Side Gigs That Changed My Life

By Jason Connelly

Are you tired of being broke? Tired of juggling bills to make ends meet week after week?
I'm Jason Connelly and I wrote "Side Gigs That Changed My Life" to help you discover Independent Contractor jobs that anyone can do!
I made an additional $800-1200 per month for years before finally walking away from my regular full-time job to become an Independent Contractor full time.
Today I make over $50,000 a year in a fun, flexible career where I make my own schedule.
I will take you through my journey from the beginning and show you how to get started today.
If you need help making extra money to pay your bills, then you can't afford to miss this book.
I receive emails and phone calls almost constantly every single day asking me to take on jobs.
Let me say that again- For the past 7 years, I have received job offers daily, from many different companies.
I receive so many offers that I couldn't possibly do them all.
I just want you to understand that there is work out there for you. Quite frankly- As much of it as you would like.
I can show you the way!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jason Connelly
• Release date: Aug 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005616779

Jason Connelly

Jason Connelly started doing side gigs to earn extra money over 7 years ago. Three years ago, he realized he was turning down so much work that he quit his normal full-time job to continue doing side gigs full time.Today, he makes over $50,000 per year as an independent contractor and is ready to share his knowledge with people who need financial help.

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Are you tired of being broke?

Side Gigs That Changed My Life

Jason Connelly

Copyright © 2020 By Jason Connelly

ISBN: 9781005616779

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my late friend, John Redmond. I never got the chance to share this information with him. He was definitely an entrepreneurial spirit who would have appreciated it, I think. Fly high brother.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: What Types of Jobs are Out There?

Mystery Shops

Fast Food

Casual and Fine Dining

Retail Stores

Car Dealerships/Banks/Apartments

Convenience Stores

Competitive Shops

Hotels/Casinos

Telephone/Internet Shops

Test Taking

Revealed Audits

Retail Store Audits

Gas Station Evaluations

Merchandising

Samples/Sales

Car Insurance Claims

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Property Inspections

Inventory Verifications

Some Other Misc. Jobs

Movie Theatre Checks

Combo Mystery Shop/Revealed Audit

De-Brands

Chapter 2: Is This Business Right For You?

Dress Codes

Grammar Counts

Chapter 3: Where Do I Find These Jobs?

Chapter 4: How Much Money Will I Be Paid?

So, how much money can you make?

Chapter 5: When Do I Get Paid?

Chapter 6: Completing Your Assignment

Guidelines

Attitude

Learning Curve

Printing and Paperwork

Chapter 7: What Do I Do After Completing the Job?

Chapter 8: Scheduling and Routing

Routing

Overnights

Chapter 9: Dealing with Photos

Size Matters

How do you take 640 x 480 pictures?

Should you use a digital camera or a cell phone?

Storing Photos

Chapter 10: Video Shopping

Chapter 11: Safety, Security, and Scams

Safety

Security

Scams

Chapter 12: Equipment

Chapter 13: In Conclusion

Pros

Cons

Introduction

In 2010, my wife and I lived in a nice little 2-bedroom rental house with our 10-year-old daughter. I worked in a technical support call center for about $10 an hour and my wife worked at the local hospital for about the same hourly rate. We both worked at least 40 hours per week. We came home, cooked dinner, helped our daughter with school work, went to bed, got up, and did it all over again.

We did everything we thought we were supposed to do. We worked hard, paid bills, and stayed out of trouble.

Our rent at the time was $450 per month. We juggled utilities, a car payment, groceries, and gas for our cars. Luckily, we didn’t have credit card debt or student loan debt.

Despite our slim lifestyle, however, every two weeks replayed the same nightmare- We paid our bills and had nothing left over until payday.

We borrowed money for groceries. We borrowed money to pay our electric bill, often days before the cut-off date. We went years without car insurance, because we simply couldn’t afford it. I received three tickets for not having car insurance- all while driving to and from work. Those amounted to fines that we also couldn’t afford to pay.

I studied books on money management, but they mainly focused on getting out of debt. We didn’t really have debt. We just didn’t have enough money.

Something had to give.

When you’re that broke, people sometimes think you’re lazy; But, at the time, I believed the best way to save money was to do as little as possible. On my days off every week I would stay home, watch TV, play video games, or sleep because those things didn’t cost money. I knew if I left the house, it would cost me in gas and possibly food if I ate out.

The last straw for me was when we borrowed money from my wife’s cousin to pay our electric bill the day before it was due to be cut off. I remember feeling more embarrassed than I had ever felt. Borrowing money from one of our parents was one thing. Borrowing from other family members was worse. I hated asking for money- HATED IT. I didn’t want to be that guy. I didn’t want other people to look at us and wonder, What are they going to ask for this time?

That year I decided to do something about it. I decided to go outside, pick pecans, and sell them. Our rental house had several pecan trees in the yard and year after year there