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The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
Lucas and Luna explore the realities of building a second income while holding down a full-time job. Each episode takes a single freelancing scenario—like launching a UX design side-hustle while working in tech support, or selling financial models on Gumroad while employed at a bank—and walks through the numbers: hourly rates, tax implications, non-compete clauses, time budgets. Lucas brings the research, citing Bureau of Labor Statistics data on moonlighting trends, IRS safe harbor rules, and…
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The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While EmployedHow a Grocery Clerk Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Food Cost Consulting
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna break down how a grocery store clerk turned her part-time job into a $5,000-a-month side…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Custodian Built a 6000 Monthly Side Hustle in Building Systems Auditing
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a school custodian turned his intimate knowledge of building systems into a…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Teacher Built a Side Hustle in Educational Escape Rooms
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a middle school science teacher turned her love of puzzles into a $4,000 monthly side hustle designing and running…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Postal Worker Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in Mail Forwarding Consulting
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the story of a postal worker who turned her knowledge of mail forwarding into a…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Flight Attendant Built a 7000 Monthly Side Hustle in Airport Operations Consulting
Episode 50 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast dives into a surprising niche: airport operations consulting for airlines. Lucas and Luna break down how a flight…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Restaurant Server Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Menu Engineering
Episode 49 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna dive into menu engineering — the data-driven art of designing restaurant menus to maximize profit…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Hotel Front Desk Clerk Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Revenue Management Consulting
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a hotel front desk clerk turned her hands-on experience with booking patterns and…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Bank Teller Built a 7000 Monthly Side Hustle in Loan Signing
Lucas and Luna look at how a bank teller turned a routine job skill into a seven-thousand-dollar monthly side hustle as a loan signing agent. They break down…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Barista Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in Coffee Sourcing Consulting
Lucas and Luna break down how a barista with no formal supply chain background turned a passion for coffee into a $4,000-a-month side hustle as a coffee…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Freelancer Built a Virtual Assistant Agency Side Hustle
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a former retail associate turned her knack for scheduling and inbox management…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Graphic Designer Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Notion Template Design
Episode 44 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo dives into the growing niche of Notion template design. Lucas and Luna talk to a graphic designer who…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Former Paralegal Built a Side Hustle in Contract Review
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the side hustle of contract review for small businesses, featuring the story of a former paralegal who turned her…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Postal Worker Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in Mail Forwarding Consulting
Episode 42 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna walk through how a USPS mail carrier turned her knowledge of address standardization, mail class…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Librarian Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Research Consulting
Episode 41 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Librarians have skills that are surprisingly valuable in the business world. Today, Lucas and Luna unpack the…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Teacher Built a Side Hustle in Educational Escape Rooms
Episode 40 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast — Lucas and Luna explore how a middle school science teacher, Sarah Chen, turned her classroom escape room…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Warehouse Worker Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Reverse Logistics
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a warehouse worker turned his knowledge of returns processing into a $5,000 per…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Laundromat Worker Built a 4500 Monthly Side Hustle in Credit Repair
Maria Perez worked the night shift at a 24-hour laundromat near Phoenix. With no college degree and limited internet access at home, she started helping…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Truck Driver Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Freight Audit
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a long-haul truck driver turned his industry knowledge into a $5,000 per month…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Rideshare Driver Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in Logistics Consulting
Episode 36 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast tells the story of Marcus, a rideshare driver who turned his frustration with inefficient delivery routes into a…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Walmart Cashier Built a 6000 Monthly Side Hustle in Inventory Consulting
Episode 35 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast tells the story of Maria, a Walmart cashier in Lubbock, Texas, who turned her knack for spotting inventory…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Dental Hygienist Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in Dental Billing
Episode 34 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore how a dental hygienist named Sarah built a $4,000 per month side hustle in…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Retail Manager Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Data Annotation
Episode 33 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast dives into data annotation — the behind-the-scenes work that trains AI models. Lucas and Luna break down how a…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Customer Support Rep Built a 6000 Monthly Side Hustle in UX Research
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a customer support representative turned her day-job skills into a $6,000 monthly…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Nurse Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Telehealth Triage
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a registered nurse named Sarah turned her clinical experience into a $5,000 per month side hustle in telehealth…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Teacher Built a 3000 Monthly Side Hustle in Grant Writing
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a middle school science teacher turned her knack for persuasive writing into a $3,000 monthly side hustle in grant…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Recruiter Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in Interview Coaching
