re: Who works a side job and what is it?

I ref high school football, pick up peewee games on Saturdays.

I'll usually do a JV/freshman game or 2 during the week, a Friday game and if time permits maybe 3 peewee games on a Saturday.

I used to work at Canes at around 30 hours a week.

Multiple jobs is fun when you get the paychecks, terrible when you have to crank out hours after hours.

i've considered doing something totally mindless and outside of my career, entrepreneurial and artistic aspirations.

i couldn't bartend because I'd drink too much and stay up too late.

Valet--but i had the best valet job on the planet in college, so I'm spoiled.

Manual labor is an attractive option. I really enjoy it--building, plumbing, tiling, sawing, hacking, demolishing, etc. I could jump on some random job in a heartbeat.

Editor and writer for some random publication. Pay is under the Haitian poverty level, but good forced writing.

But I'm seriously considering this: Delivery driver for zifty or similar service that delivers from many restaurants. you don't have to deal with customers more than a few seconds, no coworkers to deal with much, and in a LEAF, no gas. listen to audiobooks, lectures and podcasts. My only fear is that I'd deliver to a colleague, judge, former colleague, neighbor, etc. not that i am too proud, but they'd think i'd lost it. f em. i'm going to do it. record shite on voice recorder and just take my office on the road. Like a beta Lincoln Lawyer. Carter Counsel, that's it.

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Where do you find a side job that pays enough to make it worth the few hours you work? All I can think of is a crappy part time job which won't pay anything.

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see above.

it would have to be something you just really enjoyed doing--something that furthers a passion and/or helps someone. Something outside of your regular career, or else it's counterproductive.

or something so mindless, stress-free, flexible, etc., that you could pursue your passions while doing it.

I think this all pretty much assumes you don't have a family waiting for you at home. in that case, def not worth it for me. (unless very temporary to cure a financial situation.)

I'm thinking about leading hikes to the ice caves a couple of times every weekend.

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I'm thinking about leading hikes to the ice caves a couple of times every weekend.

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awesome. my buddy who lives in my missoula house and i have been discussing such things. i mean, missoula is no alaska, but there's a lot of great stuff that a lot of folks just don't go do without prompting/accessibility.

he's started designing and making ultra lightweight backpacking/biking gear too. thinking of combining the homemade gear aspect with the guiding. we should discuss one day.

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side job

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What are you, some kind of poor?

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awesome. my buddy who lives in my missoula house and i have been discussing such things. i mean, missoula is no alaska, but there's a lot of great stuff that a lot of folks just don't go do without prompting/accessibility.

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I don't have permits for this year so I'd have to work with someone else, but it's a hell of a lot of fun.

Baseball official

The one day I cut my grass, I do a few neighbors yards, edge a few driveways nearby. No weed eating, no blowing the clippings, no collecting the clippings......... just riding the mower with a beverage aboard and tunes. $200 a week cash in hand.