The Side Hustle Podcast with Fexingo: Part-Time Businesses, Passion Projects, and Extra Income

Episode 7 of The Side Hustle Podcast with Fexingo explores how a freelance graphic designer turned a single client project into a $10,000 monthly retainer business — without hiring anyone. Lucas and Luna break down the three-step strategy: packaging outcomes instead of hours, pricing for value, and building a referral engine that runs on autopilot. They discuss the psychology of retainer pricing,...

Episode 6 of The Side Hustle Podcast tackles a stealthy problem: freelancers who raise their rates but still lag inflation. Lucas and Luna dissect the 'anchoring trap' — why a $50/hour graphic designer in 2022 is now effectively earning $45 in real terms. They walk through one concrete case: a freelance writer named Anita who charged $0.15/word for three years, missing $18,000 in cumulative income...

In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the world of digital products with a specific focus on templates. They explore the story of Sarah Chen, a former marketing manager who started selling Notion and Canva templates on Etsy in 2024 and now generates over $5,000 a month in passive income. Lucas breaks down the economics: a $15 template sold 350 times in a month, with...

You're making extra money from your side hustle — Etsy sales, freelance writing, dog walking, driving for ride-share apps. But are you accidentally running afoul of the IRS? In this episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna walk through the most common tax mistake part-time earners make: failing to pay quarterly estimated taxes. They break down the rule using a real example of a freelance...

Lucas and Luna explore the shift from one-off side hustles to recurring income, using the example of a freelance graphic designer who turned a single client project into a monthly retainer worth $30,000 a year. They break down the three-part framework—productize, automate, and recur—and discuss real tactics like value-based pricing, email newsletters, and subscription models. Lucas shares data on...

Most side hustles hit a wall when they try to grow — either you burn out or you give away too much equity. This episode looks at a specific case: a specialty coffee pop-up in Austin called 'Third Wave' that grew to three permanent locations over five years entirely on cash flow and customer pre-orders. Lucas breaks down their exact numbers: how they used a $12,000 Kickstarter to open their first b...

In the premiere episode of The Side Hustle Podcast, Lucas and Luna kick things off with a concrete number: 50 dollars. That's what a freelance copywriter named Priya earned on her first day using a platform most people ignore. Lucas breaks down the economics of micro-services — the one-person business model where you sell a small, repeatable task for a fixed price. He traces the idea back to a 201...