Who doesn't want passive income? Everyone dreams of having one. But how you go about getting it is the hard part.

So how do you get started? It depends on your starting point, your interests, and your long-term goals.

We've covered a ton of passive income in the show before (really more like time-leveraged income).

But today I'll be grouping them into four different types of passive income. This will help you figure out which one makes the most sense for you.

Tune in to Episode 672 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

 * the 4 types of passive income you can start building today
 * real-life examples from people who turned everyday assets into income streams
 * practical tips to save money, earn on autopilot, and take back control of your time

Full Show Notes: 4 Types of Passive Income to Stop Trading Time for Money [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/types-of-passive-income/]

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672: 4 Types of Passive Income to Stop Trading Time for Money

12 years. 670+ episodes. Countless side hustle success stories.

It’s been a wonderful ride with The Side Hustle Show, and this week, I’m sharing 12 of the biggest side hustle ideas that have stood the test of time.

The first 10 ideas originally aired in our 500th milestone episode back in 2022. And for this 2025 edition, I’ll be back at the end with two fresh lessons that have emerged over the past few years.

Tune into Episode 670 of the Side Hustle show to learn:

 * timeless strategies successful side hustlers swear by
 * simple tweaks that can give new growth and revenue streams
 * how to stay adaptable and keep winning, no matter how the game changes

Full Show Notes: 12 Big Ideas From 12 Years of The Side Hustle Show [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/12-big-ideas/]

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671: 12 Big Ideas From 12 Years of The Side Hustle Show

Anthony and Jhanilka Hartzog erased $114k of debt in 23 months.

The side hustling couple [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustles-for-couples/] were making good money at their day jobs, but realized there's only so much you can cut from your budget.

That’s when they turned to the income side of the equation and started a ton of different side hustles.

They picked up second jobs at their gym, rented out their car on Turo [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/turo-review/], dogsitted [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/dogsitting/], and -- inspired by my episode with Chris Schwab [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/local-service-business/], they started a residential cleaning business called Maids2Match.com [https://maids2match.com/].

Today, that business is doing $20-25k in sales a month, with other people doing the cleaning. Anthony and Jhanilka are fully in business-owner mode, dedicating just a few hours a week to it.

You can follow along with their journey on Instagram @thehartrimony [https://www.instagram.com/thehartrimony/].

Tune in to hear:

 * how they got this business off the ground while working full-time
 * how they find reliable cleaners
 * the marketing tactics that are paying off

Full Show Notes: Listener Success Story: From Idea to 6-Figure Side Hustle [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/6-figure-cleaning-business/]

New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! [https://hustle.show/]

Sponsors:

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OpenPhone [https://www.openphone.com/sidehustle] — Streamline and scale your customer communications with Open Phone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/sidehustle [http://www.openphone.com/sidehustle].

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438: Listener Success Story: From Idea to 6-Figure Side Hustle (Greatest Hits)

With Mother's Day coming up, I wanted to share some of the best advice and lessons I got from mom growing up. Most of the time, this was pretty literal advice, but I found a lot of it has a broader application to entrepreneurship.

Mom has always been probably my biggest advocate and supporter. For background, she essentially had a couple different careers, first in nursing [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustles-for-nurses/] and then as a library assistant.

(At the library, she actually helped me get one of my first jobs in high school.)

Lots of wisdom I hope to be able to pass along to our little ones!

And if you like this format, be sure to check out the companion list/episode on dad's advice [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/dad-advice/]!



Full Show Notes: Mom Advice: 10 Life Lessons from Mom [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/best-mom-advice/]

New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! [https://hustle.show/]

Sponsors:

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OpenPhone [https://www.openphone.com/sidehustle] — Streamline and scale your customer communications with Open Phone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/sidehustle [http://www.openphone.com/sidehustle].

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Mom Advice: 10 Life Lessons from Mom (Greatest Hits)

What if you could turn your love of travel into an extra income stream and build a travel advising side hustle that fits your life?

Bailey Richert is back on the show to pull back the curtain on how you can do it too.

You might remember Bailey from one of our early episodes [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/create-market-sell-first-online-course/], where we talked about building an online course business. Today, we’re switching gears to talk about her newest side hustle: helping people plan epic trips as a travel advisor.

Bailey runs UnlistedTravel.com [https://unlistedtravel.com/] and MakeTravelYourJob.com [https://maketravelyourjob.com/], and she's managed to create a flexible, low-overhead business doing something she’s genuinely passionate about.

Listen to Episode 670 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

 * how travel advisors actually get paid
 * what it takes to set yourself up for success in this field
 * creative ways to find clients

Full Show Notes: $1000/mo Helping People Plan Trips: Inside the Travel Advising Side Hustle [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/travel-advising/]

New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here [https://hustle.show/]!

Sponsors:

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OpenPhone [https://www.openphone.com/sidehustle] — Get 20% off of your first 6 months!

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670: $1000/mo Helping People Plan Trips: Inside the Travel Advising Side Hustle

The Piggyback Principle is a business idea framework that looks at popular market trends or “ecosystems” and seeks ways to support or supplement those trends.



It’s a faster way to start a business because you can capitalize on what’s already hot with an additional or complementary product or service.



Basically, your side hustle can ride piggyback on a larger business or trend. You could even say that my now-retired shoe-business [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/shoesniper-postmortem/] was a piggyback business on the e-commerce trend and the comparison shopping trend.



It’s a concept I first wrote about 10 years ago, but at that time, I took a pretty narrow view by just talking about marketplace trends.



At that time, it was things like the rise of WordPress, or the popularity of the Paleo diet.



