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Cherokeekid88

Cherokeekid88

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High Point, NC
Wife and I were talking this weekend about possibly trying to do a little side hustle. I collect knives and can usually buy and sell knives for a little profit, but only am doing that a couple times a year. Thought about doing the whole decal thing since we have a vinyl cutter, but don't think that is something either of us really want to do. Any of you guys have a side hustle that is ( I don't want to say easy) manageable without feeling like's its a 2nd job? I am not looking to make it rich or even become full time, just something to earn a little cash to save for whatever.
 
if the coronovirus would let up.... downtown Winston could use a golf cart shuttle. we closed up shop several years ago and still get asked all the time when we are re-opening. demand is strong and downtown growth is sprawling outwards. Uber isnt as reliable as it once was downtown. Snatch up a golf cart and go get a taxi license. operating on a weekend tips were about $100-200 a night. $30-50 on weeknights. $300 when where was a big event going on. and the harder you hustle.. the more those numbers go up.

plus the income from the advertisements and sponsorships. A single person, hustling a little bit on both sales and rides can make $40k a year. and lets face it.... youre driving a golf cart around socializing within the community. how hard is that? youre rubbing elbows with the people that youre selling ads and sponsorship space to. its not like you have to do too much chasing.

if my health allowed, id be back at it. I miss it. someone could step in and have a lot of fun while making some money. if you wanted it to feel like job there are ways to expand and make bigger money.
 
Reid said:
if the coronovirus would let up.... downtown Winston could use a golf cart shuttle. we closed up shop several years ago and still get asked all the time when we are re-opening. demand is strong and downtown growth is sprawling outwards. Uber isnt as reliable as it once was downtown. Snatch up a golf cart and go get a taxi license. operating on a weekend tips were about $100-200 a night. $30-50 on weeknights. $300 when where was a big event going on. and the harder you hustle.. the more those numbers go up.

plus the income from the advertisements and sponsorships. A single person, hustling a little bit on both sales and rides can make $40k a year. and lets face it.... youre driving a golf cart around socializing within the community. how hard is that? youre rubbing elbows with the people that youre selling ads and sponsorship space to. its not like you have to do too much chasing.

if my health allowed, id be back at it. I miss it. someone could step in and have a lot of fun while making some money. if you wanted it to feel like job there are ways to expand and make bigger money.
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Reid, Maybe you could just sell the whole business to @Cherokeekid88 :D
 
@UTfball68 has had a bunch of side gigs. Lawn maintanance, performance engines... what he talks about a lot less is his short time as a gigalo
 
Cherokeekid88 said:
Wife and I were talking this weekend about possibly trying to do a little side hustle. I collect knives and can usually buy and sell knives for a little profit, but only am doing that a couple times a year. Thought about doing the whole decal thing since we have a vinyl cutter, but don't think that is something either of us really want to do. Any of you guys have a side hustle that is ( I don't want to say easy) manageable without feeling like's its a 2nd job? I am not looking to make it rich or even become full time, just something to earn a little cash to save for whatever.
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For real though, I haven’t found a way to generate extra income without it feeling like a second job until you have enough extra cash to generate passive income and can just cut a check for some equity already on cruise control. Early 20’s parted/flipped trucks. Mid-20’s started a landscape and power washing business with my brother. Late 20’s launched a race and fab business with a couple buddies. Somewhere between mid/late 20’s tried my hand at business/personal consulting/coaching. Damn near every year since 30, I’ve helped my wife launch a new side hustle based on whatever her interest is that year. Best advice I can give is to set a hard cap on the amount of time you spend on the hustle, but then is the juice worth the squeeze…10hrs/wk doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s typically time away from the kid and ‘stressed time’ with the wife. If it’s just a few hundred a month, probably not worth it…a few grand, maybe it is. But I’ve found the more you make, the more time you invest…and only you can determine if it’s worth it.
 
Hmmm
A side gig that is:
Profitable
Doesn’t feel like a job
Easy/Manageable

Doesn’t require thought or ingenuity

Hmmm

Maybe drive for Uber?
Or deliver pizzas?
Sell crack?
Rob liquor stores?
Befriend little old ladies and steal their life savings
Panhandle at the overpass
 
NickMaul said:
OnlyFans :D
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While I despise and do not wear masks and live in a county where people are allowed to make their own choices ….

Maybe custom masks?

Certainly seems to be an online market for unique ones.
 
UTfball68 said:
10hrs/wk doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s typically time away from the kid and ‘stressed time’ with the wife.
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Extremely this. Everything looks happy and shiny when I post pics of cool stuff on here, but I never post pics of those glares I get when I come in the house 30 minutes or an hour late for supper because I was hooking up a trailer, binding down a piece of equipment, replacing a blown hydraulic hose, stopping at the parts place on the way home from work, etc.
 
Soo... I write books. My first book pulls about $90 a month, my second book I'm not sure on yet because royalties are delayed by a quarter.

Then there's my second 'hustle'... which is that I monetized my youtube account. Nothing on there really, except my wife fainting during our wedding. Over 2 Million views so far I believe. We get between $250-150 a month on that single video.

So basically my wife makes more fainting one then I do writing books. Ugh.

