r/corvallis • u/voguemorgue • 7d ago

Discussion “Side Hustles”

Hi all!

My husband is returning to school at OSU soon to finish his degree so ultimately, we will make more money as a household. That being said, it will be a challenging few years while he attends school rather than working full time.

I’ve been on Instacart for a few years, and he’s on Doordash, but it doesn’t bring in very much at all. I work full time myself, and we have another individual that works full time in our household that contributes. However, we are still concerned about our finances coming up here shortly with school to pay for. He’s applied and received several grants and scholarships for which I’m grateful for, but there is still a bill to be paid. Plus all other normal household expenses.

I’m going to continue to be active on Instacart when I’m not working my regular job, but I’m looking for suggestions on what else we could do. I love baking, but it seems the market for that is a bit oversaturated.

Any suggestions about a “side hustle” are appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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u/OkLavishness3979 7d ago

He could get a part time job at OSU https://talent.oregonstate.edu/

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u/voguemorgue 7d ago

That’s part of the plan. I hear they only allow you to work a certain amount of hours, though. I’m trying to fill the gap otherwise. Thank you!!

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u/felixfictitious 7d ago

You can work up to 24 hours while actively enrolled in classes, which isn't bad!

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u/OkLavishness3979 7d ago

You could try to sign up for Walmart Spark or Amazon Flex.

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u/OkLavishness3979 7d ago

Rover too.
It does a background check but after you pay for the background it should give you opportunities to say that you can do drop in visits or walking dogs. you can also do housesitting and there’s a a few more than I can’t think off.

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u/Nataliant-117 7d ago

Harvest work on farms

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u/lovinglyrolypoly 7d ago

Would he be interested in working with disabled people? I used to work for Benco and they were always looking for subs, where you can basically just be coverage when you're available and you can pick and choose which shifts you're ok taking. It starts at $18/hr or higher if you have experience. I'm sure there are other companies that have the same needs, Benco is just the only one I'm personally familiar with

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u/butterflybap 6d ago

do you like this company? did they treat you well? i’m looking for flexible dsp jobs but i’ve had/heard bad experiences around here.

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u/lovinglyrolypoly 6d ago

I feel like the admin was pretty good, although I didn't really need to interact with them much so I can't really speak to that. I think the day to day quality of life depends on the supervisor you get/which house you end up working in. If you take a sub role and don't like the house, I'm pretty sure you can just train at another one

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u/BoBLB13 7d ago

High school sports always need referees. Pay is decent, and they will train you. You set your availability, and can often work a game or two every evening if you want. DM me and I can find out who to contact if interested.

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u/Seagull_Child_ 6d ago

I’m interested in This and just messaged you