@jzamarripa3220 wrote:
Hi there, I’m looking to supplement my income, payoff some debt, and save for my own home. Does anyone have any advice on where i should start looking or any past experience to share with me? I’m on a five day work week at my current job and have two young boys. So I can dedicate one day a week and on the odd occasion two days a week for a side gig. All advice is appreciated.
How handy are you in fixing things?
5 years ago I found myself with alot of extra time on my hands when I quit drinking for good so I "hung out a shingle" and made it known that I was available as a general handyman. Now I generate an extra 25-30k annually doing odd jobs along with some larger projects along the way.
Can you hang a ceiling fan or light fixture? Replace a toilet, sink faucet, or garbage disposal? Mow a yard?
I have some construction experience in my background though it has not been my primary source of income and like to work with wood so in addition to these I take on jobs I like to do, fence or gate repairs or replacement, decks, interior and exterior trim.
All generated from predominantly word of mouth. If you are honest and do good work, you will suddenly find your phone ringing off the hook and very busy.
@Anonymous wrote:Uber (or Uber Eats if you don't want to drive people around)
Doordash
Rover
Clean out your house and sell things on eBay/Craigslist (this also just feels really good)
Sell things. I second this.
I have cleared alot of items that were just sitting around collecting dust. I also flip good used items that I know will sell for more if I am a little patient. I always watch for items being listed for sale in a few buy/sell groups or craigslist towards the end of the month when someone is moving and needs to sell fast.
I have also had good luck with buying/selling items I run across at neighborhood garage sales, namely tools.
My advice is to freelance in some area that match your skills. It could be as a freelance writer, graphic designer, virtual assistant or any skill that you can pick up extra work from.
There are also part-time telecommuting jobs such as tutoring and customer service. For customer service, this time of the year is when they hired the most because of the holidays.
Get a subscription to FlexJobs for opportunities that aren't a scam or for free check on job or gig sites like Real Ways to Earn for all kinds of gig ideas, Problogger for writers, etc.
@iced wrote:
@jzamarripa3220 wrote:
Hi there, I’m looking to supplement my income, payoff some debt, and save for my own home. Does anyone have any advice on where i should start looking or any past experience to share with me? I’m on a five day work week at my current job and have two young boys. So I can dedicate one day a week and on the odd occasion two days a week for a side gig. All advice is appreciated.The first obvious question I have is whether your current employer allows you to take a second hourly position somewhere. Some employers will have exclusivity and/or conflict-of-interest language in your contract that prohibits you from working any job with fixed hours that prevent you from being available 24/7 to your current employer (i.e., if you're an on-call position presently) or with another company in a similar field. The answer to this question may limit your choices considerably .. or completely.
Are there really any penalties other than losing your job in the vast majority of situations?
In which case you have a second anyway... there's a lot of freedom in many dimensions in not really caring if one of the gigs goes away. The on call rotation thing isn't much of a concern: if things are breaking all the time pick a different company and other than that there generally isn't much overlap in my experience.
Ultimately if you get stuck you just pick one... and then go get another if you so choose once things have settled back down.
Will say as much as the income tax for little benefit to me is annoying in California, labor law is all in my favor. What are they going to do, fire me? Other states aren't as friendly towards labor admittedly... though in one little bit of amusement I was working at a vendor, and wound up on a project where said vendor's product was no bueno. Ah well I have plenty of experience fading into the background and made it through unscathed.
