Bulk trash day
If Montgomery County collects your trash, you can book bulk pickups, and items have to be at the curb by 7 a.m. Someone can haul the old sofa or mattress out the night before.
A little help with the things that need doing in Silver Spring.
From downtown Silver Spring to Takoma Park: describe the task, set a reward, and choose from the people nearby who offer to help. Your payment is held until you confirm the job is done.
Common tasks
The jobs that wait for a free weekend.
Specific, one-off help: no company, no quote, no subscription.
Moving in or out
A truck loaded or unloaded, boxes carried up to an apartment, or furniture moved between rooms.
Furniture assembly
A crib, desk, wardrobe or patio set put together, and the packaging cleared away.
Yard and leaf cleanup
Leaves raked and bagged, beds weeded, branches bundled, and the front walk swept clear.
Errands and pickups
Groceries collected, a return dropped off, or a marketplace find picked up from the seller.
Setup and tech help
A TV, printer or new phone set up, or email sorted out, in person or over a video call.
These are examples, not a menu. Describe what you need in your own words. Not sure what to offer? See what tasks typically cost.
How Bounty works
Post a task. Set a reward. Choose who helps.
On Bounty a task is called a bounty, and the person who does it is a hunter. Here's the whole process, start to finish.
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Describe the task
Say what needs doing, which street it's on, and when. A few plain sentences are enough. You can start right here, without an account.
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Set a reward
Choose the amount, from $5. You pay it by card on Stripe's secure checkout, and Bounty holds it. Nobody is paid yet.
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Review the offers in the app
People nearby can offer to take the task. Offers arrive in the free Bounty app for iPhone and Android. Sign in with the email you posted with; the first time, tap “Forgot password” on the sign-in screen to set one.
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Choose a hunter, or nobody
Each offer shows the person's name, a note from them, how long they've been on Bounty, how many tasks they've completed and their ratings. Pick one, then agree the timing and share the house number in the app's messages. If nobody suits you, you don't have to choose anyone.
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Confirm it's done, and only then are they paid
When the job is finished to your satisfaction, confirm it in the app. That's what releases the reward. Until you do, it stays held.
Your money and who helps
Exactly what Bounty does with your money.
No app can promise every person is trustworthy or every task gets done. Here's what Bounty actually does, and what it doesn't, so you can decide for yourself.
Held until you confirm the job is done
You pay the reward when you post, and Bounty holds it through Stripe. Your hunter is paid only when you confirm the task is finished in the app. No one else can release it.
A full refund before you choose anyone
Until you've chosen a hunter, you can cancel the task in the app and the whole payment goes back to your card. After someone has started, cancelling needs their agreement, or you can report a problem.
You pick the person
Nobody is assigned to you. Before choosing, read each person's note and see how long they've been on Bounty and how many tasks they've completed.
Ratings only from completed tasks
Two people can rate each other only after finishing a task together. Someone new won't have ratings yet, which is common on a young service, so read their note closely.
Your house number stays private
Your street is enough for the post. People browsing see only the general area. Give the full address to the person you choose, in the app's messages.
When a hunter goes quiet or a job goes wrong
Don't confirm until you're satisfied. Message your hunter in the app first; if that doesn't settle it, use “Report a problem” in the app. The reward isn't released unless you confirm.
What an identity check does, and doesn't, mean
Before a hunter can cash out, Stripe checks their identity and bank details. That confirms who receives the money. It is not a background check, and Bounty doesn't check licenses, insurance or references. Look at each profile, read each note, and choose for yourself.
If anyone asks to be paid some other way, such as cash, gift cards or a payment app, say no. Paying through Bounty is what keeps your money held until the job is done.
Who it's for
Homes, apartments and small shops.
Homeowners
Yard work, a garage to sort, a bulk-trash morning: one-off jobs without hiring a company.
Renters and new movers
Boxes up the stairs, a bed frame to build, a TV set up on its stand. Post each job once and choose who helps.
