RavensTillIDie Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Piggybacking off of the "What Does Everyone Do For a Living" thread, thought I'd throw this out there. What does everyone do (or would like to do) for a side hustle/secondary income? Whether that be Uber, investing, running a business, being the Webmaster of a football forum, etc. I make pretty good $$$ as a software engineer, but I'm still trying to figure out my side hustle/business. The goal is early retirement, but how to get there, no idea lol. I know I have a very marketable skill set, but my biggest problem is I've been too lazy to do more programming outside of work and my investing has largely been limited to just index funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I post the original threads when they start to repeat. Doesn’t pay well but it keeps me busy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensTillIDie Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Did you really just point to a thread from 2017. For shame Domey, for shame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fl0nkerton Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I work as much OT as I can put up with, if that counts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 A lot of people know, but I play poker as a "side hustle". Wouldn't do it full time unless I lost my job, but it makes a decent amount of money given the actual hours I put in. If I just stuck to 2-5, I'd have a stronger profile, but I insist on trying to step up my game to 5-10 every now and again and have suffered a bit for it in my graph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 28 minutes ago, RavensTillIDie said: Did you really just point to a thread from 2017. For shame Domey, for shame. A MAN’S GOTTA WORK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLadd Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Drugs. I have a partial ownership stake in one of my cousin's pharmacies and help run it on weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission27 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 4:13 PM, Forge said: A lot of people know, but I play poker as a "side hustle". Wouldn't do it full time unless I lost my job, but it makes a decent amount of money given the actual hours I put in. If I just stuck to 2-5, I'd have a stronger profile, but I insist on trying to step up my game to 5-10 every now and again and have suffered a bit for it in my graph. Online or live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, mission27 said: Online or live? Strictly live. 2-5 is my bread and butter, I'll play 5-10 every now and again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 After rewiring my garage this weekend, that is NOT going to be my side hustle. Primarily I do a little woodworking on the side. Talking fine woodworking, not your 2x4 carpentry (though I do help friends with that kind of stuff when they need it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacReady Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I ain't got time for a side hustle anymore, but because of that I don't need a side hustle. I used to test websites and that made me a hell of a lot of money. I also used to transcribe online. I also used to buy low and sell high on Craigslist and at garage sales/thrift stores. Made a killing doing that, but where I'm living now doesn't really provide the resources I need. I also used to go to all retail stores and look through their clearance sections for things I could sell for a profit. My biggest score was 30 PSVR games that hit clearance at Walmart and were selling for 10 dollars higher at Gamestop. Quickest 300 I ever made legally since the Gamestop was right next to Walmart. I also took advantage of literally every single free money offer I could find online. Had like 20 bank accounts at one point. Right now my side hustle is investing in friends/family. Got a large investment in a cousin studying to be something I can't even pronounce. Put in lots of hours befriending an uncle and a grandma to become their benefactors. Invested 1,000 in my sister's boyfriend's exterminator business that's already been paid off, so that's nice. People say never lend money to family, but I've found the perfect loophole, which is investing in family. Maybe I'm an exception that proves the rule, but I've made a lot of money off that so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I also haul shopping carts out of ponds and sell them back to the mall at $18 a pop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Outpost31 said: People say never lend money to family, but I've found the perfect loophole, which is investing in family. Maybe I'm an exception that proves the rule, but I've made a lot of money off that so far They say that not because you can't make money, but because you have to be ready to cut them out of your life if they don't repay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazgul Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Outpost31 said: Put in lots of hours befriending an uncle and a grandma to become their benefactors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbuff Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Forge said: Strictly live. 2-5 is my bread and butter, I'll play 5-10 every now and again How often do you play and what do you usually buy in with? Love poker, i play every few months at casinos, closest one to me is about an hour away. I wanna be able to have a set stash to play with eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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