02.12.25 Finding A Side Gig / Finances: Teach Your Children Well

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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So many Americans are taking on side jobs to make extra cash. Clark talks about how important it is to have your scam radar up, and to prepare for the latest tax implications of gig work. Plus, for parents, Clark discusses the state of financial education and ways to give your kids the financial know-how they’ll need throughout life. Legit Gig Work: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Financial Education: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Taking the guesswork out of gigs 30 Easy Side Hustle Ideas Is One Medical Membership for Prime Members Better Than a Health Concierge? Amazon One Medical - Portland OR How to Find a Geriatric Care Manager / Senior Planning NHTSA safety | Check for Recalls. Save Lives. Why You Should Never Use a Debit Card To Pay for Anything How To Buy Term Life Insurance in 7 Easy Steps 4 Types of Term Life Insurance Companies Explained Discover it® Cash Back Review: Earn Rotating 5% in Top Categories Credit Karma Review: Free Credit Score and More at Your Fingertips Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As a small business owner, my favourite thing about posting a job on LinkedIn is that when I hit send, I clock out and LinkedIn clocks in.
0:06.9	LinkedIn makes it easy to post your job for free. Get qualified candidates and manage them all in one place.
0:12.9	Plus, LinkedIn extends the reach of your job posts by allowing you to share it with your network.
0:17.6	And hiring managers that add a hiring frame to their LinkedIn profiles receive
0:22.0	two times more qualified applicants. Go to LinkedIn.com slash agree to post your job for free. Terms
0:28.3	and conditions apply. It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show.
0:37.8	You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you
0:42.3	to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:46.5	In today's episode, so many of us as Americans are taking side jobs to make some extra cash.
0:54.0	My own son is driving for one of the, Americans are taking side jobs to make some extra cash.
1:00.0	My own son is driving for one of the food delivery companies.
1:07.7	But how do you figure out if the gig work is legit and if it pays enough to be worth doing?
1:14.9	Also, I consider what I do being a teacher. And I wish that our education system routinely taught practical money advice to kids, you know, episodically through the years,
1:22.8	they would get the kind of content that they could absorb at their ages. I want to talk about how I do it.
1:29.0	If I were you as a parent, since so often this is not available. But right now I want to talk
1:36.4	about how common it is today for people to do some kind of side work. And what did that use to mean? It used to mean you picked up
1:47.8	some kind of side job where you would do something for a company work seasonal retail or
1:54.2	pick up a shift at a restaurant or whatever. But today, it's endless. I mean, you need to get
2:00.2	flat screen TV hung in your home and you
2:04.1	can't figure out how to do it. There are all these apps. You can hire somebody to come out and do it.
2:10.4	And you hope they know what they're doing. But anyway, they'll do that. And there are apps that people
2:14.9	pick up app-based work for so many different things. Obviously the biggest
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