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Who’s Really Profiting From Your Side Hustle?
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Hey there, If you’ve ever felt like you’re working harder on your side hustle but not earning more… you’re not imagining it. We just published a breakdown I think every gig worker and online seller should read: 👉 Who Really Profits From the Side Hustle Economy? Platforms like Fiverr, Uber, Etsy, Upwork — they’ve made it incredibly easy for people to earn. But once you dig into the fees, algorithms, promotions, and “visibility boosts,” a pattern emerges: The platform almost always gets paid first. In the article, we walk through:
This isn’t a doom-and-gloom take. Platforms are useful — sometimes essential. Talk soon, |
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Every year around this time, my household starts to feel the holiday squeeze. Gifts, travel, random school events, food… it all piles up faster than I’d like to admit. And because of that, I’ve unintentionally fallen into this routine where my income always spikes in November and early December — not from some grand plan, just from habit. For example: My Pokémon flipping side hustle always picks up. Collectors buy vintage packs as Christmas gifts, and demand pushes prices up on the singles...
I’ve started more side hustles than I can count — and burned out on plenty of them. When I was a teenager, I used to buy computer memory wholesale and resell it on eBay. It made money… but daily post office trips (before I could even drive) wore me -- and mostly my mom -- out, fast. Later, I flipped Pokémon cards — still do, actually — but the market’s gotten so volatile that finding inventory feels like gambling. More recently, I tried launching another blog while raising four kids, running...
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