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Rules I Made Up

Rules I Made Up

All Rules I Made Up articles from Everyday Hustle Jeff.

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Survey Paid Less Than the One That Dumped Me

The disqualification survey paid a fifty-cent consolation credit. The one I finished paid thirty-eight cents. That is...

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The Rule I Added After John Almost Cost Me

John called mid-delivery with a conspiracy theory. I nearly missed the drop-off. Now I have a rule about picking up t...

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The Survey Site That Logged Me Out Mid-Question

A survey site logged Jeff out at question 14 of 17, three times, and he kept going back. Here's the rule he made up a...

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The Roblox Money I Almost Counted as Real

Robux converted to actual dollars look bigger than they are, and I spent twenty minutes treating eleven bucks like a ...

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If It Needs a Second Person, It Is Not a Side Hustle

Jeff's self-imposed rule about solo hustles, born from one bad partnership pitch and a whiteboard he still hasn't era...

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Write It Down or It Did Not Happen

Jeff's one-rule accounting system is a Notepad file from 2010 and a bad memory — turns out that's enough to catch you...

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The Two-Week Rule I Break Constantly

Jeff's two-week rule for side hustles sounds reasonable until he lists all the times he ignored it — which is most of...

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The Survey Money I Spent Before It Cleared

Jeff spent a survey payout before it cleared, learned nothing useful, and did it again three weeks later. A small sto...

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Do Not Buy the Gear Before the First Dollar

There is a ring light in a box in my kitchen that has never been opened. It cost less than what it taught me, which is the only defence I have.

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Never Start a Hustle You Cannot Quit on a Tuesday

The most useful rule I have is about exits, not entries. If stopping requires a conversation, it is not a side thing anymore.

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Rules I Made Up That Turned Out to Be Wrong

The whiteboard has crossed-out sections for a reason. Four rules I was confident about, and what actually happened when I followed them.

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