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  • This clothing line uses a network of consultants to sell...

    This clothing line uses a network of consultants to sell its products via social media and pop-up boutiques hosted at home.

  • This site offers pet owners a venue for hiring local,...

    This site offers pet owners a venue for hiring local, customer-rated and vetted pet sitters.

  • Earn money as a driver for this ride service (think...

    Earn money as a driver for this ride service (think Uber or Lyft) launched especially for children.

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Lil Lovinus
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Baking cookies, pulling extra shifts and signing up to staff stores during holiday sales – these are all good ways to earn extra money this season. But maybe you want to earn a little more money on the side by doing something useful, innovative and technologically savvy. What are your options? Moms tell us what they’re doing to pad their wallets in December.

LulaRoe
luluroe.com
This clothing line uses a network of consultants to sell its products via social media and pop-up boutiques hosted at home. Alexis Kemp-Angier is one such consultant. Kemp-Angier is a yoga instructor; her husband manages a UPS store, and they have a 6-year-old son. Kemp-Angier says LulaRoe could potentially double their income.

DogVacay
dogvacay.com
This site offers pet owners a venue for hiring local, customer-rated and vetted pet sitters. To become a host, you just need to sign up for free to go through the vetting process. Once you’re approved, you can set your own schedule and rates. The average rate in California is typically $30 or $35 nightly.
Ettie Panossian, an Orange resident raising a 12-year-old daughter, got started with DogVacay three years ago because her daughter wanted to walk dogs in their neighborhood. “I was not prepared to let her do it alone, so I started searching online. I found DogVacay, and asked my daughter whether she would like to host and take care of a dog or two from time to time at our home. She said yes, so we have been hosting pups for close to three years now. The best part is that we don’t have to have our own dog right now. I put the extra income toward my daughter’s college education.”

HopSkipDrive
hopskipdrive.com
Earn money as a driver for this ride service (think Uber or Lyft) launched especially for children. Adults who drive for the company go through a certification process and background check. Once approved, you can add as many or as few trips to your schedule as you want, earning $30 per hour, paid weekly.
Suzie Babakhanian, a Laguna HIlls resident with two kids, discovered HopSkipDrive on Facebook. “I wanted to make extra money on the side so I called them. It helps my daughter in college, plus I get to make my own schedule.”

TaskRabbit
taskrabbit.com
If you like doing other people’s chores for money, TaskRabbit is for you. The web platform connects people who need tasks done with people who are willing to do them. If you’re the person in need of a Tasker, you fill out information about the task – date, time, details – and then you can choose from a list of folks willing to do it. As a Tasker, you could do anything from folding laundry to building IKEA furniture. The perks? A flexible workday and good pay. Taskers set their own rates; if you’re committed to the platform, you can potentially earn up to $6,000 a month.