7 Fast Ways To Make Extra Holiday Cash for Christmas

That special time of year is just around the corner, again. Yes, the holiday season is upon us where we get to enjoy the company of family and friends. But do you have the cash to buy those special gifts for your loved ones?

This is the time to find a side hustle to help you make extra cash for the holidays. These seasonal jobs won’t replace your 9-5 come the new year, but they’ll make a huge dent in your Christmas list. 

 Sell Decorations

If you have a creative streak you can use your talent to make holiday decorations. This is the time that people are shopping for their Christmas decorations and once it looks attractive, they’ll pay a pretty penny to have them. 

You could make and sell wreaths, Christmas Stockings, decorative candles, centerpieces, and holiday themed garlands. You might even use your creative skills to make Christmas ornaments more personalized and irresistible.

Take great pictures of your creations and put them up on social media to get seen.

Holiday Decorator 

Another idea you might not have thought of is decorating homes for the holidays. You can decide whether you want to decorate indoors or outdoors.

Modern busy households want the trendiest looks and if you have a great eye for detail, a fun attitude and have experience in interior decor and event planning you can combine both skills and create beautiful holiday inspired rooms and outdoor spaces. 

You can advertise your services on platforms like Craigslist, and Handy with your unique home decorating niche.

Wrap Gifts

One of the chores of buying gifts for the holidays that a lot of people do not have the time for is wrapping them. 

But there is always that one person who is an absolute expert at wrapping gifts so professionally that it looks like it was done in a top department store. This could be you. 

There are many people who are willing to pay for this service and you could do gift wrapping in your spare time, as an easy way to make extra cash. Get in contact with gift shops, department stores, and florists or advertise on TaskRabbit. 

You can even set up a mobile gift wrapping service and advertise on social media and within your local area.

Make Christmas Cards

Christmas cards may not be as popular anymore but many people still purchase them. Bring out your inner artist and make the best cards and sell them on Etsy, Redbubble or at your local craft and Christmas markets. 

If you're more into tech you can always design animated digital cards that customers can purchase, personalize and email to family and friends. This is a great way to generate even more extra money for your holiday spending. 

Do Christmas Shopping

Are you the person that everyone comes to when it comes to gift buying? Well, here's some good news. You can get paid to do this for others as a personal shopper. 

There are many people who just don't have the time, and don't like shopping especially during the busy holiday season. 

It could be busy executives who would love someone else to run their errands? There are others who know exactly what gifts they want to buy for Christmas but just don’t have the time to get it themselves. 

You could be the answer to their problem by heading out to grab all that they need. You can be their personal shopper and charge an hourly rate to allow you the best chance to make as much cash as possible for your own holiday gifts. 

There are many personal shoppers that use Instagram as a way to offer their services both locally and internationally.

Bake

When it comes to making holiday cash one of the all time favorites and a winning side hustle is baking. 

Receiving baked goods for the winter holidays such as traditional cakes, puddings, cookies, biscuits are some of the things that are always in demand and if this is something you enjoy doing then why not earn from it.

You can sell at local artisan and Christmas markets, sell to family, friends and work colleagues and even to other local businesses.

Become Santa

Thousands of kids around the world wait for this time of year to tell Santa their biggest holiday wish. If you have an outgoing personality and love children you could become a mall Santa and boost the Christmas spirit by listening to what they have to say. 

Not everyone may be up for this job but if you are, practice your ho, ho, ho’s, pop on that special red suit, and get ready to make some bright smiles to spark a joyful mood.

You can also be hired for private parties and events and be the center of Christmas party photo sessions.

If you’re more of an helpful elf kind or person than that temporary holiday position is also available.

Please be aware that security checks will be carried out prior to employment. You can sign up to Hire Santa for more details.

Final Thoughts

There are many other ways to earn extra holiday cash for Christmas. These are just the tip of the iceberg. Pick a holiday side hustle and try out one of these winning ways to make extra cash this holiday season.