In Dave Ramsey's book "Entreleadership" there is a story about a guy like you. A business guy just trying to hustle and get some debt paid off.

I don't remember the specifics, but:

He had spreadsheets that kept up with the time from order to delivery, neighborhood, tip, etc. He learned the system and sometimes would take two pizzas out instead of three or four because the tip could be better. Basically he figured it was better to take two pizzas to the middle class neighborhood around the corner rather than four pizzas to the apartment complex across town.

Also he took three steps back when he rung the doorbell so he wasn't imposing if a female answered the door, and he carried around dog treats shaped like pizza for when a dog greeted him.

I think the story went that he was making $25+ an hour, outlearning his manager.

This post was edited on 6/15/14 at 2:30 pm

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Posted by jondavid11

benton,la

Member since Aug 2007

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Posted on 6/15/14 at 3:44 pm to anc

I 100% get the idea of wanting a side job where you don't have the stress of making decisions. That's worth more than $15/hr even if others might not understand.

While I don't know about pizza delivery another side job that paid good and was easy/fun was being a ref through something like YMCA. I think it was like $15-$17 a game and could do a couple games during the week or weekend. Anything from adult softball (some stress) to 4-5 year old soccer (no stress).

I also did Dave Ramsey and been debt free now for years. Good luck and you should be proud of your hard work.

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