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What's something you thought was completely worthless or just sitting around collecting dust and someone actually paid real money for it lol. I feel like people don't realize how much random stuff has value to the right buyer.

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What apps are people using to make beer money from their phones? Anything that's actually worth the time? Curious what the community is doing right now.

So you're a single parent and you just lost your job. You have $100 in your account and bills coming. You need to find a full time job but in the meantime you need beer money to keep food on the table for your kids.

What beer money hustles are you starting this week? What gets you through until you find a new job? Drop your ideas!

I feel like a lot of people have pockets of free time during the workday where they're basically just sitting there and could be making a few extra bucks instead. Anyone doing something like that?

Hey r/beermoneyideas here's a massive list of 100 beer money ideas you can do on just saturdays and sundays. Tried to keep these creative and actually realistic... nothing on here is gonna make you rich but that's kinda the point.... it's beer money. Something you can do in your free time on the weekends without it feeling like a second job. Hopefully some of these give you ideas you haven't thought of before.

1. Collecting cans and bottles from your neighbors. Just ask the houses on your street if you can grab their recyclables every week. Most people just toss them in the trash anyway and don't care. In deposit states you're looking at like $15-$30+ per weekend run depending on how many houses you hit.
2. Selling bags of pinecones to crafty people. Literally just pick them up off the ground, bag them up, and list them online. Crafters and seasonal decorators buy them for like $8-$12 a bag especially in fall and winter.
3. Picking wildflowers and pressing them between books then selling them. Takes a couple weeks for them to press flat but once you have a stack going you can sell packs of pressed flowers to journalers and crafters for $5-$10 per set.
4. Collecting interesting rocks from rivers and beaches and selling them as aquarium or terrarium decor. People who keep fish tanks and terrariums want natural looking rocks and will pay $5-$15 for a bag of good ones.
5. Selling bags of dried lavender. If you grow it or know where it grows wild you can harvest it and dry it and bundle it up. Sells for $5-$8 per bundle and the stuff grows like a weed.
6. Collecting sea glass at the beach and selling it. Crafters and jewelry makers buy sea glass all day long. A bag of assorted pieces goes for like $8-$15 depending on the colors you find.
7. Selling driftwood pieces. Reptile owners and aquarium people pay surprisingly well for interesting driftwood. Bigger pieces can go for $15-$30+ and it's literally just laying there on the beach or riverbank.
8. Selling acorns in bulk during fall. Same idea as pinecones. Crafters use them for wreaths and decorations and fall centerpieces. A bag of clean acorns goes for $5-$10.
9. Growing microgreens on your kitchen counter and selling trays to restaurants. A tray costs like $2 in seeds and soil and takes about 7-10 days to grow. Local restaurants and juice bars buy trays for $10-$15 each. You can have a rotation going where you're harvesting a tray every weekend.
10. Propagating houseplant cuttings and selling them. If you already have pothos or monstera or spider plants or whatever you can clip cuttings and root them in water. Baby plants sell for $3-$10 each and the supply is basically unlimited.
11. Selling succulent props. Same concept. Pull leaves off succulents and let them root on a tray of soil. Takes a few weeks but once they sprout you've got a cute little plant that sells for $3-$8 each for basically zero cost.
12. Growing herbs in pots and selling them at farmers markets. Basil and mint and rosemary in small pots sell for $3-$7 each. Cost to grow is like pennies per pot if you start from seed.
13. Selling homemade hot sauce. If you've got a good recipe you can make a batch on saturday and sell bottles for $8-$12 each. Ingredients for a batch usually cost under $10 and people LOVE small batch hot sauce.
14. Making and selling beef jerky. Jerky has insane margins. A batch that costs maybe $15-$20 in meat and seasoning can produce $60-$80 worth of jerky. People will buy homemade jerky all day at farmers markets and from local posts.
15. Selling homemade pickled stuff. Pickled jalapenos, pickled onions, pickled garlic, pickled anything honestly. Mason jars of homemade pickled vegetables sell for $6-$10 each and people go crazy for them at farmers markets.
16. Selling homemade salsa at farmers markets. Fresh salsa is cheap to make in bulk and sells for $5-$8 per jar. If you're near any kind of weekend market this is easy consistent money.
17. Making wax melts and selling them. Way easier than candles. The materials cost like $0.50 per melt and they sell for $4-$8 per pack. You can make a whole batch in an hour on a saturday morning.
18. Selling homemade bath bombs. Baking soda and citric acid and essential oils. That's basically it. Cost to make is like $1 each and they sell for $4-$8 each. Popular around the holidays but honestly people buy them year round.
