Ep. 3133 - STORY: Metal Detectorist Gets Paid for Finding Lost Jewelry

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

When a full-time data developer starts a detective agency with his kids, it goes on to help people recover over $100,000 worth of jewelry in a casual side hustle.

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.

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0:00.0	Introducing the new Dell AI PC powered by the Intel Core Ultra processor. It's not just an AI
0:06.7	computer, it's a computer built for AI. That means it's built to help do your busy work for you.
0:12.8	So you can fast forward through editing images, designing presentations, generating code,
0:18.0	debugging code, running lots of apps without lag, creating live
0:21.4	translations and captions, summarizing meeting notes, extending battery life, enhancing security,
0:26.9	finding that file you are looking for, managing your schedule, meeting your deadlines,
0:30.9	and responding to Chuck's long emails. Chuck, our producer, doesn't actually send long emails,
0:36.8	but this computer can do a lot,
0:38.4	leaving all the time in the world for more you time and for the things you actually want to do.
0:44.0	And no offense, Chuck.
0:45.1	Get a new Dell AIPC starting at 699 at Dell.com slash AI-PC.
0:52.6	How those ahead, stay ahead.
0:59.7	Lemonada.
1:04.4	Metal detector gets paid for finding lost jewelry. Hey friends, welcome to side hustle school.
1:15.3	This is a fun story I've got for you today. A full-time data developer starts a detective agency with his kids.
1:21.6	It goes on to help people recover over $100,000 worth of jewelry in a casual side hustle. Did you know you can make $100,000 in a
1:29.9	casual side hustle? Well, you can. We featured all kinds of stories over the years of people
1:34.0	operating at that level and beyond. He's having fun with his kids. He's helping people recover
1:39.1	something of value and he's getting paid. All good things, of course. This is part of a remix
1:43.8	series.
1:44.6	We first broadcast a version of this story back in 2018.
1:48.0	We are re-recording it for you now.
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