According to bankrate, 45% of people in the USA report having a side hustle which is about 70 million people.
On top of that over 50% of them of those people are millennials (born 1981 -1996)
With that being said, why are people doing these side hustles, well according to Side Hustle Nation, it comes down to one thing PERSONAL FREEDOM.
Hence comes my story, I have been side hustling since before college, but it picked up the most for me in college because I wanted money and I wanted it bad. I mean what broke college kid don’t want money HAHA.
So my first one for college was cutting hair and occasionally shaping up ladies’ eyebrows. I made a few $100 dollars a weekend which was enough for me to gas my car, buy my lady something nice, and eat something instead of cafe food YUCK!
Fast forward to my adult life, my main side hustles were delivering groceries for Shipt and flipping items on eBay! Because those side hustles are common I won’t be speaking on them.
Below we will speak on the most uncommon side hustle but can really make money though, letss go!!
TRASH HAULING
Trash Hauling Yes, seriously, trash hauling can make you a serious bank as a side hustle. If you have a truck to haul trash, you can make about $58 an hour, and if you work an 8-hour day.
You can make $464 a day which is about $2,320 a WEEK, which is about $116,000 a year! not including taxes and expenses. If you are down bad and need extra cash, then trash hauling could be for you until you get back on your feet.
Tree Trimming/Removal
This side hustle I think this is something many people don’t think much about. I have a couple of friends who do this now and make more than a lot of engineers.
You can make about $33,000 a year being the average price (depending on the size of the tree, of course). Truck, Chain Saw, and Trimmers are what will be required here. That’s not bad for a side gig.
Laundry Services
No, not a laundromat but doing other people’s laundry. I wish someone would do my laundry; it is challenging with a family of 5.
It takes about three days to wash and about a week or two to fold up, lol (I’m partially kidding). Drive around, collect laundry, do it at a laundromat, and deliver it. Granted, the most I see you can make is about $15 an hour; is this side hustle worth it? That’s up to you.
Gutter cleaning
Another one that requires some elbow grease, but it is easy, but a dirty, dirty job, but the most you need is a ladder and a bucket really, you can make between $25 – $50 an hour for sure. Beggars can’t be choosers here. . .
Landscaping
Finally, another elbow grease and hard-working job. I used to go door to door and do this for $20 a yard as a boy (yeah, they got me for cheap). These days I see you can make between $200 – $600 a day.
Depending on how many people on your team, how many clients you have, and how many you can do weekly. Do you know why it pays so much? Because Nobody wants to do it, hence that’s where the bread is at.
With all of these Jobs, you HAVE to WORK HARD!!!, SHOW UP ON TIME!!!, and HONE YOUR SKILL Till PERFECTION!!! There is no way around it. I didn’t say these were easy side hustles, but if done right and with small startup costs, you can have the potential upside if you work hard! I hope this helps.
If you have any side hustles that I missed or that you want to share, please comment below!