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      02-02-2016, 09:08 PM   #1
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Question Do you have a side job?

I work from home for my main job so I've been thinking about adding a second job for some extra mod $ & such.

What do you do for a side job? I don't feel like fixing other people's cars on the side. I could do photography, but I don't have any fancy equipment so that's out.

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      02-02-2016, 09:09 PM   #2
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My wife and I promote a health and wellness product on the side. It pays way more than mod money :-)
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      02-02-2016, 09:30 PM   #6
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      02-02-2016, 09:48 PM   #8
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No a real job, per se, but I do IT work for a lawn care company and they mow and take care of my lawn. No money changes hands. Been doing it for about a decade. It works out well for both of us.
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      02-02-2016, 11:17 PM   #10
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      02-03-2016, 06:46 AM   #11
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Ran a Amazon store for the last 3 years.. Building my own site now.
What do you sell?
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My wife and I promote a health and wellness product on the side. It pays way more than mod money :-)
You're one of those it works people? My hair dresser does that. Presidential Diamond or whatever the heck it said on the salon mirror Saturday. It paid for a brand new home for her.
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      02-03-2016, 08:47 AM   #13
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I work at a hobby shop in my hometown on the weekends. I worked there in college and started back a couple years ago to help me through a rough time (career change) and help them out for the holidays; I stuck around because my discount kicks ass and I get to see the new stuff first. Also, I know my co-workers pretty well at this point, and I like wrenching on stuff and helping newbies out. I also get free stuff sometimes so that's cool. I'm down to more seasonal work now...just one Sunday every month until Christmas, and I get to keep my discount.

I'm a bit of a workaholic...at one point I worked three jobs, seven days a week. I have a really wonderful job now, but I stress about having two days off in a row, back-to-back. If that's your personality, a second job can grant you perspective and a change of pace from your main job, and you might even have a little bit of fun doing it, too.
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My hobby/job is DJing. Best of both world to love what you do and get paid doing it!
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You're one of those it works people? My hair dresser does that. Presidential Diamond or whatever the heck it said on the salon mirror Saturday. It paid for a brand new home for her.
It's actually a direct sales business we do on the side. I'm a mechanic and the wife is in the corporate world. The company has an auto bonus program that is paying for my M3 :-). If anyone has any interest in learning more about it hit me up. It's seriously life changing.
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      02-03-2016, 09:56 AM   #17
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Seems like side jobs would be our main jobs if it paid the same.
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      02-03-2016, 09:56 AM   #18
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OP you know you can rent very high quality camera equipment , if equipment is what is stopping you. Here in NJ Unique Photo Fairfield NJ rents every possible thing I am sure there are simeler companies by you.
I am retired Law Enforcement, my son (presently on the job) owns a high end COFFIE shop in Hoboken and I bake for him "Tom and Geri Cookies." I have a real estate license and work as a full time as a security office for the school system, not easy to make ends meet in Fn New Jersey can't wait till our Govenor eats himself into a coma.
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      02-03-2016, 10:25 AM   #19
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Ran a Amazon store for the last 3 years.. Building my own site now.
What do you sell?
Started off selling baby toys, moved the cellphones.

Going to a completely different market now.
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I've been a NYC firefighter FDNY for 15 years...on my days off I work as a Local Union #3 Electrician for the past 13 years...I love doing both jobs but I'm going to enjoy getting 2 pensions in another 15-20 years
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Started off selling baby toys, moved the cellphones.

Going to a completely different market now.
Maybe I should try an Amazon store. How did you get it started & make it take off?
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Being a mechanic, I could very easily do my primary job on the side, and get offers all the time.

Not worth the possible law suit. A wheel falls off, car kills somebody, in debt till I am put in the ground. Not even remotely worth it IMHO.
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