Grtechguy
Grtechguy PowerDork
6/25/12 5:14 p.m.

Does anyone do moonlighting jobs?
I'm in a spot where I could use some extra income to supplement my day job. Any places besides CL list parttime/short term gigs?

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave MegaDork
6/25/12 5:20 p.m.

I'm an engineer by day, racecar fabricator by night. I do it to pay for my own racing. Keeps me from spending family money on stupid car stuff.

tuna55
tuna55 UltraDork
6/25/12 5:36 p.m.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/moonlighting-contracts/38033/page1/

It's been six months and I've earned almost 7 grand gross - not too bad. A high of $550 per hour and a low of $150 per hour depending. It can work. My case was pretty special, though.

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
6/25/12 5:41 p.m.

Yup, been doing PC/printer repair on the side for several years. Worked out well since my position was eliminated a few weeks ago.

Granted, I live in a small town and rural area, but word of mouth is the only advertising I've done to date. I did about $6k in repair work last year at around $25/hour.

Also, I don't think most people understand the full benefits of incorporating your own business. The tax breaks for the first 5-years are awesome. Our tax returns were 3-4 times greater than they ever had been before, though we certainly have thrown a lot of $$$ into the building we bought(which we're also going to be living in very soon).

DuctTape&Bondo
DuctTape&Bondo Reader
6/25/12 5:41 p.m.

You big and scary? Be a doorman at your local gentleman's club. Some decent money there.

Grtechguy
Grtechguy PowerDork
6/25/12 5:44 p.m.

Nah not that scary....or big.

Farmboy turned IT dork extraordinaire with interested in cars/bikes/etc and not afraid to get my hands dirty. Restaurant work is about the only think I don't want to do.

DuctTape&Bondo
DuctTape&Bondo Reader
6/25/12 5:49 p.m.

Malware and virus removal got me through some lean times. No advertising, just word of mouth, friends of friends.

Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy UltraDork
6/25/12 9:31 p.m.

I told my wife years ago I need a high paying part-time job on Saturdays. Work 4-5 hours and make a couple hundred bucks. She said; yeah, you and a couple million other guys want this job.

My wife's cousin does high end Wedding DJ work and pulls in a good $500-$600 a night. Every Saturday night with a lot of partying people.

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/25/12 9:45 p.m.

How about a bartender? You are pretty close to Bell's right?

Grtechguy
Grtechguy PowerDork
6/25/12 9:59 p.m.

Bell's is 45 minutes to the south. Founders and 5/6 other breweries are much closer.

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/25/12 10:03 p.m.

Well Founders is even better.

mtn
mtn PowerDork
6/25/12 11:01 p.m.

Caddy on weekends if there is a course around you that has it.

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