19. Making friendship bracelets and selling them. These are back in a big way. The string costs almost nothing and you can sell them for $3-$8 each. Make them on the couch while watching TV on sunday.
20. Painting rocks and selling them as garden decorations. A rock costs nothing. A little paint costs nothing. Painted rocks sell for $5-$15 each to people who put them in their gardens and flowerbeds.
21. Selling hand poured candles in thrifted vintage cups and mugs. Buy cute old mugs and teacups at thrift stores for $1-$2 each, pour candle wax in them, and sell the whole thing for $12-$20 each. People love these as gifts.
22. Collecting and selling vintage buttons off old clothes. Before you donate old coats and shirts cut off any interesting or unique buttons. Sets of vintage buttons sell for $3-$10 on the craft market.
23. Selling old wine corks in bulk. If you drink wine just save the corks. Crafters buy bags of 100 for like $10-$15 for cork board projects and wreath making and stuff.
24. Selling empty glass jars and interesting bottles. Mason jars and cool shaped bottles that people use for candle making and storage sell for like $8-$15 for a set of 12. People buy these constantly.
25. Selling old tin cans with cool vintage designs. Old coffee tins, cookie tins, tobacco tins... collectors pay $5-$30+ for these depending on the brand and condition. Hit garage sales and your grandparents' kitchen.
26. Collecting aluminum foil balls for scrap. Save all your foil from cooking and compress it into a big ball over time. When it gets heavy enough the scrap yard will pay you for it. Not huge money but literally zero effort.
27. Picking blackberries and selling pints. If you live somewhere where blackberries grow wild (they grow like crazy on the west coast) you can fill up containers on a saturday morning and sell pints for $4-$6 each.
28. Selling fruit from your own trees. If you have a lemon tree or orange tree or avocado tree just bag up the extras and sell them to neighbors. Even just putting a little sign out front works.
29. Selling eggs from backyard chickens. If you already have chickens you're basically sitting on beer money. Farm fresh eggs sell for $5-$7 a dozen and the demand is pretty much always there.
30. Growing and selling sprouts in jars. Even easier than microgreens. Buy sprouting seeds in bulk and grow batches in mason jars on your counter. Health food people buy fresh sprouts for $3-$5 per jar.
31. Selling bags of homemade granola. Oats and nuts and honey are cheap in bulk. A batch costs like $5-$8 to make and you can bag it up and sell it for $6-$10 per bag at markets.
32. Making and selling flavored salts. Garlic salt, smoked salt, chili salt, herb salt. Buy salt in bulk, mix in flavors, put it in cute jars. Sells for $5-$8 per jar and costs basically nothing to make.
33. Selling homemade dog treats. Simple biscuits made from peanut butter and oats and stuff like that. Dog people will spend money on anything for their pets and homemade treats sell for $5-$10 per bag.
34. Selling pressed pennies and collecting souvenir coins. If you travel at all or live near tourist spots you can collect those pressed penny machine coins and sell sets of them to collectors for $5-$15.
35. Selling old newspapers from significant dates. Moon landing, elections, major historical events. If you or your family have old newspapers stashed away check what they're worth. Some go for $10-$50+ to collectors.
36. Selling vintage maps and old road atlases. People buy these for wall art and decoupage projects. Old maps go for $5-$25+ each and most people have at least a few tucked away in bookshelves.
37. Selling old board games that are complete. Go through your closet and price check the games you never play. Complete older board games regularly sell for $15-$50+ to collectors and nostalgic buyers.
38. Selling old video game cartridges. N64 and GameBoy and SNES stuff especially. Some cartridges are worth $20-$80+ and there's a good chance you have a few in a box in your closet.
39. Selling old magazines to collage artists and scrapbookers. Vintage fashion magazines and National Geographic issues and old sports magazines all have buyers. Usually $5-$15 per stack.
40. Selling old jigsaw puzzles that are complete. People buy used puzzles all the time. If you know all the pieces are there you can sell them for $5-$15 each.
41. Selling broken jewelry for scrap metal. That tangled necklace or single earring in your junk drawer might be real gold or silver. Even small pieces can be worth $10-$30+ at a gold buyer.
42. Selling your old phone cases. Most people have like 3-5 old cases sitting in a drawer. List them for $5-$10 each and they move pretty fast.
43. Selling old eyeglass frames. Vintage frames especially are worth money to people who want retro looks. Old designer frames go for $20-$50+ even without lenses.
44. Flipping free stuff you find on curbs. People put decent furniture and household items on the curb all the time. A quick clean or a coat of paint and you can flip it for $20-$100+ easy.
45. Driving around on bulk trash pickup days and collecting metal. Appliances and old grills and bed frames and stuff that people set out for bulk pickup has scrap value. Load up a truck bed and take it to the scrap yard for $30-$80+ depending on how much you grab.
