10 quick ways to make money in June

With a big summer of events kicking off this month including Wimbledon, The Euros, Glastonbury and Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, you might be in need of some extra spending money. 

And even if you’re not heading to anything in particular, you might want some extra cash for a summer holiday, which is where Which? can help.

We’ve rounded up 10 ways to boost your budget in June, from switching your bank account, to mystery shopping. Our experts have also discussed making money on this week's Money Podcast. 

We've not tried and tested every website and app referred to in this piece, so please read the terms and conditions carefully if you plan to use any. 

1. Earn £175 for switching your bank account

The Current Account Switching Service (CASS) makes it easy to change bank accounts, so providers are often keen to tempt switchers.

Currently there are four switching offers available for new customers. 

• First Direct: £175 for switching to its 1st account. 
• Lloyds: £175 for switching to a Club Lloyds account. 
• Santander:  £175 for switching to its Edge, Edge Up or Private bank accounts.
• TSB: £100 for switching to a Spend and Save or Spend and Save Plus account plus £60 in cashback. 

Existing customers of Nationwide can also benefit from a member-only deal of £200 if they switch to a FlexPlus, FlexDirect or FlexAccount, and eligible members can also get £100 this month as part of the Fairer Share scheme. 

What to know first: before you jump in, make sure you know what you're getting into by checking how the provider did in our best and worst banks survey.

• Find out more: are current account switching deals getting better or worse?

2. Make £40 answering surveys

There's a fair number of research agencies that pay modest amounts to people who complete surveys online.

Most surveys will pay you anything from 10p to £2 per survey, but there are some sites that are more generous, and you might be paid with retail vouchers instead. 

Earlier this year, I managed to make £26.76 using Attapoll, and £14.24 using SurveyPop, but there are plenty of other sites available. 

Here are our top tips for making money using survey apps:

• Refer friends to get extra money, most sites will pay you a referral fee and some will give you a percentage of their earnings.
• Set up a dedicated email address to avoid survey sites flooding your main address.
• Pay attention when answering as most providers will put in questions to check you are still engaged. 
• Be honest and you’re more likely to get more surveys suited to your demographic and location. 
• Look out for political surveys, in our experience we found we were less likely to get screened out of these – and there are plenty going round at the minute in the run up to the general election. 
• Withdraw cash as soon as you can and move it to your own account. If the site goes bust there’s no protection on your earnings. 

What to know first: answering surveys can feel like a time-consuming task for little reward, but if you set yourself an aim of earning £1 per day, this quickly turns into £7 per week, and £28 per month.

3. Earn £400 selling old clothes

According to eBay, the average person is holding onto £400 worth of clothing they don’t wear. 

Right now it’s a sellers market after eBay and Depop both scrapped fees for UK sellers selling preloved clothing. Vinted has always shifted the fee onto the buyer, rather than the seller. This means you’ll hold onto more of the money you make. 

If you’re thinking of having a wardrobe clear out, here are our top tips:

• Take good photos, it could mean the difference between something selling or not. 
• Choose a plain white background if you can, and try to include a picture of the item being worn. 
• Research similar items to see what other sellers are charging to stay competitive. 
• Upload little and often rather than big batches all at once, it means your items have a better chance of appearing in buyer’s feeds more regularly which could lead to more profile visits.
• Consider bundling items like baby clothes to sell them quicker rather than individually.
• Sell at the right time, save those Christmas jumpers and winter coats for when it gets colder, and list summer items such as shorts and swimwear now.

What to know first: we’ve reviewed the best second-hand marketplaces if you’re wondering which site to use.

• Find out more: eBay scraps selling fees for preloved clothing

4. Generate £2-£10 for mystery shopping and tasks

Fancy getting paid to drink a pint or take pictures of tomatoes? These are a couple of the tasks we’ve recently spotted on mystery shopping apps. 

Mystery shoppers are regularly used to test supermarkets, retailers, restaurants and hotels. 

Earlier this year I managed to make £24.90 using Roamler, completing a variety of short tasks such as reviewing a milkshake, and snapping some pictures of hair products.

Other apps such as Be My Eye, Field Agent and Shepper work in similar ways. 

Some tasks require you to announce yourself to the business owner/manager/employees and can pay as much as £10 per task.  

What to know first: our advice is to not build your day around mystery shopping, but see if there are any tasks near you when doing your usual routine.