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Sarah, a corporate recruiter who turned her insider knowledge into a $4,000-per-month interview coaching…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Lab Technician Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in Medical Writing
Episode 28 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna explore how a hospital lab technician turned her detailed knowledge of clinical protocols into a…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Stay-at-Home Parent Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Online Course Creation
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a stay-at-home parent turned a passion for home organization into a $5,000 monthly side hustle by creating and…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Copywriter Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in Web Accessibility Testing
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the growing niche of web accessibility testing as a freelancing opportunity. They…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Freelancer Built a 3000 Monthly Side Hustle in Spreadsheet Consulting
In episode 25 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna talk to Emma, a former retail manager who turned her Excel skills into a $3,000-per-month side…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Part-Time Freelancer Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in AI Prompt Engineering
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the emerging field of AI prompt engineering as a side hustle. They feature a case…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Graphic Designer Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in Notion Consulting
Lucas and Luna dive into the story of a graphic designer who turned her Notion workspace into a $4,000 monthly side hustle by consulting for small business…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Part-Time Insurance Agent Built a $5000 Monthly Side Hustle as a Claims Advocate
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the side hustle of claims advocacy — helping individuals and small businesses navigate insurance claims. They follow…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Part-Time Bookkeeper Built a 4000 Monthly Side Hustle in SaaS Consulting
Episode 21 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast dives deep into how a part-time bookkeeper turned her expertise into a $4,000 monthly side hustle as a SaaS…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
A Part-Time Admin Built a 7000 Monthly Virtual Assistant Side Hustle
Episode 20 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna tell the story of Mia, a part-time administrative assistant making $32,000 a year, who built a…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How an Admin Assistant Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Accessibility Consulting
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the growing field of digital accessibility consulting as a side hustle. They focus on the story of Mia, a former…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How an Accountant Built a 4000 Monthly Tax Prep Side Hustle
Episode 18 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Maria, a staff accountant who built a $4,000 monthly side hustle preparing…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Marketing Manager Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Podcast Editing
Episode 17 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast explores how a marketing manager named Rachel turned her ear for audio into a $5,000 monthly side hustle editing…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Busy Dad Built a 3000 Monthly SEO Side Hustle
Episode 16 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna talk with a listener who built a $3,000 monthly side hustle doing SEO audits for local businesses…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Bartender Built a 3000 Monthly Side Hustle in Resume Writing
Episode 15 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna dive into how a bartender in Austin, Texas turned her knack for editing friends' resumes into…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Marketing Coordinator Built a 5000 Monthly Side Hustle in Email Copy
Lucas and Luna explore how a marketing coordinator named Jenna turned a side gig writing email newsletters into a $5,000 per month recurring revenue stream…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Home Baker Built a 4000 Monthly Digital Product Side Hustle
Episode 13 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna explore how a home baker in Portland turned her sourdough recipes into a $4,000 monthly digital…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Software Developer Built a 6000 Monthly Side Hustle Selling Notion Templates
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the growing market for Notion templates and how a software developer turned a personal productivity system into a…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Part-Time Tutor Built a 3000 Monthly Side Hustle on Preply
Episode 11 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast explores how a part-time tutor turned a few hours on Preply into a $3,000 per month side hustle. Lucas and Luna…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How an IT Support Analyst Built a 10k Monthly Side Hustle in Cybersecurity Auditing
Episode 10 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Miguel Torres, an IT support analyst in Phoenix, Arizona, who built a…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Bookkeeper Built a 4000 Monthly SaaS Side Hustle
Lucas and Luna explore how a part-time bookkeeper turned a mundane data-entry problem into a recurring $4,000 monthly SaaS side hustle — without quitting his…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Former Teacher Built a Six-Figure Consulting Side Hustle
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a former middle school teacher named Jenna built a six-figure consulting side…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How to Find the Right Freelance Platform for You
Episode 7 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast moves beyond the big-name platforms like Upwork and Fiverr. Lucas and Luna dig into how to choose the right…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Nurse Built a 2000 Monthly Medical Writing Side Hustle
In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Priya, a registered nurse in Phoenix who built a $2,000-per-month side…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Part-Time Consultant Billed 100k in 6 Months
Episode 5 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna break down the exact strategy of a real estate agent who built a six-figure consulting side hustle…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Restaurant Server Built a 4000 Monthly Ghostwriting Side Hustle
Episode 4 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Maria, a restaurant server in Austin who built a $4,000-per-month…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
The Noncompete Trap and How to Avoid It Legally
Episode 3 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast digs into one of the scariest gotchas for employed freelancers: the noncompete clause. Lucas and Luna walk through…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Graphic Designer Built a 3000 Monthly Retainer on Upwork
This episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast dives into the story of Maya Chen, a graphic designer who left her full-time agency job and built a $3,000…
- The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed
How a Teacher Built a 5000-a-Month Side Hustle on Fiverr
In this debut episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Sarah Chen, a high school biology teacher who turned her knack…