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The Rachel Cruze Show

Most Unhinged Ways to Make Extra Money

The Rachel Cruze Show

Ramsey Network

Self-improvement, Education, Investing, Business

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

📝 Take the free Side Hustle Quiz!   I recently asked people on Instagram to comment the most unhinged ways they make extra money. Today, we’re looking at what everyone had to say.   Next Steps: 🎥 Watch my video 7 Creative Side Hustles for an Extra $1,000 a Month. 💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! 📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan.   Connect With Our Sponsors:   Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries. Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. Go to FAIRWINDS Credit Union for an exclusive account bundle! Turn to Minno for kids shows you can trust. Use code RACHEL for $10 off an annual plan with a seven-day free trial.    Explore More From Ramsey Network: 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 🎙️ The Ramsey Show  💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💰 George Kamel 🪑 Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman 📈 EntreLeadership   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I recently asked people to drop a comment on Instagram with one of their most unhinged ways

0:10.5

that they earned extra money.

0:12.2

So here's what people said.

0:14.2

You'll have to let me know which one was the most surprising to you because they are funny.

0:18.0

Now be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with a friend.

0:21.4

Okay, so here's the reel I was talking about because honestly, I love to kind of drop these on

0:25.7

social just to be like, hey, where's everyone at? Like, what's everyone's story? So here's the real.

0:37.1

Okay, you guys, the comments did not disappoint. They were wonderful. I scrolled through them all,

0:43.8

and I was like eating popcorn doing it because it was so entertaining. Okay, so I pulled out a couple

0:48.0

that thought were great. And some of these were comments that people did when they were kids,

0:52.0

but it kind of gave me ideas even for my own kids,

0:55.4

where I was like, oh, that's a good idea,

0:56.9

even into adulthood.

0:59.2

But y'all are too good.

1:00.9

So here it is.

1:02.7

Number one, when I was 12,

1:07.5

I ordered a truck of Krispy Cream donuts delivered to my house and sold them to my neighborhood

1:09.1

as a fundraiser, only it was just to me and I made over

1:13.1

$400 that day. It's a great lemonade stand idea. Okay, number two, when I was 10, my parents paid me

1:21.0

$100 to go off candy for a year. Oh my gosh. So no candy eating for $100. I'm like trying to think if I

1:30.2

would pay my kids to do that. I don't know, but that's funny. Number three, I worked with my dad to

1:36.0

tear off roof shingles. I did four in one summer and it paid for two years of college. Holy crap.

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