Real Financial Talk: Best ways to earn reliable side income?

[sugar_will]

I'm looking to make some kind of reliable side income. I work a typical 40 hours/week, am salaried at a moderate level in the VFX industry. I've got a steady job and average health benefits, so that's fine.

I get paid once per month, which inevitably leaves me in a tight spot by the last week of the month or so. I'm trying to get on top of my small but persistent credit card debt, and save at least a few hundred bucks a month into a savings account. I'm 32 years old but feel like I'm 17 when it comes to managing my finances

Anyway, I'm not sure if this thread will go anywhere or not, but I've done serious budgeting math, I try to manage my daily expenses with an iPhone app called Pocket Expense (pretty neat, I recommend it). But by the end of the month, I always come up short, and start to dip into what little savings I was trying to set aside for the month.

My only answer is to earn more money. If my career won't give me that, I need to get some side action going. Let's just say for the sake of keeping on topic, that pimping, whoring, and drug dealing are not on the table

Many folks work multiples jobs. I'm not trying to lose all my free time to ringing a cash register at Target or Walmart after work; I'd like to "work smart, not hard" for once in my life.

Anyone have any thoughts about how to earn decent side income while not killing yourself in the process with lack of sleep/social life? (A couple hundred bucks a month would at least keep me in the black, let's say)

[jcc522]

Sell weed to high school kids.

[sbuzzz]

Xango juice.

[ExistenceNow]

Donate plasma
Deliver pizza
Drive for Uber/Lyft

Got a college degree? Grade standardized tests.

[Ascf33]

stealing trash cans

[sbuzzz]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Donate plasma
Deliver pizza
Drive for Uber/Lyft

Got a college degree? Grade standardized tests.

If you could do all four of these at the same time, then you would really be making some money/using your time well.

[gravedigger07]

Mix that baking soda or baby laxatives.

[bustedstuff88]

Sperm donations

[socopithy]

Originally Posted by jcc522

Sell weed to high school kids.

...or to us?

Originally Posted by sbuzzz

Xango juice.

Originally Posted by gravedigger07

Mix that baking soda or baby laxatives.

Yeah, or just do the cocaine.
A lot gets accomplished on cocaine.

[dpresti]

This thread is just ASKING to get out of control.

[FromTheMorning]

Sign up as an Uber driver. Work whenever the hell you want.

[Jsc6545]

Uber seems like best option here

[lockman21]

Bang whores, steal their money.

[Balor3012]

Gambling

[chadizzy1]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Donate plasma
Deliver pizza
Drive for Uber/Lyft

Got a college degree? Grade standardized tests.

Second delivering pizza. Great way to earn extra income.

[Jsc6545]

Uber > delivering za imo because you can make your own hours

[whodat]

I used to referee roller and ice hockey a couple days per week. I could pick the days I wanted to work, I love the sport and used to play and it kept me active. Yes there were late nights, but it paid well and didn't take tons of time. If you also have any other sellable skills that you can possible use for contract work to pay-per-job, that is something to consider.

[Climb2safety]

I answer BBW ads on Craigslists that mention free dinner.

If I can get three BBWs to take me to BWW each month that saves me like $50 and pays most of my internet.

[socopithy]

Uber isn't worth it unless you're able to work prime hours.

[gravedigger07]

What about working at a golf course on the weekend. Free golf and extra dough

[justink]

wanna join me with my advocare and verve business?

[justink]

how about deliverying pizza AND driving for uber? sounds pretty genius to me.

[DIDriveOut2SPAC]

I work a couple of shifts at the bar I was a regular at, so I started working under the table and now get free drinks and enough money to pay my half of the rent with my gf. I just hand her over the dash from the bar gig and now worry free about rent.

[Tiduwho]

Use Mint.com to track all of your accounts and spending. No manual tracking needed after that. Very helpful tool.


I'd look into bartending or Uber.


Or Xango Juice.

[Lee3691]

Waiting tables a few nights a week works because you not only are making money, but you get meals free/discounted, so it saves you there

[rustysurf83]

I wrote resumes on CL for $50 a pop a while back. Made a few hundred each week.

[neumdogg]

So the OP didn't come back? He broke already?

[justink]

Write clickbait for listverse. $100 a pop!

[sbuzzz]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

So the OP didn't come back? He broke already?

I assumed he was out putting all our ideas into action. No?

[bartender_man]

I make extra income playing poker, not talking about $10 games with friends.....