8 Ways to Make £500 This Month

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If you’re looking for some extra cash this month, don’t despair. There are plenty of ways you can make up to £500 in the month. If you don’t believe us, keep reading to see the proof.

1. Online Website Testing and Mystery Shopping
2. Make £500 This Month By Selling Your Stuff
3. Sign up to Shepper to Make £500 This Month
4. Check Your Tax Status
5. Claim Money Back From Your Energy Supplier
6. Set Up a Side Hustle That Helps In The Community
7. Freelance Online to Make £500
8. Become a Part-Time Virtual Assistant
9. The Final Breakdown

 

Online Website Testing and Mystery Shopping

Seeing as we’re all online anyway, you might as well make money surfing the web.

There are many ways to do this from online website testing to mystery shopping. Some of these are more complicated and time consuming than others.

One way that requires you to do very little is an app run by Ipsos Mori, the respected market research company – in fact they’ll pay you just for signing up!
The Ipsos Iris UK app quietly collects user behaviour in the background while you use your phone or tablet. It sends the info to Ipsos without you needing to do anything at all.

The Ipsos App pays you £5 per month plus £10 for signing – so that’s £15 in your pocket

Make £500 this month by Selling your stuff

Do you have old clothes in the back of your wardrobe you never wear? Or maybe books you don’t read or needed for courses you’ve now completed? Rather than leaving them to gather dust, get some cash for them instead.

Sites like Depop are great for selling clothes, while eBay and Facebook Marketplace are perfect for selling anything and everything – from books to wardrobes.

If you sell 5 items at £10 a pop, that will make you £50 in a month. Don’t forget to account for shipping and postage costs if you’re selling though, as these can eat into your profits if you don’t add them to your selling price.

Of course, there’s no limit to the amount you can sell or the amount you can make from this. The only limit is the amount you have to sell!

Sign up to Shepper to make Extra Cash this month

Shepper is a service for businesses across the UK that runs checks on their marketing, retail displays, even rental properties, to make sure everything is running smoothly.

The app uses Shepherds to undertake tasks for businesses. This saves the business so much money, gives you the opportunity to make extra cash in your spare time, and improves service for customers.

You can get paid between £2 and £20 for a task. Shepper says you can expect to earn around £10 for a 45-minute task. So, if you decide to do two 45 minute tasks a week you could earn £80 in a month.

Check your tax status to see if you can get a refund

Tax isn’t usually seen as a way to make money – more a way to lose money! But, you may be entitled to a tax refund.

There’s a surprising amount of reasons why you could get a tax refund, so check here to see if you fit the criteria. More people than ever could qualify for a tax refund this year, thanks to Covid-19 impacting working hours (and even redundancies). If you’re self-employed and made Payments on Account in July for your current tax year, you could also be due a refund if it turns out you overpaid.

Each situation is unique, so it’s hard to say exactly how much money a tax refund could make you. However, if you’re entitled to a refund it’s likely to be at least £50 in a month.

Are you due a Council Tax refund?

One lesser known thing is that if you’re the only person living in your home, you’re entitled to a Council Tax discount of 25%. If you’re now receiving Universal Credit or some other benefits, your low income could mean you’re entitled to additional Council Tax support. Some councils have a backlog at the moment – so your refund will be backdated to the date you applied.

Due to Covid-19, local councils currently have the power to give council tax reductions of up to 100 percent on bills – meaning you’ll pay nothing – for many people on benefits. They also may offer one-off grants to low income households to reduce the bill by £150.

Some people have managed to negotiate a Council Tax refund by getting their home re-evaluated for the Council Tax banding. It’s a complicated process, starting with lots of legwork and research with the VOA – but if you think your property should be in a lower band (based on similar houses around you), it’s worth claiming. You could get thousands of pounds refunded if your property is moved into a lower tax band.

Claim Money Back From Your Energy Supplier

A staggering number of people overpay their energy bill and actually have a surplus on their account.

According to 2019 research, around 12 million of Britain’s households are in credit to their energy suppliers to the tune of £1.5 billion collectively. One in 10 that were owed a tax refund were owed over £200.

You can claim this money back or use it to lower your next bill if you are in credit.

There’s also a number of people that have missed out on money left in their account when they’ve switched suppliers. If you’ve switched in the past 6 years while you were in credit, you could be able to claim an average of £50 back from your old supplier.

If you’re on a low income and you’re struggling to pay your bills, you could also be entitled to receive an energy grant to reduce or eliminate your energy debts. Find out more here.

Taking the average you could claim back £50 this month. Of course, you may be entitled to far more, so make sure you check carefully!

Set Up a Side Hustle That Helps in the Community

Making money can often be seen as a self-focused act that only benefits you and your family. But, you can also help your community.

There are plenty of side hustles that can help your neighbours and make you some cash on the side. Popular options are dog walking and car washing – both things many of your neighbours will really appreciate.

For more suggestions of how to make money ethically in your community click here.

These odd jobs can quickly add up for you too without taking a large amount of your time.

If you walk a dog twice a week while charging £10 an hour, you’ll have an extra £80 in your pocket at the end of the month!

Freelance Online to Make £500

The internet can be a big distraction but also offers lots of opportunities to make money.

Sites like Fiverr and Upwork can be great for picking up freelance tasks as they have thousands of listings from all over the world.

They have a range of jobs on offer from copywriting to graphic design and even social media. Whatever your skillset, you’re bound to find a job that fits.

The amount you’re paid depends on the job and your experience, but you could make at least £10 an hour.

Working two hours a week could therefore make you £80 in a month!

Become a Part-Time Virtual Assistant

Virtual assistants (VA) are essentially freelancers who work in an administrative role for a company or client remotely. They hire out their administrative or creative assistance to various clients and businesses and assist with their needs from home.

Some people hire VAs full time, but you can also work on a part time for a number of clients depending on their requirements each week. This gives you the flexibility to work when you want and make some extra cash without overwhelming yourself with too much work.

You could earn around £25 an hour as a new virtual assistant. Working just 2 hours a week, you could realistically make £200 a month.

The Final Breakdown

Still not convinced this adds up to over £500 in one month? Here’s the maths:

Online website testing – £15
Selling your stuff – £50
Signing up to Shepper – £80
Claiming back tax – £50
Claiming from your energy supplier – £50
Setting up a side hustle – £80
Freelancing – £80
Becoming a virtual assistant – £120
Total – £525

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