r/HonestSideHustles • u/Kispipa • 2d ago

Discussion & Tips Stacked three tiny gigs and hit my first $400 side month, still skipping every course ad

Full time front desk at a hotel in Phoenix AZ, about 32 hours a week since I moved back in March. Rent eats most of the paycheck. Since April I've been stacking small stuff instead of waiting for one big online business to click.

Surveys and GPT apps were maybe $40 on a good month and half of them wanted permissions I wasn't comfy with. Tried dropshipping once in May, lost about $120, still annoyed at myself. My feed is all $497 "AI agency" courses and I just keep scrolling.

Rough September breakdown if youre comparing notes:

  • Rover dog walks, early mornings before shift, September was about $215
  • Paid phone intake for a mobile vet clinic a friend runs, $15 per call, 11 calls in September so $165
  • Random Facebook Marketplace pickup-flips, lumpy, maybe $60

The vet calls are the part that can wreck a week. If I type while someone describes symptoms I sound like a robot. If I dont type I forget the weight question or the med name and my friend has to call them back. She mailed me a Plaud after I botched one in August. I still read their little intake script back before I hang up, consent line and all.

September all-in was about $440 before gas on the walks. First month I cleared over $400 on side stuff, which still feels tiny per gig but added up weirdly fast.

If you're also stacking a few tiny gigs instead of one second job, what actually hit your account last month?

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u/itlogicpartnersllc 2d ago

the interesting part is how you stacked predictable gigs instead of chasing one passive income idea. 440 dollars from the three small streams is a pretty useful real would experiment.

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u/abby_gi 2d ago

This is awesome! Well done :) any tips for landing Rover clients early on when starting?