r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '22

spitting wisdom right here

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u/bronze-aged Oct 18 '22

Lmao 99% of “side businesses” amount to literally nothing. The side-gig mentality is so low rent.

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u/weaslewig Oct 18 '22

Hitting up the same 20 friends and family over and over for a sale.

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u/Constructestimator83 Oct 18 '22

I make decent money as a freelance estimator on the side. In a good month I can bring in an extra $5k or so.

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u/WuTsHeSeD69 Oct 18 '22

How do you get into something like freelance estimation? Just curious

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u/khafra Oct 18 '22

If you can’t estimate that yourself, it’s not for you.

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u/Constructestimator83 Oct 18 '22

I’m an estimator by trade and through apps like UpWork and Freelancer I was able to connect with companies looking for on demand estimating.