4 Side Hustles That Helped Me Earn Extra Money While In College

During my freshman year, I was completely broke. I had just moved to a new city and had no friends or family that could help me out financially. It was the first time in my life that I experienced being poor, but with the help of these side hustles, I made it through college without taking out any student loans!

Cozma Claudiu
3 min readSep 19, 2022
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Start an online business.

If you’re an expert in a particular field, you may be able to teach others about it. If you can’t think of anything specific, consider freelancing as a virtual assistant.

Many people don’t have time to handle the many tasks that come with running a business or personal life, and they need help taking care of things like social media marketing, writing blog posts and emails, finding research materials, and more.

The internet just makes it easier for people to buy what they need — and if there’s demand for your services online (and there probably is), then why not take advantage? You can start by setting up a website where people can learn more about what it would be like working with you — it’s often enough…

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Cozma Claudiu

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