Let's talk about side hustles that actually make money

Let's talk about side hustles that actually make money during an economic downturn. Mobile notarys and loan signing agents could see more business if mortgage rates fall, home sales start increasing. There's a housing bubble and a lot of a lot of people need to buy or sell a home really quickly. If you can work like real estate photography into this as well, then you can really make bank. I would like to note that I have done the mobile notary thing before and it is super easy. But outside of mortgages, people that need a mobile notary like at odd hours or in weird places can be kind of skin. Only did this for a couple years because I wound up in a lot of places that I had no business being by myself. Sometimes businesses will cut permanent staff, but still contract people to come in and do their bookkeeping. So if you have like quick books experience or payroll experience or accounts receivable, you might start thinking about how you can position or market yourself for those kind of gigs. The same thing goes for tax prep. Apply and prepare is a really interesting one. Most stores, dryers and things like that only have a couple of moving parts if they're not some of those companies connected to your Wi-Fi. And you can find instructions online on how to fix most problems. My husband and I have fixed many of our own appliances and we're kind of stupid. It's generally not hard and parts are usually pretty cheap. It just takes some trouble shooting. Someone is giving away a broken oven or whatever for free. What's the harm in taking it apart and seeing if you can fix the issue? The economy gets worse, people will start buying more used than new goods. You can do this with low moers and weed eaters as well. Our first low moer was dumped on the side of the road like a puppy. And we just clean the carburetor and sharpened the blades and it lasted us an additional seven years. Similarly, if you have any kind of car repair knowledge, you can start offering your services around your neighborhood. The older a car is, the easier it is to work on and anybody can teach themselves how to do an oil change in an afternoon. A lot of cars, especially those like pre-2015 are made to be worked on by some person. And there are instructions online on how to fix most issues for most vehicles. I'm all the time popping on YouTube to figure out how to charge my mini's air conditioner or see which fuse might be the culprit of all of my wells. Not many people actually know how to do things with their hands anymore. So it's a good area to get into. You know how to sew, that might be a good idea as well. Like you can replace a button or patch a pair of jeans with a hole in the knee. That's not hard either, but a lot of people just don't know how to do it. If you're more than using your brain, tuturing is an option. Families will cut vacations way before they cut out SAT prep. Eldercare is also not going away. Our population continues to age regardless of the economic conditions. But there's still going to be a need for someone to sit with grandma or take grandpa to the apothecary. Come back for the next part and I will tell you the side hustles that are probably not going to do well in a recession.