46. Selling old Halloween costumes right before Halloween season. If you sell them in like august and september when people are starting to look they go for $15-$40+. Timing is everything with this one.
47. Selling old Christmas decorations in november and december. Same idea. Vintage ornaments and unique decorations especially sell well. Stuff that's been in your attic for years might be worth $10-$30+ to the right buyer.
48. Going to garage sales early on saturday mornings and flipping what you buy. The key is knowing what to look for. Books, vinyl records, vintage clothes, old tools, and small electronics are usually the best margin items. Buy for $1-$5, sell for $15-$50.
49. Book scouting at thrift stores. Some books that cost $1-$2 at Goodwill sell for $15-$50+ online. The trick is scanning the barcodes with a seller app to check prices before you buy.
50. Vinyl record flipping. Same idea. Estate sales and thrift stores are the best spots. Records that cost $1-$3 can sell for $15-$100+ to collectors if you know what to look for.
51. Sneaker flipping. Buy limited releases at retail and resell for 2-3x the price. Takes some knowledge of what's dropping and when but the margins can be pretty wild if you hit the right pair.
52. Flipping vintage t-shirts. Old concert tees and vintage brand shirts from thrift stores sell for $20-$80+ to vintage clothing buyers. A $3 thrift store find can turn into real beer money.
53. Selling old tools at flea markets. Hand tools especially hold value forever. Old wrenches and hammers and planes and stuff you inherited from your grandpa could be worth $10-$40+ to the right buyer.
54. Flipping furniture from estate sales. Estate sales are basically gold mines for old furniture. Buy a beat up dresser for $20, sand it down, paint it, flip it for $100-$200+ on marketplace.
55. Selling old cookware. Cast iron skillets especially. Old ones in decent shape sell for $20-$100+ and people practically fight over them. Check your cabinets and your parents' kitchen.
56. Mowing lawns on saturdays. Classic beer money. Grab your mower and knock on a few doors. Charge $30-$60 per yard depending on size and you can knock out 3-4 lawns in a morning.
57. Leaf raking in the fall. Charge $25-$50 per yard. People absolutely hate raking leaves and will pay without hesitation.
58. Snow shoveling in the winter. Charge $25-$75 per driveway. If you wake up early after a snowfall and knock out a few driveways before people are even dressed you'll make easy money.
59. Pressure washing driveways and sidewalks. You can rent a pressure washer for cheap and charge $100-$200 per driveway. People love how clean their driveway looks and it's kinda satisfying work honestly.
60. Cleaning out gutters. Most people hate getting on ladders. Charge $75-$150 per house and you can do 2-3 on a saturday.
61. Washing windows for homes. Charge like $5-$10 per window or $100-$200 per house depending on size. All you need is a squeegee and a bucket and some soap.
62. Cleaning grills. People NEVER clean their grills. Charge $50-$100 to scrub one down and you can do several in a day. It's gross but quick money.
63. Cleaning boats for people. If you live near a marina or lake people pay $75-$200+ to have their boat scrubbed down. Most boat owners hate doing it themselves.
64. Painting house numbers on curbs. Go door to door and offer to paint reflective numbers for $10-$15 each. Quick work and you can do a whole block.
65. Repainting faded mailbox numbers. Same idea. People's mailbox numbers get faded and unreadable. $5-$10 per mailbox and you can hit a bunch in one afternoon.
66. Picking up dog poop in people's yards. Charge $15-$25 per yard per visit. Lock down 5-6 houses in one neighborhood and that's $75-$150 a week for like an hour of gross but easy work.
67. Blowing leaves off driveways and walkways. If you have a leaf blower charge $10-$20 per house. Takes like 5 minutes each so you can rip through a neighborhood pretty fast.
68. Taking people's trash cans to and from the curb. Offer this to elderly people or busy families. $5-$10 per week per house. Get 5 houses on your street and that's $25-$50 a week for literally 15 minutes of work.
69. Watering plants and yards for people on vacation. Charge $10-$15 per visit. Takes like 15-20 minutes per house and people are always going somewhere on weekends.
70. Checking on people's houses while they travel. Bring in mail and packages, make sure nothing's wrong, walk through real quick. Charge $15-$25 per visit and it takes 10 minutes tops.
71. Helping people move heavy stuff. Offer yourself as muscle on marketplace and neighborhood apps. Help someone move a couch or a fridge or load up a truck for $20-$30/hr.
72. Assembling furniture for people. Not just IKEA either. Any flatpack furniture that people buy and don't want to build. Charge $40-$80 per piece depending on complexity.
73. Hanging TVs and shelves. A lot of people have no idea how to mount stuff on a wall and will happily pay $50-$100 for someone to come do it. Quick work if you know what you're doing.
74. Running errands for elderly neighbors. Grocery runs, pharmacy pickups, post office trips. Older people will pay $15-$25 per errand run and are usually super appreciative.
75. Babysitting on date nights. Saturday night babysitting pays $15-$25/hr and parents are pretty much always looking. Easy to line up recurring gigs with the same families.
