A great way to supplement your savings, in addition to your regular income, is through money on the side. Odd jobs, and yard sales are great, but what about making some money online?

Most everyone is aware of ebay and craigslist. These are great services, and can help get rid of clutter in your house. I’m personally a fan of craigslist (I’ve found an apartment, sold my car and some bicycles) as there’s no listing fee and the item can be left up for 45 days. Ebay’s not bad either, but the market is much tighter, there are listing fees and shipping charges.

Aside from selling yourself, you can sell your money….and expect more back than you gave there are online lending sites such as prosper.com. It’s billed as a P2P online lender, which gives cheaper rates than banks. The return for a lender is from 8-12%. It’s a fairly healthy rate, but like most loans they take awhile to be repaid.

Interestingly some other alternatives include signing up as a mock juror. OnlineVerdict.com allows you to participate in a mock trial, and you are presented trial information before the actual trial that Lawyers pay for the information. It typically pays $20 per case, and there is a clause that makes you promise not to blab about the case.