Let's say you have this upcoming weekend completely free and no plans at all... your only goal is to make as much cash as possible from saturday morning to sunday night. What side hustle or gig are you doing?
So I feel like a lot of us are always looking for ways to make more money on the side but... sometimes saving money can kinda have the same exact effect. I'm curious what tips people in this community have that are actually saving them a pretty decent amount each month. What are you guys doing?
What is something you came across in a thread or a comment that sounded interesting enough to actually try that ended up working out. Curious how many people here actually got started on something just cuz they read about it on here lol. What was it and was it worth it?
For people who are up late at night and do their best work after midnight... Anything that's particularly good to do during late night hours?
If you have a car available to you... what are some good side hustles you can do? Obviously there's the usual stuff like doordash or uber but I'm curious if anyone is doing anything a little more creative.
Not a fun thing to think about but it's pretty realistic for a lot of people right now. Let's say you get laid off tomorrow and you need to keep money coming in while you job search. You can't just sit around waiting for interviews. What side hustle are you starting that day to start bringing in cash?
For the people that just want a little extra cash on the side without putting in a ton of work... what's the easiest beer money method you've found? Like something that's pretty low effort but still gets you a few bucks.
Any side hustles out there that you think are about to get way more popular? Like something that's still kinda under the radar but has a lot of potential. What are you guys seeing?
Some good stuff came through the sub this week... a few bigger stories and a couple solid discussions. Here's a quick rundown of what you might've missed.
TLDR: This week we had a story about a pastor in Hawaii who scaled a single beat-up SUV on Turo into a 213-car fleet doing nearly $3 million a year, a guy who turned a $27,000 plot of land in upstate New York into $400k/year in Airbnb cabin rentals, someone sharing how their friend pulls in $4k a month making charcuterie boards on weekends, tips on building IKEA furniture as a side hustle, and a breakdown of selling stock photos for passive income. Plus a couple discussion threads on making $500 by end of month and side hustles for introverts.
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Solid week overall... some of those scaling stories are pretty insane but even the smaller ideas like the IKEA furniture thing and the stock photos are stuff a lot of people could probably just start doing. If you've got something that's been working for you or even just an idea you've been thinking about, throw it up in the sub... you never know who's gonna find it useful.
There's a college kid in Pittsburgh who basically pays for his tuition by keeping bees and selling honey which is pretty wild for a side hustle. He's 23 and a senior studying sustainable business and he manages like 50 hives across western Pennsylvania. He harvests the honey twice a year and uses the money to cover whatever his scholarships and one small federal loan don't take care of.
He got into beekeeping the summer after high school when a friend's grandfather needed help harvesting honey from his hives. He got stung within the first 15 minutes but apparently that didn't scare him off at all cuz he said he just knew right away it was something he wanted to keep doing. After that first harvest he started managing a few hives on his own and officially launched it as a business in 2024.
The way he scaled up is kinda interesting too... he needed more land to put hives on so he literally just grabbed a bunch of bottles of honey and started knocking on doors asking people if he could set up beehives in their backyards. He gives them a quick 30-second pitch and lets them try the honey and he said most people are pretty happy to just accept a few bottles of honey as payment for letting him use their property.
So he's basically getting free land for his operation in exchange for some honey which is a pretty solid deal for both sides. He also sells to local cafés and small businesses in the area and has a partnership with a local farm nearby. He said it's like the ultimate side business cuz you don't need to be there 9 to 5 every day and there's a lot of flexibility with it which is obviously huge for a college student. He also said he's been profitable since day one which is kinda rare for most side hustles honestly.
Note: this was sourced from an article on Business Insider, the original is here
So I was reading this article about this 32 year old animator who used to work in the gaming industry and her job was basically animating really gory violent scenes all day.
Like stabbings and explicit stuff. She said after coming home from work she just needed something wholesome to balance it out so she started drawing plants and cute art during the pandemic.
She launched a little art brand back in 2020 selling stickers cuz apparently the sticker market was pretty hot at the time and eventually expanded into stationery and calendars and stuff like that. She also recently started this subscription snail mail club where she sends out art prints and stickers and handwritten letters to people each month. She's got like 80 subscribers right now and charges around 8 Singapore dollars per person which is pretty affordable. The snail mail thing actually came about cuz of the US tariffs... her American customers were getting hit with like double the taxes on a $25 calendar which is insane. So she figured out that personal mail doesn't get tariffed the same way and basically found a workaround to keep her stuff affordable for international buyers which is kinda clever.
