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September 2018 Side Hustle Report – $2,237.23

Last Updated on August 24, 2021October 10, 2018 27 Comments
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It’s time for the September 2018 edition of the Financial Panther side hustle report! If you’re new here, welcome!

September was another big month on the side hustle front, with me bringing in over $2,000 from various sharing economy and gig economy side hustles. That’s pretty remarkable in my book. Most importantly, all of the side hustles I did in September are ones that pretty much anyone can do.

As a quick recap, for the past two years, I’ve been tracking every dollar I make doing various side hustles, primarily through sharing economy and gig economy apps. I have two main goals with these reports: 

  1. To show you exactly what someone can make side hustling while also working full-time; and
  2. To inspire you and give you ideas so that you can do the same thing.

I really like sharing economy and gig economy apps because of how flexible they are and how well they incorporate into my day-to-day life. I’m the type of person that likes to optimize each part of my day, and these sharing and gig economy apps let you do just that. At least if you know how to use them. 

So what did I make in September 2018? Let’s take a look.

 

Side Hustle Income for September 2018

  • Airbnb:  $787.64
  • Rover: $361.25
  • Postmates/DoorDash/Uber Eats: $364.64
  • Wag: $206.60
  • Bird/Lime: $442.87 
  • Selling Trash Finds: $25
  • Job Spotter: $22.46
  • WeGoLook: $19
  • Marketforce: $5 (plus free food)
  • Google Opinion Rewards/Dabbl/1Q: $2.77

Total Side Hustle Income for September 2018 = $2,237.23 

In September, I made a little over $2,200 from 10 different income sources. That doesn’t include the income from my day job, as well as the income I make on this blog (which right now all goes back into the blog). Nick Loper over at Side Hustle Nation has talked about his concept of the Side Hustle Snowball – that is, working side hustles to the point where they cover all of your expenses. I feel like I’m getting close.

When I look at my general expenses, I really only need about $2,000 per month to live, which makes me think that if I did nothing but side hustling, I’d probably make enough to survive (and maybe get more of my time back to work on other projects). It’s pretty crazy to think that side hustles alone could maybe cover my expenses. And it gives me some comfort to know that if something were to happen with my day job, I’d probably still be in good shape. 

What I really like about these side hustles is how evenly split they seem to be. Airbnb still leads the pack for my side hustle income, but the other major income sources – Rover, food deliveries, Wag, and Bird – are pretty evenly split. 

Charging up Bird scooters is the big, new side hustle that I’ve been doing. I’ve got a perfect system set up right now where I’m able to collect them during the day, then ride them into work in the morning. I’m literally monetizing my commute! I’ll explain in more detail later in this post.

Here’s a more in-depth look at how I earned my side hustle income this past month. 

 

Airbnb Income: $787.64

September was a pretty average Airbnb month. I ended up with 15 nights booked, which comes out to an average nightly rate of about $52 per night. Our total mortgage (principal, interest, taxes, and insurance) costs about $43 per day when you do the math, which means that every night we rent our a room on Airbnb basically pays for the mortgage for that day, and then some. That’s pretty interesting to think about.

september 2018 side hustle report

Our guests for the month were a mix of people from all over the place. Some were just passing through on the way to other places. Others were in town for conferences or classes. We had our second guest ever who was in town for a coffee roasting class at a coffee roasting place that’s only about a 15-minute walk from our house. We never knew that this place existed, but apparently, it’s one of the premier coffee roasting companies in the country and people come to it from around the country. That’s one of the interesting things about doing Airbnb – you learn a little more about the neighborhood you live in. I might reach out to this coffee place and tell them to let students know about my Airbnb, as that could be a nice source of good guests.

Airbnb is definitely one of the easiest ways to get started with house hacking. Just by utilizing space that we aren’t using, we’re able to heavily subsidize our mortgage or, in many months, completely cover our mortgage costs. It might seem weird to let strangers into your house, but it’s really not, especially when you realize that most people who rent out a room in a house on Airbnb don’t hang out in your house. Rather, they just come to your house to sleep. I’ll never live with a roommate again, but I’ll probably keep doing Airbnb for quite some time.

If you want to give Airbnb hosting a try, feel free to sign up to be an Airbnb host using my referral link. It helps support this site if you sign up to be a host and host a guest.

