[Jerry]

Side hustle suggestions? I’m sure everybody has seen the abundance of supposed side hustles that can make you tons of money by doing x y and z.

Was hoping somebody had a successful story of a side hustle they tried out. Ideally one that I could also do.

Open to do work on the computer or ideally just using a phone since I enjoy talking to people.

I have seen several tiktok videos of how to make money and a lot of them seem to be a scam or not as easy as they claim.

I thought people might have a better grasp on what’s real and what’s not.

Thank you in advance.

[Scott]

There is more money in selling the course on side hustle(s), than the side hustle itself.

[Kate]

If you are familiar with accounting/bookkeeping, virtual bookkeeping is a great field. I started my business when my kids were little in 2017. It changed my family’s life.

Now they are in elementary school and I havev more time and make a great living.

But it is still a lifestyle business.

[Andrea]

I work part-time in healthcare IT for over 20 years since having children. Now that they’re grown I have so much extra time on my hands.

I started selling things for people on FB marketplace.

I have sold stuff online for years out of frugality and then cleaning out family members’ homes when they downsized or passed away.

Now I market to realtors and have a steady stream of clients.

I take a percentage of the sale price so I have very little overhead. All it takes is my phone for listings and communicating with buyers/clients and my hard work and time.

I plan to quit corporate America at 55 and then do this until I don’t want to do it anymore.

I can be as busy or not as I want. It has been very lucrative for me. Not passive income, not easy, but hard work pays off.

[Buddy]

I started a side business doing lawn Aerations. First year I grossed $33k working approximately 20 saturdays between April and September.

Second year I grossed $77k working approximately 22 weekends between April to September.

My third year I worked 6 weekends and then hired someone to work during the week while I worked my w-2 and grossed $138k.

Looking to break $200k between my employee working weekdays and probably having to work some weekends myself too

[Roxanne]

The mentality around side hustles is very “get rich quick” or “do this for passive income.” The secret is to just start something and WORK HARD at it.

My “side hustle” is being a professional photographer. But it’s actually more like having two full-time jobs, and my business earns me around the same gross as I do at my day job.

It’s a business and I work hard at it- evenings and weekends.

With the right tools, anyone can start a small business doing something they have talent in.

But it will require time and effort if the person plans to make it successful.

[Dita]

Dog sitting about $50k a year. Getting ready to open a boarding facility to hopefully triple current dog sitting income or more

[Kristen]

Do you have any artistic talents? I’ve always piddled with writing, but in 2020 I indie published my first book, and it’s now my full time job/income as of 2024.

Definitely not a get rich quick scheme–it took me four years to learn the markets and hone my writing to this level–but if you have any kind of art you already enjoy and are talented at, it can be a fun pastime that you can monetize if you’re also business minded.

[Amy]

Lol. I saw a reel of a woman talking about her side hustle of creating “feet content”. Went through how much she made the month before.

Then offered to sell you her course so you can create and sell “foot content” too.

So much noise out there.

[Jodi]

I have a cdl to drive school bus so I do that in addition to my full time job.

I love driving the sports trips on evenings and weekends!

[Fara]

I’ve seen a few people mention dog/pet sitting, but in their own home. I pet sit in the pet’s home. I offer both drop-in visits (30-60 minutes) and overnights.

I started helping my neighbors and they’ve now referred me on to their friends.

I love fur babies, so it’s been a great side gig for the past 3 years.

[Jin]

My two cents: don’t do a side hustle. Focus that additional time and effort in driving your primary career forward.

Hopefully you’re in a career field with a bright future, and if not, get into one.

In many career fields, reasonably good performers can get promoted every couple years whoch should be a 10%-30% pay bump each time.

In those cases, the cost/benefit is likely much greater than almost every side hustle.

[Sunny]

Not a sustainable gig, but for last several years, I’ve sold junk out of my house. Then I started to upsell stuff I’d find.

Made a few thousand. The sales have really slowed down and I’m stuck with bunch of inventory.

Right now I’ve got a couple little jobs at retail for less than 10 hours a week combined. It’s just enough for gas money.

I’m not looking for a full time gig just yet. Enjoying my nonwork life for the last year.

Still crazy world traveling. Need to get it out of my system before I take on any real employment.

[Jacob]

It isn’t applicable to most, but I do virtual fitness coaching as well as business consulting services as a side hustle to my personal training studio.

I see the side hustles turning into more of the main hustles though.

[Tony]

Well we have done DoorDash Walmart spark Uber eats etc all were profitable once you learn how to do them…

That said the most profitable thing has been selling options. Once you learn the basic ins and outs it’s realistic to make a .5% to 1% a week on your money for a few minutes every Monday morning.

Some free advice never pay someone to teach you to do options there’s plenty of free options to learn from on YouTube.

Always sell options never buy

Some search terms for YouTube to help you
The wheel strategy
Selling puts
Selling covered calls
Selling options

Some YouTube channels to check out
Trading with Ashley
Investing with Henry
Pandrea money

[Rhonda]

It really depends on your own interests /skills/time available! Any income producing activity will take time to gain momentum!

I started a side hustle in 2017 within the beauty industry and love it but it’s because I am passionate about it!

Pick something that is low cost or free to start doing, market it as best you can and keep at it.

But don’t dig yourself into debt obviously if it does cost anything. Good luck!

[Christina]

I love baking so I’m getting my cottage license and will be selling bread and cookies using freshly milled flour. I’m also working on a cookbook.

Eventually I will transition over to working part-time as a trainer and teaching government acquisitions, which is what I do now.

So, I’ll be teaching what I know.

I might do cooking classes also. What are your skills? Is there anything that you can teach others?

Do you have a hobby that you can monetize?

[Ruby]

I have so many sise hustles. Some here:
Bank bonuses, credit card bonuses (I use thr points for travel, but you could use as cash as well) rent out my garage, Airbnb my basement, resell free items, substitute teacher in a school, scan receipts, paid research/ focus groups, DoorDash, offer apps, teach Spanish, mistery shopping.

I guess my list goes on all stuff I do when I feel like doing, or when I need more $. Sounds like a,lot but you start getting organized and becomes part of the daily routine.

I used to be FIRE fully nomadic so I kept some hustling for extra income, most of the stuff I was able to do from overseas.

[Sabrina]

I started an Etsy shop and it’s been fun as a side hustle to test out! Print on demand definitely works!

I took skills from my FT job and started freelancing during covid and with minimal hours I’ve been able to make average 2-3k a month with it.

This year I’m trying to double down and increase my revenue!

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