Holidays are a luxury everyone wants to enjoy from time to time, but they’re also a luxury many struggle to afford. When planning a holiday, costs can quickly add up with flights, accommodation, food and drinks, and luxurious entertainment to consider. Bring a family a long and the price will sky rocket.
These costs can keep people from enjoying the experiences and life long memories that travel can provide. However, there’s ways you can not only save money, but make extra cash while you’re on holiday.
- Put your car spot to use
When you’re on holiday, it’s safe to say your driveway or parking space won’t be in use. Of course, there’s your car to consider, but there’s a way you can make money from your unused parking space.
Around the country, parking spaces are going to waste. Some spaces require a permit, and business car parks and home drive ways are often empty but inaccessible. Parkhound is Australia’s number one car parking marketplace where the community can lease parking spaces off other members.
While anyone can sign up to the app, this tip probably works better if you live near a train station or a particularly busy area where parking spaces are in high demand. Either way, you might as well list your space. You certainly won’t be using it while you’re enjoying your holiday!
- Learn to Trade Forex
Trading money might sound counterintuitive to earning money while you’re on holiday, but with the right strategies, Forex trading can see great returns. Trading on the foreign exchange is the act of buying and selling currencies in order to make a profit.
The foreign exchange market never closes and is one of the largest finance market’s that can be accessed by anyone. While anyone can begin trading, only those who have viable strategies will find the market profitable. Learn to Trade has a whole range of resources, seminars and coaching courses which can help you become a seasoned trader. Once you understand how the market works, you can trade from anywhere with an internet connection.
- Get your house earning money!
This will work well for people going on extended holidays for several months, but could also work if you have a spare room. Listing your house or room on Gumtree for the time that you’re away can be quite lucrative. The earnings from renting out your house could help you afford that luxury room upgrade.
- Put your dresses in The Volte
If you’re one to splurge on expensive dresses a little too often, you probably have a wardrobe full of designer outfits that you hardly get a chance to wear, and you’re certainly not going to be taking them on your vacation.
Thanks to The Volte, an Australian site, you can make money back from your designer dresses and other accessories. You can rent or borrow designer dresses from other women around the country, allowing dress owners to earn money and others to wear designer clothes at a fraction of the price. This might require someone back home to look after any orders you get but by listing your dresses on the Volte, you can make some easy money while you’re away.
- Sell Space on Spacer
If you have an empty house but don’t like the idea of people living there, you can rent it as storage. Spacer is a peer-to-peer marketplace where those who have spare space are connected to those who need it. Spacer caters to people who need storage for almost anything, from documents to caravans. You can choose when the space is accessible, meaning you can ensure you’re there when someone wants to access it.
- Get Creative
Rather than utilising your assets that you leave back home, you can earn money of the skills you take with you. The internet has made it super easy for people to freelance from all over the world. Almost any discipline, from marketing and writing to design and video editing, can be done by freelancers.
Sites like Upwork allow you to take on gigs and work from anywhere in the world. All you need is your equipment and an internet connection. This is a great way to work while you explore a foreign country.
There’s countless ways for travellers to make money while they’re overseas. For example, the sharing economy is disrupting the way we are using our things and making money. People who need things have direct access to those who have it and are willing to lease it out. By cutting out the middle man, there’s greater savings and profits to be made, and business can be conducted by anyone from anywhere.
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