So with crypto DOWN, blog income DOWN, my house still rented out and my cost of living very much UP it's time to start thinking about another side hustle....
I mean it's not that urgent, but who knows things may become more urgent over time....
I mean the OBVIOUS thing for me to do to earn more cash is to get my damned house rented out - easy money - and this will be a priority, although I have been saying this for way too long.
SPRING HAS TO BE IT FOR THE HOUSE... RENTED OUT BY LATE SPRING. 8 weeks should be sufficient for me to get this sorted and keep on top of the rest of my life too!
I've got two main ideas about another side hustle....
- TV Extra work/ maybe some modelling...
- Developing one area of advisory expertise and become 'the go-to man'
- BLOG
- CAREER/ CONSULTANCY/ MEDIA
1. TV Extra-ing
This is really as it says on the tin, not a great deal of money in it obviously but I've always fancied it, I've got a certain look that could well suit - i'm thinking old beggar down a side alley in a Dickens drama for example....
2. Educational Xpert...
I've got two thoughts on this....
= DATA LITERACY... MILKING THE RESEARCH METHODS - I think there's a real need for this, basically critical data awareness... trusting people to be sceptical of their sources and getting people to think about what questions they should be asking about the information they are being fed!
= SOCIAL POLICY.... MILKING THE MP JOB - HOUSING being the obvious choice! OR AI/ TECH/ CAREERS ADVICE.... - Housing - there's an obvious end-point or job in this, same for careers advice which ties in with my teaching history, and getting people to think about AI obvs ties in with the data!
I'm also interested in both of these, it's just a matter of thinking through how exactly I can bring in an extra little side income through blogging/ writing - or if that is even possible?
3. Full-on retraining
I'm thinking here maybe as a financial adviser, maybe something ECO, maybe a geologist. I may save this for a few years, give me something to do in my 70s!
NB Full on retraining is different to the above.....
4. Developing the sociology blog further...
There is still stuff I can do here... video tuition being the obvious thing, maybe revision games, I just feel kinda swamped TBH!
5. Being clear about things I am interested in that probably won't ever make me any money....
Or I could call this 'Fun Stuff' - VERY unlikely to make me any cash...
- "WHO GETS A PIECE OF YOU LONG SHOT!!!
- "Permaculture shazazzle....
Final Thoughts...
Just written as a brain storm to give me a little clarity!