June 2022 Side Hustle Report – $1,258.94

Whew! I’m again everybody. It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me, as I simply acquired again from my first worldwide journey in two years. I booked the flight months in the past utilizing factors and miles, however then had some large last-minute disasters that just about ruined the journey. Happily, we narrowly averted catastrophe. All of it will hopefully make for some good future posts, so keep tuned.

Till then, we nonetheless haven’t checked out my aspect hustle earnings from June 2022 – so on this submit, we’ll just do that. Let’s check out what I used to be in a position to earn final month from the gig economic system.

Facet Hustle Revenue for June 2022

Whole Facet Hustle Revenue for June 2022 = $1,258.94

Issues went pretty nicely in June. I made cash from the standard issues (meals supply, secret procuring, and many others), however I additionally added just a few new revenue sources that I haven’t had shortly. Numerous this was out of necessity. The meals supply recreation has been dreadfully gradual the previous few weeks. There’s sometimes a summer time slowdown in most markets since folks go on trip and college students aren’t on campus.

Over the previous two years, I earned lots from meals supply because the pandemic modified how folks have been dwelling, however issues are normalizing now because the pandemic passes us. Since issues have been gradual, I needed to flip to different aspect hustle sources.

One of many new additions to my aspect hustle revenue sources was Instacart. Earlier than final month, I solely did Instacart a handful of instances, however since issues have been gradual, I turned it on to see if I might earn something from it. I do all my deliveries with a motorcycle and I hate looking for groceries, so I’ve been sticking to small orders, however there’s some promise with incorporating Instacart into my aspect hustle repertoire.

I used to be additionally in a position to earn a little bit bit of cash from Lime – together with incomes a couple of bucks after I was on a weekend journey to Utah. Lime was once a essential aspect hustle supply for me, however issues have modified lots up to now few years. I’ll speak about Lime a bit extra later on this submit.

In the remainder of this submit, we’ll go into extra element concerning the issues I did to earn additional revenue this previous month.

Airbnb/Rental Revenue Revenue: $2,400

The rental continues to stay regular. I discovered some good tenants final 12 months and was lucky that they renewed their lease for one more 12 months. That saves me the trouble of discovering new tenants, cleansing the place, and many others. I did decide to not increase the lease, which is able to most likely harm my money movement since property taxes did go up and upkeep prices are greater on account of inflation.

That being mentioned, I consider the rental property as a long-term play, so so long as I’m getting a constructive money movement and don’t must spend an excessive amount of time managing the place, I’m okay with the trade-off.

Rover Revenue: $116.80

My Rover revenue is a bit deceiving this month as a result of I truly earned greater than what this quantity reveals. I used to be watching a canine for a lot of the month, however the keep resulted in July, so I’ll be together with these earnings in my July aspect hustle report.

The cash I did make from Rover this previous month was all from cat drop-in visits. That is when folks pay me to cease by their home and feed their cats. Every go to is half-hour lengthy and I spend most of my time simply sitting of their home watching movies on my telephone.

I by no means had all these visits earlier than, however since I moved final 12 months, I’ve been getting a ton of those requests every month. As long as it’s for somebody close by (i.e. inside a couple of minutes of my home), then I’ll do it. In any other case, the journey time doesn’t make it worthwhile for me.

DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub Revenue: $459.69

DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub have been slower for me recently. For the previous few years, demand has been very excessive as a result of pandemic, however with issues beginning to get again to regular, the supply recreation additionally appears to be slowing down (a minimum of within the neighborhoods that I work in).

Right here’s a breakdown of my earnings with every supply app final month:

As normal, I did all of my deliveries utilizing an electrical bike or electrical scooter. I’ve been doing a number of my deliveries utilizing my Fucare H3, which is a lower-end scooter that works fairly nicely for doing deliveries for an hour or so (you'll be able to learn extra concerning the Fucare H3 right here).

Shipt/Instacart Revenue: $122.05

Since meals supply has been fairly gradual, I’ve needed to flip to different sources of revenue – on this case, grocery supply apps. I used to do just a few Shipt deliveries again within the day, however I haven’t achieved any Shipt shortly since I might by no means work out find out how to make it worthwhile.

Instacart was one thing I did even much less because you needed to schedule your self upfront. Nonetheless, I took a have a look at the Instacart app and noticed they’ve modified it to an on-demand mannequin, much like the meals supply apps. Orders now seem on the display and in order for you them, you'll be able to settle for the orders. It really works nicely for me given the way in which I exploit these gig economic system apps.

I restrict myself to small orders since I’m doing deliveries on a motorcycle – though if I exploit a trailer, I might simply do all of the grocery procuring I wanted to. I might do larger orders, however I’m horrible at procuring. I’ve discovered if I keep on with small orders, I can get them achieved shortly.

