Phoenix Mother Replaces Career With Six Side Hustles
A former long-term employee in Phoenix transitioned to managing six diverse side hustles to reduce childcare costs and increase work flexibility.
A Phoenix-based mother left a 17-year career to manage six diverse side hustles, a move intended to avoid high childcare costs and gain greater flexibility. She now earns between $1,400 and $2,000 per month while working approximately 35 hours monthly, which is half the time she dedicated to her previous professional role.
Her current income streams include renting a Toyota Tacoma via Turo and operating True Reflections Photo Booth Co., both of which provide the most consistent or high-potential earnings. She also sells homemade coffee syrups through Hotplate and Arizona's Cottage Food program, and provides housekeeping and meal-prep services via Care.com.
Other ventures have proven less successful. She manages a print-on-demand Shopify store using Printify that remains unprofitable, and she describes her freelance writing work as challenging.