 

Rover Income: $361.25

Rover did pretty well in September. We only had one pup for the entire month, – a Miniature Pinscher that we’ve watched several times. It was a long stay – close to two weeks – so it kept things pretty easy and predictable for the entire month. 

september 2018 side hustle report

Watching a dog for over a week can sometimes be a pain if it’s a bad dog, but when you get a good dog that you’ve watched before, it’s pretty sweet. This little pup is just a funny one because she comes with a ton of stuff. Her owner brings five blankets, a bed, a small set of stairs so that she can get up on the bed, and bags of fruit for her dog to eat as treats. This dog eats better than I do! 

My Rover records show that we’ve made over $2,800 this year on Rover, which is definitely my highest earning year so far. The bulk of that has been built on repeat guest pups. This is the reason hosting on Rover is a long-term play. You need to get those repeat dogs locked down because once you do that, things get much easier.

If you like dogs and want to try your hand at starting your own dog sitting business, sign up to be a host with my Rover link. It helps support this site. 

 

Postmates/DoorDash/Uber Eats Income: $364.64

I’ve been working on doing one delivery on my way home from work each day. Most of the time, I can make about $8 to $10 doing a single delivery on my way home from work. This adds up over the course of the week, and you can see that when you look at these numbers. 

While I typically do deliveries on my bike, I’ve also been cheating a little bit and have been doing deliveries using electric scooters from Bird and Lime. One perk of being an electric scooter charger is that you can basically grab scooters, charge them up, then ride them around for free all day until you have to drop them off the next morning.

Here’s the breakdown of my earnings by platform: 

  • Postmates: $52.48
  • DoorDash: $252.25
  • Uber Eats: $59.91

I continue to do DoorDash the most these days because they always seem to have really big delivery bonuses during the dinner hours. When the delivery bonuses are in effect, I can basically do a delivery that takes me 15 or 20 minutes to complete, and make $12 or more. That’s between $36 and $48 an hour if you think about it.

Obviously, you can’t make that much if you do deliveries all day, but if you cherry pick the deliveries the way I do it, then you’re actually making really good money doing deliveries. That’s one of the benefits of doing deliveries as a side hustle – you can just work when the numbers make sense. 

These platforms typically offer some sort of bonus if you sign up to deliver, so consider signing up using my referral links if you think these make sense for your life. I’m thinking I’m going to do a more in-depth post about doing deliveries soon, because this is, in my opinion, an underrated side hustle that’s worth a lot more than most people think. 

 

Wag Income: $206.60

I continue to make really good money on Wag, although I think things might be slowing down for me in the coming months. I had one really good stretch where I had a walk every single day with this one dog that lives across the street from my office. That worked out really well since I made $16 for a 30-minute walk, basically every single day. It adds up, and especially so when you’re doing it during your work day.

september 2018 side hustle report

For whatever reason, a lot of my old Wag clients seem to have disappeared. It seems like a lot of people use Wag a ton for a stretch, then stop. Either they moved, or they just no longer need the dog walking. I’m not really sure, but it means that I just have to hope that Wag continues to advertise and expand itself to more users. Otherwise, I might need to start thinking about advertising myself as a dog walker on my own in order to get some steady clients. 

Be sure to read more about Wag here, if you’re looking for more information about how it works. 

 

Bird/Lime Income: $442.87 

Charging up Bird scooters is killing it for me, as I made close to $450 this month just charging up scooters. In prior months, Bird didn’t work out very well for me because all of the Bird Nests (the drop off spots where you have to put the Birds in the morning) were located downtown, and I don’t work or live downtown. However, Bird added a bunch of Nests near my house, right on my route to work. I basically have things set up now where I’m able to collect Birds during the day or on my way home from work, charge them up overnight, then ride them into work in the morning. I’m literally monetizing my commute.

This scooter charging money adds up too. Depending on where you live, it’s not hard to average between $10 and $15 per day charging up scooters. Over the course of a month, that’s an extra $300 to $450 per month. Given that I do this while I’m going to work, it basically takes me no time.

I’ve gotten really good at stacking scooters as well, so most mornings, I’ll ride into work with as many as four scooters stacked on one scooter. I still haven’t been able to get anyone to film me riding a 5-stack, but here’s a video I tried to take of myself riding a 5-stack last month. Hopefully, it gives you an idea of what the stack looks like while I’m reading. It takes some skill, but once you figure it out, this is the only way to charge and drop off scooters. 

