As we wave goodbye to yet another academic year you're probably as poor as you've ever been - you might even be asking yourself whether going out three nights a week for three years is excessive....

But fear not - you've got a whole summer ahead of you. A summer that you can use to refill your bank account. Ideally, you'll be able to earn so much that you can afford to do it all over again next year.

How? Well, there are any number of options available to you. Some are obvious, some less so. Some are quite straight forward, others will take a lot of planning and even more hard work. Not that a little hard work ever put you off, right?

1.) Get a summer job

Traditional? Probably. But as boring as it may sound it's the only money making method that is 100% guaranteed to boost your bank account. Read more...

2.) Become a private tutor

Hopefully by this point in your life you've learnt a thing or two - and if you're a student then you've probably got an area of expertise. Impart this wisdom onto others in exchange for money and you can make upwards of £30 an hour. Read more...

3.) Become a ‘pro sitter’

Unfortunately we don't mean there's a job that involves sitting down and getting paid - we me looking after things. From babies to dogs and even houses, being a sitter for the right people can be a lucrative job. Read more...

4.)Do a medical trial

Don't worry, by the time drugs get to the testing on humans stage they're almost totally safe. Basically you get to lie down for a few days with payment potentially running into thousands of pounds. Read more...

5.)Become a wheeler dealer

Unleash your inner Del Boy - keep your eye out for bargains and you can sell them on again for a tidy profit. You've got to be clever to pull this off, but we have every faith in you. Read more...

6.) Claim a refund on your uni TV licence if you’re not using it over the summer

You've paid for it. You're not going to use it. SO CLAIM IT BACK. Read more...

7.) Sell your dirty undies

This one is perhaps only to be used when all other options have been exhausted (or, if you have a surplus of underwear). If you do do it, it's best not to think about the person who buys them - you may not sleep at night. Read more...

8.) Lend out your stuff

Never a lender nor a borrower be... unless you can make some money out of it. Use website Ecomodo to loan our your possessions to those in need in exchange for some much-needed pennies. Read more...

9.) Follow a ‘match betting’ program

Only do this one if you're confident with how it works - match betting is the process of using 'free' online bets to ensure that you beat the bookmakers. Again, it's not for the faint hearted, but according to Fix The Odds, if you follow the instructions you can't lose. Read more...

10.) Busk

We're sure you've got a lovely singing voice... no? OK then, you must be able to play an instrument? Hmm, the kazoo doesn't really count. How about miming? You can't be any worse than the people we encounter on our daily commute, and if you've got real talent you can make a significant sum of money. Read more...

11.) Rent your car out

Website WhipCar is the world's first service that allows users to hire out there cars to the automotivelyi-impaired (people who don't have cars). According to the site the average user earns £25 per day for renting out their car... ker-ching! Read more...

12.) Become a ‘comper’

Are you a winner? Well someone has to be. Every day we're told how people have won X, Y or Z in competitions. We resent it, but then we realise that we didn't enter them. You've got to be in it to win it, so put your name in the hat and who knows what could happen. Read more...

13.) Sell your used text books

Good work. That's another year of university behind you. You survived... just! To help your funds for next year, why not sell your old textbooks? They may have cost you quite a lot, but are you really every going to open them again? Thought not. Read more...

14.) Get on eBay and sell stuff, any stuff

Common sense, perhaps, but when you're struggling financially it's a good idea to take a look around your room and ask yourself whether you actually need all that you own. CDs, DVDs, clothes, musical instruments, tech... there's potentially thousands of pounds at your disposal. You know it makes sense. Read more...

15.) Sign up to online databases

Spend a little time signing up to a range of online databases now (from extra work to mystery shopping), and the employment opportunities will come to you down the line. Read more...

16.) Rent out your garden space to campers

The internet has given birth to thousands if ingenious business ideas (not least studentbeans.com), and this is a prime example. campinmygarden.com lets users rent out their garden to travellers/holidaymakers who are looking for a place to crash - it's not like you'd be using the garden anyway, have you seen the weather?! Read more...

17.) Sell your photos

Fancy yourself as a young David Bailey? No? Well that doesn't matter. Even if you think your snaps are relatively dull you may find that there are still agencies out there who will pay you when people use them. And if you do have some real talent, then all the better! Read more...

18.) Take online surveys

There are a number of companies out there who are so keen for market research that they will pay people to fill in their surveys - we knew the internet would come in handy one day. Read more...

19.) Scrounge it off the parents

What is the point of parents if not to bail their kids out when the funds run low. Follow our guide on how to best approach the touchy subject of inter-family loans/gifts and give yourself some financial breathing space! Read more...

20.) Sell cookies out your window - even if you don’t live on the ground floor

This one's pretty self-explanatory, no? Read more...

So there are plenty of options. The most reliable is always going to be getting a job because you know the money’s coming in at a steady rate, but it’s worth casting your net wide, trying lots of different things and seeing what works out.

As the last point shows, getting creative can be key... just the like the students who made 30K selling their faces for advertising or even these people who are packaging up cow farts and selling them for a fiver - people will buy anything.

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