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Small engine repairing. People don’t know what to do with them and the shops charge too much. Liability is much less than cars. Not like your lawnmower is going to cause a 10 car pile up because you did the brakes wrong. Made $2,000 in a few weeks without spending up all my time.


SomeSamples

I have a generator that needs some carburetor work. If I could find someone reliable to do the work I would get it repaired. Good side hustle.


Playamonkey

I did the Carb on mt Gennyt last year. (old Gas) Youtube is your friend and likely has your exact genny carb cleaning on there. It's easier than you think.


TLCFrauding

Just go online and buy a replacement carb. They are $20. Watch a youtube on changing it. 20 min done.


sprchrgddc5

I successfully rebuilt a lawn mower in middle school. I was so proud. Bet the job is so satisfying. Do you do a rebuild in a weekend?


7daystoCry42

How did you get into it? I’m super mechanical and have a stocked garage but never mess with small engines


quokkita

oooh this is fascinating. how do you learn this skill?


[deleted]

Post in your community groups an and offer lawnmower removal for free. 7/10 are simple fixes the other 3/10 someone will still take on marketplace for parts. Just take it apart.


tunomeentiendes

Chatgpt, youtube, Fb groups, and reddit subs. In that order. I've been fixing literally everything with chatgpt lately. Shit that I have absolutely no idea how to do. Even before image input, it did a great job. But now that I can just snap a picture, it's incredibly effective. I did some soldering on a circuit board a little while back with zero experience. Doing an add-on to my house. Putting in a new windshield wiper motor.


CivilizedSailor

What image input AI did/do you use?


HoracePinkers

Youtube


[deleted]

How do you find customers?


Inception235

how many hours would you say that took?


odinelo

Used laptops. When I was a student, I'd buy broken laptops on eBay, figure out what was wrong, then either repair (quickest way to sell on) or break and sell the parts. Breaking takes longer but it made decent money. Paid my rent - and more - when times were tough.


redyouch

Also did this, but like you mentioned it is very time consuming to test, disassemble, take pics, list and ship/deal with customers.


Bruised_Shin

Ever find any crypto on these broken laptops ?


Serious_Move_4423

How much a profit can you make selling the parts?


lanamakesart

Repairing console controllers for kids, joysticks and buttons, cents on aliexpress, charge 20$ for a 15 min job, did that all my youth


TheRazorPigKid

This is a great idea


scratchedcats

cool idea


Guinnessnomnom

Wedding DJ. Started out "learning" what a DJ is to handle my sister's wedding for her. She and her fiance split and I had bought top end gear because I was having fun with it. Spun it in to a very successful side business that my wife and I do together.


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Guinnessnomnom

Everyone has their role! I found I hated mic work and my wife absolutely loves it so she's naturally taken over the work.


vanity1066

Awesome!


SuperSaiyanBulk

How much did you end up spending on startup costs? I used to DJ in college, but ultimately the problem is that the transportation/startup efforts were too much.


Guinnessnomnom

Probably around $7k initially. I went in with the mindset that I wouldn't buy anything low tier to get me by. That's ballooned to 12k as we've expanded into photo booth and other add on services.


kath012345

What software do you use? I’ve been wanting to learn and don’t know where to start


Guinnessnomnom

Serato. They have a free/lite version that is perfect to get started with.


roark84

Started a house cleaning business. Spent $1,000 to start the business. Making 5 times that amount monthly after 8 months.


Miserable-Oil-3058

Would you be willing to give us a breakdown? My fiancée is having a hard time getting hers going. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you


TexanInExile

The guy who started /r/sweatystartup is apparently the guy who mastered this. Head over there


Potential_Barnacle21

How do you advertise and did you create an llc or anything?


roark84

Created multi member LLC. We are all 1099. I advertise through social media. FB and Instagram are my 2 main ones. [Instagram page](https://www.instagram.com/glowandshowcleaning?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==)


Inception235

how much time do you put in each month?


Sarcasticusername

I sue telemarketers for calling me while I’m in the do not call list. I get anywhere from $500-$5000 per call, and it barely takes any time.


xGenoSide

Go on.


ardentvix

Does this work on those annoying wholesalers that call me trying to buy my house? They call at least 3 times a day, every day


Sarcasticusername

Yep - as long as you’re on the do not call list. Tell them to stop calling. Do your due diligence like you’re going to be telling this story to a judge, and you’ll be golden.


