Ask HN: How do I make a lot of money quickly?

I'm a 22 year old software developer with nearly 2 years of experience in full-stack software development. I'm pretty proficient in both frontend and backend technologies, and have built full web systems through to completion that are in production use today.

I have a lot of free time. I'm young and single with no interest in relationships right now. I'm looking for a way to make large amounts of money very quickly, and I need some ideas here.

Note: I do make pretty good money already, but my expenses/standard of living are also pretty high. :/

TL;DR : What are some good or creative ways to make a decent amount of money ($5k+) in a short amount of time? (1-3 months)

Do contract development work for contractor pay.

I think you should probably clarify how much you don't want to work a regular job (Seems like the simplest way to make that amount of money in that time)

I would think the best way would be to start out with a large sum of money and invest it conservatively. If the initial sum is large enough, your investments will yield a lot of money quickly.

Do you have access to a large sum of money?

Get a job and live minimally? $5k take-home is about $75k/yr.