The term "side hustle" always bothers me. It's not a side hustle if you need that money to survive, it's a second job. Also, multi-level marketing schemes were

The term "side hustle" always bothers me. It's not a side hustle if you need that money to survive, it's a second job. Also, multi-level marketing schemes were the classic side hustle for a long time, but they generally only appeal to (prey on?) desperate people. Convince a desperate, hardworking person they have a way out of desperation and you can get them to "side hustle" themselves ragged until they stop making you money because you got too many complaints that their car had hail damage or some similar excuse.