side hustle

noun

variants or less commonly side-hustle

ˈsīd-ˌhə-səl

plural side hustles also side-hustles

: work performed for income supplementary to one's primary job

These days, lots of people have a side hustle to help them earn extra income, develop new skills, become a business owner and quit their day job.—

Kitsap Sun

The best part of using a blog as a side hustle is the work you put in now will continue to pay off well into the future.—

Emory Wheel (Emory University)

Want to learn a new skill you've had your eyes on for quite some time? Or perhaps you want to take up a new hobby that you can eventually turn into a side hustle?—

Jan Cortes

We all know that millennials love a good side hustle—to fuel both their passions and their wallets.—

Alissa Carpenter

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With this year’s lower threshold, far more people with side hustles, home businesses and other gigs will be getting 1099-Ks. —

Brian Sloan, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 Stay Consistent: Dedicate time each week to growing your side hustle. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Good on him for finding a side hustle for when the hockey thing stops working. —

Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 Owl Labs found that nearly half of all employees have a side hustle, and another 16% are on the hunt for one. —

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