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☆ Side hustle expert: 4 great, easy, ‘low-maintenance’ ways to make money from your house
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Kathy Kristof | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Best of all, these housing hustles are low-maintenance side gigs that don't require a ton of time or effort on your part. Here is my best advice if you want to turn your home into a potentially lucrative side hustle. Rent storage spaceSome sites, including Neighbor and Stache, allow people with empty space to rent it out for storage. You simply need to publish a profile, set rates, snap photos and tell potential visitors what they get access to besides the pool and deck. A house that might rent for $100 a night on Airbnb can rent for $100 an hour here.

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☆ Our side hustles bring in $125,000 a year or more: 'Nearly everybody' can make money this way
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The McCauleys make their money by researching what makes side hustles profitable, testing them and teaching others how to do the same on YouTube. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based couple earned nearly $140,000 from eight streams of income last year, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. Ease of starting is at an all-time high: Platforms like Amazon, Airbnb and Fiverr offer instant access to paying customers. Kindergarten teacher Becky Powell's side hustle — making worksheets for other educators — brings in six figures per year. Her husband also sells worksheets on the platform, and they've used their combined earnings to fund vacations and pay down their mortgage and student loans, Powell says.

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☆ This side hustle can take as little as 30 minutes—and pay as much as $200
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

There's no shortage of easy side hustles to try, for those who are looking to add another income stream. You can take care of people's pets, rent out your house or apartment or do some virtual assisting. Another side hustle worth exploring is market research. Before launching products to the public, companies often test run them with potential users to get feedback. Here are several ways to do some market research and how much each could pay.

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☆ 3 easy online side hustles you can pick up any time: Some can pay as much as $200 per hour
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In fact, when it comes to side hustles online, there are numerous straightforward options you could dive into immediately. Here are three easy online side hustles to consider. Sites like Respondent and User Interviews help these companies collect feedback by paying people to share their opinions. User Interviews works similarly. Some User Interviews tests pay via PayPal but many pay with gift cards to Amazon, Target, and other retailers, according to Sidehusl.com.

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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.

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☆ This 51-year-old makes an average of $10,000 per month on JustAnswer: Here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"I got back to northwestern Pennsylvania and I'm thinking, how am I possibly going to make a living in the art antiques world?" She then held a series of jobs in and around the world of antiques working in magazines, storage and the gallery space. And I'm thinking, is this real?' "And I'm thinking, is this real?" Her advice: 'Don't quit your day job'

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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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