Whats your side hustle?

[joeapple8]

A lot of people work full time jobs but also have a side hustle to support your hobbies, lets talk about some side hustles we all do.

I do data center work on the side like racking up servers and setting up labs, I really love doing cable management on newly deployed blade switches because it takes up so much time! even though they're w9 contracts.

The best side gig I've done is wire up a brand new house with cat6 to each room and common area, hooked up to some cisco poe switches, ran multiple CCTV cameras via cat6, setup for remote access and have all the files stored at a remote location, It was a challenge but it was extremely fun and taught me a lot about fishing wires. I wish the owner of the home didn't cheap out and ran conduit for all the exterior cables, but I have a feeling i'll be back within a year or two to run new cat6 cables for the exterior.
The best part about this was it was paid in cash and bbq.

I also buy and sell car parts which im sure a lot of you guys do.

[angel mkiv]

Maybe the most common one is buying,fixing and then selling cars..easy money if your mechanically inclined.

[solo_ryder]

I work in the residential HVAC industry so I interact with alot of people and my name gets out there. Every once in awhile I get a job installing central air or fixing/service people's furnaces and do that all for cash. On installs I usually profit at least 2-3x what I spend on equipment.

[joeapple8]

Maybe the most common one is buying,fixing and then selling cars..easy money if your mechanically inclined.

I'm sure most people on this forum do this! haha I'm one my self, when I can find the time.

[Felipe]

In the summer I like pulling parts to sell from the junk yard. Thats usually beer money.

[lewisfk]

I turn wrenches at Auto Zone, and do installs for customers after they purchase parts. Off the clock of course!!!

[dsastr_clan]

___chicks.

[Cash]

I've gotten into securities trading over the last couple of years.

[tiggertsi]

currently build reclaimed pallet/wood furniture and repair laptops/desktops/tablets/cell phones


i'd like to get into building guitars and guitar repair (mainly building them tho) and building boutique tube amps and hand engraving designs on almost anything. there is a few other things i want to get into but these are my most desirable.

[!Zar!]

Spreading the word of Yeezus is my side hustle.

[Boostedonya]

i work at a little shop called fast lane auto, i try and find parts/ cars to flip on the side

[FaLKoN240]

I sell cars for friends, buying and selling wheels/parts as I'm sure everyone knows.

[1988montecarloss]

buying and selling cars and car parts

what a surprise!

[Dboyizmlg]

Part time Male escort

[future]

Life insurance

[Purestock240]

cocaine...

[Frank_Jaeger]

currently build reclaimed pallet/wood furniture and repair laptops/desktops/tablets/cell phones


i'd like to get into building guitars and guitar repair (mainly building them tho) and building boutique tube amps and hand engraving designs on almost anything. there is a few other things i want to get into but these are my most desirable.
I've got a guitar design I want to make real. Tools are expensive though. A proper planer is like $10,000.

[silviasandbeer]

my girls side hustle is uber/lyft. just throwing that out there for people living in bigger cities.. you can make some bank honestly

[BossHogg]

My side hustle is my truck makes money, while I'm making money, while getting more money, just to show up to work to make money. I basically have three incomes while doing one job lol. 6-7 days a week. 10 to 12 hours a day. Weld life. Someone has to build America.

[Edwin562]

Side hustle would be transport services on my days off. Usually deliver goods or simply become a mobile mechanic since I do carry decent tools on my work van.

[tiggertsi]

I've got a guitar design I want to make real. Tools are expensive though. A proper planer is like $10,000.

you really don't need a large machine planer. if you really needed a machine planer any decent sized bench planer would do the job and can be had used for $100 - $300 depending on brand/size. Or you can do what my uncle did and make one.

most people are using just good old hand planers. there's an older guy down the road from me that builds amazing acoustics with just basic tools. his guitars are way better than any store sold acoustic i've ever laid hands on. evern crazier is he just does it for himself and not profit. i'm not even sure that he's ever sold one of his guitars.

are you wanting to make an acoustic or electric? if electric you may want to check out this guys youtube videos. some good insight on making electric guitars. https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonCustomGuitars/videos

of course there are lots of others along the same lines.

two good books i'd advise to get if you're interested in making electrics are ....

Build Your Own Electric Guitar by Martin Oakham
and
Make Your Own Electric Guitar by Melvyn Hiscock

[Frank_Jaeger]

Thanks alot! Yeah I want to make electric guitars.

[HyperTek]

I sell old car parts that i replace (like good stock parts that i swapped out for aftermarket) on ebay for a few bucks

[tiggertsi]

Thanks alot! Yeah I want to make electric guitars.

there's so many options for making electrics and so many "how-to's". a quick google search will have you up to your eyeballs with the info that you'll need.