76. Walking dogs in your neighborhood on weekend mornings. Charge $15-$25 per walk. Stack a few dogs from the same area and you can make $45-$75 in a couple hours while getting your own exercise.
77. Pet sitting for people going away for the weekend. Overnights pay $50-$100 per night and you're basically just hanging out at someone's house with their dog or cat.
78. Selling baked goods at a farmers market or roadside. Cookies, brownies, banana bread, muffins. A table at a farmers market costs like $20-$40 and you can easily sell out and clear $150-$300 on a good saturday.
79. Selling homemade tamales or empanadas outside bars on weekend nights. Drunk people buy hot food without even thinking about it. From like 10pm to 2am you can pull in $200-$500+ and the ingredient costs are pretty low if you buy in bulk.
80. Selling agua fresca or lemonade at parks and fields on hot days. Set up near a youth soccer field or baseball diamonds on a saturday and sell cups for $2-$3 each. Parents and kids are always thirsty and will buy all day.
81. Selling homemade popsicles at parks. Same concept. Freeze them on friday night and sell them saturday afternoon at a busy park. Costs like $0.25 each to make and you can charge $2-$3 each.
82. Hosting a garage sale. Clean out your house and your garage and set up shop. A well-advertised garage sale can pull $200-$500+ in a single day and you're clearing out clutter at the same time.
83. Partnering with neighbors for a multi-family garage sale. Bigger sales attract more people. Split the advertising effort and you all benefit from higher foot traffic.
84. Renting a table at a flea market and selling thrift store finds. Rent is usually $20-$50 for the day. Buy stuff cheap at garage sales in the morning and flip it at the flea market in the afternoon.
85. Busking or playing music on the street. If you play guitar or any instrument you can make $20-$50/hr in a good spot near a farmers market or downtown area on a saturday.
86. Face painting at birthday parties and community events. A basic face painting kit costs like $20-$30 and you can charge $5-$10 per kid. At a busy event with 20+ kids that's $100-$200 for a couple hours.
87. Refereeing youth sports games. Leagues are basically always desperate for refs on weekends. Pays $25-$50 per game depending on the sport and age group.
88. Selling handmade bookmarks. Laminated bookmarks with pressed flowers or watercolor designs sell for $3-$6 each. Cheap to make in batches.
89. Selling hand-lettered signs and quotes. If you have decent handwriting you can write quotes on nice paper or small chalkboards and sell them for $10-$25 each. Wedding stuff especially does well.
90. Selling custom pet portrait drawings. Even simple cartoon-style portraits of people's pets sell for $15-$40 each. People love getting art of their animals.
91. Selling homemade bird feeders. Simple ones made from wood scraps or even just pinecones rolled in peanut butter and birdseed sell for $5-$12 each at craft fairs and on marketplace.
92. Selling homemade stepping stones. Pour concrete into molds (even just old cake pans), press in mosaic tiles or glass beads, and sell them for $10-$20 each as garden decorations.
93. Selling homemade lip balm. Beeswax and coconut oil and essential oils. That's pretty much it. Tubes cost like $0.50 each to make and sell for $3-$5 each.
94. Selling sachets of dried herbs and flowers. Fill small cloth bags with dried lavender or rose petals or lemon balm. People put them in drawers and closets. Sell for $3-$6 each.
95. Donating plasma. Not technically a hustle but plasma centers pay like $50-$75 per donation and you can go twice a week. That's up to $400-$600 a month for basically just sitting in a chair watching your phone.
96. Selling your old textbooks. If you have college textbooks collecting dust some of them are worth more than you'd think. Check the prices before assuming they're worthless cuz some go for $20-$50+.
97. Collecting bottles and cans from public events. After outdoor concerts, festivals, sports games, tailgates... people leave cans and bottles everywhere. Show up after the crowd leaves and fill up bags. In deposit states this adds up pretty fast.
98. Asking local bars and restaurants if you can take their empty cans and bottles. They're gonna throw them out anyway and are usually happy to let someone haul them off. A busy bar can go through hundreds of cans on a weekend night.
99. Selling worm castings and compost. If you compost at home or have a worm bin you can bag up the finished product and sell it to gardeners. Worm castings especially sell for $10-$20 per bag and gardeners treat the stuff like gold.
100. Literally just knocking on doors on a saturday morning and asking people if they need help with anything. Sounds kinda wild but most people have at least one thing they've been putting off... a messy garage, some yard work, something that needs hauling away. You'd be surprised how often someone says yes and hands you $20-$50 for an hour of random work. Lowest barrier beer money idea that exists.

That's 100 for you guys. Hopefully some of these are ideas you haven't thought of before. Drop a comment if any of these are working for you or if you have a good weekend beer money idea I missed... always looking for new stuff to try.

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