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WEEKLY RECAP: 48 Hustle Ideas to Get You Started

In our thirty-fourth weekly recap, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: more listener Q&A!
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Episode 239
LISTENER SHOUTOUTS:

This week we had a check in from a listener named Katie:

  • "I just made $25 on Upwork! It doesn't sound like much, but this full-time paralegal and mom of an infant is beginning her side hustle. Why did I start? Because my family has debt and I want to help my husband pay it off. This is the first step in giving my son a more secure financial future. Don't know if I'll be a VA as my side hustle or something else, but I have to start somewhere."
If you have something you'd like to ask me or an update you'd like to share, I'd love to hear from you! Leave me a voice message on the website or call in to the Side Hustle Hotline (Dial 844-9-HUSTLE // 844-948-7853), and your question may be featured on the show!


EPISODES FROM THIS WEEK:

Here's what we heard this week on Side Hustle School! Listen to this week's recap for a more comprehensive highlight reel.

  • Ep. 233 - A media producer receives national attention when she tries her hand at making edible fidget spinner cookies
  • Ep. 234 - A marketing director for a Connecticut health facility converts her passion for unique, vintage finds into a reselling side hustle
  • Ep. 235 - Low overhead and minimal time commitments earn big avocados for a geofilter marketing service
  • Ep. 236 - A style-savvy police officer creates a fashionable subscription service serving men and women nationwide
  • Ep. 237 - In the face of adversity, a woman creates a series of online courses teaching the art of baking sourdough bread. Stop loafing around! If she can do it, you can too
  • Ep. 238 - Knowledge of local culture—and an extended Moroccan family—help an IT manager set up a side business importing and selling jewelry
Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,

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Side Hustle Publication Countdown:

In 22 days (September 19th!), my new book, Side Hustle, will launch—and I can’t wait to share it with you!

The book builds on the lessons from the show and presents a step-by-step, 27-day plan to help you create a new source of income without quitting your day job.

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Here's what's coming up next...

Each week I'll feature more stories from people who are starting side hustles without quitting their job. Here's a sneak peek of what's coming next week:

  • A Canadian hospitality employee creates a line of tempting teas that grow to sell $60,000-80,000 a month on Amazon.com
  • How a food blogger creates a sugar-free line of ketchup alternatives after being diagnosed with diabetes and lands her products in major stores across the country
  • After teaching himself to roast coffee—nearly burning down his apartment in the process—a California man gets creative and uses a social network to grow his hustle

Do you have a side hustle story you'd like to share? Fill out the Side Hustle School submission form and your story may be featured on the show!

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