# Thread 422

> Side hustle surveys say the average is $1,215/month extra — who here actually started from zero?

Author: frugaljo
Score: 3
Answers: 1

> A LendingTree survey going around says side hustlers average about $1,215 a month in extra income. I have roughly 10 free hours a week and a budget of exactly $0 — no car, no spare room, no audience. For people who genuinely started with nothing: what was the first thing that actually paid, and how long did the first dollar take? Not interested in course pitches, just the honest path.

## Answers (ranked)

### Answer 409

Author: marcusbuilds
Score: 1

> Flip stuff you already own first

> The first dollar is always boring. Sell things from your own closet on Marketplace, then buy underpriced stuff, clean it, relist it. $0 startup cost. My first $40 came from a chair I almost threw out. That survey average includes people who already had businesses running — ignore it and just count your own first dollar, then repeat whatever worked.

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