Patrick

yes please post so we in the comments so we are alerted when the results are in.

Shevonne

Interesting. It should be kind of hard to consolidate them into one blog post, so I can’t wait to see how it’s done.

Scott

I earn money on the side but no where near those amounts. I would love to make that kind of money (an extra $900/month would be a huge increase in my income).

I freelance write and earn about $100/month. I keep looking for more of it but it’s rather scarce and hard when people want to pay $1 for a 500 word article.

Will this post be followed up by something on how to improve your freelance income?

Anthony

i dont make $900 a month on the side, but ive been doing tons of focus groups which give me a nice little extra spending money.

last month i did three focus groups which totaled up to $450 in extra money. im trying to do more in the upcoming year.

also, another weird way i earn some extra money (not much, but a little) is playing sweepstakes online. they usually come in the form of gift cards which helps me with my monthly spending. sometimes i win amazon dollars, best buy gift cards, etc. i say that i average about $150-$200 worth of prizes, gift cards, and cash a month. it helps me keep my spending low, because not much comes out of my actual checking account and it gives me an opportunity to get some things for myself that i normally would not spend my own money to buy.

Andy

I am a full time teacher but also teach private piano and singing lessons two nights a week. How many people can say that they earn $50 an hour at their part time job?

Leif David

I’m a magician (www.BCmagician.com), but on the side I also do a little bit of graphic design, and I also have started creating products for other magicians like http://www.PromoBills.com.

Along with trying to create more money from my main business (performing), I’m always looking for ways to earn money elsewhere because there’s always going to be time when I’m not performing, and doing shows I can only be in one place at a time which limits the amount I can bring in.

Bn$Grl

I earn extra money from owning income producing rental property (big $$) and freelancing (little $).

rackgen

Ramit, I am making some more money by renting out 2 cars to the taxi company where my wife works. Does this count as unusual?

Steven Diamond

When will the results of your study be published?

Sep

I’m a researcher, but I dj on the side. In grad school, I had months where I made just as much dj’ing as I did doing research.

Kevin

I make $2,200 extra per month working 10 extra hours per week doing statistical analysis and database development at the university. Easy stuff that any university graduate could do. With that money, I am shaving 3 years off my student loans and have saved over 10,000$ in just over 2 years.

And, I make 5$ more per hour at my part-time job than my full-time government job

Kevin

Mike, I was fortunate in that I had made some connections through a previous job, so I was able to play on that to get a 6-month ‘trial’ contract, which turned into a lot more work once word got around that I was available and could do the work folks needed done. My own sense is that it really helps to have some kind of ‘in’, at least to get your foot in the door, but once you are in, make sure you ‘get known’ somehow among the research people at the university. Perhaps you could say that you are studying to be an IT developer etc and you would be willing to volunteer to do a project. Somebody will take you up on it, and assuming you do good work, within 6 months there will likely be someone looking for someone with your skills. Good people really are hard to find and when somebody has a need, and they know just the individual who they know will be able to do the job with no hassles, they will call you first every time!
Btw I’m 32, planning on exiting the traditional ‘money economy’ by 39 (mortgage and all debts gone) to focus on playing music, volunteering, reading, writing, and possibly teaching part-time (paid or not, doesn’t matter).
Cheers,
Kevin

Ilir S

I’m a landlord -own/managing a few rental properties in the DC area… If you buy real estate in growing areas and hold on for a period of time, you will prosper!