Testing Joshua's Side Hustle Claims

Objective

• Test Joshua's claim: Earn $500 in 24 hours using side hustles on your phone.
• If successful, eat an onion and give away earned money to a random commenter.

Side Hustle Attempts

1. Human Microbes

• Description: Get paid for stool donations.
• Result: Only available for the USA and Canada; not applicable for Europeans.

2. iStock by Getty Images (iAM)

• Description: Sell authentic imagery; some images can sell for $350.
• Process:
  • Upload travel photos (150 photos uploaded).
  • Wait for potential buyers.
• Update: No purchases made yet, but received 17 likes and a new follower (Diego).

3. Papa (Virtual Friend)

• Description: Get paid to be a virtual friend for lonely people.
• Issue: Requires a US phone number, not applicable for international users.

4. Advertisement (Upside App)

• Description: Cashback for everyday purchases; mainly benefits on gas.
• Issue: Not feasible for those without a car.

5. Field Agent (Be My Eye in Holland)

• Description: Perform tasks for businesses (e.g., store audits).
• Task: Audit tomatoes in a grocery store.
• Process:
  • Take multiple photos of tomatoes, prices, barcodes, etc.
  • Faced issues (phone battery dying, employee suspicion).
• Outcome: Mission completed, earned $5.

6. Study Pool

• Description: Sell study notes and documents to students.
• Issue: Not applicable for non-students.

7. Thumbnail Creation

• Description: Create thumbnails for YouTube videos.
• Issue: Not applicable as the YouTuber outsources their thumbnails.

8. Lime Scooters

• Description: Collect and charge Lime scooters.
• Issue: Not available in Amsterdam.

9. Low Content Books

• Description: Sell journals, coloring books, etc.
• Solution: Sell existing Monk Mode Notion template
• Action: Promote Monk Mode template.

Additional Side Hustles Tested

10. Toloka

• Description: Micro-tasks (e.g., labeling photos for AI).
• Earnings: Up to $5 per hour.

11. Google Opinion Rewards

• Description: Answer surveys.
• Earnings: $0.10 - $0.50 per survey, low potential ($1-$2 per week).

12. Be My Eye / Field Agent

• Description: Store tasks/audits.
• Earnings: $10-$20 per hour (potentially $80-$160 per day).

Conclusion

• Main Point: Earning $500 in one day is challenging but not impossible.
• Outcome: Earned $180 in one day; gave away money to a random commenter.
• Final Thoughts: Some side hustles genuinely work with effort.

Miscellaneous

• Bought tomatoes unnecessarily.
• Kept the promise to eat an onion (even though total amount wasn't achieved).