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Side gigs

Getting laid off SUCKS and I’m so sorry that happened to you. I would say find a side gig that works for you as soon as you can. I’ve loved Instacart (if you have a car) cause it’s pretty good money and totally on your own schedule. I’ve heard good things about task rabbit. Also random Craigslist event gigs or Poached gigs can be good, esp if you have food service experience. And if you’re open to it and feel comfortable, post to your IG (or any social) story saying you’re looking for work. I had followers come up through the woodwork that had some helpful random work to offer. The best gig I think is babysitting, if it’s something you’re interested in and if you can get an in through any moms you know. You can get paid more than a lot of part time gigs and get paid through Venmo or cash so you won’t have to worry about any taxes, which feels so good. Also you’ve probably already looked into it, but I would just triple check you still can’t get unemployment (even if it’s only $100 a week or something). I thought I wouldn’t get any bc of the way I got laid off but after scouring Reddit realized I could still get some money.

@hanmyrick

Oct 2, 2024

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Joe jobs

janitor graveyard shifts…dressing up as a mascot for promotional events… customer service for random businesses…get that bag to fund your dream career & learn unrelated skills that will somehow come in use one day in the most unexpected of ways! bonus: get humbled real quick by entitled strangers while simultaneously earning wizard-levels of patience

@verygoodvalentina

Feb 2, 2024

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Unemployment

This goes against the grain of my anxiety riddled brain, but if you find yourself in a bout of unemployment I encourage you to lean in. From what I read, this very platform would not exist were it not for unemployment. Granted I know this perspective sounds like and is a privileged take, but just know I have no idea where next month’s rent is coming from. I find that the psychic terror of not making money creeps in when I’m most idle, so I try to do one or more of these things a day to keep that feeling at bay: - Walk my dog - Go to a museum - Research for creative projects - Make said creative projects - Call a friend - Go to the gym - Read a book or long form journalism - Cook - Clean my house Eventually I know that the capitalist grind will rear its ugly head, as it always does, but for a brief moment in time it’s nice to just shut the door on its face.

@tateako

Mar 2, 2024

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Going to the movies during the day

I love doing this, it’s wonderfully disorienting. Theres still so much day left afterwards it’s basically a whole new day, like an optical illusion, but of time.

@lilsolano

Jun 16, 2024

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Enduring little tortures

Shopping cart with a bad wheel. Sock slipping down your shoe. The day after you burn your tongue when it’s still all sensitive. An eye twitch. bad toilet paper (thin, scratchy). clothing tag that itches. Really strong static shock that makes you jump. getting perfume in your mouth.

@lilsolano

Apr 17, 2024

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Using your turn signal

People who use their turn signals are soooo sexy 🥵🥵🥵

@lilsolano

Apr 30, 2024