Side Hustles (that actually pay)
This will not be your garden-variety write-up on side hustles that pushes affiliate links to all the usual suspects--survey sites, Shopify, daytrading platforms, or some course selling hare-brained dreams about becoming a CoNtEnT cReAtOr. If you were looking for some Kiyosaki-esque pablum about wealth creation and other nonsense, kick rocks. This is strictly prosaic. My aim is not to condescend, but I think any honest, forthright discussion about side hustles needs to be prefaced with the following: Contrary to what the course-shilling hustlebros with the rented lamborghinis will tell you, side hustles should not be your first thought when it comes to escaping poverty. If your day job is paying you shit, your first thought shouldn't be to supplement your income with tedious fuck-fuck jobs. You should first ask, 'How can I get a better job?' Easiest pathway if you currently lack any marketable skills would be to enrol in a trades school for something like electrician or HVAC, or to pick an in-demand job in the military. It's not glamorous, but I'd wager neither is what you're doing now. At least you can come to expect a decent schedule, with weekends and holidays off--not to mention twice as much money as anything you'll find in an entry-level job. If for some reason you find the idea of thinking 3-5 years ahead daunting, you could look at server or sales jobs. Both pay a shit base wage, but allow you to make good money via tips / commission.1. Working more hours
Requirement(s): A sliver of willpower Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆ You already have a job, right? That's a surefire way to earn money. When your boss calls, answer. When your manager asks you to stay an extra hour or two, do it. It saves you from having to learn a whole new set of skills and just put your nose to the grindstone. These are a fa2. Food / grocery delivery apps
Requirement(s): Car or just a bicycle in some cities Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ My number one piece of advice is that you sign up right away to all the platforms. There's a bunch of hoops they'll make you jump through with ID verification and various documents that they will tell you to resubmit a bunch of times. The ideal time to do this is before you're down to your last tin of beans. Will it make you rich? Nope. Will it make you the $40 you need to buy groceries before next pay? Sure thing.