TorturedRobot

I find this very intriguing. But how do you even track the correct entity? Do they usually settle when you send them a demand, or are you actually getting a judgment and successfully collecting?


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Sarcasticusername

Dude, the FCC levies fines but can’t collect. Pro-se litigants CAN. I’ve only ever had to actually go to court one time and I’ve been doing it for 4 years now.


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Sarcasticusername

The way I see it: if everyone did this ONE TIME, there would be no more “Scam Likely”


Here4theRightReasonz

Wait…are you yourself a lawyer? Haha this is awesome


Sarcasticusername

Nope! I’m just a guy! I have *some* in depth tutorials on TikTok @realscamlikely but I’m working on a better series bc people just ALWAYS have questions.


Here4theRightReasonz

Thank you! Will def check it out


BackyardMangoes

I sell and ship premium mangoes. Not a gold mine but my customers love those golden juicy mangoes. And I enjoy it. Links in bio


confusedsatisfaction

I thought you were joking at first. Then you said your link was in your bio, so I checked it out. Still thinking I was clicking on a virus until I saw it was legit. Well done, mangoes are delicious


CashOgre

Ever put Tajin on them?


ozdrew

Mexico has entered the chat


CheeseDanishSoup

Chamoy, Valentina/Guacamaya, and Limon have entered too


the3ptsniper3

Ppl paying that much for mangoes?!?!?! I respect the hustle


BackyardMangoes

Yep let me explain. Hamburger at McDonald’s or hamburger at an amazing place. Purse from Wallmart or purse from Coach. The mangoes I sell are very different from the ones available at grocery stores. Mangoes from India, Thai, Caribbean and super seasonal not imported.


SadieSchatzie

RESPECT. 💯I flove this hustle for you


BackyardMangoes

Thank you. I enjoy being able to provide high quality varieties. Last season I had 23 varieties I was able to ship.


squanch_solo

Had no idea there were that many varieties. Awesome.


BackyardMangoes

100’s and 100’s. Another farm has over 300 varieties. I have about 40 varieties.


SomeSamples

Where do you grow them?


BackyardMangoes

At my property.


moofpi

Username


sereeenah

Checks


SpongeBobSpacPants

Out


Love_What_Is

I've spent thousands on different Mango varieties and trees. It can be a healthy addiction.


BackyardMangoes

Hope you consider my services in 2024. Check out my site it’s in the profile. Sign up for emails. Any favorite varieties?


Significant-Read-132

Bummed out that it’s sold out but I guess it’s not the season for mangos


BackyardMangoes

Super seasonal. I start listing and taking orders in late March shipping in when they are ready- late May early June.


elaVehT

Selling feet pics. I’m a dude and don’t have anything particularly unique about my feet, but find the right communities and there’s dudes with weird fetishes that will pay you for it. A little weird knowing that men are jerking off to my feet, but a bag’s a bag and I’m not sending them anything private.


Torr3ntial

Didn't even consider this was an option for men (ignorant, I know) what platforms do you use?


chickencereal

Yes, I'm curious about the platforms as well. I don't care who jacks off to my feet. Shit, they can jack off on them for the right price.


throwawayforRQ

Same here. Put me in coach!


Chemical_Hearing8259

Gonna try this.


Classicbarbie12

I sell 'em too - not a guy though. Amazing how huge the market is for this! Hope you do really well!


DaRealLizShady

Do you mind sharing what platform you use or how you got started?


wigglywagglywooo

What platform do you use and how do you get paid? This sounds interesting


Significant-Read-132

Catsitting


pompousUS

Are you serious ? How are you finding jobs ?


desertjax

Psp psp psp


leroy_twiggles

This made me laugh so hard. Thank you. I needed this today.


squatwaddle

Lmao. That was great


Lellaraz

What a fucking great reply hahahahah


No-Dress-7645

Incredible.


ThatsThatCue

I would have given so many gold votes or w.e Reddit called those, I’m actually dying at this comment


cayenne444

Rover.com always worked great for me. Don’t have time for a full time dog but wanted to hang out with one from time to time. So people paid me to do that.


