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๐๏ธ 11 January 2026
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Not satisfied with the iPhone’s built-in Voice Recorder, a radio host and acting coach creates his own app to help actors rehearse. It goes on to earn more than $500,000.
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 | It's going to be a big year. And January is when so many of us set goals for our business, |
| 0:04.8 | for all the things we want to achieve. And in a small business or a side hustle, even, |
| 0:09.6 | cash flow can make or break you. So if your money gets tied up, if your tools don't connect, |
| 0:14.1 | every decision feels unnecessarily stressful. Maybe it's time to switch to Intuit QuickBooks's |
| 0:20.0 | money management tools. Big shout out to QuickBooks, |
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| 0:27.9 | slash money today. Again, that's quickbooks.com slash money. Terms apply. Money movement services |
| 0:34.7 | are provided by Intuit Payments Incorporated, licensed as a money transmitter by the New York State Department of Financial Services. |
| 0:43.6 | Lemonada |
| 0:44.2 | A rehearsal app for actors earns $500,000. |
| 0:57.5 | That's our story today. Welcome, friends. Welcome side hustle school community. It's Chris |
| 1:01.9 | Gillebeau, your host. Something that I really believe is we are all entrepreneurs, no matter what we do for a living. |
| 1:08.3 | In other words, everybody is ultimately responsible for themselves. |
| 1:11.4 | I try to be careful about not using that word, the capital E entrepreneur word, too much. |
| 1:15.9 | It implies all sorts of things. Lots of our folks out there like, I don't want to be a startup |
| 1:20.7 | founder. Like maybe you even have a job that you like, but you also like the idea of creating |
| 1:25.3 | financial security through a side hustle or small business. |
| 1:28.5 | So, you know, ultimately we're all trying to make something for ourselves to have our own |
| 1:33.9 | independence. So essentially, entrepreneurship is about creating projects and sources of |
| 1:38.4 | income, which is the point of the show. And today's story reinforces the fact you can do all kinds |
| 1:43.6 | of things without being |
| 1:44.6 | quote unquote qualified, without taking a lot of that capital E entrepreneur risk. In fact, |
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