Let’s face it…being an adult is expensive! The costs associated with being independent and indulgent sure can add up. To help pay the bills, you can find relief by picking up a “side hustle” in addition to your regular day job.
A side hustle is a flexible second job that allows you to make extra money by doing something that you really enjoy. Some side hustles can take on the form of a small business if you’re willing to embrace your entrepreneurial side. While other side hustles require less commitment and allow you to earn extra cash on a more casual basis.
Think you’re ready to take one on? We’re here to help you get started! Below are seven simple ways to start making extra cash.
Pick Up A Delivery Gig
Make your own schedule and some extra cash by becoming an Uber or Lyft driving-partner. No access to a vehicle? Become a rider for a food delivery service like UberEats or Foodora to earn some extra money and keep fit while working. Either service is a great side hustle for those working irregular hours and living in the downtown core. This option is especially great for those who love to ride their bike, it’ll barely feel like work!
Rent Your Car
Owning a car isn’t exactly cheap, especially if it spends a lot of time sitting unused in your driveway or parking spot. Luckily, Turo is here to help you pay for it and all the other things you love! Like Airbnb but for cars, Turo allows you to rent yours to others who might need it. All you’ve gotta do is make a profile, upload some sweet photos of your ride, set your price, and wait for the requests to roll in. The insurance is covered by Turo and you get full control of when and who you rent the car to, so the risk is pretty low — why not let your car start earning money for you?
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Get Paid To Help Others With Everyday Tasks
Ask for Task is a genius way to make some extra money for doing small jobs that others in your area just can’t tackle themselves. Do you have amazing painting skills or impressive cleaning skills? Make extra cash fast with a side hustle as your neighbourhood’s go-to painter or cleaning person.
Sell Beauty Products Online
A great side hustle for those with a beauty obsession is selling products as an Avon or Arbonne representative. You can easily earn extra cash by selling these beauty lines from the comfort of your own home when it’s convenient for you. Bonus – score freebies like product samples and discounts off your own beauty purchases with each company.
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Get Paid For Taking Care Of Others
Sharing is caring and we love Care.com – an online community that connects families and caregivers. As a caregiver, you can register online to connect with households in your area seeking any type of assistance from babysitting to dog walking. Use your skills working with others to make extra cash in your community with a fun (and possibly furry) side hustle as a caregiver.
Dog Sit
If you love animals, this is the perfect side gig for you. Through Rover, you can get paid to play with dogs all day! And that’s not even the best part about it! There’s so much flexibility in this kind of job — you get to pick your own schedule, the services you offer — whether that be boarding, walking, house calls, or daycare — and your dog preference.
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Sell Your Stuff
While this option isn’t something you can do on the regular, it is a great way to earn a little extra cash and clean your house while you’re at it. Almost everything you have can be sold – think gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, furniture, and even electronics. Take your gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories to consignment stores in the city and sell your old furniture on websites like Kijiji or Craigslist.
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Yesterday, Netflix has launched a search to find a handful of talented Canadian photographers. These candidates need to be willing to take on the challenging role of being the eyes and ears for NetflixCA IG followers. This will involve taking them behind the scenes to capture all the magic happening in Canada.
Core Responsibilities:
- Must be willing to travel the country, for a short term, even by dog sled if required
- Be the eyes and ears for NetflixCA followers, capturing the behind-the-scenes action of a Netflix Original, shot here in Canada
- Showcase all of the Canucks that take part in creating entertainment magic, it really does take a village
- Capture the stunning set that is your home and native land
Skills and Requirements:
- Would be willing to go to the End of the F***ing World “For the ‘Gram”
- Willing to take a few days off from their everyday life to celebrate Canada with Netflix
- Personally identifies as the artsy “Jughead” type
- Strong eye for shooting the perfect photograph – can make any opp a photo opp
- Obsessed with Netflix Originals and has a strong love for a throwback series
- Has an insatiable hunger for Netflix content
- Has an appreciation for a successful side hustle (Not the Ozark-style side hustle)
- Can make even make craft services table look like a three-Michelin star Chef’s Table
- Ability to play it cool when in the same room as a celebrity
- Passion for traveling the true north, strong and free
- Will battle demogorgons for an Eleven out of ten shot
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
- Canadian resident 18+ with a public Instagram account, outside of Quebec
Personality Attributes:
- Be as passionate about the role as you are about hockey or a good double-double
- You are a proactive self-starter with the ability to kick your own ass into to action – without Jessica Jones having to do it for you
- Not afraid to get your hands dirty – whether you are holding the handle on the TTC or tree planting in the Okanogan
- Frequently answers the Netflix’s ‘Are you still watching’ question with ‘yes’.
- Instinctively knows to use the Instagram KK2 and KK4 colour filter pack on the Riverdale set and the Vintage pack on Stranger Things
Canadians can apply beginning today until May 11, 2018. To apply, Canadians can:
1. Follow @NetflixCA
2. Tag #GrammastersNorth and @NetflixCA in their Insta-submissions
3. Apply by May 11, 2018 for your chance to be a part of a Netflix production!
Each selected candidate will fill a contracted set photographer role that requires a high level of creativity, an inquisitive, innovative personality and a strong eye for photography. The photographs and videos captured on-set by the Grammasters North will be curated and featured on the Netflix Canada Instagram.
