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Posted by arkensaw 17 hours ago

Ask HN: How are you making money on the side?

Just wondering what are y'all doing for side gigs these days?
15 points | 25 commentspage 2
throwaway889900 15 hours ago|
I've thought about donating plasma. Might do it this Friday or something.
chistev 12 hours ago|
"If I draw, you lose, Iron. We donating plasma!"
aristofun 16 hours ago||
Nothing lately. But some time ago - teaching folks coding, selling online courses
owebmaster 14 hours ago||
A couple months ago I made a partnership with a kiosk bar in Copacabana beach/Rio and brought a group of expats there for a party, me and a friend got 10% of the bar consumption.

Some 300 people showed up so it was a good money for a side gig, planning on continuing doing these meetups.

mv4 10 hours ago|
I like.
VirusNewbie 10 hours ago||
Side gigs aren't worth it. If you're at a decent company, my boss feeling slightly more enthusiastic at my potential could mean tens of thousands of dollars more in bonus/stock at the end of the year. I'd rather work harder on work.
burnt-resistor 1 hour ago||
You're never going to get moderately rich working for someone else, especially at a corporation without a union.
VirusNewbie 6 minutes ago||
>You're never going to get moderately rich working for someone else, especially at a corporation without a union

I don't know what you mean by 'moderately rich', but I know multiple people who have saved millions of dollars (including myself), some of which who were able to retire early by working for 'someone else' - also none of which are union shops.

Do you really not know that many people have gotten quite rich working for FAANG companies? Do you also not know these people are much richer than union workers?

bruce511 8 hours ago|||
It's a good practice to question the premise of the question when writing an answer. (In this case interpreting the question as "how do I make money on the side.")

There are indeed other reasons for side gigs, but the parent question here does seem to be focused on the financial side of things.

I would agree that work-related progress is likely to be more profitable in the long run. IF (and it's a big IF) there is a route at work to more compensation then that is likely the best use of your time.

Of course not all jobs offer that path, and in some organizations it can take a bit of detective work to find out where things pay better, or where more value can be recognized.

msgodel 10 hours ago|||
I think the current instability is changing that.
owebmaster 10 hours ago||
A sidegig can bring you happiness that a few thousands of bonus won't tho. Also, the current market sucks.
chistev 15 hours ago||
I'm not.
beiconic 12 hours ago||
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mac3n 16 hours ago|
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