[Agent S14]

I help my buddy sell and fix imported cars from japan ^___^

love doing it

[unwtdhero]

I do a lot of tile on the sides, it's my jam...but I do everything as far as home renovation goes......cash, plus most clients give me coffee, lunch....etc lol

[chiboy002]

my girls side hustle is uber/lyft. just throwing that out there for people living in bigger cities.. you can make some bank honestly

idk how it is elsewhere but out in Chicago the cops fuck you over as a lyft/uber driver

i know a couple people whove had their car impounded for operating a limousine service without a licence or something along those lines. Taxi unions lobbied hard to get that shit banned so be careful

[Supraman127]

I do mass migration of users from win xp to win 7, not too bad, pay is decent.

[tiggertsi]

I do mass migration of users from win xp to win 7, not too bad, pay is decent.

can you elaborate some? for small companies? large companies? contracted out?

i'm just curious man.

[heychris]

Side hustle?

Who needs thst when you marry a DR who likes to buy high heels?

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[J3123MY]

Anyone need flower?

[silviasandbeer]

idk how it is elsewhere but out in Chicago the cops fuck you over as a lyft/uber driver

i know a couple people whove had their car impounded for operating a limousine service without a licence or something along those lines. Taxi unions lobbied hard to get that shit banned so be careful

Yeah taxi companies lobbied hard to keep us out of LAx and San Fran.
Taxis get so mad that they cut off and cause problems with Lyft/uber drivers
So much so that Lyft issues windshield stickers instead of the signature big mustache. The mustache was like a big pink target for taxis lol were just riding the wave until it dries out

[tac 1]

Just lost my 2nd job, thinking about doing uber/lyft..

[silviasandbeer]

If you have a 4 door that's in good shape and at least 2005 for uber and 2003 or newer for Lyft. They inspect the safety of the car so it's gotta be in good shape
Good driving record no dui or reckless driving

Uber had a promotion where you get 500$ if your a Lyft driver and sign up to become a uber driver. Not sure if they still have it though
You can make 100$ a day within the first few hours on weekends if it's busy
Good luck . Also try sidecar

Edit: I sound like an instagram Spam account lmao

[chiboy002]

unless it changed, last i tried to sign up Uber and Lyft have like 23 y.o age requirements.
got me fucked up!!!

[silviasandbeer]

to be a driver? my girl is 21. maybe its different for your area

[Goofs]

Yeh I know a dude that uber drives his open dump MS3, he said customers love it. I'd never put my car through that in these shitty downtown Chicago streets.

[future]

I want to do it on the weekends but my car is only a 2 door ):

[xBandiTx]

I'm a hip hop dance teacher and I also run a health & wellness business with my friends. Once I get some more mechanic skills im going to start doing side jobs of mechanic work for people ^__^

[s13sr20coupe]

I'm an RN and I work a boat load of overtime. No side hustles here.

[bmaddock]

Once I get some more mechanic skills im going to start doing side jobs of mechanic work for people ^__^

I do this from time to time. Can be fun, but can also be a headache. The quick and direct jobs are what you want. I took on someone's project once and it was the worst experience ever haha. Especially while I'm trying to build my own projects on top of a full-time engineering job.

[Dboyizmlg]

I do this from time to time. Can be fun, but can also be a headache. The quick and direct jobs are what you want. I took on someone's project once and it was the worst experience ever haha. Especially while I'm trying to build my own projects on top of a full-time engineering job.

Hahahaha I can fully relate to this!

[ATLspeed]

I work on peoples car from time to time when I have free time from my second job...that I took up because I had too much free time lmao.

*Most work is pretty much straight forward. No diagnosis, majority of the people tend to want me to come and diagnose their car for them....no!

[stevenrapids]

Anyone ever heard or done any beer delivery? I remember being at a college party once and someone had beer delivered to them through a service. I bet that would be a good ass gig and you would have some funny stories as well. As far as myself, I try to flip cars and parts/electronics. Although I hate trying to sell shit because everyone lowballs you and I can't stand some of the dipshits on craigslist. Thought about getting into repairing iphones/tablets/laptops, love doing that kind of stuff along with jailbreaking phones and apple Tv's.

[Forte EXE]

To OP, I do this at my current job. I would love to land a side job like that and actually be paid a decent amount for what im doing.

How did you land this? I'd imagine it was through someone?

[joeapple8]

To OP, I do this at my current job. I would love to land a side job like that and actually be paid a decent amount for what im doing.

How did you land this? I'd imagine it was through someone?


I usually get these side gigs from who ever currently contracts me, I just talk to them and see if they bite haha. Also I get refered from previous clients.

