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  • Services and freelancing
    Setting up themed tents and bedding for kids' slumber parties as a weekend rental service. A married couple runs it as a side hustle alongside full-time jobs.
    In person
    Side Hustle Nation, 2026
  • Services and freelancing
    Owns a franchise hair salon that is managed day to day by someone else.
    Over $10kHands-offIn person
    Hacker News, 2019