The annoying thing with Bird is that they lock up if you don’t get them out by 7 am. This gives me a little incentive to start my day earlier (the whole Miracle Morning thing). If I do wake up late though, I have some strategies that I do also to get the scooters to the Nest.

If I only have one or two scooters, I’ll stick them on a bike and just ride them to the drop off location. It looks like this:

september 2018 side hustle report

Another strategy I have if I don’t get them out early enough, is to just cancel the task on my cheapest Bird, then pay to ride it as a normal rider. If I have enough Birds, it makes sense to do this. I basically pay $3 to ride into work, but I make $10 or $15 to drop off the Birds I already have. Even though it costs me some money, I still profit, and I get a free ride into work. 

If you’re wondering, I don’t do a ton of Lime because the LimeHubs are still all located downtown, so they’re not very useful for me. Hopefully, they’ll add more hubs later, because that would be nice if I can pick and choose between Bird and Lime.

I’ve got a super in-depth post I’ve written about Bird and Lime here, so be sure to check that out if you want to learn more about how electric scooter charging can work for you. 

 

Trash Income: $25 

Trash income continues to be pretty weak, but only because I don’t put a lot of effort into it these days. I’m going to try to pick these numbers up eventually because I actually still have some stuff I need to sell that’s been sitting for a while. 

Most of the stuff I sold in September were random things I found when the college kids moved out back in August. Most people think you need to find really fancy stuff to sell, but you can actually sell pretty much anything if you price it right. And if the cost is literally zero, it really doesn’t matter what you price something at – you’ll profit no matter what. 

For example, I sold the below chairs for $10. They weren’t fancy looking chairs or anything, but people need chairs, and if they can get them for $10, why not. Since it cost me nothing to acquire them, it was still profitable and didn’t take up much of my time. 

I’ve been watching a lot more garage sale flipping videos on YouTube, so I feel like I might try my hand more at doing the flip life thing. For now, though, I’m on a mission to start consistently listing things up for sale more, and hopefully clear out some of the inventory of trash I’ve already accumulated. 

 

Job Spotter Income: $22.46

Same as usual on the Job Spotter front. I’ve consistently made between $10 and $25 each month for almost two years just taking pictures of hiring signs while I’m walking around or doing deliveries. 

It seems like Job Spotter got a little bit more press with Fire Drill Podcast recently talking about it on a recent podcast, so maybe some more folks will get in on this app. Most people can basically pay for all of their Christmas gifts just by having this app on their phone and paying attention to the world around them. 

Feel free to read my in-depth review on Job Spotter if you’re looking for more info about how Job Spotter works. It’s a really easy side hustle that anyone can add into their life.

 

WeGoLook Income: $19

I still do the occasional WeGoLook gig whenever I see one near me. This gig involved taking pictures of someone’s damaged car using the WeGoLook app. The gig was near my house, so it was an easy gig to do, and I got to electric scooter over there since I had a scooter sitting in my house. The actual gig itself only took 5 minutes or so to complete, and getting over there and back home tacked on another 20-minutes. Not a bad hourly wage at all when you think about it. 

 

MarketForce Income: $5 (plus free food)

This secret shopper app is pretty easy to do. It doesn’t pay much, but what I really care about is that I can use it to get some free food at places near me. You just follow the directions they give you, answer the questions, and enjoy your food. They take a long time to pay – 60 days I believe – but that’s not too big a deal to me. 

I did this shop way back in August at a local chicken finger place near my house. As you can see, my meal was paid for, and I got 5 bucks at the same time. That’s good enough for this app to stay on my phone. 

 

Google Opinion Rewards/Dabbl/1Q Income: $2.77

I still keep doing these quick survey apps because they literally take 5 seconds or less to complete each survey. The Google Opinion Rewards app continues to be an easy $2 or so every single month, and really, I think it’s one that everyone should have on their phone. Obviously, you won’t get rich using these apps, but it’s still money that’s basically being given to you for nothing. 

Screenshot of my Google Opinion Rewards earnings over the past year.

1Q is good for a few quarters each month. That’s not a lot, but this app literally only asks you 1 question at a time that takes 1 second to complete. So, it’s basically like finding a quarter on the ground. Might as well pick it up. 

 

And that concludes the September 2018 Side Hustle Report! 

September was yet another good side hustle month. What’s crazy to me is that right now, I could basically survive just on the few hours a week I spend doing these side hustles. I wouldn’t be able to save much, but it would give me a lot more time to work on other projects that I enjoy more. It’s something I’m seriously thinking about as I try to figure out what my future is going to look like. 