Anyways, I can answer questions about both things.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Extremely this. Everything looks happy and shiny when I post pics of cool stuff on here, but I never post pics of those glares I get when I come in the house 30 minutes or an hour late for supper because I was hooking up a trailer, binding down a piece of equipment, replacing a blown hydraulic hose, stopping at the parts place on the way home from work, etc.
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Every 10 minute job in the garage is one broken bolt away from being a 4 hr ordeal. And apparently I break a lot of bolts.

I'm in trouble on a weekly basis for under-delivering and over promising the amount of time I schedule for my wife. I usually try and overshoot my expectations by at LEAST an hour....and I'm STILL late :shaking:

No way I could get away with a side hussle
 
Atla said:
Soo... I write books. My first book pulls about $90 a month, my second book I'm not sure on yet because royalties are delayed by a quarter.

Then there's my second 'hustle'... which is that I monetized my youtube account. Nothing on there really, except my wife fainting during our wedding. Over 2 Million views so far I believe. We get between $250-150 a month on that single video.

So basically my wife makes more fainting one then I do writing books. Ugh.

Anyways, I can answer questions about both things.
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OK, so no shit, the wife and I talked about writing children's books the other night. We always say that our daughter comes up with the funniest characters and stories about them and what they look like and I know other 3 year old would think so too... and the children's books that my daughter has are so simple and nothing to them, other than needing to find someone who can illustrate them.

The youtube thing has always been on my mind. I love reviewing stuff... knives, mods to knives, guns, gun parts, but I don't know that I could offer anything that hasn't already been done.

I have also said that my life would make a great reality show. We literally do nothing exciting, but have the craziest and funniest moments happen while we are doing normal ordinary things. Like a reality version of Seinfeld.
 
I'll throw this out there because I have been pleasantly surprised at the revenue my wife has generated. Pampered Chef. It's all on line, mainly Facebook, as a director she set's up "Parties" and her host invite people with a link. She uses a software and website from PC and I think it's about $20/month for her site. She tried it and had fun so she decided to go with it. Her goal is to remodel our kitchen. She started in January and is on track to win a trip for us to Texas and has banked about $10K for the kitchen. She gets about 20 - 25% commission on sales that the host work. They have some big ticket items but they also sell all kinds of spices and mixes for breads and muffins and cookies etc. etc. I never knew they had all that. I'll also add I love their cooking blender.
 
Woodworking. Strictly client commissioned pieces so far but I'm going to start branching out to small stuff soon. I set the project timetable and work a few hours in the shop a day/week on those pieces plus whatever else. I started an IG and FB page but most of my commissioned pieces are through word of mouth.
 
I have tried to use a cnc router to cut wood for a little side profit. If I were to value my time at zero dollars. I probably make a little profit. The margins are just so tight that doing a few pieces here and there make it tough to make any money. I am trying to partner with a few other folks who do crafts. If i could make it so that I am only cutting wood and not having to paint or stain it could be profitable. Painting takes for ever and I'm not real good at it.

To be honest you'd probably make more money with less stress working 10 hours a week at a convenience store.
 
BigBody79 said:
I have tried to use a cnc router to cut wood for a little side profit. If I were to value my time at zero dollars. I probably make a little profit. The margins are just so tight that doing a few pieces here and there make it tough to make any money. I am trying to partner with a few other folks who do crafts. If i could make it so that I am only cutting wood and not having to paint or stain it could be profitable. Painting takes for ever and I'm not real good at it.

To be honest you'd probably make more money with less stress working 10 hours a week at a convenience store.
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Other than getting robbed and shot on occasion, I would say you're probably right.
 
BigBody79 said:
I have tried to use a cnc router to cut wood for a little side profit. If I were to value my time at zero dollars. I probably make a little profit. The margins are just so tight that doing a few pieces here and there make it tough to make any money. I am trying to partner with a few other folks who do crafts. If i could make it so that I am only cutting wood and not having to paint or stain it could be profitable. Painting takes for ever and I'm not real good at it.

To be honest you'd probably make more money with less stress working 10 hours a week at a convenience store.
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If you were closer I'd definitely reach out for CNC work. Have a friend who has one but the bed is only 2'x4' so can't do any big pieces on it.
 
My wife is a graphic designer by trade and uses a few of the online printing sites to sell apparel with her designs on it and gets a percentage of what they sell for. In some cases she gets designs picked up that sell on other sites and gets a commission based off of that. She gets out what she puts in and how much she and the sites push the designs and market special sales. Its a fun way for her to be creative and get a little kickback.

We both spend most of our weekends these days on her family's farm working on 55 acres of our own that we are about to put a herd of Angus/Angus Cross cattle on. That has been a second full time job this year since we got serious about it. Its rewarding though making something our own. Our intention is to slowly grow the herd to what is manageable for us until we are there full time and sell certified grass fed USDA processed 1/4's, 1/2's and wholes within a couple of years when the herd is to a sustainable size. We will do T shirts, hats etc once this is up and going to help supplement and have considered doing the social media monetization for this as its a growing media demographic. To piggyback off this, there is an old convenience store on another property that we are considering renovating into a Farm Stand/Trading Post style business eventually as part of our 10 year plan.
 
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