Category: Blog

  • Side hustle to seven figures: 7 steps to success

    Shaan Patel took his side hustle to seven figures in less than a decade. His tips on choosing and pursuing a side gig may help take your side hustle to seven figures too.

  • Top-rated side hustles, from M-to-Z

    Top-rated side hustles, from M-to-Z

    Our editors went searching for top-rated side hustles representing every letter of the alphabet, and found two-dozen great options

  • Freelancer training programs for better work

    Freelancer training programs for better work

    If you’re a freelancer who is not getting enough — or the right kind — of work, you might want to consider enrolling in one or several freelancer training programs.

  • How to negotiate the new freelance law

    How to negotiate the new freelance law

    A new freelance law that goes into effect in California this week could impact workers everywhere. And though there’s a lot of fear, most will be able to navigate the law to their advantage

  • Earn more than $30 per hour with moving jobs

    Earn more than $30 per hour with moving jobs

    If you’ve got a truck and some muscle, now is the time to look into moving as a side hustle. Moving is a lucrative side hustle. Most movers earn more than $30 per hour

  • New-collar work: high-pay, no degree required

    New-collar work: high-pay, no degree required

    New-collar work that promises high pay without a degree — is exploding, providing new opportunity for high school graduates and adults looking for new careers.

  • Use a side hustle to become a millionaire

    Use a side hustle to become a millionaire

    Almost half of millennials have a side hustle — and many say they’re doing it to add to savings. That sets them up to become young millionaires.

  • How to find part-time professional work

    How to find part-time professional work

    Being a professional used to be an all-or-nothing proposition. Work full-time and make lots of money or…well, don’t. That’s changed dramatically. Here’s how to find part-time professional work.

  • Work-from-home options soaring

    Work-from-home options soaring

    The number of companies allowing remote work is soaring in the United States. That gives more people the option of working from home. Here’s how.

  • Holiday side hustles

    Holiday side hustles

    This coming month of chaotic shopping, seasonal decorating and holiday parties gives entrepreneurs ample opportunity to make a bundle with holiday side hustles.

  • The good, bad and ugly of mystery shopping

    The good, bad and ugly of mystery shopping

    Is mystery shopping the perfect way to earn a free lunch or dinner? Or is it an exploitative industry that demands a lot of time for practically no pay? SideHusl editors decided to find out.

  • Your daytimer is deductible and other year-end tax tips

    Your daytimer is deductible and other year-end tax tips

    Self-employment gives you a litany of tax breaks that aren’t available to employees. But many require that you take action before year-end if you want to claim them on 2019 returns.

  • Side hustles for happier holidays

    Side hustles for happier holidays

    Holiday displays now go up in late summer — before most families have fully digested their back-to-school shopping. But seasonal hiring starts early too. That gives you plenty of time to earn the $1,000 the average family spends on the holidays, before the holiday bills mount.

  • Side hustles to pay off holiday debt

    Side hustles to pay off holiday debt

    Looking for a few good side hustles to pay off holiday debt? If you’re like most Americans, that’s no easy task. The average person ran up $1,325 in debt this holiday season

  • Side hustles for teachers

    Side hustles for teachers

    Having summers off may sound great for vacation planning, but it can be murder on a budget. Fortunately, there are a lot of things teachers can do to earn a few bucks over the summer holidays.

  • The day my house earned $1,455

    The day my house earned $1,455

    Can you really earn thousands of dollars by renting out your house by the hour? We decided to find out by signing up for Giggster, a site that rents your home for movie and photo shoots

  • Why retire? Seniors dominate some side hustles

    Popular thought suggests the gig economy is dominated by millennials, but two recent studies say seniors dominate — and earn more — in some fields.

  • Spring cleaning: How to get the most cash for your KonMari

    Spring cleaning: How to get the most cash for your KonMari

    Getting swept up in the decluttering trend advocated by Marie Kondo has an added benefit: You can make a decent amount of money selling your clutter.

  • Turn a side hustle into a business

    Turn a side hustle into a business

    Some people have a side hustle to make extra money or make ends meet. But others are doing it to test out abusiness idea, hoping to turn the side hustle into a job or business.

  • The benefits of putting kids to work

    The benefits of putting kids to work

    Paid work imparts a litany of benefits on teens and tweens and not just in the form of cash. Kids as young as five can start to learn about money management and wise decision-making by managing their own wages.

  • Random side hustles anyone can do

    Random side hustles anyone can do

    Some side hustles are just random. They don’t fit into a category. They don’t require a skill. If you can walk and use a cell phone, you can earn money with them.

  • Employee or freelancer? Take the quiz

    Employee or freelancer? Take the quiz

    Many online platforms, such as Uber. Lyft. Handy, and Postmates, offer work with a proviso. If you take a job through one of these platforms, you agree to say that you don’t really work for them. You work for yourself through them. That distinction costs you — and saves the platform — a ton of…

  • Animal care: A simple, growing, and lucrative side hustle

    Animal care: A simple, growing, and lucrative side hustle

    Online platforms that provide pet-care jobs are thriving, expanding and providing increasingly attractive options for side hustlers

  • Virtual assistant: A vague title for an attractive, high-paying job

    Virtual assistant: A vague title for an attractive, high-paying job

    Want to work from home, set your own hours, rate of pay and job description? Consider becoming a virtual assistant, solving business problems for others

  • Getting paid to provide care for the elderly (including your parents)

    Getting paid to provide care for the elderly (including your parents)

    If you have a patient and caring disposition, you may be able to earn $10 to $30 per hour providing care to older adults. And the old folks you help don’t have to be strangers.

  • One-hour side hustles for the time-constrained

    One-hour side hustles for the time-constrained

    Need extra money, but don’t have much time? There are a handful of side hustles that you can do with just one hour a day. And while they won’t make you rich, you can easily pick up $100-$150 per week

  • Recession-resistant side hustles to survive a slowdown

    Recession-resistant side hustles to survive a slowdown

    Financial markets fell into turmoil when a recession-indicator flashed red for the first time since 2007. Luckily some jobs are recession-resistant…like these

  • How to thrive as a Mompreneur

    How to thrive as a Mompreneur

    Being a mom is tough. So is starting a business. Putting the two together “can be a disaster.” And yet so-called Mompreneurs find ways to thrive. Here’s how.

  • Fake check scams nab freelancers

    Fake check scams nab freelancers

    Con artists are targetting freelancers with fake check scams, using the names of real companies to fool victims. Mystery shoppers, online sellers and people who wrap their cars with ads are at the greatest risk.

  • Outdoor side hustles for spring

    Outdoor side hustles for spring

    If you’re longing to spend summer days in the sunshine, but your budget says you’ve got to earn money, outdoor side hustles may be just the ticket.

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