[TheRealSy90]

Straight up mechanic work is a decent gig, trying to diagnose and figure out what's going on is where it becomes a headache and really a waste of time as far as it being a side hustle.

[Silverbullet]

Different people have different skills. If you understand how an engine works, diagnostic might be your thing. If you have been around physically installing things and you can knock it out faster than anyone else, then installing parts might be your thing.

I'd like to raise an interesting thought for the people in here who think they need a side hustle. If you enjoy doing your side hustle more than your "main thing", why isn't your side hustle your main thing?

[TheRealSy90]

I tried that, it stopped being a fun thing to do on the side for some extra cash. I found out I hate working on cars as a primary job that i'd have to do every day haha.

[bmaddock]

If you enjoy doing your side hustle more than your "main thing", why isn't your side hustle your main thing?

I ask myself this a lot, but I'm still young so figuring out my career as I go. Working on cars for people is fun but not as mentally challenging as what my main gig is. For now I enjoy what I do most of the week, sure there's days I hate it but isn't that all just a part of life?

[OutlawLui]

Sign shop as a supervisor

Tattoos on the side.

Really want to quit my job and do tattoos full time.
but i get steady check and i have rent to pay so
its a risk idk if i can take

[Silverbullet]

Sign shop as a supervisor

Tattoos on the side.

Really want to quit my job and do tattoos full time.
but i get steady check and i have rent to pay so
its a risk idk if i can take

Read Arnold's new book, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story. There is a LOT of good stuff in it but one line that he repeats over and over that stuck was, "big risks, big rewards".
And really your risk isn't that big IMO. I'd say when your side tattoo jobs is about 1/3 of your full salary, its def time to go.

[Silverbullet]

I ask myself this a lot, but I'm still young so figuring out my career as I go. Working on cars for people is fun but not as mentally challenging as what my main gig is. For now I enjoy what I do most of the week, sure there's days I hate it but isn't that all just a part of life?

I'm plagued by this. lmao. I'm an engineer as well. I enjoy doing real estate and investing as my side gig. I'm constantly considering getting my RE licenses in VA.

[OutlawLui]

Read Arnold's new book, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story. There is a LOT of good stuff in it but one line that he repeats over and over that stuck was, "big risks, big rewards".
And really your risk isn't that big IMO. I'd say when your side tattoo jobs is about 1/3 of your full salary, its def time to go.

Interesting. I'll give that a read. Might be the motivational push i need


thanks

[Silverbullet]

ya man, everyone should. Arnold is the boss. Most people only know Arnold as some meat head actor who some how became the governator.

Hes a mover and shaker. As a poor boy in Austria he decided to be a world champion body builder and a movie star in America, so he did. Along the way he also ran successful businesses, and was a real estate mogul. This guy is the ultimate boss. He was going to go through heart surgery (installing valve) without telling his wife and be back in time to promote his Batman and Robin movie in the 90s lol.

[Skellis14]

how often do wires like that go bad and what causes them to go out is it the materials thats its made of weathering?

[joeapple8]

Any one from Sillicon Valley looking for a cool part time job as a server room tech 1 or general IT technicians hit me up, my company is hiring part time technicians. Please PM me


We are seeking Server Technicians for a project in Mountain View, CA. This project currently supports 40 hours per week.

Requirements

You must be able to:

Trace cables
Inventory cable connections (document where each cable is connected)
De-cable Servers
Unrack Servers
Rack Servers
Cable Servers

[sil80d]

I buy items from japan import them to resell

[Kuma]

auto/marine upholstery

[Yardjass]

Cool thread idea. My "side hustle" is time and a half overtime. I'm doing a little of the fix up cars and flip them thing but I usually don't sell them or if I do, I don't make any money. Maybe once I get a few more under my belt and get a better feel for what is a good prospect and what isn't.

[bcrazy0001]

I breed snails For sparkplug money.

[jedi03]

computer repair, car repair, flip cars, pull weeds, mow lawns, baby sit, chop down trees and remove stumps, house repair, plumbing, inventory for offices who don't want to do it lol, janitorial services...whatever someone wants to pay for that is legal!

[Dboyizmlg]

computer repair, car repair, flip cars, pull weeds, mow lawns, baby sit, chop down trees and remove stumps, house repair, plumbing, inventory for offices who don't want to do it lol, janitorial services...whatever someone wants to pay for that is legal!

Lmao, I think that almost qualifies as a handy man.

[ALTRNTV]

I'm a network marketer. Gives me a few extra thousand dollars per month for now, and it'll eventually replace my income.

[Dboyizmlg]

I'm a network marketer. Gives me a few extra thousand dollars per month for now, and it'll eventually replace my income.

