Side Hustles

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They have easy remote second full time jobs.

I’ve applied for many and never even get an interview. It’s ridiculous.

I did a round of applying for several on USA jobs a while ago. I stopped wasting my time after one actually listed the amount of applicants for once- just under 20,000! As such, I insist there is no worker shortage.

[Anonymous]

My side hustle generates about 20k/month. I sell courses on online learning platforms like LinkedIn Learning and Udemy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a relative who was a GS15 and worked as an electrician evenings/ weekends/some vacation days and used to joke that his government job was “beer money.” Grew up in a family of electricians and he kept his qualifications up to date. Has a pretty sweet life in retirement.

My SES attorney husband does fix-it work on the side, but often charges nothing or next-to-nothing. He loves it. He would much rather be a handyman than a lawyer, and likely will be after he retires. When we stayed in a cabin at a state park a few years ago there was this park ranger who drove around in a truck fixing things all day and cutting up trees and DH looked longingly after him as he drove away in his truck after fixing something on our porch--he wanted that job so badly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I make about $20k/yr profit reselling on postmark for about 3 hours per week of work.

Where do you source inventory to sell?

Primarily thrift stores. It's crazy what people donate around here. Just this morning I sold two pairs of jeans for $85 and $99 each that I paid $4.99 each for.

Wow.

I tried my hand at selling on Ebay. While I enjoyed handling the specific home decorating item I chose, I found it's very hard to reliably source. Had a couple of weird interactions with some sellers that convinced me it's not worth the bother. Nothing dangerous, as I meet individuals in a safe public location, but more specifically that the sellers have lied about provenance. I've also sold nice stuff from my house. Generally prices are not worth the bother. I tried Poshmark. Not even a nibble. I'm probably choosing the wrong items if I want to command top returns.

[Anonymous]

I make about $500 a month doing morning feeding and clean up a few days a week at an animal sanctuary. It's not a ton of money, but I absolutely love the time there so the money is just an added bonus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make about $20k/yr profit reselling on postmark for about 3 hours per week of work.

Profit from buy low and sell high? Or recovery from stuff you bought and would otherwise throw/give away?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I make about $20k/yr profit reselling on postmark for about 3 hours per week of work.

Where do you source inventory to sell?

Primarily thrift stores. It's crazy what people donate around here. Just this morning I sold two pairs of jeans for $85 and $99 each that I paid $4.99 each for.

So you are spending more than 3 hours a week I am guessing. Going to thrift stores and hunting for items is very time consuming. Let’s be honest.

[Anonymous]

I do stock video, illustration and photography and pull in about an extra 20K a year. It's a passive income but I'm always adding to my portfolios.

I also sell print on demand on Amazon, but that only gets me about 3k/year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do stock video, illustration and photography and pull in about an extra 20K a year. It's a passive income but I'm always adding to my portfolios.

I also sell print on demand on Amazon, but that only gets me about 3k/year.

What does this involve - is this your work, and I'm guessing you sell the rights to use it? For example, I requested and was given the right to use a real estate photo of a house from the photographer, for a fee. This kind of transaction?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am 45 and I’ve been side hustling since I was 22 years old. I make between $20,0000 and $40,000 extra year. I’ve never not done it.

Very clever. What is a past side hustle that you're willing to share?

[Anonymous]

Sell items in facebook groups. I took a course and learned how to quickly sell high volumes of $25 trinkets and smaller volumes of $500-$3000+ wigs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My internet side hustle pays me $65 an hour. I like it because it is super easy and I can pretty much take on as much or as little work as I like. And my regular job ebbs and flows a bit as far as workload goes.

Interested!!! Please share, if you can, how we can find the same. I would not mind doing intense mindless data entry that no one else wants to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, I misread it, sorry. I guess we won’t hear from the poster who earns $65 per hour doing a very easy job.

Yeah, pretty sure people with sweet gigs like those keep them to themselves.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree PP but many people seemed pissed that I tutor on the side (I'm an ES teacher). I'm not tutoring my own students and I don't even tutor students at my school (it's a Title One school). It seems to me to use your talents and qualifications but I guess that's not how other people see it.

Really? I’m an ES teacher and I’ve tutored. A lot of colleagues have and I’ve never heard of anyone being negative about it. Who gets “pissed”?

Based on the DCUM threads endlessly excoriating public school teachers, they probably think she should be using that time to tutor their kids for free after school, like they did (supposedly) in the poster’s 80s/90s childhood.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree PP but many people seemed pissed that I tutor on the side (I'm an ES teacher). I'm not tutoring my own students and I don't even tutor students at my school (it's a Title One school). It seems to me to use your talents and qualifications but I guess that's not how other people see it.

Really? I’m an ES teacher and I’ve tutored. A lot of colleagues have and I’ve never heard of anyone being negative about it. Who gets “pissed”?

NP-I for one. In conference with teacher he let it be known he tutors on the side. Uh, yeah no, try being better in the classroom so this topic doesn't have to come up in the first place.

See, PP? Exhibit A of the ridiculous, entitled parents.