Needed: ~$20,000
Ways to earn an extra $20k (for you or your spouse):
- Uber/Lyft Driver - in your free time, drive people around, build new relationships and make extra money
- Virtual Assistant - using a site like Upwork.com, you can work from home as someone’s assistant on your own time
- Deliver pizzas - the classic Dave Ramsey way to earn extra money
- Paint houses - you can make significant extra money doing just a few houses a year
- Mow lawns each week - many of us did this as teenagers and if you scale it up a bit, you can easily make extra income
- Hang Christmas lights - I have a friend who makes $200-300/house each year doing this for a total of around $20k/yr
- Virtual Bookkeeper - learn this skill and help others online keep track of their income/expenses
- Deliver packages for Amazon - can pursue this around your ministry schedule
- Become a substitute teacher - work however many days a month you’d like filling in at various schools in your town
- Pet sitting/House sitting - you’d be surprised how many people will pay you just to watch their pets or their house while they’re away
- Babysitting/Child Care - if you or you spouse are already watching your kids during the day, you can offer to watch a few more kids for other families
- Freelance writing - there are many writing opportunities online that you could pursue
- Officiating weddings - you could put the word out that you’re willing to do pre-marital counseling and weddings more broadly
- Computer Tech Support - many companies need help with this and you can work from home
- House Hacking - you can use your home to make extra income and live nearly free
One of the least time-consuming and most ministry-supportive ways I’ve found to make the extra $20k is with House Hacking.
I’ve created a course on House Hacking which shows you how to make an extra part-time income just by living in your home. We’ve done it over and over and even used it to pay off our mortgage in our early 30s.