5. Get £28 per month with cashback

Cashback sites pay you a cash reward when you follow links from their sites to buy goods or financial products from selected retailers.

Some members of Top Cashback have made £345 a year, which works out at around £28 per month, but other sites exist, such as Quidco and Rakuten. 

Others will offer cashback if you buy gift cards. For example HyperJar and Jam Doughnut allow users to buy gift cards from top retailers, such as Asda and John Lewis, and they’ll be rewarded cashback on this purchase instantly. 

You might also be able to earn cashback through your current account as many providers have retailer offers. For example, Monzo introduced cashback earlier this year. 

If you want to take cashback seriously, you could get a cashback current account or cashback credit card. 

What to know first: the cashback deal might not always be the cheapest way to buy your product so shop around first. For example, if you can get 10% cashback on a book costing £20, you’d earn £2 in cashback, but if the book is for sale elsewhere for £15, that’s a £5 saving.

• Find out more: cashback sites explained

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6. Take in a lodger and earn £740 a month

The Rent-a-Room scheme allows you to earn up to £7,500 a year tax-free from renting out your spare bedroom. 

Websites such as OpenRent and SpareRoom can help you to find a suitable lodger. SpareRoom says the average UK monthly lodger rent for a room is £740, which works out at an extra £8,880 a year. 

However, it will vary depending on location – Londoners renting out a room earn £995 a month on average, while those in Northern Ireland earn £536. 

What to know first: the room will need to be furnished and you must draw up a tenancy agreement, which you can do yourself or seek help from a solicitor.

• Find out more: letting a room in your home explained

7. Make £400 over a weekend renting out your property

For more flexibility, consider a short-term let and rent out your home or room when you’re on holiday, or at certain times of the year. 

The most popular website for this is Airbnb. You’ll need to set up an account, take pictures and write a description of your property, as well as the dates the space will be available.

Airbnb said a typical host who rents out their home for 30 nights a year makes around £6,000 per year, so for two nights you could make £400 on average. However, you may be able to earn significantly more depending on your location. 

Last year, homes near Wimbledon made an average of £1,000 during the tennis tournament.

What to know first: check what your home insurance will cover before listing. You’ll also need to make sure your mortgage or tenancy agreement and local council allows short-term lets.

• Find out more: how rental income is taxed

8. Rack up £209 per month from your parking space 

You can rent out your parking space or electric vehicle charging point to motorists. 

According to Compare the Market, you could earn £209 per month, or £2,500 per year doing this depending on your location. 

The most 10 profitable locations include London (£587 per month), Glasgow (£400), Cardiff (£354), Belfast (£326), Bradford (£324), Bristol (£291), Plymouth (£283), Leeds (£281), Manchester (£277) and Edinburgh (£272). 

Register your space on sites such as Just Park and YourParkingSpace, or your EV charger on JustCharge or Co-Charger. 

What to know first: it might be wise to let your neighbours know before committing to do this, especially if you’ll have lots of different cars coming and going.

• Find out more: revealed – the cars too big for UK parking spaces  

9. Get £10-£250 per day renting out your stuff

From camera equipment to evening dresses, you can rent out stuff you rarely use rather than selling it. 

Try FatLlama for household items, and websites such as ByRotation for clothes.

Popular categories on Fat Llama include film and photography, DJ equipment, and garden tools and furniture.

What you earn will massively depend on what you’re renting. For example, you could rent out a high-specification camera with lenses for as much as £250 per day, whereas we saw jet pressure washes for £13. 

What to know first: although Fat Llama offers lender protection up to £25,000 per item, we wouldn’t recommend renting out anything with sentimental value, or that you’ll need at short notice in case it does get broken or damaged. 

10. Bring in £44 per hour for your skills

It is possible to be paid for skills, such as photography or doing DIY. 

For example, Taskrabbit connects people who need a hand with odd jobs, and people who have the time and know-how to do them.

We looked at how much it would cost to rent a handyman to help with Ikea furniture and the average hourly rate was £44. 

If building flat-pack furniture isn’t your skill, how about dog walking or cat sitting? Several sites can match up home and pet owners with willing sitters – your housesitting credentials will need to be verified, and you'll receive reviews each time you do it. 

What to know first: you might need to pay tax on earnings if you're doing pet sitting or completing tasks as a side hustle, although you get a £1,000 trading allowance, which means you can earn up to this much without having to declare it to HMRC.

• Find out more: do you need to pay tax on your side hustle?