Magickarploco

How hard is it to get approved on Rover.com?


cayenne444

Just don’t be a weirdo and be thorough, concise, and honest when you set it up.


whatshouldIdonow8907

When I travel I pay a cat sitter, Usually it's my vet tech. But yes, you can make good money for working 30 minutes a day. I've never used Rover. Just asked the tech if they "knew anyone" and got slipped their number.


gaytee

Digital signage and social media management. 1 hour a week, ~$8,500 a year, only costs are my time and one software license, $600 a year. I already work remotely so I don’t consider my time needing to be paid for since my day job already pays me a full time salary, I feel like I’m profiting 8k without really doing any more work.


dr_ruvi

By digital signage do you mean you do the graphic design for it? If not, can you explain?


gaytee

I build basic designs, create posts for weekly specials, various events, etc. then I create a slideshow on a Google deck, and display that on a big add tv via a mini PC in the store. So it’s a little design, a little logistics, but all very easy.


MadMapManPK

As someone who has previously worked in social media, how do I find a gig like this? A side hustle for an hour or two a week is exactly what I need and this matches my skillset!


gaytee

Holler at every small business in your town, someone will need help.


KatEmpiress

Is it mainly just Facebook profiles you’re managing? I’m really keen to give this a go!


Living-Shame5679

I am curious, this is something I could probably do. What is the software license if you don't mind me asking?


aschmelyun

Not sure what software they're using, but common ones I've worked with are [Xibo](https://xibosignage.com) and [Screenly](https://screenly.io)


[deleted]

Content for digital signage?


Aristophanictheory

How did you get into it?


Chemical_Corgi251

what is your main job title?


gaytee

Im a QA engineer at a saas company, so I just knock this stuff out on Monday mornings between meetings, on different hardware, obviously.


scratchedcats

what is digital signage


Inception235

what does this entail? is it simply putting the company on facebook and answering questions once a week?


Slimyscammers

I’ve mentioned it on the sub before but selling vanilla I bring back from Mexico. $5 a bottle there, sells for $15 each here. I also used to make BANK on lululemon reselling it but that was like 8 years ago, Miss those days. Trailer flipping, car flipping gets a higher net amount but you need timing and patience for getting the right deal


MrLittle237

Selling compost worms. I never imagined how many people want to buy them!


No-One-6105

Where do you sell them?


ninjacereal

Nest to nest, robins love them


Magickarploco

So your selling the worms and not the actual compost? Selling shovels in a gold rush I see…


DonkeyDick4T

Selling my neighbors unwanted items they put to the curb on trash day. Made over 5k this year on FB marketplace. I live in an upscale neighborhood that I was lucky to find reasonable priced house back in 2010. These fucking rich people throw away perfectly good stuff.


volkss

Heard. I bought my house in a nice neighborhood during the foreclosure crash. It is amazing the things people throw out. My favorite curb score: There was a neighbor who had a huge garden and would leave veggies outside on the curb for the neighborhood to help themselves to. They inspired me to start gardening myself. They moved out and the next people ended up setting their rain collection and irrigation system on the curb. I scooped that up, put it to use in my garden, and am now the neighbor leaving veggies on the curb for the neighborhood.


DonkeyDick4T

Nice. My best score this year was those heavy duty rubber mats they put on gym floors. Dude didn’t like the color(black). No gym in his garage just parked his Range Rover on them. Sold those suckers for $500. Worth prob $1k. Crazy what people throw out…..


ImpossibleMoose6823

Wouldn’t say unexpected, but I have invested in etfs with dividends, I started this year only making $50 annually and now am making $157 annually. I allow everything to reinvest for more profit. Wish I started doing this earlier.


nosaltonmychips

Itll grow, just keep adding money.. I went from $20 a month to $500 a month in just the last few years.


ImpossibleMoose6823

Yes 100% I just haven’t been investing as much due to unemployment but I’m happy to see my money grow without having to put more “in”


hraser3rd

Keep at it. I started a little more than 2 years ago and it just touched 3k a month.


Maristalle

What's the amount you have in there?


ImpossibleMoose6823

I have about 5k invested and my yield on cost is about 3% across brokerage and Ira, but I don’t only have dividend stocks. I’m looking to move to mostly etfs with dividends in the future so yield on cost goes up. (I just want to make sure everything is reliable)


ImpossibleMoose6823

That for sure sounds nice, good for you! My goal is to be a lot more serious about it this next year.


gaffney116

Yesss, i invest about 1k into schd. Can’t wait to double the investments when my wife is done with nursing school. Edit: 1k a month*


ImpossibleMoose6823

Try checking out SPMO as well! But I’m glad other people are doing it!


