--- title: '7 Passive Ways to Earn PayPal Money (Side Income Methods - Results Not Guaranteed)' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=HxR8lGLYsXo' video_id: 'HxR8lGLYsXo' date: 2026-08-14 duration_sec: 572 --- # 7 Passive Ways to Earn PayPal Money (Side Income Methods - Results Not Guaranteed) > Source: [7 Passive Ways to Earn PayPal Money (Side Income Methods - Results Not Guaranteed)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HxR8lGLYsXo) ## Summary The video presents seven passive methods to earn extra PayPal money, emphasizing realistic expectations and minimal ongoing effort. It covers bandwidth-sharing apps, cashback platforms, and survey tools, explaining how each works and who they suit best. ### Key Points - **Realistic Earning Potential** [00:55] — The video sets expectations that passive income methods yield only small amounts of extra money, not significant income. It emphasizes that these methods require no daily tasks or constant clicking. - **Honeygain: Bandwidth Sharing** [02:06] — Honeygain is a platform that pays for unused internet bandwidth. Users can join from all countries, but earnings vary. Payout via PayPal requires $20. A joining bonus is available, especially via invitation links. - **Pawns: Multiple Earning Methods** [03:23] — Pawns is an app and website offering multiple earning methods, including bandwidth sharing, microtasks, games, and surveys. It has a $5 PayPal payout threshold and offers a $3 joining bonus. - **Swagbucks: Cashback and Rewards** [04:19] — Swagbucks is a popular get-paid-to site with cashback offers in some countries. Users can earn a percentage back on online purchases through a browser extension. Payout via PayPal starts at around $5. - **Survey Junkie Pulse: Passive Research** [05:43] — Survey Junkie Pulse is a passive research community available in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. It tracks internet usage anonymously for market research and offers exclusive surveys. Payout via PayPal requires $5. - **EarnApp: Bandwidth Sharing** [06:52] — EarnApp is another bandwidth-sharing platform, joinable from all countries, with a $5 PayPal payout threshold. It also offers Amazon gift cards as a cash-out option. - **PacketStream: Bandwidth Sharing** [07:34] — PacketStream is another bandwidth-sharing option, joinable from all countries, offering small passive earnings via PayPal. - **Ibotta: Cashback App** [08:03] — Ibotta is a cashback app available only in the US, offering a percentage back on purchases, sometimes automatically via linked cards. ## Transcript A lot of people are looking for ways to earn  passive PayPal money. But the reality is that most   of what you see online about passive income is  either overhyped or just not passive at all. So,   in this video, I'm going to show you seven methods  that actually run in the background once you've   set them up. No daily tasks, no constant clicking  or anything like that. But, I'm also going to show   you what you can realistically earn because it is  important you do it with the right expectations.   My name is Mikael and after testing a lot of  different earning apps and platforms over the   years, I found that there are not many ways to  earn extra PayPal cash completely passively.   But there are a few. You just need to know what to  expect and which ones are actually worth setting   up. So, in this video, I'll go through seven  passive methods that run in the background   so you know how they work and I'll also explain  who they are actually a good fit for so you don't   waste your time on the wrong ones. So before going  over the methods I want to show you, let's first   talk about the earning potential so you do it  with the right expectations. And it's important   to understand that when I hear say passive income  options, it means that you literally don't have to   do anything. It's one not one of these overhyped  where I say passive once you have worked for 500   hours or something like that. That's not what I'm  talking about here. I'm talking about something   where you literally do not have to change anything  about what you're really doing in everyday life   and you don't really have to spend any extra time.  But that of course also means that the earning   potential is very limited because you don't  really have to do anything at all. You just set it   up. Sometimes you have to maybe click a login  or something once a day or something like that.   That's all and then you earn a bit extra in the  background. But it is a bit extra. It's for a tiny   bit of extra money on the side. It's not $10, $50,  $100 per day or anything like that. Not at all,   but a little bit of extra money once in a while.  That's what you can expect from these options. And   I've tested a ton of passive income options and  there are not that many that actually pay out via   PayPal. But these options that I will show you  here, they all do offer that. So, let's go over   them. It's not a prioritized list because which  of the options are best really depends on you. And   you can also use several of them together if you  want to. So, let's now go over the first option.   I'll explain a little bit about each and then you  can pick out which of them you think is a good   match for you. When talking about passive income,  we have to talk about Honeygain. It is a platform   unused internet bandwidth and then you will earn  a little bit of extra money in the background.   You can join from all countries, but how much you  can earn depends a lot on your country, but again,   not a lot you can earn. A little bit here and  there. There are some different ways where you can   earn a little bit extra if you use it on several  devices. So, if you use they have some different   bonus opportunities. I have a a full video  also. I'll leave a link in the top corner here   where I talk more about how you can get the most  out of it, different tips and tricks for that. So,   if you want to check that out, I'll leave a link  to that. But this is one of the options. You can   get paid in PayPal once you have earned $20.  So, that does take some patience. You do get a   joining bonus. The exact joining bonus will vary,  but usually you get a higher joining bonus if you   join through an invitation link. I'll leave a link  below to full written tutorials of all these here.   they're joining links that will make sure  that you get the highest possible joining   bonus. It will also support me and my channel.  I would definitely appreciate that. So you can   joining bonus to support me. But anyways that is  Honeygain the first option I wanted to mention.   