{"id":6468,"date":"2019-01-18T06:52:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T06:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/drag-queen-or-delivery-driver-whats-your-side-hustle\/"},"modified":"2019-01-18T06:52:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T06:52:32","slug":"drag-queen-or-delivery-driver-whats-your-side-hustle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/drag-queen-or-delivery-driver-whats-your-side-hustle\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag queen or delivery driver: What’s your ‘side hustle’?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At 3pm most days, James Tobin puts on a shirt and tie and goes to work running educational workshops. <\/p>\n

In the evening he puts on a wig and fishnets and becomes a drag queen. <\/p>\n

At the weekends, he’s a roaming estate agent, on call to show around would-be tenants.<\/p>\n

All this may sound exhausting, but James’s multitasking lifestyle is far from unusual. <\/p>\n

The ‘side hustle’ generation<\/h2>\n

The 28-year-old is part of a generation of “side hustlers” – entrepreneurial young people who work on their own projects alongside their main source of income.<\/p>\n

Running a second business or sideline is becoming increasingly common. <\/p>\n

One in four workers run at least one side hustle business, Henley Business School estimates<\/a>, half of which were started in the past two years. <\/p>\n

Those aged 25 to 34 are most likely to be involved, with 37% thought to run a sideline of some kind. <\/p>\n

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There are a number of reasons why many millennials – those born between 1981 and 1996 – seem to have such a strong entrepreneurial spirit.<\/p>\n

Most were starting their career or in education during the 2008 recession, so have grown up in the shadow of job insecurity and stagnating wages.<\/p>\n

They may reason that a second job offers something to fall back on if their main job doesn’t work out. <\/p>\n

At the same time, a sideline can provide some much-needed extra cash. <\/p>\n

Henley Business School calculates that the average side hustler makes about 20% of their income through their second job, and are thought to collectively contribute \u00a372bn ($93bn) to the UK economy – 3.6% of GDP [gross domestic product]. <\/p>\n

Following a passion<\/h2>\n
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Side hustles can offer far more than money and security. <\/p>\n

Research has repeatedly shown millennials’ priorities at work are to make a difference and create something they care about.<\/p>\n

Almost three-quarters of people who start a side hustle are following a passion or exploring a new challenge, according to the research.<\/p>\n