I hope you enjoyed this month’s side hustle report. As always, feel free to hit me up with any questions if you have them. If you want to see what I’ve done in past months, check out my side hustle report page, where I have links to every side hustle report I’ve written since I started this blog.

And if you want to see all of the sharing and gig economy side hustles I’ve done in one place, check out my Side Hustle List, where I list all of the side hustles I’ve done. It’s pretty snazzy. 

Have a profitable month everyone!

More Recommended Ebike/Scooters

Check out these other ebikes/scooters I've had the chance to do a review for:

  • GEN3 Outcross Bike – The GEN3 Outcross is a solid, affordable fat tire ebike that does a good job of doing what I need it to do. It works great for city riding, giving me a smooth ride in all conditions. It’s works really well as a winter ebike since the fat tires give it good traction over snow and ice. Check out my GEN3 Outcross Review.
  • Himiway Escape Bike – The Himiway Escape is an interesting bike for anyone looking for a moped-style ebike. If you’re a gig economy worker, the Himiway Escape is particularly interesting and it’s possible to think of it as an investment, especially if you can opt to do deliveries with the Himiway versus using a car. It’s not cheap, but you can definitely make your money back when you compare the mileage you’ll put on your car versus using an ebike. Check out my Himiway Escape Bike Review.
  • Espin Sport Bike – The Espin Sport is a good ebike for someone who is looking for an ebike that feels and rides more like a regular bike. There are many ebikes that are really only bikes in name. In reality, they’re basically electric mopeds. The Espin Sport, by contrast, is a bike you could probably ride without the battery and you’d feel like you’re just riding a regular bike. Check out my Espin Sport Review.
  • Varla Eagle One Scooter – The Varla Eagle One is an excellent scooter that can make sense for a lot of people. It can work as a primary mode of transportation. You can use it to work on gig economy apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub. And it can also be a recreational vehicle if you’d prefer to use it for that. Check out my Varla Eagle One Review.
  • Fucare H3 Scooter – The Fucare H3 is a fun scooter and I’ve enjoyed testing it out. For a daily commuter or quick trips or errands, the Fucare H3 is probably the scooter I’ll use. It’s portable and easy to maneuver, so it’s just easier to take on the road when I need it. Check out my Fucare H3 Scooter Review.

More Recommended Investing App Bonuses

For additional investing app bonuses, be sure to check out the ones below:

  • M1 Finance ($100) – This is a great robo-advisor that has no fees and allows you to create a customized portfolio based on your risk tolerance. You also get $100 for opening an account. Check out my M1 Finance Referral Bonus – Step-By-Step Guide.
  • SoFi Invest ($25) – SoFi Invest is an easy brokerage account bonus that you can earn with just a few minutes of work. Use my SoFi Invest referral link, fund your SoFi Invest brokerage account with $100 and you’ll get $25 of free stock. I also have a step-by-step guide for the SoFi Invest referral bonus.
  • Moomoo (5 free stocks) – Moomoo is a free investing app currently offering 5 free stocks (usually worth around $75-$100) if you open an account using a referral link and deposit $2,000. Read my Moomoo referral bonus guide for more information.
  • Webull (5 free stocks) – Webull also gives you 5 free stock valued between $3-$3,000 each if you open an account using my referral link. Here’s a guide I wrote about how to earn your free stocks using Webull.
  • Robinhood (1 free stock) – Robinhood gives you a free stock valued between $2.50-$225 if you open an account using my referral link.
  • Public (1 free stock) - Public gives you a free stock valued between $3-$70 if you open an account using my referral link.

More Recommended Bank Account Bonuses

If you’re looking for more easy bank bonuses, check out the below options. These bonuses are all easy to earn and have no fees or minimum balance requirements to worry about.

