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The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed

The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed

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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 specific case studies of freelancers who built independent income streams without quitting. Luna pushes back on the rosy narratives, asking hard questions about burnout, health insurance gaps, and employer retaliation. Past conversations have dissected the economics of Fiverr vs. Upwork, the legality of using a work laptop for side projects, and the real probability of turning a $500/month side gig into full-time income. This show is for the employee who already has a side project idea—or a stack of half-finished ones—and wants a sober, data-driven conversation about whether it makes sense. Not motivational fluff, not get-rich-quick promises: just two people working through the math and the trade-offs. What does it actually take to earn $1,000 a month on the side without risking your day job? #SideHustle #FreelancingWhileEmployed #SecondIncome #Moonlighting #NonCompeteClause #TaxPlanning #Fiverr #Upwork #GigEconomy #Burnout #TimeManagement #FinancialIndependence #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Business #SideGig #FreelanceLife Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How a Librarian Built a 6000 Monthly Side Hustle in Research Consulting

    How a Librarian Built a 6000 Monthly Side Hustle in Research Consulting
    Jun 30 2026
    Episode 83 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna break down how a public librarian in Portland built a $6,000/month side hustle doing freelance research consulting for startups, authors, and nonprofits. They walk through the specific steps: how she identified her niche (competitive intelligence for small tech companies), set her pricing ($75/hour, then $150/hour for rush jobs), and landed her first client via a cold email that mentioned a competitor's product launch. The episode covers the tools she uses (Google Scholar, Statista, Airtable), the common pitfalls (scope creep, over-delivering), and why research skills are undervalued in the freelance market. No fluff, just a concrete playbook for turning a hidden skill into recurring income. Perfect for anyone who's ever thought, 'I'm good at finding things out — could that be a business?' #SideHustle #ResearchConsulting #LibrarianHustle #FreelanceResearch #CompetitiveIntelligence #MarketResearch #Portland #FreelancingWhileEmployed #SecondIncome #Careers #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #SideHustleCareer #ResearchSkills #PricingStrategy #ColdEmailing #ScopeCreep Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
  • How a Nurse Built a 12000 Monthly Side Hustle in Telehealth Triage Auditing

    How a Nurse Built a 12000 Monthly Side Hustle in Telehealth Triage Auditing
    Jun 29 2026
    Episode 82 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna break down how a registered nurse turned her clinical experience into a $12,000 monthly side hustle auditing telehealth triage calls. They walk through the specific skills she leveraged, the certification she needed, the platforms she used to find clients, and the biggest mistake she made in year one. If you have a professional certification in healthcare or any regulated field, this episode gives you a repeatable framework for turning your expertise into a high-value consulting side income without quitting your day job. #NurseSideHustle #TelehealthAuditing #HealthcareConsulting #ClinicalExperience #RemoteWork #SideIncome #ProfessionalServices #AuditConsulting #HealthcareCareers #Nursing #Telehealth #MedicalAuditing #SecondIncome #Careers #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #SideHustle Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
  • How a Teacher Built a 15000 Monthly Side Hustle in Curriculum Design

    How a Teacher Built a 15000 Monthly Side Hustle in Curriculum Design
    Jun 29 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a public high school teacher named Jenna leveraged her classroom expertise to launch a side hustle creating custom curriculum materials for homeschooling families and micro-schools. Starting with a single $500 contract with a local co-op, she scaled to $15,000 per month within 18 months by focusing on project-based learning units and aligning them to state standards. Lucas breaks down the three-step process: identifying the underserved homeschooling niche, packaging existing lesson plans into sellable modules, and building distribution through Facebook groups and teacher conferences. Luna challenges whether this relies too much on personal branding, and they discuss the risks of intellectual property ownership when using school-district resources. The episode also covers pricing strategies, the importance of diversifying subjects to avoid seasonality, and how Jenna transitioned from side hustle to full-time curriculum designer in June 2026. If you are a teacher or educator looking to monetize your skills without leaving the classroom entirely, this episode offers a concrete roadmap. #CurriculumDesign #SideHustle #Teachers #Homeschooling #MicroSchools #ProjectBasedLearning #StateStandards #Freelancing #Education #PassiveIncome #CareerChange #Teaching #LessonPlans #EducatorIncome #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers #SecondIncome Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    10 mins
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