Anyone doing anything? I’m kicking around a few ideas but would like to hear any others. I just want to make enough extra to fund my son’s hobbies and family vacations. Lawns, catering, and gigolo all have their +\- and I may do one or all. What do y’all have going?
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Became HVAC certified from Hinds last year. Best call and already recouped tuition and opportunity costs during that year.
Really look into taking night classes for any trade. It gives you a ton of self satisfaction while working a white collar 8-5.
Still doing Accounting - 2005 grad
Really look into taking night classes for any trade. It gives you a ton of self satisfaction while working a white collar 8-5.
Still doing Accounting - 2005 grad
Intrigued as well. I wish I had a skill like this..I’m assuming you’d need to be very handy mechanically to even start this..
Never learned a skill to this extent and I’m kicking myself.
Never learned a skill to this extent and I’m kicking myself.
I've always wanted to learn to weld. I work outside already and wish I had taken better advantage of the record rains we had earlier in the year (time-wise). It's just tough to find any extra time.
I am sure there are options out there for online and you would get a good understanding of the refrigeration cycle. However, you really need to combine that with a few labs on working with a torch and handling the refrigerant.
Also, probably best to never mention to a customer that you became certified from Phoenix.
Feel free to PM me or email with any specific questions. [email protected]
Also, probably best to never mention to a customer that you became certified from Phoenix.
Feel free to PM me or email with any specific questions. [email protected]
Hinds in Pearl has a really good welding program at night. or they did 10 years ago.
There was a welding class at State when I was there, but was only open to one certain major, not sure what that was, but it wasn’t engineering. I’m sure I could’ve contacted the professor and gotten in. After working in different plants as an engineer, I believe welding should be a required course for mechanical engineers.
I've been looking into welding myself. Not really wanting to do any classes, just learn on the fly. I've talked to some folks and read up online and it seems like MIG welding with flux core wire is the easiest to catch on to. Some of you experts can weigh in if that's not true. I know it's only good for milder steel but I'm just wanting to be able to do some random household projects and nothing really heavy duty for now
I used to do some freelance coverage of football, basketball, and baseball games but haven't done it in years because the focus has changed from reporting events to feature articles.
I wish I learned American Sign Language. It'd help me some in my job.
I wish I learned American Sign Language. It'd help me some in my job.
I'm glad you asked. I'm happy to help. Let me tell you about my friend who lost 30 lbs in the first week on this program ***
Ag mechanics taught basic welding. Just entry level mainly to understand how things worked.
It's about learning how the systems work and maybe most importantly, having the right tools. You can do it.
I swear if I could "retire", I'd go somewhere like WyoTech, come back and open my own car repair shop. Running lawn care crews is a ton of work to find someone who cares and wants to work...
I bet that would be awful to do a lot of. I processed 2 of my deer last year, which was the first time I had ever tried. Messy and a pain. Well worth the money to pay someone to do it.
I remember the time my dad made you a generic-looking press pass to get you in high school games.
Not sure how many of these would be interesting, and these are more things I've thought about doing with my kids so they have work that pays a little more and is flexible around their school and other activities:
Installing car and boat radios.
Boat electronics. If you look at most people's boat electronics, it's a 17ing bird's nest of wires. Even "professional" shops will do shoddy stuff. As far as I can tell, just zip tying wires and labeling and heat shrinking your connections will put you in the top 1% of people that do that work.
Upholstery and canvas work.
Glass tinting
Pressure washing. Had a friend that did convenience stores. They want you working at night as much as possible so you're not interfering with their business. He was making probably $60k a year doing that before he got tired of it.
Basically looking at a lot of things where there is just enough investment or learning required that you're not competing against every low wage worker in the world. Also looking at things that would be useful to them and help them avoid spending money on things they might want.
About to try my hand at milling lumber and eventually try some post and beam and/or timber framing projects. Newly retired so it's not really a side hustle.
Just ordered a cheap chainsaw mill to get my feet wet. Got 40 acres of mixed timber doing nothing.
Just ordered a cheap chainsaw mill to get my feet wet. Got 40 acres of mixed timber doing nothing.
Funny that this thread came up today, as I've been thinking the past few days about starting pressure washing on the side (siding/fences/patios/driveways etc.) for folks and small businesses around the area. Obviously would need to upgrade some equipment, and I have a normal 8-5, but been brainstorming how I could make it work.
I know a guy who got a PhD in Welding Engineering at UAB. I'm sure it was more the theoretical side rather than the practical side.
Borrowing $5,000-$10,000 for the equipment you need to start a side-business has kept many a man on the porch. Believe in yourself. Being broke is selfish!
Been looking into this as well. I've debated going the $2k-4K route for portable mill, or just going even smaller and running a portable chainsaw mill.
If you have the tools along with YouTube you can almost do anything. I found termites in one of my walls. Went to Youtube and found video, bought the chemical and did what they demonstrated. My wife wasn't sure so six months later I call to have my house inspected. The inspector said I had them at one time and now I don't. He put my house under contract. It was hard work but I saved a bunch of money. I had a washing machine go out. It would not turn on. I watched a video on how to troubleshoot my machine. It was a sock stuck that was causing the safety mechanism to kick in. I pulled the sock out and it has been working ever since.
I am certainly no expert welder, but I taught myself to MIG weld. It's not hard at all to set up and get started. First welds looked like piles of dog ****, but I got better. I restored two vehicles from the 50's and welded in all the body panels myself, and they are still holding together. Actually got major compliments from the body man I got to paint them. I used a shielding gas rather than flex core. I wish all the you tube videos that are available now were available then.
I would really like to know how to gas weld or TIG weld, but you really need a course for that.
Current hustle: sewing and selling 3D masks (XL only) on etsy. First time doing anything like this. Finding it's a good outlet if you are creative and have a useful skill and a good product. Much like you I started it to support my "hobby" of sewing masks (I was giving away) and it kind of took off.
I have a buddy that retired military and started making bottle openers... sounds pretty simple uh? not so much, he gets $300-500 for some of them and turned his hobby into $$$$.
If you want to see what a $400 bottle opener look like just google: whaleslayer bottle openers by James R Clark
You do something well and you like it, you can find a way to make money.
If you want to see what a $400 bottle opener look like just google: whaleslayer bottle openers by James R Clark
You do something well and you like it, you can find a way to make money.
It's really amazing that there is a market for this. I applaud you for taking advantage of it.
I don't know how amazing it is when people are required to wear them. They gotta come from somewhere. What's amazing is if I really wanted to take advantage of it, I'm pretty sure I could sell them for half again as much as I am now (under $10). What people will pay for them is kinda crazy. But I've got some loyal customers keep coming back. Best one is from Hawaii. Wouldn't be surprised if she was buying them on the low and reselling. That's how many she orders.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GenerousMasks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
Even have some Maroon ones on there for my peoples.
Even have some Maroon ones on there for my peoples.
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