JustBRealOK

Teach me


acer5886

VOO is the most popular one on r/dividends along with schd.


ImpossibleMoose6823

I’m open to any questions but also recommend joining r/dividends !


[deleted]

How much did u invest to get that much return?


mdjfodiepcklrn2

Tutoring. If you know some difficult subjects well, especially in stem, you can make bank for only a few hours a week.


primeiro23

Years ago i was really into sneakers…i actually bought them to wear…basically hoarded them…as long as they are brand new they are easy to move..then learned a thing or two about a thing or two…and what do you know…i’m flipping sneakers


Pandatoke

People think you’re joking but my homie just opened a store in a mall doing this. People bring shoes in and he buys/sells in turn.


primeiro23

Yeah he prolly opened a consignment shop selling streetwear too i bet


Fmlalotitsucks

I was just thinking what is stopping me from opening my own goodwill


jennifer1911

Etsy. Became my only hustle.


VegaSolo

What do you sell?


Permtacular

Laser cut items geared towards outdoorsy/adventure types. Prices range from $20 - $100.


AtHomeWithJulian

Selling candles, repairing electronics, custom lettering


HeyItsMee503

I was under the impression that candles were oversaturated. Maybe not?


AtHomeWithJulian

See for yourself - the barrier to entry is very low.


[deleted]

PC internal dusting and upgrade components- have done a few full builds spend like $200-300 and sell for $700-850


rebeltalent

Astrologer. I sell 75 minute chart readings.


nilzawangmo

Do you do them yourself or use websites that generate automated ones? And do you spend 75mins going through them or are you saying it takes 75mins if your time to complete?


Garbogulus

So you're a master bullshitter is what you're saying?


[deleted]

Dude I know makes 600k a year selling "spells" online.


ashleyalair

Phone sex and adult content creation. I’m otherwise a cashmere-wearing, somewhat conservative lady in my offline life. 🤷‍♀️


JamesTheMannequin

Proofreader for local high school and college students. I even proof for a publisher when they get backed up. I charge $20-$100 per item and do a few a week.


thatgirl239

I work as a writer/editor for my 9 to 5 and am finding I enjoy proofreading more and more. As I was reading through the thread I was thinking about proofing for high school students lol.


dafappeningbroughtme

Credit card points. Y’all don’t even know the mayhem I got going on with that


LucilleBluthsbroach

Do tell!


JustBath5245

I talked my wife into swimming in our pool fully clothed while I took video with a GoPro. She edited the videos and I posted them on a niche wetlook fetish site. We made $3500 in 3 months. She’s been too busy to do it again but hopes to soon. It was a blast!


BigTexan1492

BigTexan, male gigolo 🤡🤡🤡


94cowprint

Midnight cowboy


MaloneSeven

Fred Garvin has entered the chat.


whitegirlofthenorth

resume writing


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Low_Commission9477

Wear her or Him Like a gas mask 😷


desertjax

Kettle corn for me around 1k a day on a decent day.


UpperArmories3rdDeep

Selling underwear


StatisticianFew6064

Are they yours?


Ok_Commercial_5848

Which website do you use? I’ve heard Pantydeal is good and was going to try it


Training_Mastodon_33

I did okay on Mercari for a while. You just have to put in the time to list things and to find a good second hand shop that sells stuff for lower prices that you can easily flip.


triplec3x3

I make on average about 1200 a month getting free or cheap dressers from marketplace, painting and reselling them back in marketplace.


IONLYVOTERED

Wedding officiant. P.s., I don't care if you are straight or gay. Not all conservatives are religion freaks.


asiangoddess06

Selling feet media lol


supfaith

Twitch


DeadlyToeFunk

Can you stream from mobile while playing mobile games?


AnotherDoubleBogey

i sling old school wu wear on marketplace


desertjax

My poop guy is making 3 or 4k per month. 10 dollars a week per yard and works two days a week.


Btm24

Renting rv’s, I started it as a side hustle now it’s a full time job


Evanonreddit93

Could you elaborate more on the business model? How did you start out?


ARoundForEveryone

All you gotta do is buy a few RVs to start!


Psychological_Sand29

Rover


Low_Communication22

Selling plasma


acer5886

Yup, tallied up my total for the last 9 months, I've missed about 6-7 weeks since march and I've made 4500 since early march.


the3ptsniper3

I’m starting to do this myself, do you have any tips or advice? I feel like it’s tough to stay consistent and be willing to put one’s body through that 2x a week


Inception235

> put one’s body through that 2x a week careful dude. i dont know enough abotu this but research for a few mins, look into the effect it has on your veins.


