Make Extra Money Fast For Christmas Gifts

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We’ve all been there. October and November can fly by in a blur, and then POW! It’s suddenly December and you’ve got NO presents, and definitely no extra cash.

Instead of panicking (or maxing out credit cards – yikes), here are some out-of-the-box ways to find some extra money, quickly.

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Use up those Gift Cards you were gifted years ago and never used.

We all have them, now’s the time to use them. Most stores that use gift cards have plenty of jewelry, trinkets, cozy socks, cool shaped phone chargers, and the like.

If you really can’t find gifts from the store, try selling totally unused ones. The Penny Hoarder has a short, very informative post on how to sell gift cards to pocket the most money. Don’t try to sell on eBay!!

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Babysit (or dog walk, or house-sit) for a neighbor one time at half the rate they pay their usual sitter.

They’ll definitely hire you (I would!), and you’ll make quick, easy cash. Make sure they know it’s just this once. Babysitters get something like $15-20$ an HOUR now!!! Playing with your neighbor’s kids for one night and an extra $15 for a terrific gift? Yes, please.

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Cash out your credit card Rewards Points for Gift Cards.

I regularly forget about my credit card rewards points. Most credit cards will exchange your rewards points for gift cards to stores, restaurants & even travel websites.

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Check your pennies.

Turns out certain pennies are worth crazy money to collectors. Grab your coin jar and check out Coin Trackers to see if your spare change can fund this year’s gift haul.

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Online surveys.

If you’re in need of an extra $20-$30 and have a few hours to spare, reputable online survey companies pay decently well. You can get paid in the form of gift cards, or if you have a PayPal account you get cash back:

SwagBucks
InboxDollars – $5 sign-up bonus

Survey Junkie

I prefer to cash out for the Amazon gift cards since I have an Amazon Prime account and you can filter their gift guides by price. It’s super-easy to browse gifts within your budget.

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Here are Some Ways to Cut Costs Out of Your Gift Budget:

Sometimes we just need to spend less money overall. I’m definitely in that boat this year.

Suggest “Secret Santa” gift giving for the adult family members or group of friends in your life. This means each person in the family buys one gift for one other person. You can make it fun by capping the dollar amount, and drawing names from a hat. Part of the fun is guessing who your Secret Santa is!

Honestly, grown-ups usually have everything they need. Buying one gift each saves the family money, as well as the need to accept gifts they probably wouldn’t have bought for themselves. I bet if you suggest this, it would be extremely well-received.

Give the gift of time. Give an afternoon or day of house cleaning, room organizing, or babysitting. It would be super-thoughtful & pretty awesome if my sister gifted me her help one afternoon cleaning out my basement.

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Conclusion

Listen, if you’re broke, nobody is expecting a humungous gift from you. Gifts in general should be thoughtful first, but your friends and family want you to be healthy and happy above everything else.

With that said, I hope you have success with some (or all) of these ideas, to help you jump into the Holiday season!

What’s the craziest thing you’ve done to make some extra gift money? Let us know in the comments!

XO,

-Mina

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