Shahnameh
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So to keep my mind sharp, for the past few years I've been supplementing my decent 9-5 income with side hustles which take very little time. And going over my annual expense/income spreadsheets, I'm pretty surprised at the amount of money I've made in the past few years from these side gigs.
Some of my everyday hustles I'm running currently:
1. Sign up for all "applicable" class action settlements: https://topclassactions.com/
this is the definitive resource for finding information on class action lawsuits throughout the US. Needless to say, you're only supposed to sign up for the ones that pertain to your situation, but I'm sure many of you are cosmopolitan gentlemen and thus eligible for most of these payouts. I know I am. You'd be very surprised to see what some of these dish out! My biggest check was for $1800 for a racial discrimination settlement against Abercrombie, and I routinely get $200+ checks from constantly doing these settlements. Even the $15-$20 settlements are often very easy and paperwork takes 2 minutes to complete. I keep a steady rotation of these going, as the checks usually take 6-12 months to get paid out, and they keep on coming in like clockwork month after month. Annually, I think I average around $1500-$2500 a year from these settlement checks and this is the easiest source of income I make.
2. Internet Reviews and Posts: I write as a guest columnist for a travel blogger and also used to write paid reviews for a Yelp wannabe site. I also jumped on GManifesto's call for social media help and I think I made about $80 off of 45 minutes of work. The travel blogger bit pays the most at a couple of hundred dollars a month, and it only takes me about three to four hours to write out my allotted posts. Total: $4500 annually.
3. Travel consulting: Through a number of different strategies, I amass anywhere from 300,000-500,000 air miles and hotel points annually. How I do that is beyond the scope of this thread, but needless to say, there's a robust secondary market for these travel points. I'd estimate I make around $5000 annually from this venture and keep the stress very low as I only work with close friends.
Things I'm looking to get into:
1. Becoming a Uber/Lyft driver: Lyft is a ridesharing service that allows regular people to essentially use their own cars as a quasi-taxi service. I've used it extensively around town, and the drivers are normally quite happy with how the split is calculated. I'm told it's not unheard of to make $800 in a busy weekend (granted you have to deal with drunkards after last call in the party areas) but to be conservative, I could work one weekend a month (perfectly acceptable) and book $400 conservatively. That's $4,800 annually.
2. Freelancing: I've been very interested in BeyondBorders and a couple of other guys' posts who make their living doing freelance writing. I understand there's quite the barrier to entry, and I'm not looking to quit my 9-5, but it'd be great to burrow deep in the beginning, make a decent name for myself and then live off of repeat customers. I'd be more than happy making a couple hundred dollars a month. Lets say an even $3000 a year for 10 hours a month.
3. Reselling on Ebay/Craigslist: I've only done this a few times, but it seems like a pretty interesting gig. I have a buddy who used to work for bowflex who would get me those adjustable dumbbell racks for 80% off. I'd then post them on craigslist for $75 less than retail without any sales tax and would sell them at the local car wash parking lot. Had another friend who did this with a connection at Best Buy, who made lots of money.
Some of my everyday hustles I'm running currently:
1. Sign up for all "applicable" class action settlements: https://topclassactions.com/
this is the definitive resource for finding information on class action lawsuits throughout the US. Needless to say, you're only supposed to sign up for the ones that pertain to your situation, but I'm sure many of you are cosmopolitan gentlemen and thus eligible for most of these payouts. I know I am. You'd be very surprised to see what some of these dish out! My biggest check was for $1800 for a racial discrimination settlement against Abercrombie, and I routinely get $200+ checks from constantly doing these settlements. Even the $15-$20 settlements are often very easy and paperwork takes 2 minutes to complete. I keep a steady rotation of these going, as the checks usually take 6-12 months to get paid out, and they keep on coming in like clockwork month after month. Annually, I think I average around $1500-$2500 a year from these settlement checks and this is the easiest source of income I make.
2. Internet Reviews and Posts: I write as a guest columnist for a travel blogger and also used to write paid reviews for a Yelp wannabe site. I also jumped on GManifesto's call for social media help and I think I made about $80 off of 45 minutes of work. The travel blogger bit pays the most at a couple of hundred dollars a month, and it only takes me about three to four hours to write out my allotted posts. Total: $4500 annually.
3. Travel consulting: Through a number of different strategies, I amass anywhere from 300,000-500,000 air miles and hotel points annually. How I do that is beyond the scope of this thread, but needless to say, there's a robust secondary market for these travel points. I'd estimate I make around $5000 annually from this venture and keep the stress very low as I only work with close friends.
Things I'm looking to get into:
1. Becoming a Uber/Lyft driver: Lyft is a ridesharing service that allows regular people to essentially use their own cars as a quasi-taxi service. I've used it extensively around town, and the drivers are normally quite happy with how the split is calculated. I'm told it's not unheard of to make $800 in a busy weekend (granted you have to deal with drunkards after last call in the party areas) but to be conservative, I could work one weekend a month (perfectly acceptable) and book $400 conservatively. That's $4,800 annually.
2. Freelancing: I've been very interested in BeyondBorders and a couple of other guys' posts who make their living doing freelance writing. I understand there's quite the barrier to entry, and I'm not looking to quit my 9-5, but it'd be great to burrow deep in the beginning, make a decent name for myself and then live off of repeat customers. I'd be more than happy making a couple hundred dollars a month. Lets say an even $3000 a year for 10 hours a month.
3. Reselling on Ebay/Craigslist: I've only done this a few times, but it seems like a pretty interesting gig. I have a buddy who used to work for bowflex who would get me those adjustable dumbbell racks for 80% off. I'd then post them on craigslist for $75 less than retail without any sales tax and would sell them at the local car wash parking lot. Had another friend who did this with a connection at Best Buy, who made lots of money.
