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Suggestions for second job from home?

Clyde_Simpleton

Clyde_Simpleton

Aug 24, 2015
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Richmond, VA
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I work full-time in hvac and this time of the year we are really busy so I don't have regular hours. One day I could work 7-3:30 and the next I could work 12 hours or more. Rarely do I work Sundays but I will work the occasional Saturday so it's difficult for me to find a part-time job when my hours vary so much. I'm not looking for a get rich pyramid scheme and I won't be a telemarketer. I'm just looking for suggestions for part-time work from home to make a little bit of extra cash. Does anyone have any ideas?
 
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Since you know HVAC, maybe something to do with those skills?

Maybe you have access to good, used parts you can sell online.

Or, Neighborhood handyperson helping out the elderly or too-busy families.

Difficult to run any type of business when you can't be consistent with your hours.
 
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I know you can mess around with fiver, and do random stuff for five bucks online. Some guy managed to achieve an income that started from an "I will record myself saying any sentence you want me to for five bucks." But for the most part it's more professional stuff.

That being said, it's not for everybody, myself included.

If you've got spare cash, investing it into stuff can be good. I know some who collect and trade coins. It doesn't have to be coins, it can be stocks or anything really.

If you want to do something, you could try to make something that you could eventually sell. Fermented vegetables like Kimchi and sauerkraut are big in health circles, as are kvass (apparently), kumbucha. Honestly, I can't stand any of it so I steer clear, but you could conceivably put anything into mason jars and sell it at farmer's markets. Same with wood crafts, if you're in HVAC you're the handy type compared to me, and the last time I got dragged through a local arts and crafts market I couldn't help but realize how easy the stuff would be to make yourself. A guy with your knowledge could definitely figure out how to make cribbage boards shaped like a race course or some piece of cheeky plywood cutout folk art or a fretless guitar made with a piece of oak and an old oil can. Sure, it's not guaranteed income, but if you've got a slow day you could definitely put time into making something like that and eventually put some of it out to market or sell to somebody who would go there anyways.
 
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My wife does some part-time work from home with a company called Rev. The job is to do transcriptions of spoken audio recordings (seminars, interviews, lectures, etc). As long as you're a decent typist and have a laptop/internet connection, you can do it. It's not designed to make you a lot of money, but it's good for some extra gas/grocery cash.
 
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friskinator said:
My wife does some part-time work from home with a company called Rev. The job is to do transcriptions of spoken audio recordings (seminars, interviews, lectures, etc). As long as you're a decent typist and have a laptop/internet connection, you can do it. It's not designed to make you a lot of money, but it's good for some extra gas/grocery cash.
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In the same vein, I worked for our local community college recording text books for disabled folks who learn better with audio than reading. It was meager in pay ( in point of fact I volunteered because I was doing it for my girl friend at the times sister who needed this service )

Doordash drivers can make a fair bit. A couple of my staff do it on the weekends. One of them was an Uber driver before Doordash. Juve' quite that job. His stores and impression of the company over-all were not good.

YMMV
 
#8
Never looked into any of them but i see a lot of ads looking for from home customer service people in all manner of fields. Perhaps there’s a need for an HVAC customer service rep someplace?
 
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If you're into this type of thing, people will pay good money for car detailers. Only need basic equipment, some space in your driveway, modest skills and a goodly amount of OCD.

My teacher buddy does this in the summer months and has gotten to the point that he's a full-service car-selling concierge as well. Give him your car and your price, he'll safety it, detail it, list it and pocket any difference on what he sells it for. He does a half dozen cars a summer and has been doing so for a few years. Averages about $1500 per car. He got his start by detailing and "conceirging" for an elderly neighbor who wanted to sell his older Bentley. Word of mouth has given him most of his business - he's a hit amongst the old folks, especially the old widowed dollies.
 

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