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Three Stupidly Easy And Lazy Ways I Use To Automatically Make Extra Money Every Month

Who says side income has to be hard work?

Dean Brooks
5 min readSep 23, 2024
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Everyone needs side income these days. Thanks to inflation and the rapidly rising cost of living, one income is too close to having none. Many people work two or even three part-time jobs if they don’t have a solid main source of income. Wealth “gurus” will sell you all sorts of complicated programs guaranteed to make you rich.

The effect of all this is PRESSURE. Pressure to make more. It can all seem complicated, difficult, and time-consuming. Luckily, there are some very simple, stupidly easy (and lazy) ways to supplement your income. Every little bit helps, even if it’s just a few dollars. Here some methods I use.

1. High Interest Savings Accounts

This one may seem obvious, but you’d be really surprised how few people take advantage of this. Even though the Federal Reserve just recently lowered rates by half a point, there are still opportunities to earn decent yields. Just go to an aggregate site like Bankrate and look under their high yield savings account section. As of now, September 2024, you can still find savings accounts with reputable FDIC-insured banks offering 4.00% to as high as 5.30% APY. Some banks even offer decent…

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Dean Brooks
Dean Brooks

Written by Dean Brooks

Novelist. I write about anything and I'm right about everything.

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