Following on from the article I wrote a few weeks ago, I have more side hustles to share. Earning this extra money has really helped us when areas of our budget were really tight. Gift giving and holidays are two areas that quite often benefit from my side hustles.
* I dig up raspberry plant runners from our garden and sell them in Spring / Summer. I sell them for $8 but their retail value is $15. I also give some as presents and the money I've allocated for that present is put into other areas of our budget.
* I've been hired for serving food at functions. I have a cleaning client who has quite a few family occasions. She hires me to makes sausage rolls, slices and other treats and also pays me to serve and clean up afterwards.
* I've done babysitting for friends. This isn't something I've done often, but it has paid well.
* Mending can be a great way to earn good money and isn't too time consuming. I've hemmed jeans, curtains and school dresses for friends.
* There can be a real market for home baked goods. One of my cleaning client asks for homemade muffins a few times a year. She has them for her morning teas and gives some to visiting grandchildren. Occasionally she asks for mini quiches and sausage rolls too.
* I've sold bottles of Miracle Spray to a few people.
* I sell lots of handmade items. These include hand knitted dish cloths, microfibre / flannelette cleaning cloths, Christmas decorations, beaded angels, bath bombs, bookmarks, hanging hand towels ( lots and lots of these over the years ), decorated hand towels, gift tags and fridge magnet pegs.
* I've run craft afternoons showing people how to make the beaded angels. At these afternoons I also sell the kits.
* Darren regularly mowed the lawn of a friend many years ago.
* Darren has completed online surveys years ago to earn a little extra pocket money.
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| Hand towel and soap gift sets |
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| Homemade relish |
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I am a knitter but also do crochet topped hand towels.
ReplyDeleteFantastic Wendy. Thanks for the inspiration. In the pretty handtowel kit did you wrap the soaps? If so, how? After a couple of years off (lost my mojo) I'm back to making soap, soap powder and cleaners.I use Rhonda Hetzels recipes and yours. 3 bars of Pears soap retails between $7 and $8 dollars here in New Zealand! I'm not paying that price. P.S I always love the glimpse of your pretty green tiles in your kitchen, especially with a vase of roses. NZ Ingrid
ReplyDeleteThankyou Ingrid. The green tiles really pop don't they ?
DeleteNo I didn't wrap the soaps. They are hotel soaps and I just added a little label on the front. Yes, Pears soap is great but expensive.
Not necesarily to make money, but I do usually get something out of it; mostly food after volunteering to take home, or to eat on the spot. I'm great at making nice new meals from all sorts of leftovers. Or I learn a new skill by volunteering to help at a workshop, etc.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you wrote about side hustles today. A friend and I discussed this last night and this morning! She is having foot surgery in a few weeks that will keep her off her feet and off work for 3-6 months. She has a very low income during the best of times and she will have no income during her recuperation. Her savings are almost gone. Fortunately, she rents out her upstairs, but living off this amount doesn't even work on paper for very long. So, any suggestions for side hustles from you or your readers are going to be VERY appreciated.
ReplyDeleteNow I have a question for you, Wendy. What size freezer containers do you use for single and double serves? Dimensions would be very helpful. I realize we may not have the same brands in the USA as you do, but I might be able to find them online if you could tell me the brand. Please and thank you.
Hi Maxine. Is your friend crafty ? If so, knitted dish cloths are ' on trend " at the moment. Or microfibre cleaning cloths with a flannelette backing. Jar mixes for brownies, cookies etc etc. Dehydrated fruits are very popular. A jar of dehydrated lemons sells for $25 in the fancy foodie shops. Another option is to cut her expenses down. Buying ingredients, making your own really helps. Perhaps point her to my blog. I have heaps of articles on cutting expenses.
DeleteThe containers I use are about 10cm x 15cm for single serves. The brand is Starmaid but it's no longer available in Australia. I use good quality takeaway food containers for double serves.
Thanks, Wendy, for your good suggestions. I will pass them along. If you think of anything else, please let me know. She already cut her expenses to the bone, has always cooked cheaply from scratch, already uses the food bank. I'm sure there is more she can do, but things are still tight and that's with an income. Tonight she made a huge vat of chili with cooked dry beans, lots of veggies, etc. It will provide at least 3 meals for 3 people. She freezes leftovers. She eats beans and lentils often and is making soup at least once a week. She just taught me how to make veggie broth with kitchen scraps.
DeleteThanks for the info about the freezer containers. I will convert the metric to inches and then start looking. I've been freezing leftovers more lately but all of my containers seem to be wrong for single serves.
Maxine. Can someone access a food bank on her behalf? Best suggestion is to bulk cook as much as possible up until her surgery. Life is definitely not easy for those on very low incomes. Praying hwr surgery goes well and her recovery swift.
ReplyDeleteSome great ideas there for extra income Wendy.
ReplyDeleteI've now started using your miracle spray. Not alone am I saving money, it does a great job too !