Passive Income Experiments

Welcome to Mars Money Lab, where I run passive income experiments to uncover strategies that work. From matched betting to crypto cashback, I test ideas for earning extra cash and share the results.

* Not financial advice – just my experiments.

Active Experiments

Real money. Real results. Updated regularly.

Plutus

Plutus Rewards Debit Card

Up to 9% rewards

Earn up to 9% rewards in PLUS points on everyday spending plus merchant-funded fiat cashback – tested and racking up rewards.

🇬🇧🇪🇺 UK & EU only

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InvestEngine

ETF Dividend Investing

Long-term income

Build a portfolio for growing ETF dividend income – low effort, long-term rewards.

🌍 Available worldwide

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin £10 Weekly DCA

Digital Gold Test

Automated dollar-cost averaging into Bitcoin — testing long-term crypto growth as digital gold.

🌍 Available worldwide

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Outplayed

Outplayed Matched Betting

Guaranteed Profit

Turn free bets into guaranteed profit – my go-to for steady income.

🇬🇧🇮🇪 UK & Ireland only

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Tesla

Tesla Stock Investment

AI-Driven Growth

Invest weekly in Tesla’s AI-driven growth – a long-term bet on a tech titan.

🌍 Available worldwide

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Ethereum

Ethereum £10 Weekly DCA

DeFi Exposure

Weekly buys into Ethereum with eToro staking rewards — programmable money and DeFi exposure.

🌍 Available worldwide

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NS&I

NS&I Premium Bonds

Tax-Free Prize Draws

Swap interest for tax-free prize draws – a fun, risk-free income experiment.

🇬🇧 UK only

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NVIDIA

NVIDIA £10 Weekly DCA

AI Leader

Low-effort weekly investment into the AI leader — riding the GPU/data center boom.

🌍 Available worldwide

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Why Passive Income Matters

I run Mars Money Lab to test real passive income and growth ideas — from matched betting and rewards cards to long-term stocks, crypto DCA (Bitcoin/Ethereum), and AI/tech plays — and show the actual numbers with no fluff or fake results. Every pound you see comes from my ongoing experiments above (more on the full dashboard).

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Behind the Scenes Tools

These are the extra tools that keep the lab running smoothly:

eToro — The platform that powers my Tesla, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and NVIDIA recurring buys.
Revolut — For instant currency swaps, crypto buys, and spare-change investing without fees.
Koinly — Automatically tracks every Plutus reward and crypto trade for easy tax reports.
Proton — Private email + password manager so none of my financial logins or statements ever leak.
Todoist — One simple task list that reminds me to top up Tesla, reload Plutus, and post updates.
Monzo — Fee-free banking to track my betting funds in real-time.

Grab Up to £190 in Bonuses

Sign up via my links for Plutus (£50), Outplayed (£30), Monzo (£10) and InvestEngine (£20-£100) to kickstart your journey.

Note: eToro and NS&I currently offer no signup bonuses.

Each experiment is another step toward real financial freedom.

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Disclaimer: I’m not a financial adviser. Use at your own risk. Regional restrictions apply.

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