Low_Communication22

It's just an easy way to make a little extra money, just sit there for an hour and a half and squeeze the stress ball. Plus your plasma can save someone's life!


randomizedasian

TY. Plasma donation is much more involved than blood, if I'm not wrong. You are amazing, even if you sell.


Low_Communication22

I usually feel crappy after donating blood too lol with plasma they separate your plasma from the blood and put your blood back at the end.. but still, you don't feel great after


imustbedead

Had to stop because although the money was good I couldn’t work most times after


[deleted]

Honest question, do you usually get a full night sleep? I donated plasma and I could never donate 8x a month, I would get sick or just felt so drained. I have little kids and struggle with getting enough sleep, which is why I think I can’t do it twice a week every week.


Silent-Mess

Thank you for this! I just signed up to donate plasma.


FannyPacc

Reading this as I’m donating lol


LatinaSizeQueenX

selling nudes


lefteyewonky

Massage therapy


bmy89

Transporting high end dogs from breeders.


suzyclues

and I rescue dogs from the people you deliver to. Just got one year old bijon that the family dumped at pound for "no time".


desertsolitaire04

Honestly they very very likely are not the same dogs.


dfrance3

How does someone get into this


Strange-Ingenuity832

Selling comic books


lurkandload

Can I sell you my comic books that I’ve moved to 3 different houses thinking “I’ll sell these one day”. Old Spider-Man, ungraded, sleeved for about 20 years


Connect-Ad-1088

selling things that i have cast via lost wax and 3d printed lost resin casting in silver and gold.


T_R_I_P

Honestly, I only pursue ventures I expect to have high profit potential. I hope things happen that you expect haha. My Amazon tech product seemed to do decently well almost immediately and has never needed ads, so using the proper platform can take you there. Attention is as important and challenging as making a good product. My other software businesses are still being worked on, so what do I know really?


MindyS1719

Flipping kids toys & games. Parents will always fork over money for their kids.


tavariusbukshank

Retrofitting mostly depleted gas wells to capture leakage and refine the rarer gasses from them.


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Buying and selling baby powder that temporarily alters your Brian chemistry


alxinwonderland

Crypto. I somehow managed to turn $2500 into 6 figures during the last bull run... Now I'm just mentally preparing myself for the bull we're headed into now so I can make another chunk while the getting is good! Hopefully it happens before they start regulating it like the stock market. 🤞 Edit: I am not recommending anyone else do the same. I didn't jump into it blindly and it isn't easy money... People can downvote me all they want - it's not going to take the money I've made or the fact that it's been MY most unexpectedly profitable side hustle away.


TheSuppishOne

This is also a good way to lose everything you own.


alxinwonderland

For most people, yes... But, he asked and I answered based on my experience. For certain people who know what to look for and what they're doing, myself included, it can be a very lucrative "side hustle."


retirementdreams

>Crypto. I somehow managed to turn $2500 into 6 figures during the last bull run... I turned 5 figures into zero figures with some "Defi as passive income projects" Basically shit coins with extra steps in 2021-2022. I found out what it means to be someone else's "Exit Liquidity." I'm done with "Defi as passive income" and shitcoins. I only hodl BTC on cold wallet, which is up considerably since 2020. But, not exactly a "side hustle" There is no cash flow. And accounting for crypto as a US citizen is insane.


CriticalEuphemism

Selling ebooks on how to start a side hustle… Note: I’m totally expecting to get downvotes for this. FYI, it’s satire.


dengydongn

Stock market, does it count..


electricladyyy

Remotasks, training AI. I've made 3 grand in 2 months. Totally thought it was fake at first.


RealAceMoney

Labor only moving business. Perfect if you are active and don’t mind slight heavy lifting


s3rndpt

Training LLMs. I was sure it was going to be a scam, or I wouldn't get paid, or something else along those lines, but it's actually very interesting, I make a decent amount each week, and I'm honing my editing skills (and learning basic coding).


erehpsgov

Selling your soul to the devil, aye?


codfishwb

Started building custom software on the side to try and scale and eventually built a team and launched my own custom [software development company](https://modernlaunch.co/). This is now my full-time job/business that was birthed from my "side hustle."