Side hustles that can net $1000/month

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Anonymous wrote:Long story short: I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, financially. I've moved in with a partner and we make $135K each. For now, our housing is quite cheap. I'm finally going to grow up and pay back my student loans in earnest - not just "set and forget" paying the minimum/letting all the SAVE and IDR drama work itself out. But we also want a bigger place. In order to have it all, and meaningfully pay down my debt - and I mean, get serious about it - put myself back on the standard 10 year plan or even try and pay it down in 7 years - another $1000 cash a month would change my life. That's net $1000 - post tax. I'm trying to size the opportunity since I'm in that sweet spot where I still WFH and have been promoted to a senior level but not upper management yet, so I have plenty of work life balance. Of course, I could have used all these years to save and find a side hustle - but trust me, I was making the most of the situation in ways I do not regret.

I also realize that building a rapport takes time, and I won't instantly get there, but within a year of development, what kind of side hustles can bring in this kind of revenue? Or combination thereof? Obviously dog walking alone won't cut it, but I can also do video editing, yard work, random house tasks, or brush up on some other skills. Willing to put in coursework and refine skills on Udemy, YouTube, or Tiktok, but not willing to pay for expensive courses or licenses.

The goal is to be able to move into a townhome with my partner (not this tiny little condo) and to pay $1800-2200/month toward those damn loans.

You and your partner bring in $22,000 a month, $5000+ a week, and a measly extra $1000 a month or $250 a week is considered a huge extra amount?

Something doesn't track. But if you are making that kind of money, simply saving and putting some in investments will net you that much in interest money really soon.

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Anonymous wrote:I would put all that energy into getting new job that pays more than $135k

What is wrong with 135K a yr? That is far above average.

Nothing. But she wants another $1K a month. So could be easier to advance in career than come up with a side hustle for someone who doesn't have one already.

It might not be that easy to advance in her career if she is in one where salaries top out.

Haha right, there are not many jobs are making more than $135k.


It's called side hustle for a reason. I think it's okay to have to put in some hustle for the extra income. It would be worth it to me, especially if it's something that would make you more marketable for when you need to job search.

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I would dog sit in your home. We pay $400 a week when we go away.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you tried the John Ramsey method? It really does work, and much quicker than you would think.

That would be Dave Ramsey. Unless JonBonet's father is dolling out financial advice.

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Anonymous wrote:I make an extra $25K teaching fitness classes before/after work

Np. What is your background and what do you teach?

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Pet sitting. Dog walking in your neighborhood.

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Please tell me as a CPA who wants to retire what I can do so I can finally leave my boss in the dust. And no, I hate doing taxes.

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Anonymous wrote:I would dog sit in your home. We pay $400 a week when we go away.

Do you think cat people would go for that?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a mom who has no time to organize my photos and put them into photo books. I’ve wondered about that as a side hustle for someone.

You are looking for me. I have scanned thousands of pictures from 1895-2025 and organized them into fun albums for family members. I love to do it and am good at it. Where would you look to find somebody like me?

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Anonymous wrote:Overnight babysitter for school-aged kids - if you can find your way into a network of parents/families who have a need for that and you are qualified.

Tutoring at the middle/high school level, $75-$100 per hour.

Boarding pets in your home - especially if you can build a network vs. doing it through Rover or another service - can be $50-$100/night.

Two data points for tutoring. We paid a Calculus tutor $55/hour for our HS kid. The tutor was in college at MIT. We also paid $100 an hour to a retired high school teacher to augment language learning for our kid.

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I think each job may not pay well (video editing, dog walking, pet sitting, free lance writing, etc) but it's the experience you get in the beginning that will help you scale. Once you scale, $1k a week will be well within reach. The challenge is when you scale, it takes way more time and effort.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a mom who has no time to organize my photos and put them into photo books. I’ve wondered about that as a side hustle for someone.

You are looking for me. I have scanned thousands of pictures from 1895-2025 and organized them into fun albums for family members. I love to do it and am good at it. Where would you look to find somebody like me?

I do this too. I own a business for it to keep it legit. I pay for a website and some tools. Own machines.

No one is hiring for it recently. At the end of the day, people aren’t willing to spend on these projects, as the economy sits right now. They say they want it, but they don’t.

Also a perception of them having to spend time to get it right (like cleaning before the cleaner). They don’t actually need to. So I get sad and may shutter my business.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you write? It involves a lot of unpaid hustle, especially at first, and it doesn't pay all that great at first, but if you build it up, you can make decent money with freelance writing/editing, if it is a skill that you have.

How do you get these jobs? I’m a great writer but I have no idea how to turn my skill into a side hustle…

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Anonymous wrote:I make an extra $25K teaching fitness classes before/after work

Np. What is your background and what do you teach?

I started with Zumba, then Barre, then a bunch of different dance workouts, and now Pilates. Huge demand for Pilates. I teach at gyms, dance studios, pilates studios. I think when I retire one day I will do aqua and senior fitness.

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Very curious how someone who writes well gets a side hustle doing this. Can someone tell how they started?