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☆ How to start a high-paying side hustle: 'It has to be something that you're actually passionate about,' says expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

If you're considering picking one up yourself, there are so many ways to start. But, she says, if you really want to see some profits, "it has to be something that you're actually passionate about." When you're passionate, 'you actually develop that unique skill'Kristof has seen all sorts of side hustle successes. "I think that when you're really passionate about something, you actually develop that unique skill," she says. When it comes to identifying that passion, "I usually tell people to think about what they do for fun," she says.

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☆ 3 in-demand, high-paying side hustles—some can pay more than $200 an hour
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Americans are diving into freelancing — 38% performed freelance work in 2023, according to Upwork's December 2023 Freelance Forward survey. You can write people's video game profiles, get paid to pretend to be someone on their dating profiles or even get paid to stand in line for people. Here are three high-paying, in-demand side hustles to consider according to Kristof and Daniella Flores, founder of side hustle blog I Like to Dabble. If you're interested in learning how it works, there are all sorts of online courses on sites like Coursera and tutorials by Google itself. When you take the courses, "you're often connected to the people who are going to hire you in the end," says Kristof.

Persons: Kathy Kristof, Kristof, Daniella Flores Organizations: Social, Google, IBM, Apple, National Initiative, Cybersecurity Careers Locations: cybersecurity

☆ How to start a lucrative side hustle in 3 steps: You don't need to trade 'your time for money'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Launching one of your own can be that easy if you know where to start. Most side hustles need to check at least one of those three boxes to succeed, she notes. If you were good at school, you could earn extra money by tutoring. "There are other ways to [earn] that aren't just trading your time directly for money," says Berman. But without their access to customers or built-in legitimacy, you'll have to build your own brand without a road map to earn any money at all.

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☆ Charlie Munger, the 'Oracle of Pasadena' who was Buffett's second-in-command
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chair Charlie Munger arrives to begin the company's annual meeting in Omaha May 4, 2013. EXPANDING BUFFETT'S HORIZONSMunger and Buffett did differ politically, with Munger being a Republican and Buffett a Democrat. Like Buffett, Munger was a fan of the famed economist Benjamin Graham. ORACLE OF PASADENAFans dubbed Buffett the "Oracle of Omaha," but Munger was held in equal esteem by his own followers, who branded him the "Oracle of Pasadena" after his adopted hometown in California. "I was raised by people who thought it was a moral duty to be as rational as you could possibly make yourself," Munger told Daily Journal shareholders in 2020.

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☆ This side gig can be done at any time of day—and pays as much as $60 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Almost 20% of people in the U.S., 67.8 million, spoke a language other than English at home in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The most popular languages other than English were Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Arabic. There are many avenues to pursue in terms of what you could translate, and the gig is often flexible. It's the kind of hustle that can be done "24/7," says Kathy Kristof, founder and editor of Sidehusl.com. Here's how to start a side hustle as a translator.

☆ 4 side hustles you can do any time of day ‘in your pajamas’—one pays as much as $250/hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you are considering starting a side hustle, along with figuring out how much time you'll be spending on it, you'll need to figure out when in the day you can squeeze it in. Here are four side hustles you can do any time of day. You can also look for contract marketing gigs on sites like Freelancer.com, MarketerHire, LinkedIn and Monster. You can also find gigs on job search sites like Indeed or create a profile on sites like ServiceScape. You could also make a profile on Upwork or try looking for open gigs on sites like Behance or the aforementioned job search engines.

☆ This side hustle for night owls is in high demand—and can pay up to $50 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Leisure and hospitality added 72,000 jobs in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Check out Qwick, ZipRecruiter and JitjatjoThere are many ways to go about getting a job in hospitality. Gigs through the sites can bring in minimum wage to about $30 per hour, says Kristof. You can also scour local bars, restaurants and cafes for openings, or reach out to local event spaces to see if they're hiring. Restaurant workers make an average of $14 per hour, according to ZipRecruiter, while event staff make an average of $15 per hour.

☆ 4 side hustles for early birds and night owls: Some pay as much as $100 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Whatever your post-wake-up or just-before-bed activities are, if you're an early bird or night owl, you likely start or end the day with lots of energy. And for those interested in side hustles, this could be the perfect time to make a little extra cash. Here are four gigs for early birds or night owls to consider. Hospitality staffIf you like working with people, plenty of events and restaurants could use your energy late into the night. Hustlers who find work on the aforementioned websites can expect to get minimum wage to about $30 per hour, says Kristof.

☆ 3 ways to make money off things you already own—one of them brings in up to $39,000 a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Rick Powell, for instance, rents out his yard as a private dog park on Sniffspot and brings in up to $4,100 per month. About $190,00 of that is income, Mancini said in January. JP Mancini II brings in $38,000 of revenue per month renting his two boats out to strangers. Jim Battan, 58, has made nearly $200,000 renting out his backyard pool. Battan noted that his pool brings in a lot of money because he spent a lot building it out.

☆ These are the 3 most promising side hustles of 2023: Delivery jobs 'take way too much of your earnings,' says expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A food delivery man crosses the street in Times Square in Manhattan on March 17, 2020 in New York City. "Now, the big growth really is with professional platforms where people can earn six-figure incomes from home, doing everything from marketing to law." She adds part of the shift could be because platforms like Uber and Lyft "take way too much of your earnings." To start, here are the three most promising side hustles of 2023, according to Kristof:Selling your skills and knowledgeA lot of people are making money selling what they already know, according to Kristof. According to the same poll, 22% of Boomers, who range from age 58 to 76, currently have side hustles.

☆ Online tutoring side hustles are in demand, and can pay up to $180 an hour—here's how to get started
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As such, "online tutoring is just in huge demand right now, and I think it's just going to continue to grow." If you're considering a side hustle for 2023, tutoring could be the way to go. Online tutoring lets you 'set your own rates'Tutoring and teaching online are already popular side hustles because they "allow you to set your own rates and availability," says Kathy Kristof, founder and editor of SideHusl.com. "With popular courses, teachers can earn exceptionally good rates, ranging from $50 to $100 an hour," says Kristof. Tutors set their own availability and rates, with those teaching popular subjects such as English and history typically making less that those teaching more advanced subjects.

Many people try to generate extra cash to cover that expense, but not all holiday side hustles are truly flexible. These six ways to earn extra cash include helping prep college applications, leading holiday tours, and transcribing audio. With most Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck, many people are looking to earn extra cash during the holiday season to cover those expenses. Think back to your teen yearsRemember when you were a teenager and you were desperate for extra cash? You can even earn extra cash by helping people hang Christmas lights.

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