TRASH TALK My side hustle is so successful I make $650k a year & quit my full-time job – it’s America’s simplest business
A BUSINESSMAN has revealed he made $650,000 a year after quitting his job for his cleaning-inspired side hustle.
Brian Winch started collecting trash during the 1980s as a way to make some extra cash before pursuing the role full time.
Winch described the side hustle as “America’s simplest business”.
He told Vital Dollar that he helped his dad pick up the rubbish when he was little to earn some extra cash.
He pursued his cleaning side hustle in 1981 as he wasn’t happy with his full-time job.
Winch said: “I didn’t have much money to invest, a college education or special skills, so my options were limited.”
The thrifty businessman revealed he raked in around $650,000 a year and charged his customers up to $50 an hour.
He was inspired by his dad who picked up rubbish before work each morning.
Winch added: “I remembered it being almost as easy to do as going for a walk – and making money.”
He made more money cleaning than in his full-time job after just two months.
He now shares his expertise with budding entrepreneurs considering about pursuing a similar career.
Winch said that there are low costs attached to a clean side hustle, adding that you only need to invest in a “vehicle, broom, and litter collection tool”.
He added: “You don’t need any specific skills or experience.”
And, he suggested that the side hustle can be accommodated around a full-time job.
He revealed that businesspeople will become “profitable” as soon as they find their first customer.
Winch also said there are opportunities to scale up a cleaning-inspired side hustle.
He said: “You can operate this business as a simple one-person operation or recruit an army of people to do the cleaning for you.”
The Sun revealed how Jason Sadler raked in around $500,000 a year from his side hustle of wearing t-shirts.
He founded the company IWearYourShirt and decided to launch the venture during the 2008 recession.
‘NEW IDEAS’
He told the site Wandering Aimfully that he wanted to get paid for wearing t-shirts for a living.
Sadler worked with thousands of companies, including giants such as Starbucks and Pizza Hut where he promoted their business.
The businessman, a former graphic designer for the ATP tour, came across the idea while working with his business partner on their web design company.
He told Forbes: “A new idea popped into my head. An idea that eventually would consume my thoughts day in and day out.
“I wanted to get paid to wear T-shirts. I had tasted the creative freedom of working for myself but this was an idea that was mine alone.”
Influencer Bryan Tate said he can earn thousands thanks to his “bird dog” side hustle.
A bird dog is someone who tries to locate properties for real estate investors.
Bryan revealed that you only need a notebook, pen, and cell phone.
He called on people to be on the lookout for homes and properties that seem in distress.
This means looking for homes with chipped paint, high grass, or any other parts of the property that may need repair.
Pastor Joel Young, who was struggling under a mountain of debt, has raked in more than $1million thanks to his voiceover side hustle.
The brainwave came after Joel hired a voiceover actor for a church project, who charged $10 through the Fiverr freelance marketplace.
Joel revealed that he tends to create over 50 videos a month and claims to have earned $1.5million in the five years that he’s used Fiverr.
And, one savvy entrepreneur reportedly made $15,000 a month by reselling cheap products on Amazon for huge profits.