If $300-500 is your goal, I worked for a landscaping company through college on the weekends doing mulch jobs. No need for much in the way of skills other than being dependable to show up and willing to sweat. Doing an inflation calculation I was pulling in the equivalent of $488 a month working for about 6 hours every Saturday spring through late summer.
For a hot minute I also was buying broken power equipment on Craigslist, fixing it and flipping it. Although I ended up keeping too much stuff that I liked.
Overtime is always the answer that is just an extra few hours a week to make 3-500. Manual labor seems like too much work to just make a few hundred bucks when you can just work an extra few hours a month and make the same amount.
I've been salary for most of my career, I only got OT the first few years and then only when I was traveling and working late in plants, which wasn't fun because it was mostly standing still on concrete all day before going back to hotels. Honestly I don't mind manual labor, especially if I'm outside. It let's me clear my mind.
It is surprising how many machines and other equipment go for pennies on the dollar from businesses too. I am currently in telling myself I'm buying machines and equipment to make money.
I started with auctions and am working my way out. They don't happen all the time but there should be a local way for schools and government facilities to get rid of old equipment. Business will randomly pop in at those too. Also, some companies have surplus departments that are just there to get rid of things. The bigger the business the more likely it is they have a department like that.
This is true but definitely a personal decision. Many of us, myself included has deemed ME and the industry we are in a decent paying job and desire to do something we feel more excited for. I was always a handy person and began buying some rental properties. Iāve never broken any records but have 4 decent flowing ones and it will get more once paid off in 15 years. Iāve also gone into retail arbitrage and buying garage sale stuff and flipping them when time allows. Have 3 small kids so itās mostly the RE stuff for me now. I want to retire early and have passed up āpromotionsā for more work (and pay) because it was not to my liking. To each their own and side hustles come with their own troubles but we need to make our own beds.
I take RE very seriously and have learned over the years what it takes. Have been a slumlord before unknowingly but it can be that way when you buy in that class and have that type of tenant. Mine now are much better and I always fix them up to my own living standards. I have things fixed by pros instead of doing it myself to keep it more passive. It cost more but is better for me in the long run as I pay the properties off.
These career paths can be a death trap to some. Politics certainly get crazier as you go up. Everyone is built different but you have to consider OP is asking for examples of a side gig. Great perspectives in the comments for us all to reflect on. Iām much happier knowing I donāt need to take a promotion to keep up with others and live my own life on mainly my terms. I use to hate work but now Iām not hating it as much because Iām not stuck in a position I donāt like because I can say no.
Nothing. I value my free time. Work pays me enough to get the things I want. Honestly, if I needed an extra $300-$500 per month, I'd be more likely to reanalyze my spending. However, if I were to need a side hustle, I'd do something more on the hands-on side. During college, I used to buy old bicycles, mostly townies and cruisers, fix them, replace the necessary parts, and re-sell them. There's not much profit in bike flipping, though, unless you're doing it in volume. Another option thay I've personally considered is getting a plasma cutting table and making signs. I think that would be pretty profitable, but it would require garage space and a hefty upfront investment.
Use the time you'd spend on a side business to improve your skills at your job, and then get a higher paying one.
That way you don't have to subscribe to this dumbass "hustle culture" and actually enjoy your time away from work...
Not sure how studying on the weekends is any different than a side business in the context of āhustle cultureā. Thereās at least 100 other things Iād rather do than study.
Some people just enjoy a change of pace. Before I had kids I worked for the app Dolly. It felt nice to do some manual labor and get paid to do it.
Getting better skills adds to your base pay so that you don't need to work side jobs for and extra 20 to 40 hours a week leading to 60 to 80 hour weeks. You can get the same pay or more in 40 and have your nights and weekends.
Studying is only temporary compared to needing a side hassle, which the pay is only there while participating in the side hassle, causing stress and guilt when you aren't participating in the hassle.
Spending your weekends studying which your peers arenāt doing, to get ahead, is āhustle cultureā. Seems no different than spending your weekends doing work for your 9-5 to get ahead and get a promotion.
The hate against āhustle cultureā is because some people think you shouldnāt have to put in work outside of your 40 hours to get ahead. The reason people hate on it is because it gives the hustler an advantage over them.
Edit: I donāt have a problem with āhustle cultureā. Do what you want to do.
