Workin’ 9 to 5…NOT
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For anybody reading these blogs that doesn’t know, I am into side hustles. I have discussed them before on this blog and I think that everyone should have some sort of side hustle that keeps them occupied in their off hours. However, the trend that is started to emerge is the lack of those ON hours. And no, I am not talking about people being unemployed, although that is an epidemic for another ramble. I am merely talking about people who choose a career path based on the “side hustle.”
In other words, they don’t have a 9–5 job and work solely on their own time, hustling to make a dollar. Most of the time, a delivery job through routes like GrubHub or DoorDash comes to mind, but there are actually quite a few side hustles that can actually turn into a decent income. Things like Uber, which has all but replaced taxi services, or freelance jobs through websites like Fiverr, or even becoming a professional survey taker through websites like Swagbucks and PrizeRebel. And of course, we can’t forget about that ever-faithful source of good old-fashioned time-wasting videos: Youtube. There are people who have turned Youtube into not only a full-time job, but a very successful full-time job at that.
The main difference in these so-called “jobs” and their shiftwork counterparts is that people are essentially becoming upstarts of their own businesses where they work all day and the traditional 9–5 is that frame of an eight hour workday. It is mind-blowing for some people to think about always being on the clock, but it really doesn’t work that way. It is not that these freelancers are always working, it is that their workday is spread out over more hours. They therefore end up having more free time throughout their day because the job can be “worked” any time of the day.
I guess there will always be a need for the dayshift working class and their respective jobs, but honestly, the traditional way of working, and by extension, even the way people look at work, will eventually dissolve to the point that only a few select careers require that time frame. Of course, there are those who are still hoping that we will reach a Star Trek society, where nothing needs to be paid for, so therefore they don’t need to work. That is one part of society, 9–5 working class or side hustle that will always be the minority. But that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.
P.S. If you want to side-hustle along with me I do have a few links to things I have found.
Fetch: This is an app that you use to scan receipts, earn points, and then cash those points in for gift cards.
Use code “M7PHNC” when signing up to get free points after your first reciept scan.
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Receipt Hog: Another receipt scanning app. Works similarly to Fetch.
Use code “rant7180” when signing up to get free spins on the prize slot machine and earn extra points.
Prime Opinion: This is a survey site where you take surveys to get points that can be cashed in via Paypal or gift cards. They give you free points just for signing up.
Here is the link: https://primeopinion.com/register?ref=998f60c3-12c8-44eb-8978-25d240876257
Paid Viewpoint: This is another survey site. On this site you will always qualify for the surveys you take, with the catch that there are fewer surveys available at a time.
Here is the link: https://paidviewpoint.com/?r=36s8kp
Swagbucks: This is a GPT(get-paid-to) site where you can take surveys, play games, answer daily polls, etc. to earn points that can be cashed in via Paypal or gift cards.
You will earn free points just for signing up with Swagbucks. Here is the link: https://www.swagbucks.com/profile/SunnyJSwag?rp=1
Branded Surveys: This is a GPT site where you can take surveys to earn points that can be cashed in via Paypal. It also has a daily poll where you get a free 5 cents every day.
When you reach the silver medal, you will earn 200 free points and 300 free points for reaching gold. Here is the link: https://surveys.gobranded.com/users/register/JAN91103