  • Chime ($100) - Chime is a free bank account that offers a referral bonus if you use a referral link and complete a direct deposit of $200 or more. In practice, any ACH transfer into this account triggers the bonus. This bonus is easy to earn and posts instantly, so you’ll know if you met the requirements as soon as you move money into the account. I wrote a step-by-step guide on how to earn your Chime referral bonus that I recommend you check out.
  • US Bank Business ($500) – This offer is limited to customers in the following states: AZ, AR, CA, CO, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, NC, ND, OH, OR, SD, TN, UT, WA, WI, WY. This is a fairly easy bank bonus to earn, since there are no direct deposit requirements. In addition, you can open the Silver Business Checking account, which comes with no monthly fees. Check out how to earn this big bonus here.
  • SoFi Money ($275) – SoFi Money is a free checking account from SoFi. They’re currently offering a $25 referral bonus if you open a SoFi account with a referral link and deposit $10. You can also make an additional $250 as well if you complete a direct deposit. This is a good bank that is also 100% free, so you won’t have to worry about managing this account. Here’s a post I wrote with instructions on how to earn your SoFi Money bonus: SoFi Money Referral Bonus: Step By Step Guide.
  • Fairwinds Credit Union ($100) – Fairwinds Credit Union is offering a referral bonus for users that sign up using a referral link. Fairwinds has no fees or minimum balance, so this is a particularly easy bonus to earn. Since this is a smaller credit union, my gut instinct tells me this offer won’t be around long, so if you’re in a position to meet the bonus requirements, grab this bonus before it’s gone. Here is my step-by-step guide on how to earn your Fairwinds Credit Union bonus.
  • Upgrade ($50) – Upgrade is a free checking account that’s currently offering a $50 referral bonus if you open an account and complete three debit card transactions. These bonus terms are easy to meet, so it’s well worth doing this bonus as soon as you can. Importantly, this bonus says that it’s now scheduled to end on April 15, 2023. As long as you get your account opened before April 15th, you should be eligible. Here’s a post I wrote with more details: Upgrade $50 Referral Bonus – Step By Step Directions.
  • Current ($50) – Current is a free fintech bank that’s offering new users a $50 referral bonus after signing up for an account using a referral link.Current is an easy bonus to earn and also gives you access to three savings accounts that pay you 4% interest on up to $2,000. That means you can put away up to $6,000 earning 4% interest. That’s very good and makes Current an account I recommend to everyone. Check out my step-by-step guide on how to earn your Current Bank bonus.
  • Digital Federal Credit Union ($20) – Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) is a free, nationwide credit union that I recommend to readers for two reasons. First, DCU has a $20 referral bonus if you open a free DCU checking account with a referral link. Second, DCU has a saving account that gives you 6.17% interest on your first $1,000. Check out my in-depth post on how to set this account up.
  • Netspend ($20 + 5% Interest Savings Account) – Netspend is a company that provides 5% interest savings accounts. If you sign up using my referral link, you’ll get a $20 signup bonus once you make your first deposit into your Netspend account of $40 or more. That means you get a 5% interest savings account and a free $20 to start! Make sure to check out my in-depth guide on how to set up these accounts.
  • Novo Bank ($40) - Novo bank is a free business checking account that’s currently offering a $40 bonus if you open a Novo business checking account using a referral link. In addition to being a good bank bonus, Novo is also a good business checking account. It has no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements and operates a good app and website. Indeed, it’s the business checking account I currently use for this blog. Check out my post on how to easily open a Novo account.
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Kevin is an attorney and the blogger behind Financial Panther, a blog about personal finance, travel hacking, and side hustling using the gig economy. He paid off $87,000 worth of student loans in just 2.5 years by choosing not to live like a big shot lawyer.

Kevin is passionate about earning money using the gig economy and you can see all the ways he makes extra income every month in his side hustle reports.

Kevin is also big on using the latest fintech apps to improve his finances. Some of Kevin's favorite fintech apps include:

  • SoFi Money. A really good checking account with absolutely no fees. You'll get a $25 referral bonus if you open a SoFi Money account with a referral link, and an additional $250 if you complete a direct deposit.
  • US Bank Business. US Bank is currently offering new business customers a $500 signup bonus after opening a new account and meeting certain requirements.
  • M1 Finance. This is a great robo-advisor that has no fees and allows you to create a customized portfolio based on your risk tolerance. You also get $100 for opening an account.
  • DCU. Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) is a free, nationwide credit union that I recommend to readers for two reasons. First, DCU has a $20 referral bonus if you open a free DCU checking account with a referral link. Second, DCU has a savings account that gives you 6.17% interest on your first $1,000.
  • Personal Capital. One of best free apps you can use to monitor your portfolio and track your net worth. This is one of the apps I use to track my financial accounts.

Feel free to send Kevin a message here.