Hen/Lime Revenue: $24.50

Lime was fascinating final month, as I used to be in a position to do just a few “transfer” duties and earn a couple of bucks. A “transfer” activity on Lime is the place you discover a Lime scooter and transfer it to a extra fascinating space. Lime sometimes pays $2 to $5 for this activity. I did just a few in Minneapolis and in addition did a small $2 transfer activity whereas I used to be in Utah on a weekend journey.

Sadly, I’m not seeing any extra duties in my Lime app, so I’m undecided if one thing is improper with my app or if Lime has modified how they use impartial contractors. This implies I may not be doing a number of Lime charging for some time.

To study extra about Lime, try this submit: Lime Juicer – How I’ve Made Over $5,000 Charging Electrical Scooters for Lime.

Trash/Flipping Revenue: $45

Final month, my spouse discovered an awesome bench that somebody in our neighborhood had placed on the curb.

I listed it on Fb Market for $40 and located a purchaser quickly after. Its trash finds like these that you simply wish to maintain an eye fixed out for. This factor was not tough to hold house and offered shortly. In a manner, it’s like we discovered $40 on the road.

Along with this sale, I additionally offered an Ogio backpack that somebody had placed on the curb. I put it on eBay for $5 and located a purchaser for it pretty shortly as nicely. It’s not some huge cash, nevertheless it wasn’t tough to record this merchandise and ship it out.

WeGoLook Revenue: $14

WeGoLook introduced in a strong $14. This was an exterior picture gig that I used to be in a position to full on my manner house from daycare. It solely took a couple of minutes to finish and didn’t take me a lot out of my manner. That’s one of many huge benefits of utilizing an ebike to get round. You can also make fast stops like this with out a lot problem.

ProductTube Revenue: $45

ProductTube was strong for June, bringing in $45 for not a lot work. I normally do these gigs within the morning after I drop my son off at daycare, sometimes stopping on the Goal subsequent to my son’s daycare to movie a brief video and reply the questions within the app.

IVueIt/ProxyPics Revenue: $93

IVueIt and ProxyPics each did nicely final month. I made $63 from IVueIt and $30 from ProxyPics. I maintain doing the identical IVueIt gigs every month, all of that are straightforward as a result of I can normally full them on my bike trip house from daycare.

ProxyPics can also be good, with related gigs that I can normally full on my manner house or after I’m on the way in which someplace.

Each apps aren’t going to be big moneymakers, however they’re each good apps that I like to recommend testing.

To study extra about IVueIt or ProxyPics and the way they work, try the posts I wrote about them:

Google Opinion Rewards/Surveys On The Go/1Q Revenue/Fb Viewpoints: $8.70

Right here’s what I earned with every of the brief survey apps in June :$4.45 + $0 + $4.25 + $0 =

As normal, Google Opinion Rewards and 1Q have been strong. Surveys On The Go might be effective too, however the app is gradual and buggy, so I don’t open it as usually as I used to.

Secret Purchasing Revenue: $145 (plus numerous free meals)

I make lots from secret procuring lately utilizing the Marketforce app. Many of the retailers I do pay $9 minimal, and generally go as excessive as $25. Given how lengthy they take me to finish, I discover them value my time, particularly since I’m additionally getting a meal out of it as nicely. I’ve achieved so a lot of them now that they’re second nature at this level.

I like to recommend most individuals check out secret procuring, particularly because it’s a great way to get some free meals and decrease your meals finances. You’ll wish to try the under posts to know the way it works:

ProductLab Revenue: $18.45

ProductLab pays me for taking screenshots of my earnings within the DoorDash and Uber Eats apps. I sometimes earn $3 per week from ProductLab and I’m in a position to money out my earnings after I hit $15. So, each 2 months, I’m normally in a position to money out my earnings. For those who do meals supply, get this app too as a result of it’s straightforward supply of extra revenue.

ReceiptPal/Receipt Hog/Fetch/CoinOut/Amazon Shopper Panel Revenue: $116.50

The receipt apps did nicely for me final month since I used to be lastly in a position to money out some huge earnings from ReceiptPal. Typically, it takes me a couple of 12 months to earn $100 from ReceiptPal. That’s a very long time to earn the cash, however getting that for taking photos of receipts I’m getting looks as if commerce to me.

I additionally made $5 from Fetch. That’s an app like ReceiptPal and I can normally money out $5 each few months.

Lastly, Amazon Shopper Panel introduced in a strong $11.50 for the month. For those who don’t use any receipt apps, a minimum of take into account getting Amazon Shopper Panel as a result of that's a straightforward $10 per thirty days simply from taking photos of 10 receipts every month.

Medium Revenue: $0.25

I don’t write on Medium anymore, so that is technically passive revenue. Clearly, just a few cents of passive revenue isn’t a giant deal, nevertheless it does present that passive revenue is feasible! If I have been beginning out as a brand new blogger in the present day, I’d most likely write on Medium, with the purpose of churning out as a lot content material as potential. Since I've this weblog, the equation is a bit totally different, as placing my efforts between my very own weblog and one other web site isn’t value it to me.

