Chapter 1
Joining the Side-Hustle Game
IN THIS CHAPTER
Defining a side hustle
Matching side hustles with your own aspirations
Linking side hustles and the gig economy
Looking at side hustles for all ages and life situations
If you’re thinking about jumping into a side hustle — or if you’ve already taken the plunge — you’re not alone! According to a study reported on Side Hustle Nation (www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustle-statistics), 45 percent of working Americans — around 70 million people! — had at least one side hustle going. Even better: Another 60 million were thinking about jumping into the side-hustle game.
Side hustles aren’t only popular in the United States either. According to an article paid for by GoDaddy appearing on the USA Today website (www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/godaddy/2017/12/12/how-people-side-hustling-around-globe/108532604), 54 percent of people in the United Kingdom, another 54 percent of people in Singapore, and an astounding 77 percent of people in the Philippines had side hustles.
Side hustles are all the rage, all around the world. But what ...
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