Do you have a side job?

AW335TT · 02-03-2016, 11:38 AM

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Started off selling baby toys, moved the cellphones.

Going to a completely different market now.

Maybe I should try an Amazon store. How did you get it started & make it take off?

Kind of got lucky with it. I looked up products on Amazon based off sales rank. Found them on Alibaba and bought them. First order was $600 worth of product, last order before I moved to phones was almost $30k.

I started getting paranoid wiring that much money to China so I stopped doing the toys and found some suppliers for Apple products.

UncleWede · 02-03-2016, 12:07 PM

I work IT corp during the day, and fix computers on the side at night. Last night I went over AFTER Geek Squad had delivered a new all-in-one Win10 machine. Got the DVD player to play DVD movies, configure iTunes, fixed the SMTP out on email, and copied a few songs to a new iPod. $50 as I walked out the door an hour later.

eluded · 02-03-2016, 12:43 PM

One of the advantages of living at home is I don't have to worry about work

C5driver · 02-03-2016, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AW335TT

Kind of got lucky with it. I looked up products on Amazon based off sales rank. Found them on Alibaba and bought them. First order was $600 worth of product, last order before I moved to phones was almost $30k.

I started getting paranoid wiring that much money to China so I stopped doing the toys and found some suppliers for Apple products.

That's an impressive. Nice job

Winn.Nguyen · 02-03-2016, 12:51 PM

You could do some modeling on the side. E-commerce is the easiest money

jtodd_fl · 02-03-2016, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Winn.Nguyen

You could do some modeling on the side. E-commerce is the easiest money

Awwww yeah. Playa got game. Whatcu think C5?

M_Six · 02-03-2016, 01:08 PM

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I've been a NYC firefighter FDNY for 15 years...on my days off I work as a Local Union #3 Electrician for the past 13 years...I love doing both jobs but I'm going to enjoy getting 2 pensions in another 15-20 years

This is the type of situation that lots of folks whine about. "Oh wah!! He's double dipping!!" Pisses me off. If you're good enough to do both jobs well, more power to you. I don't see the problem. And if you do that for 15-20 years, you've earned both pensions. Kudos to you. But people will whine about that as well.

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Being a mechanic, I could very easily do my primary job on the side, and get offers all the time.

Not worth the possible law suit. A wheel falls off, car kills somebody, in debt till I am put in the ground. Not even remotely worth it IMHO.

That's one thing that keeps me from freelancing IT work. I'd need to go get an umbrella liability policy and that makes it not worth it.

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I work IT corp during the day, and fix computers on the side at night. Last night I went over AFTER Geek Squad had delivered a new all-in-one Win10 machine. Got the DVD player to play DVD movies, configure iTunes, fixed the SMTP out on email, and copied a few songs to a new iPod. $50 as I walked out the door an hour later.

I just had to correct an ISP's screw up at the lawn care place last night. They got new high speed DSL/Phone service a week or so ago and the ISP gave us the new "static" IP settings. Everything worked fine until yesterday when the VPN for remote access quit. Turned out our "static" IPs went out the window and we had a new set. The ISP never said a word to us. Bozos.

C5driver · 02-03-2016, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jtodd_fl

Awwww yeah. Playa got game. Whatcu think C5?

Wait. What.

jtodd_fl · 02-03-2016, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by C5driver

Wait. What.

Watch think about a little modeling on the side? You know... modeling... cuz you are a hot chick and stuff.

gtron · 02-03-2016, 01:28 PM

Winn.Nguyen · 02-03-2016, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by C5driver

Wait. What.

I'll give you the hook ups. Lol

C5driver · 02-03-2016, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Winn.Nguyen

I'll give you the hook ups. Lol

I giggled...

C5driver · 02-03-2016, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jtodd_fl

Watch think about a little modeling on the side? You know... modeling... cuz you are a hot chick and stuff.

Oh right. Sure. Hmu...

Winn.Nguyen · 02-03-2016, 01:36 PM

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I giggled...

I giggle too. The rates are ridiculous!

If you get the opportunity do it

MKSixer · 02-03-2016, 01:53 PM

Galactic Overlord.

J/K - Personal and Family real estate.

Experimenting with doing carbon fiber parts for cars and other stuff. Purchased a 3D printer recently and will use it for modeling. Talking to the local universities about getting some autoclave time.

jkoral · 02-03-2016, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Being a mechanic, I could very easily do my primary job on the side, and get offers all the time.

Not worth the possible law suit. A wheel falls off, car kills somebody, in debt till I am put in the ground. Not even remotely worth it IMHO.

That just happened in Boston last week: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/01/2...re-one-killed/

From a later article: "Police are now focused on figuring out why the wheel came off the 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Series. Investigators say they’ll do a mechanical examination, review its service records, and check for recalls. Department of Transportation records show it passed a state inspection six months ago."

C5driver · 02-03-2016, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Winn.Nguyen

I giggle too. The rates are ridiculous!

If you get the opportunity do it

I'm sorry, but I have a face that belongs on the other side of the camera.

Lups · 02-03-2016, 03:57 PM

Sooo who's hiring? I'm pretty bored now that I'm only doing two hobbies at once.

C5driver · 02-03-2016, 03:59 PM

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Sooo who's hiring? I'm pretty bored now that I'm only doing two hobbies at once.

I've been looking for a personal assistant. Want to apply?

Lups · 02-03-2016, 04:13 PM

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I've been looking for a personal assistant. Want to apply?

Awesome! Of course!!

I have a degree in marketing and finance. I'm super duper lazy and it would be a fight to get me to print something.

I make awesome coffee, sadly you need to get your lazy ass up and fetch ut yourself or I'll be drinking it.

Well. I do have good qualities too.

Nobody forgets me apparently. I wouldn't call in sick for any driving condition.

C5driver · 02-03-2016, 04:15 PM

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Awesome! Of course!!

I have a decree in marketing and finance. I'm super duper lazy and it would be a fight to get me to print something.

I make awesome coffee, sadly you need to get your lazy ass up and fetch ut yourself or I'll be drinking it.

Well. I do have good qualities too.

Nobody forgets me apparently. I wouldn't call in sick for any driving condition.

Hows your spelling? English that is... Do you pay attention to details? Do you have transportation?

Lups · 02-03-2016, 04:22 PM

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Hows your spelling? English that is... Do you pay attention to details? Do you have transportation?

My spelling by American standards with a keypad is beyond perfection (though I keep insisting seiling is ceiling but hey fourth language!!). The three others I do claim to master far better than English I can be qualified as a fluent user.

Oh! I don't wear heels, and since I do have the training, I can provide security to the office too. I even can provide a dog patrol but sadly the current dog will run away from Chihuahua if not with me.

Oh. Homemade lunches. Anyone stupid enough to hire me would endure home cooked lunches since I'd have to keep them alive till I retire.

I have a White Tiger. I'm good when it comes to wheels.

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