What do you do as a means for earning extra income?

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    Instead of making more money, I hustle to spend less. Ride my bike instead of drive or take transit. Cook at home instead of eat out. Get clothes and furniture from the local Buy Nothing exchange group. Compost my scraps and grow produce in the garden.

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      1 year ago

      The reverse-hustle! Love it, great way to get to the same end goal all while being good to yourself and the planet.

    • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      I do this too. I have not owned a car since 2019 or so. I bike or walk everywhere in town. I’m lucky enough to be near an airport and a train station. Totally get that many don’t have such an option, but cars (+insurance) are sooooo expensive. It’s hard to realize until you stop having one.

          • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            How is that anti-intellectualism? First of all his comment didn’t provide any information that OP hadn’t already given, secondly the original reply is clearly a mock pointing out that people in Europe don’t need a side hussle, which completely blew over his head.

  • berkat@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I have a full-time job and thankfully don’t need extra income. I try to relax and do things I enjoy when I’m not working.

  • 21kondav@lemmy.world
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    IT around my neighborhood. If people need help and they have a connection to me I can usually find time to stop by. 90% of the time it’s something like restarting the router or force restarting their computer. I like seeing the joy on their faces that their problem is over plus I control the cost of my time which is nice. Usually it’s less than an hour and the people I help are so grateful that they insist I take far more money then I would’ve charged them. It’s like wizardry to them

    • Rusty Shackleford@lemmy.thesanewriter.comOP
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      1 year ago

      You need to teach me your ways, sir. I’m pretty tech savvy, but not enough for a job in IT. If I could just get something going in my local neightborhood, I’d be in business.

      • 21kondav@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It kind of just happened by word of mouth from family to their friends etc. I’ve always been good with computers and my family kind just saw my abilities when they needed help. I did get lucky because I got an internship in high school repairing computers. Some general tips

        1. Always make sure things that should be plugged in, are

        2. Always try to turning it off and back on if you can

        3. Ask before you do

        4. Don’t do if you don’t know, even if they beg you

        5. Make sure you can trust the people you work with, especially since you’ll probably be uninsured when you’re doing this work for at least the first few months. Until you get enough clients to help you decide if it’s something you want to invest in

        • Rusty Shackleford@lemmy.thesanewriter.comOP
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          Ask before you do

          This one is absolutely key for me when I’m fixing someone’s computer. I’m happy to give it a go, but I don’t want to be responsible if it breaks further. I try my best to explain it in the simplest terms possible and then get explicit verbal confirmation that it’s okay if I try my fix.

  • Calyhre@lemmy.world
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    I made a website to compare prices across regions for Nintendo Switch games. It started as a Google Spreadsheet but because of traffic I quickly had to move to a standalone website. Getting around 2M users per months now. I’m trying to keep the ads to a minimum, and I’m partnering with online stores for gift cards.

  • CaspianXI@lemmy.world
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    I write a blog on Medium.

    You need to have a ton of content to make any amount of money. After writing 200 articles, I started making a consistent $100/month. Not quitting my day job any time soon, but I have a lot of downtime at work, so it’s a productive way to pass the time.

    Oh, and the $100/month is pretty consistent. I took a month off from writing, and they still sent me money for the read time on my old articles. The pay is low… but my boss wouldn’t send me a small stipend if I decided not to show up for a month. So, I really can’t complain.

      • Pyro@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Even so, 100 a month is better than a kick in the teeth. Plus, depending on the time-sensitivity of the articles, it could be a source of slight passive income.

  • DarthKermit@lemmy.ml
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    DoorDash driver. Pay is decent. Not labor intensive. No bosses, listen to lots of music. People who complain about this job baffle me. Been doing it for a year, top dasher almost every month. Just gotta be willing to take a shit order every now and again to keep your scores up.

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    Car reselling

    People often have mechanical problems with their vehicles and instead of trying to fix it they buy a new car. You can sometimes get them to sell the car for half the value, especially if it’s not running.

    I bought an SUV for $1000 because it wasn’t running. I spent 4 hours and $300 replacement a sensor and the brakes on it. I then sold it for $3000. That works out to $1700 of profit for 6 hours’ work if you include the time to sell it. That works out to $283/hr.

    They don’t always go as well as that one but it’s usually pretty close

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      1 year ago

      how long does it take u to find a car? I’m looking to get into this once I save up a bit for the first one

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        1 year ago

        I tend to browse FB marketplace when I’m bored and look for cars that are listed for less than they seem to be worth. I don’t really actively look for them so it’s usually a few months between cars because I’m busy with my real job

  • Koopa_Khan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    5 hours of over time a week when I need it. I cant do second jobs and the monetization of things I enjoy makes me loathe actually doing them.

  • TheInsane42@lemmy.world
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    Nothing, I have absolutely no time to waste on collecting extra income, so I spend less. Holidays, eating out (or even ordering) and a night out are already in the bin. (I hate crowds, so the last 2 aren’t that much missed, especially with a wife that can cook great)

  • Landmammals@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 year ago

    I installed a pi hole to keep my wife from seeing advertisements. It doesn’t make extra money, but saves so much money.

  • SouperSketchy@lemmy.world
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    Videography, hoping to make it my main source of income. Even though I don’t make a ton of money doing it now, I absolutely love it. Seeing people’s reactions to the finished product feels extremely rewarding.

  • Tar_alcaran@lemmy.world
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    I buy larp stuff in china, and sell it locally. Not dropshipping, which means I have a pile of potion bottles, foam arrows, electric candles, tapestries, etc. sitting in my attic, but since I also run a larp, that’s fine.