Ways to Rack Up $2,000 Before Christmas

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I know, I know. Christmas time already?

So let’s think about presents. And delicious food. On average, people spend more than $1,325 on gifts, food, travel during the holidays. That’s a lot! But you can start prepping for that now to make it easier on yourself.

Below are some of our favorite ways to earn and save some money! Small consistent moves will pay off by the time December rolls around.

1. Play Solitaire to Win Cash. No Longer a Single Player Game.

Less than a few minutes. That’s all you need to win real cash when you play  Solitaire Cash, a fun Solitaire game with a modern twist.

It’s like regular Solitaire but you compete against other players at the same skill-level as yours to see who can solve the deck the fastest, and for cash! Play in groups of 5 or more and the top 3 for each game wins.

Players have already won thousands of dollars! Solitaire Cash is free to download and play everywhere but cash tournaments are only available in New South Wales and Victoria districts.

If you like playing quick games for chances to win cash with no ads, check it out.

2. Satisfyingly Pop Bubbles to Make Cash

We love our classic bubble games here and even better when they’re shortened down to 3-minute games to pop as many as you can. Bonus points for clearing the whole board!

Check out Bubble Cash where you play in groups of 5 or more and the top 3 for each game wins.

Drop a bunch of bubbles at once and get those high-scoring combos. Play for free, and then switch over to cash games whenever you want. Seriously though, cash game winners can win thousands of dollars…by popping bubbles.

Solitaire Cash is free to download and play everywhere but cash tournaments are only available in New South Wales and Victoria districts.

3. Find Curated Remote and Flexible Jobs With This Site

With almost 30,000 people out of work, it’s crucial to be able to hold a remote or flexible full-time or part-time position in these uncertain times.

Instead of searching through irrelevant job boards, use FlexJobs, a 13+ year old company that specializes in finding only remote and flexible schedule jobs. For a limited time, their membership plans are 30% off (with promo code SAVE30) making the plans only:

  • $4.95 /week
  • $9.95 /month
  • $23.95 /three months (most popular!)
  • $44.95 /year (best value)

Memberships include access to jobs as well as resources like Career Coaching, Resume Review, 170 expert skills tests to better assess and promote your skills, and more.

Natalie from Canberra said, “I joined because I wanted some part-time work that I could do from home while looking after my 2 young children. Flexjobs alerted me to an editing job that met my specifications. I was only with Flexjobs for a few weeks before getting this job!”

Making money is essential to everyone so take advantage of the 30% off membership plans to look at what could be your next new job! Remember to use promo code SAVE30.

4. Get Paid To Share Your Opinion Anytime

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Your opinion is valuable. So valuable you deserve to earn extra cash for sharing it.

You can do it with Survey Junkie. They pay cash to members who participate in surveys about their shopping habits, cell phone usage, and more. Basic stuff.

Completing a survey earns you 20 to 100 points. Each point is worth one cent, and when you hit 1,000 points (or $10) you can cash out.

Redeem via:

  • Online gift cards
  • Paypal cash
  • Bank transfer

Signing up for Survey Junkie only takes a few minutes and you’ll earn your first 100 ($1 value) points just by creating an account, filling out an intro questionnaire, and verifying your email address. Easy.

After that, you’re free to dive into surveys. They have surveys with various durations (5 to 20 minutes) to complete and new ones pop up constantly so you’ll never be bored! Fill one out when you’re waiting for someone or have time to kill.

Survey Junkie won’t get you rich quick (no survey sites ever do), but it’s an easy way to make some extra cash by doing nothing other than giving your opinions.

5. School Competitors in Solitaire and Ca$h In

When you’re looking for something to do at home, check out Solitaire Cube, which is like regular Solitaire, except you get to play for real cash.

The game matches you with players of the same skill level, so all is fair. If you’re a good Solitaire player, you could win some serious money, like Katie N. who took home more than $530,000 as one of the Top 10 Solitaire Cube players! Even casual players like Amanda, a stay-at-home mom, won a 55″ TV, $8,500, and more!

So if you think you can handle playing some Solitaire Cube to win legit cash, definitely download this game for free. 


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