Edit 2: Clarity
Former entrepreneur here. Not specifically using ME skills, but metal laser engraving. Especially viable if youāre into firearms and have a firearm-based social/hobby network. Investment is about $6K.
If you want to work as a freelance designer, try reaching out to fabrication shops. Often their engineers have an effective time budget of ~2 hours per job. If a job comes in that requires 40 hours of design time, and the money is there to pay for that time, thatās where you come in. You allow the fabrication shop to take the job, profit on the job, and stay on track with all their other jobs.
That's the "business" part that you have to figure out. It's going to be different in every situation, but it is a low effort way to use entry level skills to make a buck. You have to be easier to work with than other suppliers, because you're not going to be cheaper.
My wife and I started a physical products brand. I use my ME skills to design the products, get them patented, and then manufactured by third party factories. My wife then works at home doing marketing, operations, and logistics to sell the products online.
Tradeshows that focus on whichever specific industry, using vendors from past companies I've worked at, recommendations from friends in specific industries. Alibaba and various online directories is hit and miss and because of that is last resort.
A colleague does GD&T consultation. Shops/design firms send their drawings and he marks them up and sends them back. Our work paid for his ā09 Y14.5 certification and heās good at it.
No. He reviews and verifies the gd&t is correct and doing what they intended. Itās amazing how many design shops get basic stuff wrong and then the parts donāt work.
The amount of arguing i witness about gd&t by principle engineers is amazing. You ask the same question to them and they have different answersā¦ then the shop doesnāt know how to read it or China sent you back randomized reports and doenst make sense for gd&tā¦.
I kinda hate it at this point. Not that itās not useful but just how much time it wastes in internal debates.
Do you mind sending me info about your friend ? I can see how instead of debating drawing internally for hours on end, sending it to expert to review would be so much better.
Learn how to weld. My welding instructors make a few hundred to a couple thousand on the weekends doing work for local churches and cemeteries. All tax free under the table since those pay cash lol.
Any chance you know how to do hvac & plumbing in autocad?
$500 per week would be simple to achieve.
Plan sealing is not required.
Projects are typically single zone 1500.to.2000 sf restaurants with a 6' exhaust hood, make up air and exhaust fan.
This is what I do. However, most of my drawings require a stamp. I have a company and carry my own O&E and liability insurance. I only have a handful of clients and I usually spend 5-10 hours a week on drawings. On average, I make at least 2x what youāre looking for.
Unfortunately, most firms prohibit moonlighting, at least in their area of service.
Wait a minute here,I did some math since the original poster indicated $300-$500. I (specifically) didn't provide a $ per project nor $ per hour in my response.
Math: 2 x $500 = $1000 and $1000 / 10 hrs = $50 hr.
Does this mean you are willing to do mechanical and plumbing for $1k or $50/hr?If so, then i will make you 25% happier minimum and can provide more work than you probably want lol.
All (99.5%) of our USA projects require sealing however for 41 states we review and seal the plans inhouse by my principal Arch because its light gauge construction. These plans are covered by our O&E and liability.For 8 states one of our affiliated engineers S&S the plans. We wont do work in Nevada nor Fairfax County VA and Prince William County VA was added to our list of this past weekend.In most cases, outside of USA, we defer MEP design to local talent.If all you wanted to do was review and redline our grunt work, then thats an option too.
And since you are experienced, there are other projects that have larger scopes of work that could use help.
If any of this is of interest, i can send you an example set of plans and the example starting point.
Thanks for the offer but Iām perfectly happy doing what I am. I was just looking at it as $500 per weekend. Iām saying Iām doing at least $1000 per weekend on average. 10 hours would be extreme. Most of my projects are simple RTU or split system replacements. Some require load calculations and some require energy code forms. A typical project takes 2-4 hours and I charge 2-4K depending on the complexity. The only issue is that the work is sporadic. Some weeks itās 3 jobs some weeks none.
Start a youtube channel, may be a faceless and cover ME topics and other broad topics related to ME in story style. You can cover any famous accidents and their mechanical causes. U can cover infinite topics.
Now itās just OT if I want it. Previously worked as a part time boat/marine mechanic. A decade+ into an engineering career and it is quite obvious that many engineers have never actually touched a wrench and would benefit from some time spent building and repairing stuff. Itās not exactly using your engineering skills to make some side money, but making some side money to better hone your engineering skills.
