We all would like a bit of easy money to top-up our earnings, but genuine easy money is hard to come by. After a long search I can now present 5 really easy ways to make some cash on the side.

1. Police I.D. Parades
How does making money for standing on the spot sounds? You get £10 for the first hour and then £5 an hour after that. All you have to do is stand their while someone sees if the recognise the real criminal. However work is very irregular and more and more forces now use video line-ups so you would only get paid once to make the video.

2. Football Steward
If you like football how does getting paid to go to the match sound? With rates of pay from £5-15 depending on training it sounds too good to be true. The downside is that you will be expected to look at the crowd and not watch the game.

3. Mystery Shopper
So you aren’t a big fan of football? How about shopping? Getting paid to go shopping may sound like to a dream job to some. You can paid about £6 a visit but can do many visits in a day and it isn’t always just shopping either. You could get paid to eat to eat at restaurants and report back on how it was too.

4. Online Surveys
They can be quite boring but getting paid to do them might make it easier. Fees range from £3 to £50 depending on how long it will take. There are a number of scam sites offering paid surveys so do some research before you sign up to one.

5. Life Modelling
So how does getting paid to have your picture painted sound. You don’t have to be in great shape but you do need to be very patient. If you don’t mind sitting still for long periods it could be for you. You can get paid about £6 an hour or £7 an hour unclothed.

That should be enough to get you started, it isn’t going to be enough to let you retire early but it all adds up and there isn’t much work involved for most of them.