Lots of people have a side hustle. These gigs help pay the bills, save for vacations, buy holiday gifts, and more. Common side hustles are part-time jobs that pay hourly wages.
There are a lot that aren’t as traditional, though, and you might be surprised at what some people can earn money from on the side. Maybe one or more of these can pay off for you!
Odd Jobs on Craigslist
If you check in “Gigs,” you can find all sorts of odd jobs to do for extra money. Some more unusual ones include delivering pineapples and working at dinosaur expos.
Gutter Cleaning
People need to clean their gutters periodically, especially in the fall and after storms. It’s expensive to hire a professional service, so if you have access to a ladder and can work safely on it, you can clean gutters for less and still make more for yourself.
Spray Painting Lawns
Yes, there are people and businesses that do this. We came across an example of someone making 5K a month this way!
Develop an App or Plugin
If you’re good with computers, you can create a tool or service that others find useful. In the dream scenario, it could take off and a big company would offer to buy you out, making you instantly rich!
Buying and Reselling Vintage Tee Shirts
Flipping items after cleaning up or refurbishing them is a good way to make money. We most often hear the term in regards to homes, but you can do it with almost anything. Vintage tee shirts are just one way of many.
Selling Homemade Salsa
You can do this online or at a local farmers market. Salsa is such a popular food, and people love trying tasty new varieties. Depending on the volume, you might have to make it in a professional facility and use proper food labels.
Making Lava Rock Aquarium Ornaments
We heard about someone who makes $400-700 a month doing this at home. There are even how-to videos on YouTube to help people get started.
Building Work Benches and Tables
While at home during the pandemic, a lot of handy people discovered they could turn a hobby into a source of profit. People like these products because they’re hand-made, unique, and less expensive than big-name brands.
DJing
It can be hard to get in as a DJ, but once you build a network and establish a reputation, it can be a lucrative side gig. People can easily make several hundred dollars a month, and for high-end events, you can earn well more than that in a single night.
Mystery Shopping
This is posing as an ordinary shopper to evaluate the quality of customer service, compliance with regulations, etc. Stores and marketing agencies will pay well for this, and people who do it often find it fun.
Growing Mushrooms at Home
We mean the types you have with meals, not the psychedelic ones that are still illegal in most places! They don’t require a lot of space or work, and they’re popular at farmers’ markets.
Photographing Machinery
Companies that own machinery all over the country sometimes need to sell it. When they do, they need people in local areas to photograph it. Tapping into small businesses that need specific photography needs is a great way to make money.
Selling Computer and Printer Manuals
People who service and repair these machines have found that companies paying for support don’t bother keeping the user manuals. Some have found a lucrative market for those unwanted manuals.
Making Ethernet Cables
People and companies are always in need of inexpensive cables. For people who know how to do it, they’re easy to make and turn a nice profit.
Sewing
A lot of people can’t sew. Many of those who do don’t want to spend time doing it. Rather than take clothes to a tailor or the cleaners for mending, they’re happy to pay someone in the neighborhood who will do it for them.
Selling Sweaty Underwear
A surprising number of people have a thing for sweaty underwear, and there’s quite a market for it. This was easily the most surprising result we found when researching this article. No judgment, but that’s all we have to say!
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Some of them require specific types of experience, while others you can learn as you do them. Here are 18 jobs you can do without leaving home.
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Maybe you have some unexpected bills to pay. Maybe you want to move out of your parent’s home into a place of your own. Maybe you need to make a down payment on a new car. Whatever it is, you need to make some money fast.
Fortunately, there are a lot of good ways to do that!
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