graphics, and artworks of any kind, which they will be posting up for auction online.
And if youâre a little intimidated by the whole auction bonanza, you can always opt to sell your work on media stock sites like Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, and Getty Images, to name a few.
3. Sell Original Music
Musicians are at a leveled advantage during these times. If you have your instrument with you, which Iâm sure you do because you are a musician. And once you have your recording equipment ready, with just a bit of hard work you will be making money in no time.
Soundtradr helps musicians publish their original work online and allows them a platform to sell.
TuneCore, on the other hand, can help you spread your music through the vast majority of social media and music platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube Music, TikTok, and oodles more.
The best part is, TuneCore promises that 100% of the revenue you earn from your music goes solely to you. In other words, they do not get a single cut from your work, zilch.
4. Sell Arts and Crafts, Sculptures and DIY Projects
If youâre into arts and crafts, DIY, clay sculpting, or woodworking; surely, youâve got your chisel set and crafting tools with you at home.
Marketing platforms such as Facebook Marketplace, Shopify, and Ecwid can help you sell your handmade projects online. All you have to do is go through an easy signup and listing your items up for sale should be a piece of cake from there!
Not to mention there's Etsy, another e-shop website made especially for original and unique handcrafted items.
5. Rent Your Dogs
This might come out as strange to you, but hear us out! Renting your dog to others could actually do you some use.
This allows you to finally be able to clean up the house, finish a project you never thought you could finish, or just lay back on your couch to watch Netflix without worrying about walking the dog, feeding him, or cleaning up his poops for a certain amount of days.
Additionally, Borrow My Doggy provides its lenders with user feedback from other dog renters which you can review. This gives you the peace of mind knowing that your dog is in good hands.
6. Blog or Sell Your Writing
Everyone's a writer nowadays, even those who never really studied writing attest they are writers. In that case, let me tell you that you can earn in the security of your own home by writing!
An article by Vanessa Gowora states that the highest-paid blogger of 2019, Gina Horkey, founder of the Horkey Handbook blog, earns roughly $25,000. Although you won't instantly be making that sum of money writing blogs at the beginning, writing as early as now can give you a head start toward there.
You can also have your work published as an e-book over at Amazon if you're confident your writing deserves to get out there.
7. Sell Your Old Toys
Toys are another addition to our list of items to earn from! Whether you're a collector, a father, or mother, or just have that old toy from when you were younger, you can always choose to sell those old toys or figurines online.
Neat Stuff Collectibles is a website made especially for hobbyists and toy owners to sell their toys online. Or you can always just post your toys up for sale on Facebook Marketplace or on Facebook âBuy and Sellâ Groups, like The LEGOÂŽ Group.
8. Sell Your Old Books
Do you have way too many used books? Do you need to make more room on your shelf for newer ones? You may want to consider finally letting go of some of those older books of yours.
Amazingly, you don't have to feel the bitterness or guilt when you choose to de-clutter away. Thanks to a few websites we found online, throwing your books away doesnât have to be an option!
Decluttr is a great way to sell your used hardbound books online! They even allow you to sell other things of other categories too, i.e. LEGO toys and old DVDâs.
Bookscouter, on the other hand, focuses more on the buying and selling of textbooks; although, in some cases, theyâd still allow you to sell hardbound books.
Now, if youâre the kind-hearted sort of fellow and wish to have your books donated instead, you can do so at BetterWorldBooks. But in case you happen to change your mind, you can also choose to sell your books there as well.Â
9. Rent Your Stuff
You read that right! Anything in your house that you deem useful, can most probably generate some income.
How you ask? With the help of My Garage Rentals, you can post your tools, bicycle, toys, your guitar, DSLR camera, and many more up for rent for people to use and for you to benefit from.
My Garage Rentals consists of a community of trustworthy lenders and provides its users with safe and secure transactions.
You can always review a lender or renterâs profile for feedbacks and comments, this helps steer you toward verified and careful borrowers.
10. Rent Your Home
If you've checked your entire house and have not seen a single thing you can use to benefit from, even with the help of the websites we've shared with you here; then we're left to say, use your house!
Utilize AirBnB or Vrbo for when youâre going out for the weekends to visit your motherâs, or perhaps have your resting home or your vacation house rented while youâre not there.
Just make sure you have the place sanitized afterward or at least check if your renters are healthy, just to be on the safe end.
Conclusion
These are just some of the many ways you can take advantage of your stuff, weâre sure there are countless more out there.
What do you think of our list? Let us know if there's something we've missed that you think should be on this list. But we sure hope this helps you get-by during this time of crisis.
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