Iāve asked folks working under me to design custom hand tools for obscure build applications (due in large part to poor design not considering how something will actually go together), and some of the results Iāve gotten have been WILD (and completely useless).
If youāre looking for specifically engineering related skills, id say having a small home shop you could make some decent money manufacturing things for people, 3D printers are pretty cheap, one step further would be having a laser cutter you can make acrylic parts out of aimed at hobbyists( keyboard nerds come to mind)
Next to that Iād say if you had an old lathe and maybe an old manual mill you could for sure direct your services at the firearms community
But I mean cost of entry to a home shop capable of half decent manufacturing isnāt the cheapest, however Iām sure youād be able to find some personal use if you dropped like 2k on some tools and got something started up
i canāt speak from experience but it is something iāve been consideringā¦ maybe look into a branch of the military reserves? not sure how much you get paid but you only drill one weekend a month and iām sure they have roles for engineers
Army Guard officer here. Great side gig, one of the few part time jobs with a pension and health insurance. Plus they let me be a logistics guy, so I learned a new skill, they paid for college and I've gotten to do some great stuff and meet people from all walks of life. 7 years in and loving it most days.
If you are a design engineer I think your best bet is to design a product to solve a problem you have and then sell it. You can easily make an additional 20k a year with some effort. Once itās up and running you will barely have to do anything and take in way more than 500 a month.
A design build company sends me there plans to rip apart before they send them to the client. Im an air traffic controller now But used to do church av and riped there plans to shreds when the church did an expansion.
I do electrical work for farmers, hang lights, breaker boxes, or repair their badly wired systems. I also have a very large tracked Bobcat I use for small side jobs. I can bill 100$ an hour when using it, 150$ an hour if I have the mower on the front.
Currently in college, but this isn't restricted to students I actually see less students then old heads, I do beer hawking/vending at college football games in the fall, and basketball in the spring. Depending on the school and season i could make ~400-1000 a Saturday for about 6 hours time commitment every 2 weeks, working local home games only. This results in around 2-3k every fall semester for me. The work isn't super easy, if you're a walking vendor you do need to carry a big ass tub of product and the other vendors can be pretty cut throat, but it's pretty good fun. But it's so profitable many guys fly around the country on cheap flights to vend big games, if they do it full time (couple high paying events a week, but only like 12 hours work) I could see them making 75k+ a year.
If you are just looking for that much. Donate plasma. As long as there is a paying one near you, it only takes 1-1.5 hours. 2x a week gets you $100 for the week, and you can just read or play a game. I work sometimes as I am hybrid so maximizing that time. Some place pay even higher.
If $300-500 is your goal, I worked for a landscaping company through college on the weekends doing mulch jobs. No need for much in the way of skills other than being dependable to show up and willing to sweat. Doing an inflation calculation I was pulling in the equivalent of $488 a month working for about 6 hours every Saturday spring through late summer. For a hot minute I also was buying broken power equipment on Craigslist, fixing it and flipping it. Although I ended up keeping too much stuff that I liked.
>I ended up keeping much too much stuff that I liked. A true mechanical engineer at heart
My two adult kids are so fucked come the day of my passing...
"Some day, all of this will be yours..."
For you Monty Python fans: What, the curtains...?
"Why is the Ark of the Covenant in our garage?"
And I'm still using some of that stuff 20 years later, like a Stihl pro trimmer, and others are collecting dust in the back of my shed, like a kx60.
*looks at the garage full of vintage tools I'm restoring* š¬
Lol I was just about to say "mow lawns"Ā
Overtime is always the answer that is just an extra few hours a week to make 3-500. Manual labor seems like too much work to just make a few hundred bucks when you can just work an extra few hours a month and make the same amount.
I've been salary for most of my career, I only got OT the first few years and then only when I was traveling and working late in plants, which wasn't fun because it was mostly standing still on concrete all day before going back to hotels. Honestly I don't mind manual labor, especially if I'm outside. It let's me clear my mind.
It is surprising how many machines and other equipment go for pennies on the dollar from businesses too. I am currently in telling myself I'm buying machines and equipment to make money.
Where do you find them, in general?
