Ask HN: Your Passive Income Suggestions?
* Apps with ads in them. Easy enough to churn out, but decreasing revenues and most of the high earning adverts are the scummiest.  Low value and of low moral usefulness.<p>* Solar Panels. In the UK, the government pays you per kWh generated. Needs an upfront investment, but stable income and you reduce your own energy bills.  See <a href="http://shkspr.mobi/blog/tag/solar" rel="nofollow">http://shkspr.mobi/blog/tag/solar</a><p>* Renting out property. Needs a much larger initial investment, and requires ongoing maintenance. On a good month I only hear from the managing agent once per month with details of how much rent is being paid.<p>* Stoozing.  Find a credit card with 0% interest on balance transfers.  Stick the money into a savings account. Or, if you like risk, on a horse.  Need a good credit rating and decent savings rate to make more than a few hundred a year though.<p>* Affiliate marketing. If you can find a good theme (e.g. Halloween) and a decent place to put the links (somewhere that wants them - not spamming them everywhere) it's possible to get a moderate passive income. Well... not quite passive, requires upfront time commitment of selecting links and locations.<p>* Hosting / simple websites.  Again, little bit of up-front commitment.  Works best if you can find a local niche of people who want a friendly face to host their websites.  Usually as simple as buying a domain, setting up WordPress, and turning on automatic updates.<p>In general, the best passive schemes require a large initial outlay and/or a dubious moral outlook.  A better way to enhance your income is to eat out less, stop buying stuff you don't need, and shop around for deals. Boring but true!