This page is dedicated to side hustles, or side jobs. This could include part time work, working from home, passive income, and more. As someone who works full time while driving for Door Dash, selling shirts online, blogging with Finance Throttle, mining Bitcoin, making money with surveys, and running a consulting company, I have lots of content to share.
There are many dashers out there that will not accept any order that pays less than $1 per mile. I am one of those dashers. If I had an order for $4.25 with a travel distance of 6 miles, I wouldn't accept it UNLESS I think there are hidden tips. Whether you are new to Door Dash or a veteran, you know that the pay could be more than advertised when you accept the delivery. How can you identify which…
One of my most popular posts on my blog is "My Door Dash Spreadsheet" where I introduced the Dasher Tracker. The Dasher Tracker is my best selling spreadsheet available here in my Shop. Through feedback gained from several customers, I decided to upgrade the Dasher Tracker with new features. Introduction If you have not heard of the Dasher Tracker or if you are new to my blog, consider subscribing here. As a Door Dash and Grubhub driver myself, I wanted…
Around Christmas of 2020, I decided to start my own personal finance blog Finance Throttle. My objective with this blog was to help people accelerate their net worth and learn more about personal finance along the way. Within a week, I created the blog and website through a Bluehost referral link and published the site on December 31st, 2020 for a January 1st, 2021 reveal. I started off publishing a new blog post EVERY DAY. This wasn’t easy since I had a full…
As a car enthusiast who lives in the North East, I experience quite a bit of snow. Now that it is getting cold outside with temperatures reaching 34 degrees Fahrenheit last week in Pennsylvania, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about cars and winter safety. Here are 10 ways to ensure that you and your car are ready for winter. Purchase Winter Tires - This is the most important step. Winter Tires are tires that perform well in…
This is a question that was often brought up on Yahoo! Answers before they shut down earlier this year. It is perfectly normal for a spouse to want to stay home with the kids, work on themselves, or delve into their hobbies. However if you have been living a two-income lifestyle for some time, you will find it difficult to adjust to a one income lifestyle. In this post, I will dive into the ways you can prepare for a…
I was wondering what would it take to become a bank or a lender. In my research I found something interesting. I found Pigeon Loans. Pigeon Loans is a peer-to-peer lending platform aimed at letting you lend or borrow money from family members or friends. They currently operate in over 40 countries. Pigeon Loans facilitates by creating contracts based on the agreed loan amounts and terms. The borrower can counter offer the loan terms and the lender can choose to…
At the beginning of 2021, I got the crypto bug and started investing in Ethereum and Bitcoin through Coinbase where I earned $10 in free Bitcoin when I signed up. My friend introduced me to Bitcoin mining as he has been doing since 2013. He had 8 or 9 mining rigs setup in his house and was making $100 per day. Mining Bitcoin is the process of verifying transactions on the block chain. By mining, you are lending your computer's…
About three years ago I came up with an idea for a new app. Inspired by Uber and Door Dash, I thought "What if I make an app where people can rent out their driveway, garage, or shed as a storage unit?" As someone who has spent way too much money on a storage unit, I knew that the storage business was a cash cow. I started to research the legalities of renting out your own property for storage. Is…
Just last week, Door Dash sent out an email to all Dashers with the tagline: How much can you earn when dashing in your area? The email showed me how much the average dasher makes in Philadelphia, as shown below. 5 hrs/week - Dasher's earned an average of $114 10 hrs/week - Dasher's earned an average of $235 20 hrs/week - Dasher's earned an average of $479 40 hrs/week - Dasher's earned an average of $927 Data Analysis With The Dasher Tracker Shortly after I read the email, I decided to examine my Dasher…
Around Christmas of 2020, I decided to start my own personal finance blog Finance Throttle. My objective with this blog was to help people accelerate their net worth and learn more about personal finance along the way. Within a week, I created the blog and website through a Bluehost referral link and published the site on December 31st, 2020 for a January 1st, 2021 reveal. I started off publishing a new blog post EVERY DAY. This wasn’t easy since I had a full…
