Side Hustles

Honest ways to earn an extra five hundred to five thousand a month, with the real hours, startup costs and taxes shown.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Sharpening Blades for the Neighborhood Without Ruining Anybody's Knives

Mower blades, kitchen knives and chainsaw chains pay real money on a Saturday, but only if you batch the work and know what to turn away.

Putting Your Kids to Work in a Family Side Business

The real hours, the real margin, the payroll rules for hiring your own kids, and the point where it stops being worth it.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How To Price Side Work So You're Not Making Five Dollars An Hour

Most side hustles don't fail on demand. They fail on arithmetic. Run these numbers before you send the next quote.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What a Cord of Firewood Actually Pays

Real hours, real startup cost, and the cash-flow trap nobody mentions before you buy the splitter.

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The Teen Side Hustles Worth Your Kid's Saturday

Babysitting, mowing and dog walking still work. What they actually pay, what they cost to start, and the tax and insurance parts nobody mentions.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Your Driveway Detailing Business Starts With Two Buckets

The kit worth buying, the hours a full detail really takes, and the customer who pays you every six weeks without being asked.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What Renting Out Your Trailer and Tools Actually Pays

The trailer earns. The tools mostly don't. And the insurance call you haven't made is the one that decides whether any of it was worth doing.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What Freelance Bookkeeping Actually Pays From a Home Office

Real hours per client, what it costs to start, what a full book of business brings in, and the four kinds of client you should turn down.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The Side Hustle Offers That Cost You Money Instead of Paying You

How to spot an MLM, a reshipping scheme or an upfront-fee job in about ninety seconds, and what each one actually costs when it goes wrong.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What to Set Aside for Taxes on Side Income From Dollar One

Open a second checking account, move 30 percent of every payment out of reach, and learn the four things the IRS actually wants you to track.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What to Charge for Saturday Handyman Work

The license threshold, the insurance nobody skips twice, and the hourly math that tells you whether giving up Saturday is worth it.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What eBay and Facebook Marketplace Actually Pay After Fees

A drill kit that sold for $120 put $71 in my pocket. Run the same math before you list, and know which things aren't worth the box.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Tutoring After Work Pays Well If You Pick the Right Subject

Algebra II and chemistry pay double what general homework help pays, and the families who need them are all standing in the same three places.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20267 min

Weekend Pressure Washing and What It Actually Pays

The machine spec that matters, how to set a price that isn't a donation, and the ten customers that decide whether this works.

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Learn Stick in an Afternoon Without Cooking the Clutch

The bite point is about an inch of pedal travel. Find it in an empty parking lot and the rest of driving a manual is just repetition.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

Money5 min

Pay yourself a salary when the work won't

Startups5 min

The food truck costs that aren't on anybody's spreadsheet

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Build an overnight shelter before the light goes

Stop walking three hours before dark, build a bed before you build a roof, and you'll be uncomfortable instead of hypothermic.

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The only refinance number that matters is the break-even month

Closing costs divided by monthly savings gets you close, but two common tricks make a bad refinance look like a good one.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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Side Hustles

Sharpening Blades for the Neighborhood Without Ruining Anybody's Knives

What Sells at the Farmers Market and What Just Sits There

Photography Side Work Pays by the Edit, Not the Shoot

Don't Lose Your Day Job Building Your Side Hustle

What Moving Help and Junk Hauling Really Pay on a Saturday

When a Side Hustle Should Become a Business and When It Shouldn't

Putting Your Kids to Work in a Family Side Business

How To Price Side Work So You're Not Making Five Dollars An Hour

What a Cord of Firewood Actually Pays

The Teen Side Hustles Worth Your Kid's Saturday

Your Driveway Detailing Business Starts With Two Buckets

What Renting Out Your Trailer and Tools Actually Pays

What Freelance Bookkeeping Actually Pays From a Home Office

The Side Hustle Offers That Cost You Money Instead of Paying You

What to Set Aside for Taxes on Side Income From Dollar One

What to Charge for Saturday Handyman Work

What eBay and Facebook Marketplace Actually Pay After Fees

Tutoring After Work Pays Well If You Pick the Right Subject

Weekend Pressure Washing and What It Actually Pays

Learn Stick in an Afternoon Without Cooking the Clutch

Pay yourself a salary when the work won't

The food truck costs that aren't on anybody's spreadsheet

Build an overnight shelter before the light goes

The only refinance number that matters is the break-even month