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Ways Americans are raising extra cash during the coronavirus pandemic

What people are doing to stay afloat through COVID-19
Delivering online purchases
Delivering takeout food
Providing remote freelance services
Working odd jobs
Taking on cleaning gigs
Tutoring online
Coaching gamers online
Renting out their driveway, garage, or parking space
Hiring out their vehicle
Offering online fitness classes
Transcribing audio files
Participating in mock trials
Completing online surveys
Testing websites, apps, and products
Writing paid reviews
Taking part in online focus groups
Answering questions online
Selling recipes online
Offering online cookery classes
Becoming a virtual assistant
Searching for unclaimed money
Peddling their gold jewelry
Selling second hand clothes
Offloading unwanted furniture
Parting with used electronics
Renting out a tent in their backyard
Selling their blood
Setting up a fundraiser
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What people are doing to stay afloat through COVID-19

A staggering 70% of Americans have been struggling to make ends meet this year and with half of the 22 million who lost their jobs during the pandemic still out of work, many are turning to alternative sources of income to scrape by. Click or scroll through some of the things people are doing to keep their heads above water.
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Daniel Coughlin

09 November 2020

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