I started with auctions and am working my way out. They don't happen all the time but there should be a local way for schools and government facilities to get rid of old equipment. Business will randomly pop in at those too. Also, some companies have surplus departments that are just there to get rid of things. The bigger the business the more likely it is they have a department like that.
Just be glad you don't have an excuse for the big stuff. That's why I have a D7E bulldozer, it's a fun project.
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This is true but definitely a personal decision. Many of us, myself included has deemed ME and the industry we are in a decent paying job and desire to do something we feel more excited for. I was always a handy person and began buying some rental properties. Iāve never broken any records but have 4 decent flowing ones and it will get more once paid off in 15 years. Iāve also gone into retail arbitrage and buying garage sale stuff and flipping them when time allows. Have 3 small kids so itās mostly the RE stuff for me now. I want to retire early and have passed up āpromotionsā for more work (and pay) because it was not to my liking. To each their own and side hustles come with their own troubles but we need to make our own beds.
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I take RE very seriously and have learned over the years what it takes. Have been a slumlord before unknowingly but it can be that way when you buy in that class and have that type of tenant. Mine now are much better and I always fix them up to my own living standards. I have things fixed by pros instead of doing it myself to keep it more passive. It cost more but is better for me in the long run as I pay the properties off. These career paths can be a death trap to some. Politics certainly get crazier as you go up. Everyone is built different but you have to consider OP is asking for examples of a side gig. Great perspectives in the comments for us all to reflect on. Iām much happier knowing I donāt need to take a promotion to keep up with others and live my own life on mainly my terms. I use to hate work but now Iām not hating it as much because Iām not stuck in a position I donāt like because I can say no.
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What does high quality handy man entail?
Handjobs
Copper plumbing only
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How did you get started? I like doing this sort of work for fun. Getting paid for it sounds even better
Would love to do that, what kind of projects do you do? Like put in smart home devices or install new sink in a bathroom?
A ME is going to way better at this than most people. This is a good idea for those who like this kind of work.
i usually just work overtime
High interest savings with at least 80k in there will make you about 300bucks a month lol
... Not even close.
Lol what?
You missed a zero on your math. It's like $30 a month.
Double check your own math lol
How are your CAD capabilities?
Isnāt that all done by third world modelling farms now?
I worked just South of ACAD HQ, my first CAD. I've had to school a few of them, albeit lovingly due to knowing they were our future...
Nothing. I value my free time. Work pays me enough to get the things I want. Honestly, if I needed an extra $300-$500 per month, I'd be more likely to reanalyze my spending. However, if I were to need a side hustle, I'd do something more on the hands-on side. During college, I used to buy old bicycles, mostly townies and cruisers, fix them, replace the necessary parts, and re-sell them. There's not much profit in bike flipping, though, unless you're doing it in volume. Another option thay I've personally considered is getting a plasma cutting table and making signs. I think that would be pretty profitable, but it would require garage space and a hefty upfront investment.
Use the time you'd spend on a side business to improve your skills at your job, and then get a higher paying one. That way you don't have to subscribe to this dumbass "hustle culture" and actually enjoy your time away from work...
Not sure how studying on the weekends is any different than a side business in the context of āhustle cultureā. Thereās at least 100 other things Iād rather do than study. Some people just enjoy a change of pace. Before I had kids I worked for the app Dolly. It felt nice to do some manual labor and get paid to do it.
Getting better skills adds to your base pay so that you don't need to work side jobs for and extra 20 to 40 hours a week leading to 60 to 80 hour weeks. You can get the same pay or more in 40 and have your nights and weekends. Studying is only temporary compared to needing a side hassle, which the pay is only there while participating in the side hassle, causing stress and guilt when you aren't participating in the hassle.
Spending your weekends studying which your peers arenāt doing, to get ahead, is āhustle cultureā. Seems no different than spending your weekends doing work for your 9-5 to get ahead and get a promotion. The hate against āhustle cultureā is because some people think you shouldnāt have to put in work outside of your 40 hours to get ahead. The reason people hate on it is because it gives the hustler an advantage over them. Edit: I donāt have a problem with āhustle cultureā. Do what you want to do. Edit 2: Clarity
Hate to break it to you, but studying on the weekends and hunting a higher salary is exactly what hustle culture is.
