Side hustle?

[aprilgail]

I drive for uber eats as my side hustle- depending on the days I choose to do it and how long I can generally make 400-500 extra a week.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

Both. Clothes tend to be tough unless they are higher brands and/or new with tags.

This was my experience too. I also found that, strangely enough, boxes and bags from high end retailers can go for surprisingly good money. I've sold bags and boxes from Tiffany, Tory, Louis Vuitton, Hermes...people scoop them up like hotcakes. I don't know what they do with them but they sure buy them.

 

[RedAngie]

DH and I are landlords for two separate vacation rental condos in the same high rise building in Ocean City, Maryland. A property management company handles everything.

Perhaps in 2025 we’ll stop renting out one and live in it full time from May to October.

 

[DisneyHardin]

I sell clothes online (Ebay, Mercari, Poshmark and Depop).

My DH is in law enforcement and he does security at a jewelry store off duty.

 

[CdnCarrie]

I sell clothes online (Ebay, Mercari, Poshmark and Depop).

My DH is in law enforcement and he does security at a jewelry store off duty.

Where do you get the clothes to sell?

 

[fly girl]

This was my experience too. I also found that, strangely enough, boxes and bags from high end retailers can go for surprisingly good money. I've sold bags and boxes from Tiffany, Tory, Louis Vuitton, Hermes...people scoop them up like hotcakes. I don't know what they do with them but they sure buy them.

YES! It is insane what people buy.

I went to the Cher Show on Broadway I think in 2018. At the show my sister and I bought cocktails and they came in a plastic cup that said Cher Show. Well, keeping them and selling them on eBay gave us free drinks + some cash. LOL Our $15 drink was free and paid us $5 because each cup sold for $20. A plastic cup!!

Another one ~ my daughter was given several free glasses cases from our optometrist, one was Kate Spade. She didn't even have Kate Spade glasses, but out of curiosity I looked to see if it was worth anything on eBay. $24. Dd didn't like the case anyway, so I slapped it up on eBay. Sold right away.

 

[DisneyHardin]

Where do you get the clothes to sell?

Mostly thrift stores and yard sales. I sell some stuff on consignment for family and friends.

 

[willowsnn3]

In Virginia, you can voluntarily attend a driver improvement and earn "good points" as a hedge against future points. I taught in Maryland but occasionally have Virginia students drive up to take the class to bank points.

Odd how different states have different rules. Here in Georgia, you do not want any points on your record. 15 points & your license will be suspended (4 points for under age 21) & your insurance will go up. You can take the class to remove up to 7 points off your total but can only take for that reason once every 5 years.

 

[tvguy]

This is great to hear. When I worked in the auto industry I was required to take an advanced drivers ed course to drive on the proving ground. We went on this big-a$$ piece of asphalt and learned tons of defensive driving manoeuvres. We learned the value of anti-lock braking systems. We learned how to avoid oversteering when your car goes onto a soft shoulder (which causes many accidents). That one class, taken almost 25 years ago has saved my life at least a dozen times. It was the biggest benefit of working for an auto company.

I had an opportunity to be a part of a media day at our Sheriff'/Police/Fire Department EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operations Center). At the same time a representative from Chrysler Corporation was there trying to talk a couple of the agencies into buying Dodge Chargers as patrol cars. One agency said they were ready to order 100, but only if the cars were built WITHOUT anti-lock brakes and stability control. Chrysler rep was a skilled driver and took a Charger out on the high speed course to demonstrate. EVOC trainer drove the course with the same Charger with the anti lock brakes and stability control disconnected the absolutely smoked that Chrysler rep. His response was they were indeed skilled drivers, but the anti-lock brakes and stability control would benefit the average officer on the street. Trainers only comment was that NOBODY graduated from the emergency vehicle operations course without being able to drive like that.
Now the Highway Patrol does use those Chargers with ABS and Stability control, but the four departments locally still order their cars without and that was about 12 years ago.
Of course, things could change. My first career path was law enforcement in the early 1970's and in those days patrol cars didn't have power steering because the school of thought was you could control a car at speed better without power steering.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

I had an opportunity to be a part of a media day at our Sheriff'/Police/Fire Department EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operations Center). At the same time a representative from Chrysler Corporation was there trying to talk a couple of the agencies into buying Dodge Chargers as patrol cars. One agency said they were ready to order 100, but only if the cars were built WITHOUT anti-lock brakes and stability control. Chrysler rep was a skilled driver and took a Charger out on the high speed course to demonstrate. EVOC trainer drove the course with the same Charger with the anti lock brakes and stability control disconnected the absolutely smoked that Chrysler rep. His response was they were indeed skilled drivers, but the anti-lock brakes and stability control would benefit the average officer on the street. Trainers only comment was that NOBODY graduated from the emergency vehicle operations course without being able to drive like that.
Now the Highway Patrol does use those Chargers with ABS and Stability control, but the four departments locally still order their cars without and that was about 12 years ago.
Of course, things could change. My first career path was law enforcement in the early 1970's and in those days patrol cars didn't have power steering because the school of thought was you could control a car at speed better without power steering.

GM furnished many of the Michigan LE Departments with the Impala. I recalled a couple
Times when I had a buddy who lent me his cop-specs Impala and whoa! Was it fast!

 

[TippyThomas]

My side hustle is volunteering at the animal shelter. It doesn't pay me with money but it does pay me with all kinds of love and satisfaction.

 

[tvguy]

GM furnished many of the Michigan LE Departments with the Impala. I recalled a couple
Times when I had a buddy who lent me his cop-specs Impala and whoa! Was it fast!

I hear the 2013-2017 Caprices made by Holden in Australia and imported the U.S. were even faster. They had a 6 liter V8 and would do 155 MPH

 

[Pea-n-Me]

DH and I had a cake business, including wedding cakes.

We watch dogs for friends, but we don’t charge anything.

DD sold decorated cookies and cupcakes, and also does Poshmark.

We have a lot we could sell on EBay.

 

[leebee]

DH is an adjunct professor at the University where we both work. He also is 1/3 owner of a small research company, and is an independent consultant (chemist). I used to tend the desk at DD's dance school and work on the production crew, but now that we don't need the money for dance tuition, I let that go!

 

[aprilgail]

My side hustle is volunteering at the animal shelter. It doesn't pay me with money but it does pay me with all kinds of love and satisfaction.

That is more of a side expense for me- I volunteer at a cat rescue and spent more money on food and toys and fostering LOL.

 

[TippyThomas]

That is more of a side expense for me- I volunteer at a cat rescue and spent more money on food and toys and fostering LOL.

Oh yeah, it's hard to not spend money on them when you see how much they need and how happy they can be with the right toys. They are the only thing on my Christmas list every year so I understand the side expense issue as well.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

One agency said they were ready to order 100, but only if the cars were built WITHOUT anti-lock brakes and stability control. Chrysler rep was a skilled driver and took a Charger out on the high speed course to demonstrate.

I had to laugh at this. How typical, cops who think they know everything!

 

[tvguy]

I had to laugh at this. How typical, cops who think they know everything!

They certainly convinced the Chrysler rep they did with a thrilling high speed test drive WITHOUT ABS

 

[Lord Manhammer]

They certainly convinced the Chrysler rep they did with a thrilling high speed test drive WITHOUT ABS

And they still don't use it? Very brave.

 

[tvguy]

And they still don't use it? Very brave.

Not sure. But as was demonstrated, a well trained driver can control a car better without ABS