Market Analysis Revenue: $50

Each now and again, I get a market analysis gig that pays me to do an interview and reply questions for an app. On this case, I’ve been utilizing the app Pickle to handle my house upkeep duties and obtained an e mail asking if I’d be focused on doing a 30-45 minute interview for the builders in trade for a $50 Amazon Reward Card. That’s value it to me, so I jumped on the chance. It took about half-hour, so I made $100 per hour for my time.

And that concludes the June 2022 Facet Hustle Report!

June labored out nicely for me. I’m at all times comfortable after I make a minimum of $1,000 from my aspect hustles, particularly given how busy my life is lately.

Hopefully, I can get again on observe with my posting schedule and I've some good posts deliberate for the approaching weeks. So keep tuned!

For extra concepts on how you should utilize the gig economic system to earn additional revenue, try my submit, The Final Listing of Gig Economic system Apps. That submit can hopefully offer you some extra concepts on issues you are able to do to earn additional revenue.

Extra Beneficial Ebike/Scooters

Take a look at these different ebikes/scooters I've had the possibility to do a overview for:

GEN3 Outcross Bike – The GEN3 Outcross is a strong, inexpensive fats tire ebike that does job of doing what I would like it to do. It really works nice for metropolis using, giving me a easy trip in all situations. It’s works rather well as a winter ebike because the fats tires give it good traction over snow and ice. Take a look at my GEN3 Outcross Evaluate.

Himiway Escape Bike – The Himiway Escape is an fascinating bike for anybody on the lookout for a moped-style ebike. For those who’re a gig economic system employee, the Himiway Escape is especially fascinating and it’s potential to think about it as an funding, particularly in case you can decide to do deliveries with the Himiway versus utilizing a automobile. It’s not low cost, however you'll be able to positively make your a refund whenever you examine the mileage you’ll put in your automobile versus utilizing an ebike. Take a look at my Himiway Escape Bike Evaluate.

Espin Sport Bike – The Espin Sport is an effective ebike for somebody who's on the lookout for an ebike that feels and rides extra like an everyday bike. There are lots of ebikes which are actually solely bikes in title. In actuality, they’re principally electrical mopeds. The Espin Sport, against this, is a motorcycle you can most likely trip with out the battery and also you’d really feel such as you’re simply using an everyday bike. Take a look at my Espin Sport Evaluate.

Varla Eagle One Scooter – The Varla Eagle One is a wonderful scooter that may make sense for lots of people. It will probably work as a main mode of transportation. You need to use it to work on gig economic system apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub. And it will also be a leisure automobile in case you’d want to make use of it for that. Take a look at my Varla Eagle One Evaluate.

Fucare H3 Scooter – The Fucare H3 is a enjoyable scooter and I’ve loved testing it out. For a each day commuter or fast journeys or errands, the Fucare H3 might be the scooter I’ll use. It’s transportable and straightforward to maneuver, so it’s simply simpler to tackle the highway after I want it. Take a look at my Fucare H3 Scooter Evaluate.

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Extra Beneficial Financial institution Account Bonuses

For those who’re on the lookout for extra straightforward financial institution bonuses, try the under choices. These bonuses are all straightforward to earn and haven't any charges or minimal steadiness necessities to fret about.

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Kevin is an legal professional and the blogger behind Monetary Panther, a weblog about private finance, journey hacking, and aspect hustling utilizing the gig economic system. He paid off $87,000 value of scholar loans in simply 2.5 years by selecting to not dwell like a giant shot lawyer.

Kevin is keen about incomes cash utilizing the gig economic system and you'll see all of the methods he makes additional revenue each month in his aspect hustle studies.

Kevin can also be huge on utilizing the newest fintech apps to enhance his funds. A few of Kevin's favourite fintech apps embody:

SoFi Cash. A extremely good checking account with completely no charges. You may get a $25 referral bonus in case you open a SoFi Cash account with a referral hyperlink, and an extra $300 in case you full a direct deposit.
Improve Financial institution. Improve is a free checking account that’s presently providing a $100 referral bonus in case you open an account and full three debit card transactions. These bonus phrases are straightforward to fulfill, so it’s nicely value doing this bonus as quickly as you'll be able to. Observe that it’s scheduled to finish on July 31, 2022.
Novo Financial institution. Novo financial institution is a free enterprise checking account that’s presently providing a $40 bonus in case you open a Novo enterprise checking account utilizing a referral hyperlink. It’s the enterprise checking account I presently use for this weblog.
M1 Finance. It is a nice robo-advisor that has no charges and lets you create a personalized portfolio primarily based in your danger tolerance. You additionally get $10 for opening an account.
Private Capital. Considered one of finest free apps you should utilize to observe your portfolio and observe your internet value. This is among the apps I exploit to trace my monetary accounts.

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