The Side Hustle Career Podcast with Fexingo: Second Income, Freelancing While Employed

In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a customer support representative turned her day-job skills into a $6,000 monthly side hustle in UX research. They break down the specific steps she took, from identifying usability gaps in her own company to landing freelance research projects with startups. The hosts discuss why empathy and pattern recognition from sup...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a registered nurse named Sarah turned her clinical experience into a $5,000 per month side hustle in telehealth triage. Sarah works evenings and weekends for a virtual care platform, handling patient intake calls and determining urgency. Lucas breaks down the numbers: Sarah earns $35 per hour, works about 35 hours a month, and her platform handles all th...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a middle school science teacher turned her knack for persuasive writing into a $3,000 monthly side hustle in grant writing. They break down the specific skills teachers already have that transfer directly, the platforms where she found her first clients, and the exact number of hours she spent weekly to reach that income. No fluff—just a concrete roadmap...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Sarah, a corporate recruiter who turned her insider knowledge into a $4,000-per-month interview coaching side hustle. They break down how she identified a gap in the market: candidates who had the skills but froze in interviews. Sarah built a simple funnel using LinkedIn outreach and a free 'STAR Method Cheat Sheet' to attract clients. They di...

Episode 28 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna explore how a hospital lab technician turned her detailed knowledge of clinical protocols into a $4,000 monthly side hustle writing for medical device companies and health blogs. They break down the niche of medical writing, why it pays well, and how someone without a journalism degree can get started. The episode covers specific platfor...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a stay-at-home parent turned a passion for home organization into a $5,000 monthly side hustle by creating and selling online courses on platforms like Udemy and Skillshare. They break down the specific steps: identifying a niche audience, building a course outline, filming with minimal equipment, and using SEO to get consistent enrollments. Along the wa...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the growing niche of web accessibility testing as a freelancing opportunity. They follow the story of a copywriter named Jenna who, after a colleague pointed out her inability to use a website without a mouse, discovered a side hustle auditing sites for WCAG compliance. Lucas explains the market forces behind the demand—incl...

In episode 25 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna talk to Emma, a former retail manager who turned her Excel skills into a $3,000-per-month side hustle building custom spreadsheets for small businesses. Emma shares how she found her first client on Reddit, transitioned from templates to bespoke work, and scaled to a steady roster of clients without quitting her day job. We also discu...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the emerging field of AI prompt engineering as a side hustle. They feature a case study of Maya Chen, a marketing coordinator who started freelancing as a prompt engineer in early 2025, earning $5,000 per month within six months. Maya specialized in crafting prompts for generative AI tools used in content creation, customer...

Lucas and Luna dive into the story of a graphic designer who turned her Notion workspace into a $4,000 monthly side hustle by consulting for small business owners. They break down how she identified the niche, structured her services, and built a client pipeline without quitting her day job. The episode covers pricing models, time management strategies, and the surprisingly low barrier to entry fo...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the side hustle of claims advocacy — helping individuals and small businesses navigate insurance claims. They follow the story of Maria, a part-time insurance agent who built a $5,000 monthly side hustle by leveraging her industry knowledge to fight for fair payouts. The hosts break down how she found clients, structured her fees, and avoided conflicts of in...

Episode 21 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast dives deep into how a part-time bookkeeper turned her expertise into a $4,000 monthly side hustle as a SaaS consulting specialist for small accounting firms. Lucas and Luna walk through the exact strategy: from targeting micro-SaaS tools like QuickBooks add-ons and Xero integrations, to building a niche in workflow automation for solo practitioners. The...

Episode 20 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna tell the story of Mia, a part-time administrative assistant making $32,000 a year, who built a $7,000/month virtual assistant side hustle by specializing in real estate transaction coordination. They break down how she found her niche on Belay, priced her services at $65/hour, and scaled to 15 recurring clients without quitting her day j...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the growing field of digital accessibility consulting as a side hustle. They focus on the story of Mia, a former administrative assistant who turned her experience with screen readers and disability advocacy into a $5,000-a-month freelance business. Lucas breaks down the key numbers: the current salary benchmark for entry-level accessibility testers, the typ...

Episode 18 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Maria, a staff accountant who built a $4,000 monthly side hustle preparing tax returns for freelancers and small business owners during tax season. They break down how she identified the niche, priced her services, and managed client load alongside her full-time job. Plus, they share practical tips for licensed pro...

Episode 17 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast explores how a marketing manager named Rachel turned her ear for audio into a $5,000 monthly side hustle editing and producing podcasts for business clients. Lucas and Luna break down Rachel's journey: from learning DAW basics on YouTube to landing her first client on LinkedIn, scaling through referrals, and eventually hiring a junior editor to handle o...

Episode 16 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna talk with a listener who built a $3,000 monthly side hustle doing SEO audits for local businesses, working just 8 hours a week. He started with zero experience, learned on the job, and landed his first client on Nextdoor. The episode breaks down his exact process: how he identified low-hanging fruit in local search, what tools he used (f...

Episode 15 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast: Lucas and Luna dive into how a bartender in Austin, Texas turned her knack for editing friends' resumes into a $3,000 monthly side hustle on LinkedIn. They break down the exact steps she took: from offering free critiques in Facebook groups to landing her first paid client, scaling to 20 resumes a month, and the tools she uses (Google Docs, Canva, a si...

Lucas and Luna explore how a marketing coordinator named Jenna turned a side gig writing email newsletters into a $5,000 per month recurring revenue stream. They break down the exact strategy she used to land her first client, how she structured retainer agreements, and why email copy is an underrated niche for side hustlers. Jenna's story is a blueprint for anyone with strong writing skills looki...

Episode 13 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna explore how a home baker in Portland turned her sourdough recipes into a $4,000 monthly digital product business — selling recipe PDFs and baking templates on Etsy and Gumroad. They break down the exact strategy: starting with a low-price lead magnet ($3 bread-scoring template), building an email list of 2,000 customers in six months, th...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the growing market for Notion templates and how a software developer turned a personal productivity system into a $6,000 monthly side hustle. They break down the specific strategies used: identifying a niche audience (project managers in startups), creating templates that solve real workflow problems, pricing tiers from $19 to $199, and scaling through Twitt...

Episode 11 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast explores how a part-time tutor turned a few hours on Preply into a $3,000 per month side hustle. Lucas and Luna break down the numbers: how she started with just five students, the platform's fee structure, and how she raised rates after building a reputation. They also discuss the broader 'passion economy' and why skills-based platforms like Preply can...

Episode 10 of The Side Hustle Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Miguel Torres, an IT support analyst in Phoenix, Arizona, who built a $10,000 monthly side hustle in cybersecurity auditing. They explore how Miguel leveraged his day-job skills in network monitoring and compliance to land freelance gigs auditing small businesses for SOC 2 and HIPAA readiness. The episode covers th...

Lucas and Luna explore how a part-time bookkeeper turned a mundane data-entry problem into a recurring $4,000 monthly SaaS side hustle — without quitting his day job. They break down the specific steps he took: identifying a painful manual workflow, building a minimal viable product in nights and weekends, and landing his first paying customer before writing a single line of code. The episode digs...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a former middle school teacher named Jenna built a six-figure consulting side hustle in under two years — without quitting her day job. Jenna started by offering curriculum design services on LinkedIn, then transitioned to corporate training contracts with ed-tech companies. Lucas breaks down Jenna's exact strategy: how...