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  1. Young FIRE Knight says

    October 10, 2018 at 10:31 am

    Wow great month! That’s gotta really make you feel good that you’re literally covering your expenses just through side hustles outside your day job. You could totally make the jump to full time entrepreneur if you wanted knowing that expenses are covered!

    Great month with the scooter charging too. Lime doesn’t work for me either as they’re aren’t any locates near me, though I have began to see a little more of them around meaning I should probably sign up and get ahead of it!

    Reply
    • Financial Panther says

      October 11, 2018 at 9:29 am

      The scooter charging is where it’s at man (obviously, I don’t have to tell you that). What I like about it is it basically starts my day in the positive.

      Sign up for Lime just to stay ahead of the game. I heard they are launching in your area soon. Check to see if you can sign up for Skip also. Always good to have a lot of options.

      Reply
  2. gofi says

    October 10, 2018 at 10:45 am

    Thanks to you – I started using Job Spotter yesterday and made $1.63.
    Are you not into IBotta – I thought I read about it on your blog.

    Reply
    • Financial Panther says

      October 11, 2018 at 9:30 am

      Nice! Yeah, Job Spotter is the easiest way to get started side hustling. You saw how easy it was.

      I don’t use IBotta. I tried it and it took too much time and I didn’t like how it required me to buy certain stuff. These days, for receipt apps, I use ReceiptPal, ReceiptHog, Fetch, TruNow, and CoinOut. ReceiptPal is the best one.

      Reply
  3. Noah @ Money Metagame says

    October 10, 2018 at 11:53 am

    Nice work Kevin, you’re killing the side hustle game right now!

    Do you ever talk about the income from this blog as part of your side hustle income? I see a few affiliate/referral links and ads scattered around, so I assume there’s at least a little bit of money coming in. I’m just curious how you categorize that money vs. your primary income vs. the side hustle money.

    Cheers!

    Reply
    • Financial Panther says

      October 11, 2018 at 9:36 am

      Hey Noah!

      I’ve had a lot of people ask me about the blog income, and yes, I do make some money on this blog, although right now I put it all back into the blog. I haven’t shared the blog income as my side hustle income because I didn’t want to become one of those blogs that just blogs about blogging. I’m still debating whether to share blog income and traffic stats and all of that, and maybe I’ll take a page from some other bloggers and share that in emails or something.

      I also feel like there should be a difference between a side hustle vs. a business. Like a side hustle I think is something that you don’t ever intend to be a full-time thing, whereas a business is something that scales and eventually you hope, becomes your job. This blog is something that I do because I think it can scale and maybe one day become my job. Deliveries I do because they make me some money now, but I know that’s not something I would do as my full-time job, if that makes sense.

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      • Noah @ Money Metagame says

        October 15, 2018 at 2:20 pm

        Makes a lot of sense, thanks for the response. Please don’t become a blog that blogs about blogging 🙂

        Also, tried out JobSpotter for the first rime and it’s fun to add a little monetization to places I’d be walking through/by anyway. Thanks for the tip!

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  4. John says

    October 10, 2018 at 1:09 pm

    As always … one of my favorite posts to read each month. Keep up the great work. It is a huge inspiration to me reading your monthly updates.

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    • Financial Panther says

      October 11, 2018 at 9:36 am

      Thanks John! Glad I can be of inspiration!

      Reply
  5. Mrs. Groovy says

    October 10, 2018 at 3:12 pm

    That’s crazy how your side hustle income covers your expenses! You’re crushing it.

    First heard about Job Spotter on the Fire Drill podcast — but I think they probably heard about it from you!

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    • Financial Panther says

      October 11, 2018 at 9:37 am

      Thanks Mrs. Groovy! You guys are crushing it more!

      Reply
  6. caroline says

    October 10, 2018 at 3:25 pm

    I love how you are trying so many different side hustles!
    I signed up for mystery shopping as it sounded fun but so far nothing exciting and it pays very little!

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    • Financial Panther says

      October 11, 2018 at 9:38 am

      Yeah, I just do the mystery shopping thing cuz I like to get free food. Not really a lot of money in it.

      Reply
  7. Ricky says

    October 10, 2018 at 11:53 pm

    You got a link or referral code for the market force app? Can’t find it in the App Store

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    • Financial Panther says

      October 11, 2018 at 9:38 am

      The app is called “Eyes: On” in the app store. If you type in marketforce, I think you’ll see that app in there.

