I do both freelance graphic design and historic window restoration on the side. I did them both before my current full time design job, and do them in my spare time. I’m lucky that my current job considers 32 hours full time, so I have Fridays to do side work.

The trades. Trades are desperate for good help willing to learn. electricians, plumbers, carpenters, pool builders, HVAC… the trades are in need of good help. It usually pays better than average too.

I live in a area that’s prone to severe weather, so i’ll run around and clean up peoples yards after a big storm. you’ll be surprised at how much people will pay to have a couple of branches and sticks to clean up, After a good storm I could make about $500.

And to finish answering your question I did this so I could buy a new alternator for my car. It just kinda stuck with me and I like having a little extra cash in my pocket.

Not currently, but I did a few sides jobs in the last ten years.

I am a Linux systems administrator. Before I did full contract work, I did part time contract work (alongside my full time salary job) for a general contractor as a piecemeal basis. A job here, 20 hour support there. Some jobs I made $300, some $3000. It was sporadic and came in waves. I got this from a former contract job who recommended me when they folded.

I also did writing gigs. I optioned a few scripts and sold a few short stories. That’s still ongoing, but I haven’t sold anything for a few years.

I admin lemmy.ml for 0 Biden/Putler/Xi bux per month. I got into it by doing a little posting, until the admins asked me if I wanted to waste even more of my free time, which I foolishly did.

Not “this economy” but 20 years ago, I was unemployed and took a part time job running a computer lab at night at a for profit college.

When I got a regular day job, I kept the lab job for extra money.

So I worked IT from 8 to 5, then the computer lab from 6 to 10, Mon-Thur. Normal job on Fri. Off Sat/Sun.

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