Pawns is next and this is both an app and a  website. It has several ways to earn. It also   has on computer. It used to also have on mobile  where you could earn passively. Currently it still   has that on computer also at the time of recording  this where you just install it similar to Honeygain. Earn by sharing your unused internet  bandwidth. It also has other ways where you can   do microtasks and play games and take surveys.  It has more opportunities through the app. So,   can be a great way to also earn in other ways  and definitely the other ways will earn you a   lot more. Just keep that in mind if you decide  to use pawns. It's also one you can join from   all countries. You only need to earn $5 to be able  to redeem. In addition to getting paid via PayPal,   another one where you can get a great joining  bonus. You can get a $3 joining bonus. Again,   you can join through my invitation link. I'll  leave links below, full reviews. You can click   those at the top there. There are the joining  links that will give you those joining bonuses.   Swagbucks is next. It is one of the most popular  get-paid-to sites and many people will then say,   that is true. Many of the ways you can earn here  is for example playing games, taking paid surveys,   doing different all the small tasks. But Swagbucks  also in some countries, not in all countries,   but in some countries, it has cashback offers.  So that means you basically you can install   it as a browser extension or you could go into  Swagbucks and if you shop online and they have   partnered with few thousand partners in specific  countries and that means if you just click a link   here go to the platform the website where you're  about to shop anyways, you'll get a percentage of   what you're using back into your Swagbucks account.  So you don't really have to do anything else. You   just have to especially if you install the browser  extension then it will make you aware. So when you   are on platforms where you're about to shop, it  will tell you, oh, if you just click this link   here with Swagbucks, then you will actually earn a  percentage back. Sometimes it can be like 1%, 2%,   5%, and sometimes even up to 10%. So you're  going to spend that money anyways. Why not use   cashback offers to then get some of it back into  your account. Swagbucks is a platform you can   join from all countries, but the cashback offers  are not available in all countries. Basically,   only a few countries. So just keep that in  mind. You can withdraw via PayPal, Payoneer, many   different gift cards depending on your country.  The payout threshold usually starts at around $5.   Survey Junkie Pulse or Surf to Earn as they also  call it is a part of Survey Junkie which is a   popular survey website and app. You can only join  it if you live in the US, UK, Canada or Australia.   But if you do, it's great survey app if you like  paid surveys and survey website. But it also has   something called Survey Junkie Pulse where you  can see here it's a exclusive research community   where you just surf to earn. You install it on  your computer here or your phone and then it   looks at how you use the internet anonymously of  course and that is used for market research and   then you will earn extra for that. You will also  sometimes get invited to exclusive surveys when   you're part of this and and definitely be worth  considering also. Survey Junkie very user-friendly   survey web and app site. So, if you're using  it using this one here to earn extra passively,   definitely something worth considering. And you  just need $5 to redeem, for example, via PayPal.   It also offers in some countries bank transfer  or many different gift cards to choose from.   Before moving on, I just want to make you aware  that the majority of you watching have actually   not subscribed to my channel. It's a free  easy way to support me and my work here. So,   also make sure to hit the like button,  I would definitely appreciate that.   EarnApp is another of the platforms where you can  earn just by installing it and sharing your unused   bandwidth in the background. You can join from  all countries. You can earn a little bit by doing   that. Again, if you want to use some of the paid  offers, you can earn more from that. And you just   need to earn $5 to redeem via PayPal. It also  offers you to cash out via Amazon gift cards,   for example. It's not one I use a lot compared  to the others, but still as an extra one. You   can test which ones works best for you and your  country and can you install several of these at   the same time? That depends on your device and all  that. Sometimes it can conflict. Other times you   can let several of them run in the background  on several devices and earn more that way.   Speaking of sharing your unused internet  bandwidth and just earning passively that way,   PacketStream is another option like that.  You can join again from all countries. Again,   not something you will earn a lot from, but just  letting it run without any effort, you can earn   a bit of extra PayPal money once in a while. The  last option I want to go over is another cashback   option. This is an app and this is only available  in the US, but there are many different cashback   apps and website. I also do have more information  on my website about cashback apps and websites.   You can go there and search for that if you want  to. But anyways, the great thing about that,   I explain more about why I think cashback apps  are are great to get money back that you're going   to spend anyways, at least a percentage of it.  And Ibotta has an app, so you can do it from your   phone. Also, some cashback websites and apps also  has the opportunity to actually add a card. So,   whenever you shop with a certain card, you will  get back percentages into your account. So,   that makes it even more passively. You don't have  even have to click specific links or something   like that. So cashback options definitely  something worth considering. Ibotta is one of   the good ones also. So these are the best passive  ways to earn PayPal money that I have come across.   rich or a ton of money or anything like that. But  a bit extra without basically any extra effort   can also be nice once in a while. You can join one  of them all of them. That's completely up to you.   I will leave links below to full written tutorials  on my website. You can also there find full   video tutorials, payment proof, everything like  that. And at the top there, there's also joining   links so you can easily join, get the best  possible joining bonus and at the same time   you will support me and my work, my channel.  I would definitely appreciate that. So you can   check all that out below. And if this video helped  you, also please just make sure to hit the like   button and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube  channel and hit the notification bell so you won't   miss out next time I release a video with tips and  tricks about different ways to make money online.