Even with an empty wallet, you can build a side hustle empire. Here are some ideas that require zero startup investment.
A user asked the forum, “What side hustle can I start with just $0?”. Here are some responses he got!
FREELANCING
![Redhead girl taking a lot of money isolated on pink background with surprise expression](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9.-wow-money.jpeg)
“Learning a skill you can sell for money, and then sell it.”
BANANA STAND
![too much money man](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/too-much-money-man-1.jpeg)
“There’s always money in the banana stand.”
FLEA MARKET FLIPPING
![Portrait of a contented young businessman with a beard dressed in a pink jacket showing us dollar banknotes against a red studio background. Taste, smell of money.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/money-rich-man.jpeg)
“Its not 0, but you can start with as little as $25-50”
SELLING PLASMA
![woman with money](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/woman-with-money.jpeg)
“80 to 200 bucks a week if you donate twice weekly.”
DUMPSTER DIVING
![Photo of excited aged woman happy positive smile rejoice victory lottery money fists hands isolated over yellow color background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/excited-money-in-womans-hand.jpeg)
“Dumpster diving and selling what you find.”
SIGN UP FOR UBER
![Isolated Young Business Woman Holding Money](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/woman-with-money-in-hand.jpeg)
“Start with cash flow. Sign up for Uber. Save some stacks, and then you’ll be good to start something with some dollars.”
REMOTE SALES
![Can you imagine that. winning a lottery. businessman after great deal. Finance and commerce. happy bearded man has a lot of money. Billioner with dollar banknotes. Business and sport success.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/man-with-lot-of-money.jpeg)
“Assuming you already have a computer and phone: remote sales, virtual assistant, data entry, things like that.”
NEWSLETTER
![Young hipster business man holding dollars surprised with an idea or question pointing finger with happy face, number one](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/man-with-money-in-hand.jpeg)
“You can start a newsletter. I was able to grow one and sell it within four months. But you can make good money from newsletters, and I think they are the next hot thing in 10-15 years as more companies like Beehiiv start invading the email space.”
HOMEWORK AND ESSAYS FOR PEOPLE ONLINE
![money wow man](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/money-wow-man.jpg)
“I know you can do homework and essays for people online.”
SELL REFURBISHED MYPILLOWS
![3. women with money](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/3.-women-with-money.jpg)
“Sell refurbished MyPillows to Trump maniacs at 1000% markup.”
TRASHING CANS
![Beautiful young woman wearing leopard coat standing isolated over white background, showing money banknotes](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/woman-with-money-in-hand.jpg)
“Taking in people trashing cans in on trash day.”
SIMPLE LABOR
![Image of a beautiful young pretty woman posing isolated over pink wall background holding money.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rich-and-money.jpg)
“Simple labor, door to door.”
PICKING UP FREE STUFF
![yound blonde woman looking angry, annoyed and frustrated screaming wtf or what’s wrong with you holding dollar banknotes](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/wtf-money.jpg)
“Pick up free stuff on the Nextdoor and sell it at the Facebook marketplace.”
YARD SALES
![Portrait of nice sweet tender attractive adorable straight-haired girl wearing yellow sunglasses, opened mouth, covering half of face with fan of 100 usd, isolated over bright vivid blue background](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/women-with-money.jpg)
“Go down alleys behind houses and see what people are throwing away. Have a yard sale with anything decent enough after a while. Then, start thrifting or going to bin stores and reselling with the money you made from the yard sales.”
SELLING FEET PICS
![Young attractive woman wearing eyeglasses pointing into camera, teenage judging someone. Studio shot on grey background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/12.-Judging-other-women.jpeg)
Selling feet pics. 2 for $5 or 1 for $3.
JOIN TASKRABBIT
![OOPS Self portrait of cute, trendy and shocked woman with bun hairdo wide open eyes mouth shooting selfie on front camera isolated on red background.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/10.-excited-1.jpeg)
“You can join Task Rabbit (you do chores/tasks or run errands for people). If you have a car, you can do Uber, Doordash, Instacart, etc… You can donate plasma as well. I’ve never done that myself, but I have heard you earn a decent amount doing that.”
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![Beautiful girl eating hamburger food](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/8.-woman-eating-food.jpeg)
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![1. proud american](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1.-proud-american.jpeg)
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![african american girl in the street with surprised expression](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/omg-lady-in-shock.jpeg)
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![Young beautiful African American afro woman with curly hair wearing yellow casual sweater Crazy and scared with hands on head, afraid and surprised of shock with open mouth](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/scared-wtf.jpeg)
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Did You Know? These 18 Everyday Sayings Are Actually False
![Annoyed African-American young man in red casual shirt showing thumb down, expresses disagreement with grimace on the face, latin guy left bad review, dislike gesture](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/man-with-thumbs-down-whatever.jpeg)
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This article was originally published on Mrs. Daaku Studio.