6 of My Favorite Articles for Saving & Making Money Fast

Now there are plenty of money saving hacks out there, but I thought I’d just do a simple list of helpful articles that’ll show you how to save and make money.

We all want to increase what we already have and the best ways to do that is to find what we can cut down on and increase our income. So down below I’ve included some awesome ways to do just that.

I found some great tips and included a link to the list I found them from. I really like giving my readers the option to click through and see more ideas from the sources I found the ideas from.

So I hope you find some tips that work for you, and let me know in the comments below if you have any money saving hacks yourself!

For Those Wanting to Save Money on Food

17 Brilliant Food Hacks That Will Save You a Lot of Money

Now I really like this find from Buzzfeed. I don’t know how many times I’ve bought some type of herb and it started to go bad before I even got to use it. So all you have to do is put the herb in between two pieces of paper towel and microwave for about a minute. Then it will dry and keep it from wilting.

It’s such a simple way to save money in the kitchen!

Read more on money saving hacks from Buzzfeed here, and get the full step-by-step process on how to microwave dry your herbs from Serious Eats here.

For Those Wanting to Get Their Finances Right

9 Insanely Simple Steps to Fix Your Finances This Year

Try the 52-Week Money Challenge! It’s a fun way to save money and all you have to do is save the dollar amount with what week of the year it is (or whenever you start the challenge). So for instance, week 1 is $1, week 2 is $2, week 3 is $3, etc.

Read more of Buzzfeed’s tips on fixing your finances and click here to see the original post on the 52-week money challenge.

For Those Wanting to Save Money in General

How to Trick Yourself Into Saving $700+ Every Month

I really like The Good Stuff’s money saving tip on choosing cash back once a week, taking out $5 (or more if you want) and putting it towards savings. It ads up over the year and it’s pretty darn clever.

Update: Link to the post no longer exists for this article.

For Those Wanting to Save Money Online

15 Secrets to Saving Money on Amazon

Now whether you have Prime or not, you definitely need to know about the Amazon Outlet. You can get seriously reduced prices on overstocked or clearance items. Keep checking in daily since products go quick and new ones come in, and you can save big whether you’re Christmas shopping or not.

Take a look at more Amazon money saving secrets here!

For Those Wanting to Make and Save Money on Clothes

15 Sites That Will Make You Money on Your Used Clothes

Poshmark is a site that allows you to take a photo of your outfit (use one of their filters to make it look good) and put it out there for it to get snatched up. They do keep a small cut of the sale, but it’s a great way to potentially make money fast.

Read more on sites you can sell your used clothes on here!

And For Those Who are Looking to Make Some Extra Cash..

26 Totally Legit Ways to Make Money In Your Spare Time

One of my favorite tips on this list is Task Rabbit since it can be a very quick way to make money this week.

It’s an app where you can sign up and look through the different tasks other people have listed. So if someone wants their lawn mowed or for you to pick something up for them, then you can make some quick cash. Or if you have services to offer, you can post those too!

Read more on Buzzfeed’s ideas on ways to make money here.

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