#2471 - Q&A: “My partner resents my side hustle…”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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A caller grapples with how to manage her side hustle while keeping her relationship happy. We talk about setting boundaries, the importance of communication, and ways to include your partner—or not! Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week. Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Email: [email protected] Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions Connect on Twitter: @chrisguillebeau Connect on Instagram: @193countries Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up on the podcast today, we're going to do a little relationship coaching, a little
0:15.2	marriage therapy.
0:16.2	Well, not quite either of those things to be fair, but we are going to talk about side
0:20.0	hustles and relationships.
0:21.9	We've got a collar with a concern that hits close to home, and this is in a literal
0:26.8	sense.
0:27.8	We've been freelancing as a writer for almost a year, building a preside hustle, which
0:32.3	is a great thing.
0:33.3	However, it seems to be causing some friction in her personal life.
0:37.1	We're going to title it, My Partner Resents My Side Hustle.
0:40.6	My partner isn't thrilled.
0:41.8	She says about the time it takes away from their relationship.
0:45.5	So, balancing a project of any kind, any sort of additional project that takes time from
0:52.3	a relationship that is already consists of two busy people doing lots of different stuff.
0:57.9	That can be a common challenge.
0:59.7	So let's talk about some ways to maintain both without feeling stretched too thin, talk
1:04.5	about setting boundaries, maybe a little communication, and so on.
1:08.1	Maybe just some big picture stuff along with a couple of details.
1:11.1	My partner is not thrilled with my side hustle.
1:13.3	That's the question.
1:14.7	Detailed version and my answer, coming up in just 30 seconds.
1:26.1	Hello, Chris.
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