I feel you — when money’s tight, the last thing you want is a bunch of “get rich quick” nonsense. One of the fastest ways I’ve found to make legit cash online without experience is doing micro-tasks: things like surveys, app testing , and mini QA-style gigs . You don’t need special skills, just your laptop and internet, and the best part is you can cash out same-day through PayPal, crypto, or gift cards. It won’t make you rich, but it will give you quick wins you can actually see hit your account (I covered groceries my first week just from doing it here and there). Once you’ve got a little breathing room, you can look at freelancing or building up skills for higher-paying remote work. More on reddit.com

If you can walk a lot, see if any local restaurants need a same day dishwasher or busser, some pay cash at close. Call moving companies and ask about day labor for unloading, they sometimes pay at the end of the job. Check community Facebook groups for house cleaning or yard cleanup, people often pay right after. If you can hold out even a bit, wfhalert is decent for getting emailed legit remote leads like customer support or data entry, but that helps more in the next week than today. More on reddit.com

Sorry you’re dealing with all that, that’s a lot. If you need something you can jump into fast, look at entry level customer support or chat moderation, sometimes data entry pops up too. A lot of listings on big boards are ghost jobs or super competitive, so expect some duds. I’d keep checking r/RemoteJobs daily, and set alerts on the usual sites, then also sign up for wfhalert, it just emails out verified remote roles like support and data entry so you’re not wading through scams. Apply quick when you see something, speed helps. More on reddit.com

I have chronic pain and work for a company called Telus International as a US Rater. It's part time and non phone. You just rate web search results based on users needs. https://jobs.telusinternational.com/en_US/careers/PipelineDetail/US-Rater-1-1/25191 More on reddit.com