A full-time job, while a necessity, doesn’t always cover the cost of life. With the cost of living seemingly always on the rise and wages and salaries for many jobs resting stagnant, many workers find themselves living to paycheck to paycheck, if not close.
While your salary might seem satisfactory or abundant upon initial review, after taxes and other financial priorities, it can seem insufficient and lackluster. Ergo, many have sought out means to earn extra income. It may be to help fund their every month expenses or allow them to buy a little more of what they want.
Although getting another part-time job might seem like a great side hustle, the restriction of certain times and places can make sustaining extra work difficult. Thankfully, there’s an array of side gigs that can all be done remotely.
From jobs that use your skills to earning money via your mobile device, you can find a variety of side hustles that fit your time, schedule, and preference. If your 9 to 5 isn’t quite cutting it, consider taking up one of these six side hustles that you can do on the go.
1. Freelance Your Skills
When you think of side hustles you might imagine crafters and artists who sell their creations. While that’s definitely one way to earn extra income, you no doubt have other skills you could leverage for cash. Regardless if it’s something you use everyday or are simply passionate about, ponder the abilities you have that could be put to use.
Writing, editing, graphic design, social media management, accounting, or financial advisement are all in-demand skills that many individuals and smaller companies seek out.
Sites like Upwork, Freelancer, and Fiverr allow you to create a profile, offer your services, and find great jobs as side gigs. You’ll earn extra experience and supplement your income.
2. Become a Driver
If you like spending time in your car and know your city well, signing up with a driving service can be a great side gig. As long as you have a car in good condition, insurance, and a good driving record, Uber and Lyft both allow you to sign up easy and be on your way towards making money off of your first ride.
Furthermore, both companies let you choose when and for how long you want to drive, which means you can build your driving schedule around your free time. If you love kids and have prior caregiving or child background, sign up for HopSkipDrive to shuttle kids back and forth to their school and activities.
These make it easy to earn extra money, even if you're busy! Click To Tweet3. Participate in Surveys
As long as you have a laptop, this is one side hustle you can truly do from just about anywhere.
Swagbucks, MyPoints, Opinion Outpost, and Survey Junkie are just a few of many sites you can create a profile with to take surveys in exchange for money.
Most sites allot you points for every survey you take. After so many points, you exchange them for cash or gift cards. Although it can take a while on some sites to build up serious cash, it’s a quick, easy, and extremely flexible way to earn money.
4. Get Hired as a Virtual Assistant
There’s no shortage of individuals and entrepreneurs with chaotic lives, which is why the idea of having an assistant is more than appealing to most. That being said, you don’t necessarily have to report in person anymore in order to get hired as one. Depending on the position, you could get hired to assist with an array of duties such as, proofreading and writing, email correspondence, booking hotels and flights, research and promotion, and much more.
Moreover, unlike a normal assistant, you won’t have to be in the office or in-person most days of the week, instead, you can fit in your virtual assistant duties when you have time. Find virtual assistant positions on job sites like Indeed or search freelance sites like Upwork.
5. Tutor
While tutoring tends to be a face to face job, it doesn’t have to be. Toot allows you to pick and choose where and when you meet your students. In the digital age, you could likely turn those tutoring sessions into Skypes if need be. Whatever specialty you excel in, Toot will pair you students in need of extra help, who will then pay you through the app itself.
If you truly want a digital side gig, check out Learn4Good or Indeed for remote English teacher positions. With demand in regions like the Middle East or Asia, you can find a variety of positions that could earn you up to $25 an hour. And while it is recommended that you have an ESL accreditation, most organizations allow you to qualify as long as your a native speaker.
6. Run Other’s Errands
Again, with the chaos of life, many individuals hire out various tasks and errands to give themselves some time. Deliver groceries with apps like Instacart, deliver supplies and food on Postmates, or complete multiple errands or household tasks with TaskRabbit.
You can earn anywhere from $25 an hour through organizations like Postmates. You can set your own rates through others like TaskRabbit. Plus, you have the ability to set your schedule too. You’ll earn a surplus for accomplishing easy, everyday tasks that others just might not have time for.
When you work a full-time job the idea of working on the side can feel overwhelming. Nonetheless, the surplus of income, more often than not, comes in handy for those things you want and need and can provide a life just a little more comfortable.
That being said, a side hustle doesn’t have to take up all of your free time or restrict your schedule. By opting for some of these easy, flexible, and on the go side jobs, you can supplement your salary no matter where you are.
What are some skills you could put towards a side hustle? What fits best into your schedule?
