Everyday we're (Side) Hustlin'
The Side Hustle - side gigs, short term contracts, freelance work - all the extra work, on top of your day to day that you do to make ends meet and follow your passion to live in today’s modern economy. Is it worth the added stress? Can you actually make money? According to a study by the Angus Reid Institute over 40 percent of millennials surveyed said they had participated in this "gig economy" in the past five years. Many of the workers earned less than $50,000 a year, so they had to pick up extra jobs just to make ends meet, but 36 per cent fell into "white collar" occupations including computer programming and graphic design where they is enough money, so why are we side hustling? What’s behind it?
[0:33] Introduction
[2:03] Interview with Kevin. He buys used cars, fixes them up, uses them for a year before selling them to break even and cover all his costs including gas and car insurance.
[7:39] Interview with Liz. After 3 years of side hustle success running social media for small businesses, she left her comfy government job to pursue it full time. After that, she started ambitious adulting as a whole new side hustle teach financial literacy.
[12:45] Interview with Hernani. A shift working nurse that has a photography side hustle. Oh, he’s also a hip hop dancer and gets paid for that. One more, he also does event coordination. Whoa, he’s busy.
[19:44] Outro with Hyder and Tyler - a breakdown of they key takeaways and our thoughts on side hustling.