Anyone Got A Side Hustle?

HughFreakingDillon · September 2023

now that my kids are teenagers, I'm thinking about actually doing something with my extra time and making more money. Anyone got a side hustle? Curious what people do.

a5pj · September 2023

I string racquets (tennis, racquetball, squash, badminton, etc) . More of a hobby than a hustle, but some play cash is nice.

mace1229 · September 2023

I ran an Etsy shop for about 3 or 4 years. I would make stuff for our home, and someone suggested I posted some of it for sale. I didn't think anyone would buy it, but I did pretty well for a while.
It was fun at first, then just became a second job. I've had it closed for about 5 years now. If there's anything you can make, there's probably a market for it.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRustyGarage?ref=shop_sugg_market

eeriepadave · September 2023

I do rideshare every once in awhile (Uber and Lyft). Also doordash/uber eats. Did a lot before Covid, but not as much in the past few years. Maybe like a few times a month.

2-feign-reluctance · September 2023

Adjunct college professor since 2008.

Spiritual_Chaos · September 2023

I don’t know if it’s a ”side hussle” but since February I’ve been working an extra 50% animating on a children’s movie. So working 150% (60 hours) till december.

brianlux · September 2023

My wife like to read business book now and then- thank goodness because I find them tedious at best but she has come up with some good personal finance ideas over the years that has helped us do well considering our modest income. One of the tips (I think it came from a Guy Kawasaki book but it could have been Warren Buffett or Tony Robbins or someone else), but anyway, the idea was called "winning in the corners" and had all kinds of ideas for making money on the side.
One of things she has done is a bit of investing in the stock market. I am not a fan of the concept at all, but she has done OK and mot made a career of it. You just have to like that sort of thing.

When we got married in '04, we already had jobs- her as a used bookstore owner and me at the tail end of working as program assistant at our local college, starting up my own book business in Grass Valley and doing book fares, and helping her out at the store. But when she related the "winning in the corners" idea to me, I decided to take the plunge and start doing on-line book sales and used vinyl record sales. Those are good ways to make some extra money if you know what to look for. Same is true with anything collectible. If you develop a good feel for what has value, that's the way to go. I see people with scanners going through books in thrift stores all the time and I'm sure they make some money, but that's a major slog. They're basically selling books by the pound and wearing themselves out. It makes more sense to actually know what is worth selling- no matter what it is- preferable something you enjoy be it books, records, art, glass wear, whatever. Selling something you love is far more enjoyable than merely selling "product".

That's my 2 cents anyway.

The Juggler · September 2023

I have an Only Fans account.

Poncier · September 2023

The Juggler said:

I have an Only Fans account.

OnlyFans.com/Juggs'Jugs

HughFreakingDillon · September 2023

onlyfans.com/youare

MayDay10 · September 2023

brianlux said:

But when she related the "winning in the corners" idea to me, I decided to take the plunge and start doing on-line book sales and used vinyl record sales. Those are good ways to make some extra money if you know what to look for. Same is true with anything collectible. If you develop a good feel for what has value, that's the way to go. I see people with scanners going through books in thrift stores all the time and I'm sure they make some money, but that's a major slog. They're basically selling books by the pound and wearing themselves out. It makes more sense to actually know what is worth selling- no matter what it is- preferable something you enjoy be it books, records, art, glass wear, whatever. Selling something you love is far more enjoyable than merely selling "product".
That's my 2 cents anyway.

This IMO is good advice... unless you are skilled at creating something people want, which would result in an etsy shop situation mentioned above...

I have a friend who lost his job at a Manhattan magazine in the 2008 economy mess. He was into hockey game-worn jerseys. To get income, he basically put the pedal to the metal on that. He went to lots of garage sales and thrift stores to find stuff and sells on ebay (I think he is on a few facebook trading/selling groups as well). It carried over into other stuff like sports apparel and such. That has been his career since then and I think he has done pretty well for himself.

F Me In The Brain · September 2023

The Juggler said:

I have an Only Fans account.

I was waiting for someone to make a joke about selling their mouth, butt, armpit, hair, etc....or the images of such parts in action.

You, sir, are the winner!

Spiritual_Chaos · September 2023

nvm

Gern Blansten · September 2023

eeriepadave said:

I do rideshare every once in awhile (Uber and Lyft). Also doordash/uber eats. Did a lot before Covid, but not as much in the past few years. Maybe like a few times a month.

That's probably what I would do. A few years ago when we were in Vegas I was impressed by a few of the Uber drivers that seemed to just be retired guys. They probably do OK just driving back and forth from the airport to the strip.

I don't live in an area where Uber is probably in big demand but I always thought that it would be easy to make some money during lunch/dinner via Door Dash.

tempo_n_groove · September 2023

I do Sports cards and gaming cards. It's good for grocery money as I don't do it full on.

brianlux · September 2023

MayDay10 said:

brianlux said:

But when she related the "winning in the corners" idea to me, I decided to take the plunge and start doing on-line book sales and used vinyl record sales. Those are good ways to make some extra money if you know what to look for. Same is true with anything collectible. If you develop a good feel for what has value, that's the way to go. I see people with scanners going through books in thrift stores all the time and I'm sure they make some money, but that's a major slog. They're basically selling books by the pound and wearing themselves out. It makes more sense to actually know what is worth selling- no matter what it is- preferable something you enjoy be it books, records, art, glass wear, whatever. Selling something you love is far more enjoyable than merely selling "product".
That's my 2 cents anyway.

This IMO is good advice... unless you are skilled at creating something people want, which would result in an etsy shop situation mentioned above...

I have a friend who lost his job at a Manhattan magazine in the 2008 economy mess. He was into hockey game-worn jerseys. To get income, he basically put the pedal to the metal on that. He went to lots of garage sales and thrift stores to find stuff and sells on ebay (I think he is on a few facebook trading/selling groups as well). It carried over into other stuff like sports apparel and such. That has been his career since then and I think he has done pretty well for himself.

Smart guy, that friend!
I've done some selling on eBay (mostly the occasional collectible LP or CD), but I find it a bit too time consuming with all the other stuff I've been doing (doing my Biblio book sales and keep up the small vinyl inventory at the local used bookstore). But if I were younger and more energetic, I would dive into that or Etsy more. I've known a number of people who make excellent side money doing both of those.

Anyone Got A Side Hustle?

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