- I found a pretty fun way to make money before every concert
I'm a concert goer myself, so I started offering makeup and face gem applications to people attending the same concerts as me. I had a catalogue of concert makeup looks and face gem designs that I...
25,021 points578 comments2 d ago
- strangers pay me $110 a night to sleep in their apartment and be their dog’s roommate
that’s the job. you go to a stranger’s apartment, they hand you their keys and their dog, and they leave the country. things I’ve been paid to do: watch a dog who only eats if you sit on the...
5,179 points535 comments4 d ago
- I get paid to find the source of noises people think are coming from inside their walls
A few months ago, someone in my apartment building posted that they would pay $50 to anyone who could figure out a noise in their bedroom. It happened every night between 2 and 3 a.m. They...
4,772 points116 comments5 d ago
- I get paid $15 a pop to make and deliver people's highly specific "childhood struggle meals" to campus and hospital break rooms.
So for the last year, I’ve been running this bizarre underground delivery service that basically revolves around making the ugliest, most specific "sad comfort foods" on request. It’s not a...
3,147 points175 comments1 d ago
- I made 22k targeting blue collar buisnesses
Long time lurker. I'm posting this because it physically hurts seeing so many of people burn out trying to sell shit on etsy. Everything is absolutely oversaturated. I spent like six months trying...
1,490 points72 comments4 d ago
- I make "(Don't) Worry Stones" for people with weirdly niche stresses.
Traditional worry stones are just smooth river rocks or polished quartz. That’s fine if your stress is generic, but what if your anxiety is hyper-specific to surviving 2026? This summer, I was...
1,391 points38 comments2 d ago
- I never expected a simple homemade dessert to become my longest-running side hustle 😂
I've been selling homemade mango float for around 5 yrs now. It's not really a big business or my main source of income. I just do it on the side while studying and honestly it's been a nice way...
1,277 points55 comments5 d ago
- Got paid $30 to bring my dog to my gym as a greeter
After showing the front desk at my gym a picture of my dog a couple weeks ago, they asked me to bring my dog in to greet other members and paid me roughly $30 (or ₱2000 philippine pesos) for 4...
1,259 points49 comments6 d ago
- I make a living selling "Trash Tubs" (I mix random sari-sari store junk food into a single plastic container)
People laugh at first, but it prints money. I set up right outside local computer shops and gaming spots. Gamers and barkadas love snacking while playing, but nobody wants to constantly wipe...
823 points48 comments1 d ago
- 31-year-old dumpster diver brought in $140,000 in 12 months: I 'did much more than I thought was possible'
Not the most unusual side hustle, but surprising how much one can make.
796 points35 comments1 d ago