Busy professionals and families
The errands that compete with work and school. Post here, then manage it from your phone.
Older adults and family caregivers
Whoever posts and pays manages the task, so a family member can post from their own account with a parent's street. Agree the plan together first.
Small businesses
A delivery unloaded, shelves restocked, an event set up and taken down. You pay by card and the receipt goes to your email.
Anyone who'd rather not do this alone
Posting takes a form, a card payment and an app. If any of that is a barrier, email the Bounty team with what you need done, and we'll walk you through it.
What Bounty isn't
Bounty doesn't replace a licensed contractor, home care, medical care or an emergency service, and hunters aren't Bounty employees. Please don't use it for electrical, plumbing, gas, roofing or structural work, for personal care or medication, or for anything that needs a license. In an emergency, call 911.
In Silver Spring
Silver Spring, Takoma Park and nearby.
Post a task anywhere from downtown Silver Spring and Takoma Park to Long Branch and Four Corners. Your task is shown to people near where it happens, so pick the street where the work is.
An honest word about availability
Silver Spring is close to where most of Bounty's hunters live, in and around DC. That group is still small, so we can't promise someone is free on a given day. If nobody offers, nobody is paid, and you can cancel for a full refund before choosing anyone.
Live nearby and want to earn?
Tasks around here are paid jobs for people around here. See how earning on Bounty works.
Other help in the county
- Book a bulk pickup: Montgomery County bulk trash.
- Care and support for older adults and people with disabilities: Maryland Access Point.
Also on Bounty: help across Washington, DC · Owings Mills, MD · what tasks cost
Questions
Before you post.
Does Bounty cover Takoma Park too?
Yes. Post anywhere in Silver Spring, Takoma Park or the neighborhoods around them, and pick your street from the list so people nearby can find the task.
What does it cost?
The reward you set, and nothing more. There's no posting fee and no subscription. Bounty's service fee comes out of the reward when your hunter is paid.
How much should I offer?
Whatever the task is worth to you, from $5. As a rough guide, people often offer $20–35 for a grocery run, $35–60 for yard work, $40–75 to assemble furniture and $60–120 for moving help. See more typical rates.
When am I charged, and when is the hunter paid?
Your card is charged when you post from this page, and Bounty holds the money. The hunter is paid only after you confirm in the app that the job is done.
How do I choose who does the task?
In the Bounty app, each offer shows the person's name, their note to you, how long they've been on Bounty, how many tasks they've completed and their ratings. Message them with questions, then choose one person, or nobody.
What if nobody offers to help?
Then nobody is paid. You can keep waiting, or cancel in the app and the full payment goes back to your card. The reward can't be changed after you've paid, so to offer more, cancel and post again with a higher reward or clearer details.
Who are the hunters?
People who have signed up to take on tasks. They aren't Bounty employees and aren't background-checked. Stripe verifies a hunter's identity before they can cash out, which confirms who is paid but not their skills or conduct.
Do I need the app?
To finish, yes. You can describe and pay for a task here, but reading offers, messaging your hunter and confirming the job happen in the Bounty app on iPhone or Android. A family member can post and manage a task from their own account.
What if the hunter stops responding, or the job goes wrong?
Don't confirm the job. The reward isn't released until you do. Message your hunter in the app first; if that doesn't settle it, use “Report a problem” in the app. If anyone is in danger, call 911.
Can I ask a question before I post?
Please do. Email the Bounty team at leewright093@gmail.com. If posting from this page is difficult, tell us what you need done and we'll help you get it posted.
Get help with a task
What needs doing?
It takes a few minutes. When you continue, you'll pay the reward on Stripe's secure checkout page; nothing is charged until you finish there.
What happens next
- Your task goes up, and Bounty holds your payment.
- Get the Bounty app and sign in with the same email.
- Review the offers and choose a hunter, or nobody.
- Confirm when it's done. That's when your hunter is paid.
Stuck, or want to check something first? Email the Bounty team.
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