For more information visit grammastersnorth.ca
The Vancouver Courier reports that Parq Vancouver will be hiring people in each of the hotels divisions including the casino, The JW Marriott Hotel, and eight restaurant and lounge concepts. There are openings at all levels from executives to entry-level, with 1,000 positions to be filled.
The hotel is set to open next fall next to BC Place.
Job fairs will be held at BC Place, Gate H on the following dates and times:
Wednesday, June 21
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 15
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, July 17
12 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, August 2
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Click here for more information.
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We summed up some of the worst retail employers to work for in Canada according to employees reviewing their own current and former place(s) of work online, and here’s what we found – some of the reviews are hilarious. LOL.
Guess
With a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.9 stars out of 5 stars Guess fits right in with our list of worst retail employers in Canada. An employee review reads:
“Pressure to sell without commission. Again, no incentives even though there is a high expectation to sell. (You can easily sell over $100,000 worth of merchandise a year for the company and they won’t even buy you lunch- happened to me) Low opportunity for advancement.”
Holt Renfrew
This Canadian luxury giant shockingly makes the list of worst retail employers with a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.9 stars out of 5 stars. An employee review reads:
“Terrible base pay Terrible upper management Unrealistic sale goals Unfair distribution of employees – some are put in high sale areas while others are in very slow and low sale areas making your commission terrible”
American Apparel
Since going bankrupt, American Apparel stores have been looking pretty barren. With a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.9 stars out of 5 stars, it is no wonder this retailer is on its way out. An employee review reads:
“Really strict dress code policies, emails come from head office in LA and apply to all stores (ie. requiring us to leave the door open in -30-degree weather in Montreal), over-hiring and then firing 5 people at the same time.”
Pandora Jewelry
With a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.9 stars out of 5 stars Pandora Jewelry is one of the worst retail employers. Glassdoor.com highlights that the following phrases were each mentioned in 11 different reviews by current/former employees:
“Not a lot of room for growth except to assistant manager or manager” (in 11 reviews) Long hours, unpaid lunches, it would be nice to have a mixed work environment rather than a full team of girls” (in 12 reviews)
“Upper management is all over the place there is a huge disconnect between Headquarters and retails stores” (in 11 reviews)
Forever 21
With a Glassdoor rating of 2.6 stars out of 5 Forever 21 makes our list of one of the worst retail employers. A review by an employee writes:
“Dirt cheap pennies for pay Little hours Favouritism can be ramped so hard work can go unnoticed HR allows a lot of retaliation favouritism The place is constantly an unmanaged unorganized mess that just gives you anxiety as a employee or customer Place is nasty no matter how much u clean Hours are nutts ex-close at nine clean up until midnight Tons and tons of shoplifters that aren’t prosecuted so they run ramped Start out picking clothes up off the floor maintaining a section then maybe cashier- then maybe visual merchandising and you can actually pay bills on your own”
Urban Planet
With a rating of 2.6 stars out of 5 stars on Glassdoor.com men’s and women’s apparel staple, Urban Planet makes our list. One employee review reads:
“Poor management, power hungry, extremely low pay. I worked in the higher volume store and it was just a constant mess. Management never bothered to listen to concerns of the employees nor did they find a solution. It was either leave or be fired.”
Payless
With a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.6 stars out of 5 stars Payless is also one of the worst retail employers. An employee review reads:
“A lot of pressure to meet and exceed UPTs Conversion, and Sales Goals Same work every week – running shipment, promo tagging Work is not evenly distributed, there are some associates who are termed as SMILES leaders that do nothing except serve customers while the other associates do all the work UNFAIR DISTRIBUTION OF WORK – Management does not care about any concerns you have”
Addition Elle
Addition Elle is a Canadian clothing store chain that sells plus-size clothing with a Glassdoor.com rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars they make the cut. A review by an employee reads:
“The clothes are becoming so expensive even with the 50% staff discount they are barely affordable on minimum wage. You need to wear Reitman’s banner store clothing (ie Penningtons, Reitmans). I don’t recommend it long term. Other than the discount there are zero perks for non-management employees. I never got the sense the company actually cared about me, and I was a top performer.”
Nygard
Nygård International is a Canadian clothing brand based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is one of the largest women’s clothing manufacturers and suppliers in the world, with annual sales of over $500 million. Glassdoor.com displays a rating of 1.8 stars out of 5 stars for Nygard, thus making them the worst of the worst on our list. A review by an employee reads:
“Zero work life balance! Chairman is known as a psychotic monster and proves it daily! Company & culture is rampant with verbal abuse, liberal and constant use of profanity, and personal belittlement.
Owner is losing his memory and conflicting directives are a daily norm. Only way to survive in this “culture” is if you don’t come into the owner’s circle of interaction.
People slink away when they see him coming and most won’t even make eye contact with senior managers for fear of being assigned to do something with the owner. Stay away!”
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