Sounds about right. I think my survey thing netted me about $500 last year. Like you said...it's not a lot but it's something. The HD thing...that's a good gig.
Prolly be in the egg business before long. The chickens are really ramping up production and they just started laying last week. We're about to have more eggs than we know what to do with.
Oh huh!! I didn't even think of my girls as a side hustle, but I guess they are. I sell everything we don't eat -- and could sell a lot more if I'd add hens but I think I have plenty for a backyard in suburbia. Now when the front is fenced off next spring?? I might add a few more. Or maybe get back into ducks. I like ducks better. Their eggs sell for more and their poo is a "cold" compost, like the rabbits, instead of "hot" like the chickens ...
Lately I've been tempted to start selling baked goods. Like sourdough bread, muffins, cookies -- that kind of stuff. Not as much drama from the Health Department as their are with some other things that would fall into my wheelhouse naturally. I dunno ... Maybe I'll start doing that when it closer to the holidays. People want homemade breads and stuff but they don't have the time to fool with it. And I wouldn't mind. It's not like I'm doing much these days anyway and I have a Kitchenaid mixer now so I wouldn't have to knead it manually -- I've tried and my back is just NOT gonna let me do that anymore.
I used to do sewing and alterations but I got tired of people saying they could buy it for $50 a Dillards if they waited to catch it on sale so why couldn't I do "it" for $10?? They were, to the woman, aghast at my response. People are assholes ... If I ever sew for people again I will NOT sew for women -- men clients ONLY. You guys are GREAT!
My ex-boyfriend said the only time on his life he'd ever had a jacket that the sleeves were long enough for him was when I made his jackets for him. That man had Neanderthal arms ... His hands hung clear down to his knees when he was just standing there. Grumpy is crazy spoilt because I cannot stand it when a man's sleeves are too long -- or too short. They both look crazy uncomfortable to me so I just fix it. I guess sewing the sleeves on your shirts/jackets and/or hemming your pants is my love language. Lol
Eta: I have a friend that accidentally got into rescuing rabbits. She is selling the rabbit poo to gardeners by the quart-sized Ziploc bag. I dunno how much she is getting but DAMN ... Lol And the horse ranch up the street (or what's left of it anyway) -- will give their horse poo away. All you have to do is back your truck in, get your shovel out and load up what you want. One man's trash ... Errr poo ... Is another man's treasure. Haha!
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