11 easy ways to earn extra money during the New Year, including payments for surfing the Internet

FROM receiving payments for surfing the Internet to selling unwanted gifts, here are 11 easy ways to make money from home if Christmas has let you feel a little time consuming.

A new year brings new resolutions, and if you want yours to be better with money, we have some ways to help increase your cash flow.

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And best of all, most of these tips don’t even require you to leave the comfort of your own home.

Before you dive in, though, it’s worth nothing to pay any extra cash you earn depending on how you earn it, so check with HMRC if you’re not sure what to declare.

Most people get a tax free £ 1,000 bonus for money from small jobs or Airbnb; you can get more information on the Gov. website.

We spoke to Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, to get his top tips for making money fast.

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1. Sell unwanted Christmas presents

It may seem like a bit of a scrooge, but leaving unwanted gifts to collect dust doesn’t benefit anyone.

Instead, sell them online to earn some extra cash.

There are four main websites where you can try to sell unwanted items, where you will find everything from clothes to cars.

They are: Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Shpock and Depop.

Depending on what you want to sell, you may be looking for a hundred pounds or more.

Please note that some of these sites may charge posting fees or charge a percentage of any sales, so check first.

Anything you can’t sell, donate to the charity store or try to take it to a car trunk.

2. Pay at Google

Yes, there are actually companies that will pay you simply to surf the Internet.

One is Qmee, which involves installing a plugin in your browser that runs in the background as Google.

If you click on a result that interests you, you will earn cash.

It is usually 7 to 15 p per search, but can sometimes reach 1 GBP.

Cash is paid to you via Paypal.

3. Recycle other people’s trash and sell it

A good way to make money from the comfort of home is with a little DIY.

Pippa Selby, 31, of Bromley, is a member of LatestDeals.co.uk and saves £ 3,000 a year by buying second-hand furniture and doing so.

But it also sells a lot when selling car trunks and online.

Find free furniture in your local area at Gumtree and Freecycle, pick it up and cycle through tutorials on YouTube.

You can quickly turn a boring simple MDF table into something quirky and vintage, and then sell it online for profit.

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4. Fill out online surveys to make money

If you have free time, filling out online surveys can be a great way to earn extra money.

There are many sites you can use, but these are the easiest to navigate: YouGov.co.uk, Prolific.ac and PineconeResearch.co.uk.

We have previously reported how you can earn up to GBP 6 per survey.

5. Get free Amazon vouchers with online surveys

Marketing and research companies provide you with Amazon vouchers for your opinions, time or data.

For example, a company called Swagbucks provides you with up to GBP 5 per hour.

Another OnePoll gives you 1 GBP per survey you complete.

If you spend time on it, you can earn a steady side income that will come in handy throughout the year.

Learn more about winning free Amazon vouchers.

6. Make money on Instagram

Create your Instagram followers and you can make money by advertising products to your audience.

Once you have about 1,000 followers, try contacting a marketing agency like Takumi, which connects you with brands.

You could earn between £ 50 and £ 500 for just one photo.

Home renovation is a very popular topic in the photo sharing app with the general public.

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7. Look for a new job where you can work from home

This is a big change, but if you’re considering a new job, why not find one where you can work from home?

It’s called “remote work” and basically means that work can be done from anywhere, as well as saving on travel.

From being an online English teacher to a customer service assistant, there are many options available.

What you can earn really depends on what you do, but look at the job, in fact, to find the last vacancies.

8. Turn garbage into cash

From empty toilet roll tubes to used wine corks, there are many ways to turn trash into money.

A quick search on eBay shows discarded toilet rolls that sell for £ 1.99 for a pack of 24, about 8p per toilet roll.

Naomi Willis, of the money-saving website Skint Dad, previously told The Sun: “In 2015 we first noticed this after randomly browsing eBay.

“I would never have believed it any other way!”

Check out our article here for more ways to sell trash.

9. Earn cash for your purchases

Cashback websites like Quidco or TopCashback are easy ways to make money while shopping online.

Quidco claims you could earn up to £ 280 a year from a refund, from anything from your grocery store to changing utility bills.

They are free to use, but there are more members that cost £ 5 a year, which can provide you with a higher return rate.

10. Rent things you don’t use

Do you have a driving style that you do not use? Or camera equipment you haven’t touched in years?

You could lose hundreds of pounds of extra cash if you don’t rent the stuff you don’t need.

Sites like Fat Lama allow you to set your own prices, but the company will get a 15% discount if someone accepts your offer.

It also has an insurance policy to protect your items from loss, theft or damage.

While apps and sites like JustPark connect drivers with nearby toll roads.

11. Participate in competitions

While it doesn’t mean any guarantee, you have to be there, to win it.

Some websites will find free competitions where you can win treats, cash or huge prizes, including Magic Freebies.

The Sun spoke to a competition addict who enters 100 a day and has won £ 20,000 in prizes over the past two and a half years.

Try following the free competitions as you don’t want to spend a lot of entrance fees.

Saving parents have also been thinking about saving money during pregnancy, including DIY maternity jeans.

In the meantime, we’ve found tricks to getting thousands of pounds for your first mortgage.

On a smaller scale, we’ve also found good tips for saving money and getting gifts at places like McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, and Nando’s.