      Reply
  8. Tina Sleeper says

    October 12, 2018 at 12:28 am

    Thanks for a great and inspiring post! I try to charge up about 2-3 birds per night during the week and several more on Friday and Saturday nights. I signed up to be a Dasher through that Swagbucks app that I learned about from your blog, but I haven’t actually done a delivery. I am nervous about starting. One question I have is how you manage to keep the scooter on your bike – it looks like it’s just sitting on the basket??? I have a rack in the back, but I have never tried to attach a scooter.

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    • Financial Panther says

      October 12, 2018 at 8:51 am

      So, I either hold the scooter with one hand, or those bikeshare bikes have a strap so I can strap the bottom down and it basically won’t move. It really only works with these bikeshare bikes – you’ll have a hard time holding a scooter on a bike with a regular bike rack.

      For deliveries, make sure to use a Bird scooter while you do the delivery. Remember, once you capture a scooter, you can ride it around as much as you want until 7am the next day. So, if you get a scooter during the day, you can just charge it up, then ride around doing your deliveries on it. That’s what I do a lot now.

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      • Stan says

        October 14, 2018 at 7:55 pm

        When doing food deliveries on the scooter, do you just leave it outside three building? I’m in NYC so there’s a lot of condos and apartments. Afraid someone will steal the scooter while I deliver to their floor.

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        • Financial Panther says

          October 15, 2018 at 8:56 am

          I just bring the scooter inside the building if they don’t come down to get their food. Either leave it in the lobby or ride it up to their door.

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  9. Abigail @ipickuppennies says

    October 15, 2018 at 1:39 pm

    Whew that’s a lot of hustle there! Way to go, and you’ve definitely got a lot of ingenuity when it comes to the Bird thing, which I’ve never even heard of before. I’ve always been curious about AirBnB. I might try out a room rental at some point. Assuming I can keep the house clean enough to feel okay about strangers coming in.

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    • Financial Panther says

      October 17, 2018 at 8:45 am

      It’s really amazing how much an extra room in your house can bring in. Someday, I’m going to have to cut back on Airbnb, and that’s going to be a bummer to me.

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  10. Stan says

    October 21, 2018 at 1:22 pm

    Love your side hustle reports. I did my first Wag walk today. It was 30 minutes and I got a $10 cash tip! Too bad the app isn’t that great though. It keeps scrolling up to the top after a few seconds. For Wag, I can search for opportunities and for Rover, it seems like the owners find me. How likely is it to get chosen for someone with 0 ratings?

    For pet boarding in both Rover and Wag, do I have to be home with the dogs at all times? I work during the day and don’t get home until the early evening. I also won’t be able to walk them during the day but will have a cotton pad for them. Will that be a problem for dog owners?

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    • Financial Panther says

      October 25, 2018 at 10:23 am

      So, I’ve never gotten a walk on Rover – no clue why or how it works, cuz I set up my Rover walking account, but get nothing.

      For boarding, it’s your own business, so you decide how you want to do it. I make it very clear in my Rover profile that I work a 9-5 and any dog staying with me has to be good being home alone during the workday. If a dog owner isn’t okay with that, then they need to find someone who’s home full-time. Most dogs don’t need someone home full-time, because honestly, how would they live and go to work if that were the case?

      Again, it’s your business, so you get to decide how you want to run it.

      Reply
  11. Millionaire Dojo says

    October 22, 2018 at 7:18 pm

    Wow, you’re doing quite well with your side hustles! I live in a rural area so a lot of these services you’ve listed aren’t offered where I live. But it’s motivating to see that you can make a living by doing several odd jobs. I really want to get my eBay sales up to the point where we could live off it if needed.

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    • Financial Panther says

      October 25, 2018 at 10:25 am

      Yeah, I need to look more into that flip life – it really intrigues me. The only flipping I really do is selling my trash finds.

      The rural areas it’s a little harder to side hustle unless you do something that’s online based. I know I have a bias towards city based side hustles since that’s all I really know.

      Reply
  12. Financial Mechanic says

    October 29, 2018 at 8:52 pm

    This was a fascinating read! So cool to see all the side hustles you do and how it can all add up. I work in the city with tons of scooters and likely a need for deliveries too but I never considered trying that. Thank you for sharing your experiences!

    Reply
    • Financial Panther says

      October 30, 2018 at 9:33 am

      Thanks! Definitely look into those things – it’s a lot of fun. Just try to do it all on foot or bike if you can. Cars are no fun!

      Reply

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