A full-time government employee with multiple side hustles shares his top passive income hits and flops

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William Butterton has experimented with a handful of side hustles, from selling playing cards to placing ATMs.

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I make around $6,000 a month from my photo booth side hustle. It's on track to replace my corporate income.

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Michael Sim.

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5 experienced side hustlers share their breakthrough advice for finding success

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I'm a 62-year-old paralegal who turned my needlepoint hobby into a side hustle. Gen Z are some of my best customers.

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Kevin Lustik doing needlepoint
Kevin Lustik is a New York City-based needlepoint artist.

Kevin Lustik

I make around $10,000 a month in revenue from my Amazon side hustle. It's still a good time to get started.

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Michael Strahl.

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Everyone now has the keys to the side hustle kingdom. Now comes the great leveler: Creativity.

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Priscilla, Tina, and Priyanshi Bansal with their vibe-coded apps.
Priscilla Tina and Priyanshi Bansal are two of many people who have monetized vibe-coded apps.

Priscilla Tina, Priyanshi Bansal

The side-hustle bug bit Priscilla Tina in college.

I was a broke American living in New Zealand. A viral TikTok turned my taco stand into 3 restaurants.

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Sean Yarbrough eating tacos
Sean Yarbrough owns three restaurants.

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I made $37,000 assembling Ikea furniture last year. It gave me the flexibility to run my own business and farm.

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Sandra Navarro, who assembles furniture for Taskrabbit, wears a purple t-shirt and dark baseball cap while posing against a beige background.
Sandra Navarro said she has carved out a niche on Taskrabbit, assembling dressers from Ikea.

Sandra Navarro

I took a gap year from college and lived out of my car. I then launched a side hustle that has turned into a lucrative career.

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Kit Huffman peeking out of the roof of her car
The author took a gap year to live out of her car and start a side hustle.

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A full-time engineer with multiple side hustles found the most passive one: ATMs and vending machines earn him $1,500 a month for a few hours of work

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William Butterton is a full-time engineer who does ATM and vending placement on the side.

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