Now, I’ve broken this principle into three stages:

 1. Idea generation
 2. Startup creation
 3. Marketing/growth



And to make this practical, I’m bringing in real-world examples from fellow entrepreneurs who’ve used this approach to build real businesses.



Here are the new and updated trends for the Piggyback Principle in 2025.



Full Show Notes: The Piggyback Principle: The “Lazy” Way to Build a Successful Side Hustle [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/the-piggyback-principle/]



New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here [https://hustle.show/]!



Sponsors:



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OpenPhone [https://www.openphone.com/sidehustle] — Get 20% off of your first 6 months!

Gusto [https://gusto.com/sidehustle] — Get 3 months free of the leading payroll, benefits, and HR provider for modern small businesses!



669: The Piggyback Principle: The “Lazy” Way to Build a Successful Side Hustle

When you think of side hustles, flipping 2,000-year-old Roman coins probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind.



But for Dean Kinzer, what started as a nod to his dad’s hobby turned into a $86k/year side hustle, one built around history, storytelling, and a very specific type of collector.



Dean runs KinzerCoins.com [https://www.kinzercoins.com/] and The Ancient Coin Hour on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheAncientCoinHour], where he shares his love for ancient coins and educates others who are curious about the space.



Here’s how he did it.



Tune in to Episode 668 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:



 * how Dean turned a collector’s passion into real income
 * why ancient coins are the ultimate niche product
 * the low-risk strategies he used to build an $80k side hustle



Full Show Notes: How I Built an $80k/year Side Hustle in an Obscure Niche [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/ancient-coins/]



New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here [https://hustle.show/]!



Sponsors:



Mint Mobile [https://mintmobile.com/sidehustle] — Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month!

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OpenPhone [https://www.openphone.com/sidehustle] — Get 20% off of your first 6 months!

Gusto [https://gusto.com/sidehustle] — Get 3 months free of the leading payroll, benefits, and HR provider for modern small businesses!

668: How I Built an $80k/year Side Hustle in an Obscure Niche

What are the best side hustle trends you should look out for in 2025?



These might impact what business you start and how you think about scaling it.



And to help me out is a longtime friend and a friend of the show, Spencer Haws from NichePursuits.com. [https://www.nichepursuits.com/]



He’s been covering online side hustles even longer than I have.



Almost all our content starts from the question of, "How do I make extra money?" To answer that, it’s important to know where the market’s been, where it is, and where it’s potentially going.



Tune in to Episode 667 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:



 * what side hustles are thriving right now and which ones are fading
 * why email, AI, and even eBay are making big comebacks
 * how to future-proof your hustle in a rapidly changing digital world



Full Show Notes: 10+ Side Hustle Trends for 2025 [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustle-trends/]



New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here [https://hustle.show/]!



Sponsors:



Mint Mobile [https://mintmobile.com/sidehustle] — Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month!

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OpenPhone [https://www.openphone.com/sidehustle] — Get 20% off of your first 6 months!

Gusto [https://gusto.com/sidehustle] — Get 3 months free of the leading payroll, benefits, and HR provider for modern small businesses!





667: 10+ Side Hustle Trends for 2025

What if you could make $300 an hour filming short videos with your phone … and you didn’t need a single follower to get started?



That’s the side hustle Megan Collier [https://www.megancollierugc.com/] carved out for herself with UGC (user-generated content).

Think of it as getting paid to create authentic-looking social media content for brands, even if you're not an influencer.



And she’s not alone. Brands are hungry for this stuff.



In just a couple of years, Megan built her side hustle into a six-figure income stream and quit her day job in 2023.



Let’s take a look at how she did it, and how you can, too.



Tune in to Episode 666 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

 * how Megan landed her first $750 UGC deal in 10 days.
 * the exact outreach strategies she used to book brand clients.
 * how she scaled to $300/hour and replaced her 9-to-5 income.



Full Show Notes: $300/hr as a Content Creator, w/ No Audience Required [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/ugc/]



New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here [https://hustle.show/]!



Sponsors:



Mint Mobile [https://mintmobile.com/sidehustle] — Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month!

Indeed [https://indeed.com/sidehustleshow] – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post!

OpenPhone [https://www.openphone.com/sidehustle] — Get 20% off of your first 6 months!

Gusto [https://gusto.com/sidehustle] — Get 3 months free of the leading payroll, benefits, and HR provider for modern small businesses!

666: $300/hr as a Content Creator w/ No Audience Required

Josh Belk is a full-time college student, he works full-time in web design, and in what little spare time, he’s started a $6,000 a month mobile detailing business with his younger brother.



This idea came about when Josh connected the dots between obsession and opportunity.

On the obsession side, Josh would always see his brother out in the driveway cleaning his car.



On the opportunity side, he received an email about business ideas [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/ideas/] anyone could start, and mobile car washing was one of them.



He asked his brother if he wanted to team up to see if they could make some money cleaning cars — and with that, Belk Mobile Detailing [https://www.belkmobiledetailing.com/] was born.



Tune in to hear the full podcast episode to hear how the pair:

 * landed their first mobile detailing customers
 * price their service
 * stand out from the competition



Full Show Notes: Zero to $6k a Month With a Mobile Detailing Business [https://www.sidehustlenation.com/mobile-detailing/]



New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here [https://hustle.show/]!



Sponsors:



Mint Mobile [https://mintmobile.com/sidehustle] — Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month!

Indeed [https://indeed.com/sidehustleshow] – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post!

OpenPhone [https://www.openphone.com/sidehustle] — Get 20% off of your first 6 months!

Gusto [https://gusto.com/sidehustle] — Get 3 months free of the leading payroll, benefits, and HR provider for modern small businesses!



Zero to $6k a Month With a Mobile Detailing Business (Greatest Hits)

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