These posts explain the philosophy behind the side hustle brand of entrepreneurship, and provide a great starting point for anyone looking to begin earning job-free income.
Getting out of the rat race is simple, but not necessarily easy.
To escape, all you need is monthly income — from non-job sources — that exceeds your monthly expenses.
For example, if you spend $3000 a month, you’ll need to bring in at least $3000 (after taxes) outside of your day job.
Is there really such thing as free money? Well, it depends on what you consider “free.”
Money is almost always an exchange for value. But over the past few years, I’ve discovered a bunch of ways to make extra money with very little effort.
We’ll call it “almost free” money.
How can you instill the skills and values of innovation and entrepreneurship in kids?
And if you can teach it to kids, why can’t you teach it to grownups?
This week I’m joined by Don Wettrick, an award-winning middle school, and high school teacher and the CEO and co-founder of StartEdUp, which has a mission to empower students and teachers to apply innovation and entrepreneurship in the classroom.
As a new parent, I’m constantly trying to figure out the best way to educate our little hustler about business, entrepreneurship, and money.
And while he’s a few years away from the proverbial lemonade stand on the sidewalk, let me use that as inspiration for this post.
Teaching is a noble and rewarding profession, but it’s not the best-paying job in the world.
As a teacher you usually start with very low wages and have the burden of student debt, and so it’s only natural to look to side hustles or ways to make extra money outside of your chosen profession.
While there are dozens of side hustle ideas out there, here are the ones I think are best-suited to teachers and educators to take advantage of your unique skills and expertise.
I recently participated in a paid focus group in San Francisco. You know, the kind with the one-way mirror on the wall.
We talked about travel habits and preferences for an hour and half, and I got paid $150 for my time and opinions. Not bad!
The whole thing was pretty quick and painless, and actually kind of interesting, and it got me thinking that this could be a fun side hustle, so I set out to find other consumer research companies that operate nationwide or even ones that conduct studies online.
The beauty of these side hustle ideas is that many don’t require a huge initial investment or even necessarily a highly specialized skill-set. And certainly, not all qualify as “business ideas,” but each has the potential to earn you money in your spare time.
What are the best side hustles for introverts?
Don’t worry — if you don’t like talking to people, there are still plenty of ways to make extra money and start a business!
I get it. I identify as an introvert myself.
Can you really make money with scrap metal?
If you’ve got a truck and some extra time, it could be a viable side hustle to earn $100-500 a month.
In this post, we’ll dive into how to scrap metal for money and whether or not it makes sense for you.
We’re all dealt 24 hours a day. I believe how you spend that time, or maybe rather how you invest it, should give you some sort of return.
That could be a monetary return, sure. But it could also be a return in personal satisfaction or impact on others.
Today, I want to introduce a productivity framework I’m calling The Productivity Pyramid.