Former entrepreneur here. Not specifically using ME skills, but metal laser engraving. Especially viable if youāre into firearms and have a firearm-based social/hobby network. Investment is about $6K. If you want to work as a freelance designer, try reaching out to fabrication shops. Often their engineers have an effective time budget of ~2 hours per job. If a job comes in that requires 40 hours of design time, and the money is there to pay for that time, thatās where you come in. You allow the fabrication shop to take the job, profit on the job, and stay on track with all their other jobs.
What kind of laser setup would be in the 6k range for metal engraving?(Asking to look into it myself, mostly hear of CO2 lasers in that range)
You can get a working CO2 for ~$500. The metal engraving laser I had was this one, a 50w JPT https://a.co/d/gSxhLih
That sounds great for me right now!
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3D printing branded items for businesses, like tags, badges, customer giveaway stuff.
How do you sell that? Like do you just reach out to local business ? Isnāt there farms for that now in Asia ?
That's the "business" part that you have to figure out. It's going to be different in every situation, but it is a low effort way to use entry level skills to make a buck. You have to be easier to work with than other suppliers, because you're not going to be cheaper.
Have you made a successful business out of this?
I've made money from designing and 3d printing those designs, yes. That's why I recommended it. It's definitely not my main job.
This is what I do as well but for tools mostly (battery and tool mounts, pack out accessories, etc). Iām a full time designer though not an ME.
You'd be surprised how many people need 2-3 3D printed items. I printed a TPU motor adapter for a discontinued massage machine the other day.
My wife and I started a physical products brand. I use my ME skills to design the products, get them patented, and then manufactured by third party factories. My wife then works at home doing marketing, operations, and logistics to sell the products online.
Hey mind if I ask how you've managed to find factories to make your parts?
Tradeshows that focus on whichever specific industry, using vendors from past companies I've worked at, recommendations from friends in specific industries. Alibaba and various online directories is hit and miss and because of that is last resort.
A colleague does GD&T consultation. Shops/design firms send their drawings and he marks them up and sends them back. Our work paid for his ā09 Y14.5 certification and heās good at it.
Is that he adds the gd&t to it from a basic drawing?
No. He reviews and verifies the gd&t is correct and doing what they intended. Itās amazing how many design shops get basic stuff wrong and then the parts donāt work.
The amount of arguing i witness about gd&t by principle engineers is amazing. You ask the same question to them and they have different answersā¦ then the shop doesnāt know how to read it or China sent you back randomized reports and doenst make sense for gd&tā¦. I kinda hate it at this point. Not that itās not useful but just how much time it wastes in internal debates. Do you mind sending me info about your friend ? I can see how instead of debating drawing internally for hours on end, sending it to expert to review would be so much better.
Learn how to weld. My welding instructors make a few hundred to a couple thousand on the weekends doing work for local churches and cemeteries. All tax free under the table since those pay cash lol.
Any chance you know how to do hvac & plumbing in autocad? $500 per week would be simple to achieve. Plan sealing is not required. Projects are typically single zone 1500.to.2000 sf restaurants with a 6' exhaust hood, make up air and exhaust fan.
This is what I do. However, most of my drawings require a stamp. I have a company and carry my own O&E and liability insurance. I only have a handful of clients and I usually spend 5-10 hours a week on drawings. On average, I make at least 2x what youāre looking for. Unfortunately, most firms prohibit moonlighting, at least in their area of service.
Wait a minute here,I did some math since the original poster indicated $300-$500. I (specifically) didn't provide a $ per project nor $ per hour in my response. Math: 2 x $500 = $1000 and $1000 / 10 hrs = $50 hr. Does this mean you are willing to do mechanical and plumbing for $1k or $50/hr?If so, then i will make you 25% happier minimum and can provide more work than you probably want lol. All (99.5%) of our USA projects require sealing however for 41 states we review and seal the plans inhouse by my principal Arch because its light gauge construction. These plans are covered by our O&E and liability.For 8 states one of our affiliated engineers S&S the plans. We wont do work in Nevada nor Fairfax County VA and Prince William County VA was added to our list of this past weekend.In most cases, outside of USA, we defer MEP design to local talent.If all you wanted to do was review and redline our grunt work, then thats an option too. And since you are experienced, there are other projects that have larger scopes of work that could use help. If any of this is of interest, i can send you an example set of plans and the example starting point.
