Choosing the right side hustle!

When getting out of debt, people often choose a side hustle. Now if you’re just starting out like myself you may be like:

WHAT THE HECK IS MY SIDE HUSTLE??

I listened to The Ken Coleman Show, who gives you advice about getting your dream job, and what he says is to choose something that you’re good at and that makes you happy. So I thought, why not apply that to my side hustle!

HOW DO I CHOOSE MY SIDE HUSTLE

When thinking of things I’m good at all I could think of is: *I like playing video games
*I like making people laugh
*I enjoy cooking

Then while at work, I decided I was going to grow some plants. For me, Basil is easy to grow and smells awesome! I then thought to myself, I want to try and grow black beans. So I did just that! My manager and a co-worker came over to me the other day and asked me “why aren’t you a Gardener? You definitely have a green thumb!” So they made the decision for me! Gardening was going to be my side hustle.

HOW THE HECK AM I GOING TO DO THIS??

Now you may be thinking to yourself, George It’s fall, how are you going to garden in the fall? To that question I say, I’m not. I’m a planner and the fall and winter will give me long enough to plan how I’m going to make money. Right now, I'm thinking of just growing basil and selling that at my local farmers market.

Once I have a solid plan I’ll make another blog post! What’s your side hustle? Tweet me @DitchinDebtn, I’d love to hear them!

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