Really!?
How do you get into doing some thing like this?

[exitspeed]

My side hustle turned into my career.

www.mhrussell.com

10 years ago I wouldn't have thought I would have been able to make a career out of photography and be assisting one of the top photographers in the Midwest and traveling all over the country.

[zombiewolf513]

Cut custom gaskets with an epilogue laser cutter.

[lunchmeat]

Been in IT for almost 20 years. Started as a side job back in high school, then career. Then did side jobs working on people's pcs and such. Got sick of being blamed when they'd break it again.

[AllThingsGravy]

Really!?
How do you get into doing some thing like this?

Also curious about this...

[zombiewolf513]

I'm a network marketer. Gives me a few extra thousand dollars per month for now, and it'll eventually replace my income.

Someone tried to get me into 'network marketing' once. Sounded like a pyramid scheme or something.

[ZenkiKid]

Someone tried to get me into 'network marketing' once. Sounded like a pyramid scheme or something.

It is.

There are some who thrive in it and make a killing and some who dont.

[ALTRNTV]

I won't even get into why you both are wrong because people who aren't in it don't understand the system and won't try to understand, but it does work.

[KAT-PWR]

Plasti dip wheels for people back home. Pays pretty well, super easy to do. I'm not a big fan of the product but I'll cover your car in HOONIGAN stickers if that's what you wanna pay me to do. Tip me well and I may even lie right to your face and tell you how dope it is.
Buy/Sell stuff

[KevinEdgar]

rent rooms out

[rawgarage]

Import cars...sell parts and own real estate...

[simmode1]

Just now getting into Forex trading. We'll see how it goes...

[zenkicpe]

Anyone ever heard or done any beer delivery? I remember being at a college party once and someone had beer delivered to them through a service. I bet that would be a good ass gig and you would have some funny stories as well. As far as myself, I try to flip cars and parts/electronics. Although I hate trying to sell shit because everyone lowballs you and I can't stand some of the dipshits on craigslist. Thought about getting into repairing iphones/tablets/laptops, love doing that kind of stuff along with jailbreaking phones and apple Tv's.


That was on super troopers

[hanzbrady]

That was on super troopers

It's actually a thing as well lol, I live by Stetson University and every liquor store delivers around me.

[Silverbullet]

I do rentals as well.

Just now getting into Forex trading. We'll see how it goes...

Hows your Forex going? One of my short term rentals last week from Switzerland owned a proprietary software that automated Forex trading around the clock. He dosn't sell his software to anyone obviously (other than the hedgefund that he partners with), but its cool that there are key patterns that can suggest a buy or a sell and result in a 10% return.

[simmode1]

Hows your Forex going? One of my short term rentals last week from Switzerland owned a proprietary software that automated Forex trading around the clock. He dosn't sell his software to anyone obviously (other than the hedgefund that he partners with), but its cool that there are key patterns that can suggest a buy or a sell and result in a 10% return.
Oh really?! The wife & I are just getting started. Still poking around the Trader's Way Demo account to learn the craft, but we've made more money than we've lost so far. Planning to go live at the end of this month. Color me interested in that program... I'll PM you about it later.

[MightyMouse13]

I'm a strength coach. Side hustle is a tiny bit of personal training for golfers in the area.

[rscaldwell]

i beat box on the corner of 12th and main every Wednesday from noon to two. sometimes i wear a sheet like a cape. i put a trucker hat down on the ground like a basket for people to throw change in. i do alright with this gig.

[Yuri]

I design vehicles, costumes, and props for movies and tv shows as my side gig.

[IdntKnw]

I make vinyl stickers and some designs here and there.

[silviasandbeer]

It's actually a thing as well lol, I live by Stetson University and every liquor store delivers around me.

here in LA we got apps. saucey for alcohol
i forget what app delivers weed tho

[gerson408]

The way i pay for all the shit under the hood of my car is Groceries and tune ups.

[seesquared]

Oh really?! The wife & I are just getting started. Still poking around the Trader's Way Demo account to learn the craft, but we've made more money than we've lost so far. Planning to go live at the end of this month. Color me interested in that program... I'll PM you about it later.

Im curious to know how that broker works out for you. I taught myself how to trade forex and stocks a few years ago. I traded a $500 account with FXCM and was doing ok as far as return wise. My main job pays well but recently I have become completely bored with the monotonous routine. So I would like to trade more frequently and seriously now. But I noticed in recent years, the CFTC has made it ever much more difficult to trade here stateside. Traders Way and FinPro seem to be ok so far as offshore brokers go but it is still risky.

Im no expert but I have done my fair share of due diligence learning the forex market so if either of you have any questions, feel free to PM me and maybe I can help shorten the learning curve some.