She used to make about $1,500 a month at her old animation job and now her art side hustle brings in more than that. She moved to Singapore and has been setting up booths at art markets and conventions to sell in person which seems like a pretty solid move.
She left her full time gig and now does freelance animation alongside her art brand and said she literally doesn't even see it as work sometimes cuz it's kinda like a healing ritual for her.
Anyone here sell art or stickers on the side? I feel like art side hustles don't get talked about enough on here and I'm curious how much people are actually pulling in from stuff like that.
Please note: this was sourced from an article on Business Insider... the original is here
So I just caught up with my friend this weekend and can't believe how much she's making. She's a dental hygienist during the week and does charcuterie boards on the side from her apartment on friday and saturday for events, parties, baby showers etc. Apparently she got into it like 2 years ago when she made one for her sisters bridal shower and people kept asking her to make them and she decided to start advertising her service.
She does mostly grazing boards and individual charcuterie cups cuz they're way easier to scale and people order them in bulk for events. The cups go for $12-$15 each and she usually has a minimum order of like 20 cups, and the boards she charges anywhere from $85 for a small one up to $250+ for the big party size ones. I think she said her margins are pretty solid because she buys all the cheese and meat from costco and a wholesale restaurant supply place near her.
When she first started she was only doing like 1-2 boards a weekend and maybe one cup order a month, but now she's doing literally like 4-6 board orders every weekend plus 2-3 big cup orders a month for showers and corporate events and stuff. She told me december was her best month ever cuz of all the holiday parties and she pulled in over $6k that month alone, but on average she's at like $3k-$4k.
The crazy thing is she's getting almost all of her clients through instagram and word of mouth from previous clients. She just posts pics of every board she makes and tags the location and people DM her.
I'm not totally sure how she handles the food safety stuff legally cuz i forgot to ask if she has a cottage food license or what, but she's been doing it long enough that she clearly figured something out.
do you stick to one app only or switch to others looking for better offers
Alright thought i'd put together a list of 10 skills i think are pretty underrated for side hustlers. Like a lot of people focus on the actual hustle itself and forget that the skills you pick up along the way kinda stack up and make every future hustle easier.
That's my list. What would you guys add? Curious what skills you've picked up over the years that aren't on here.
since traditional jobs are feeling less stable and the cost of living rising, are side hustles a necessity rather than optional?
if your salary doubled, would you drop your side hustle or keep it and why? is it because of the freedom it give you, the enjoyment of your side hustle, or to have it as backup..
Here are all the best offers from banks & finance apps as of today.
For context, churning bank bonuses is a classic side hustle that is pretty decent beer money. We spent the time aggregating the current best offers to farm.
All offers are only from well-known, accredited US institutions.
Note: Remember to click "Start Offer" before doing anything, otherwise the bonus may not track to your account. The bonuses are paid out through the Gemsloot platform.
➡️ Chime - $350 payout
Open a Chime account and redirect a $200+ direct deposit from an employer (your regular W2 job works, or even gig work like Uber, DoorDash, or Instacart)
➡️ SoFi Plus - $30 payout
Subscribe to SoFi Plus for $10 (can cancel right after)
➡️ SoFi Invest - $80 payout
Open a SoFi Invest account, deposit $25, and buy literally anything and immediately sell it. The $25 stays yours and the $80 is pure profit.
➡️ SoFi Relay (Free Credit Score) - $8 payout
Sign up for SoFi Relay and just check your credit score for free to get $8 in a few minutes
➡️ Credit Karma (Free Credit Score) - $5 payout
Check your credit score for free on Credit Karma and get paid out $5
If you have any questions or need help with any of these bank offers, feel free to join our Community Discord. Many people have already completed these offers so there's plenty of people who are able to help answer your questions.
Would you prefer inconsistent seasons that might pull in $3k+ one month and $200 the next or steady one is consistantly pulls in $1k each month?
Doing a side hustle alone means 100% of the money is yours but also basically 100% of the work. With a friend or partner you split the money but the workload is way lighter. If you're already doing a side hustle, which do you prefer?
