#2865 - First $1,000: From Spreadsheets to Secret Shopping
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s “First $1K” segment, we hear from an accountant who turned her attention to detail and data collection skills into a side gig as a mystery shopping evaluator.
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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: team@sidehustleschool.com
Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions
Connect on Instagram: @193countries
Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com
Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com
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| 0:00.0 | All the big names are here. |
| 0:01.9 | Ooh, who is that? |
| 0:03.2 | I think she was in the movie about that really big shark. |
| 0:05.9 | No, not her. |
| 0:06.9 | The florist. |
| 0:07.8 | She's automating invoices on the go so she can spend more time on that flower wall. |
| 0:12.6 | QuickBooks can save you up to eight hours a week so you can bring your vision to life. |
| 0:17.1 | That's how you business differently. |
| 0:18.9 | Into its QuickBooks. |
| 0:20.4 | Adobe Express is the quick and easy create anything out. |
| 0:24.2 | It's my go-to for making my business stand out, |
| 0:26.8 | from videos and social posts to flyers and logos. |
| 0:30.9 | Search for Adobe Express to find out more and use it for free. |
| 0:36.9 | Music and use it for free. |
| 0:47.8 | From spreadsheets to secret shopping. |
| 0:50.7 | In this week's first $1,000 segment, |
| 0:59.0 | we're going to hear from an accountant who turns her attention to detail and data collection skills into a side gig as a mystery shopping evaluator. This is fun because guess what? |
| 1:01.0 | Long, long ago, in one of my early, early side hustle days, I did exactly this. |
| 1:06.0 | Well, I wasn't an accountant. I actually tried to study accounting in college. |
| 1:09.0 | It didn't go very well. I changed to sociology. |
| 1:11.5 | But I did do mystery shopping as a side hustle. It was really fun because I was super young. I was like |
| 1:17.8 | 18 and 19 and I got to go to all of these fancy restaurants. By fancy restaurants, I mean like |
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