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re: What are some good side gigs?

Posted on 12/2/20 at 5:14 am to
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
8600 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 5:14 am to
I know a retired cop that does pretty good doing lawns.

He has a built in network from his old job and gets as many lawns as he wants. He does like 10 a week, $100 or more each, all cash.

Keeps him outside, pays for all of his toys and hobbies, etc.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162852 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 5:18 am to
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, $100 or more each, all cash.


Nope
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10602 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 5:19 am to
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Arms dealer like in the movie War Dogs


I am the Lord of War.
Posted by Nicky Parrish
Member since Apr 2016
7098 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 5:29 am to
Pan handle on Seigen Lane
Seems like it pays well
Posted by Gtmodawg
PNW
Member since Dec 2019
4580 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 6:04 am to
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I have a somewhat scummy friend who buys steaks with his food stamp card and sells them for half price

I wouldn't suggest someone try this as a side gig, but find a scummy friend that will get you 5$ ribeyes cause it's awesome


Used to be an old boy in Franklin, Georgia that would take his food stamps and buy pork butts, smoke the butts and sell them, and continue the process. Dude built up a nice business complete with ribs, chicken, stew, deserts, dining room..dude could cook. Trouble was, like all criminals, he got greedy....was taking food stamps for his cooked food at a 2-1 exchange rate....a $5 cash plate of BBQ was $10 in food stamps.....and he was still collecting HIS food stamps and using them to buy meat for the restaurant....all cash, no record. Needless to say he got busted....it took several years but they finally caught up with him. His business was sustainable without the food stamp fraud and tax evasion....but criminals going to criminal...


My grandfather and uncle were wanna be gangsters....ran a bar, a car lot, an auto auction, floating card games and chicken and dog fights....food stamps were acceptable currency at all, but they were only good for about 10- 25 cents on the dollar, depending on who was presenting them and what they were for. They used them to buy food for the bar and concessions for their gambling ventures and auction...they did it for many years and never got busted for it. They wouldn't have taken a food stamp from the government on a dare though...too proud LOL....but they would take them from recipients for all sorts of shite other than what they were meant for....
Posted by Flipflopfly
Slidell
Member since Jul 2011
174 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 6:28 am to
I want to say one word to you. Just one word....

Plastics
Posted by holmesbr
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since Feb 2012
3222 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 6:44 am to
Assistant crack whore was the worst job in the 90's one year. May have gotten better. Don't know.
Posted by BurtReynoldsMustache
Member since Sep 2010
4837 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 6:52 am to
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No one will pay to see my fat arse.


What you perceive as a roadblock is your actual meal ticket. Show up to some rando’s location (preferably in a public setting), outside dining, park... and get to business. You may find people will pay to not have to look at you in your skivvies. As long as it’s public property, and you don’t show your peen, you could bank depending on how gross you actually are.
Posted by Tridentds
Sugar Land
Member since Aug 2011
21265 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 7:08 am to
Uber or some type of delivery service. With Uber you can work when you want. 2 hours... 10 hours, your call based entirely on what you feel like that day.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
58517 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 7:49 am to
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You could knock down mistletoe, bag little pieces and sell it door to door for $5 each. "REAL Mistletoe! A holiday tradition!"


We used to blast it out of the trees with my grandfather's old double barrel (mod/IC). I'd like to try it now with these modern, extra full, choke tubes.
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
92672 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 7:58 am to
Pretend to be homeless and beg for money in a heavy tourist area

Sell drugs
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
92672 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 7:59 am to
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Smuggle dope back and forth from the Caribbean


Problem is you need a 6 figure boat to do this and if you can afford that then you don’t need a side gig
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
16546 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:07 am to
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Smuggle dope back and forth from the Caribbean
Grow your own weed and sell it. Profit.
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
14479 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:18 am to
Post the following in every Craig's list city.

"Don't miss out on the latest sex craze. Successful? You bet! Send $2.00 and a SASE today for full details. Tell your friends. This method works for men and women. Many will wait until it is too late. Don't be one of them."

Then send them back a sheet, telling them to get their overweight butt into a gym and loose that weight.

Easy to get into, minimum cost and every response will be profitable.

You could also sell monkey seed.
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
14479 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:22 am to
I keep telling my wife I'm going to make a sign on the back of a cardboard box saying, "Need money to get to Paris. Any help appreciated." and stand for a day or two at some intersection. Every dollar would get me closer. Problem is, all of the good locations are already taken. I've heard Homeless folks can pull down some serious scam money doing this. You probably need a scuffed up duffle bag.

Taking a different approach, like wearing an Italian suit, silk tie, starched shirt, and nice shoes might help.

I saw a guy in Seattle once (seated against a fence outside of Pike Place Fish Market) with a sign that said, "Hungry? No I just need a drink!" He was doing pretty good just working the sidewalk.

Is there a pan handler's Mafia? If there is, that would be a problem.
This post was edited on 12/2/20 at 8:28 am
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81590 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:25 am to
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He made crazy tips doing this.


I hear the tips are nice for WalMart grocery delivery, InstaCart, etc.

It’s a premium service with a delivery fee, so you weed out most of the sketchy people and end up with people more likely to tip.
Posted by BorrisMart
La
Member since Jul 2020
8870 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:27 am to
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Become a Notary.
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Seemed like that would be the easiest side gig ever.


Until you find out that the Notary Exam is (quite unnecessarily) harder than the Bar, and lawyers hold on to their notary stamp like their balls and want to get rid of non-lawyer notaries all together. But yes, if you got the qualifications it's easy money.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
20378 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:28 am to
UPS, Amazon distribution centers will be nuts this Christmas, I'm sure they are hiring anyone that can stand up and pick up a box.
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Atlanta GA - ITP
Member since Sep 2012
25112 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:29 am to
The notary exam is hard? I was always under the impression anyone with a pulse could do it.
This post was edited on 12/2/20 at 8:31 am
Posted by BorrisMart
La
Member since Jul 2020
8870 posts
Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:32 am to
Originally it was not very hard, but I have heard that they have added a lot of unnecessarily complicated shite to it. I def know that the Bar Association would prefer that the lawyer route be the only way to become a notary.
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