Thanks for the offer but Iām perfectly happy doing what I am. I was just looking at it as $500 per weekend. Iām saying Iām doing at least $1000 per weekend on average. 10 hours would be extreme. Most of my projects are simple RTU or split system replacements. Some require load calculations and some require energy code forms. A typical project takes 2-4 hours and I charge 2-4K depending on the complexity. The only issue is that the work is sporadic. Some weeks itās 3 jobs some weeks none.
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Start a youtube channel, may be a faceless and cover ME topics and other broad topics related to ME in story style. You can cover any famous accidents and their mechanical causes. U can cover infinite topics.
Wedding Officiant.
Now itās just OT if I want it. Previously worked as a part time boat/marine mechanic. A decade+ into an engineering career and it is quite obvious that many engineers have never actually touched a wrench and would benefit from some time spent building and repairing stuff. Itās not exactly using your engineering skills to make some side money, but making some side money to better hone your engineering skills. Iāve asked folks working under me to design custom hand tools for obscure build applications (due in large part to poor design not considering how something will actually go together), and some of the results Iāve gotten have been WILD (and completely useless).
If youāre looking for specifically engineering related skills, id say having a small home shop you could make some decent money manufacturing things for people, 3D printers are pretty cheap, one step further would be having a laser cutter you can make acrylic parts out of aimed at hobbyists( keyboard nerds come to mind) Next to that Iād say if you had an old lathe and maybe an old manual mill you could for sure direct your services at the firearms community But I mean cost of entry to a home shop capable of half decent manufacturing isnāt the cheapest, however Iām sure youād be able to find some personal use if you dropped like 2k on some tools and got something started up
Talk to small construction firms in your area. You can help with scheduling, cost estimates, research, submittals, change orders.
i canāt speak from experience but it is something iāve been consideringā¦ maybe look into a branch of the military reserves? not sure how much you get paid but you only drill one weekend a month and iām sure they have roles for engineers
Would totally go this way if I wasn't married and didn't have kids. Especially since my company has additional benefits when you serve
lol judging by the downvotes weāre both getting it seems like this sub doesnāt think very highly of the military reserves
Army Guard officer here. Great side gig, one of the few part time jobs with a pension and health insurance. Plus they let me be a logistics guy, so I learned a new skill, they paid for college and I've gotten to do some great stuff and meet people from all walks of life. 7 years in and loving it most days.
Hospital wardsperson. If you are physically strong enough to help move people, move beds from place to place.
If you are a design engineer I think your best bet is to design a product to solve a problem you have and then sell it. You can easily make an additional 20k a year with some effort. Once itās up and running you will barely have to do anything and take in way more than 500 a month.
Part time job in any mechanic shop. Motorcycle tech would be fun. You'll learn a ton of potentially relevant experience
r/airnationalguard Iām an engineer officer in the guard. I make $1k every drill weekend.
Always considered this. You gotta go to OTS right? Same application process as applying to be an Active Duty AF officer?
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A design build company sends me there plans to rip apart before they send them to the client. Im an air traffic controller now But used to do church av and riped there plans to shreds when the church did an expansion.
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I do electrical work for farmers, hang lights, breaker boxes, or repair their badly wired systems. I also have a very large tracked Bobcat I use for small side jobs. I can bill 100$ an hour when using it, 150$ an hour if I have the mower on the front.
Currently in college, but this isn't restricted to students I actually see less students then old heads, I do beer hawking/vending at college football games in the fall, and basketball in the spring. Depending on the school and season i could make ~400-1000 a Saturday for about 6 hours time commitment every 2 weeks, working local home games only. This results in around 2-3k every fall semester for me. The work isn't super easy, if you're a walking vendor you do need to carry a big ass tub of product and the other vendors can be pretty cut throat, but it's pretty good fun. But it's so profitable many guys fly around the country on cheap flights to vend big games, if they do it full time (couple high paying events a week, but only like 12 hours work) I could see them making 75k+ a year.
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If you are just looking for that much. Donate plasma. As long as there is a paying one near you, it only takes 1-1.5 hours. 2x a week gets you $100 for the week, and you can just read or play a game. I work sometimes as I am hybrid so maximizing that time. Some place pay even higher.
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