If you’re between the ages of 12-18, no scratch that. Side hustles are for anyone who really wants to earn money for spending. You will find out the best side hustles based on my past experiences, and you will see which one if best for you. There are many more options nowadays to explore from the uprise to the internet, so you might not even have to leave your couch.
First of all, ask yourself, what do I feel like doing? In order for a side hustle to work, you must commit to it. When you do something you enjoy, it is far easier to do it, and stick to it. Here are my top 5 side hustles that work in 2026.
5. Sell digital products Selling digital products such as creating checklists for other people like a detailed “Before Travel” so they don’t forget any of their tasks. Another idea is study guides for things like tests and quizzes for ordinary school topics such as Earth Science.
4. Tutoring (If you’re smart) Tutoring can be a good option for some people if you have knowledge to offer, like math help and things like that. Something you may not want to do like helping the weird neighbor’s kid is a good place to start and earn a quick buck.
3. Content creation (Kinda) Today’s platforms like Youtube and Tiktok is hard to become popular unless you really try and have your own niche. A niche is like your own style or theme, for example this websites niche is help and info for someone like you that’s reading this. Content creation is lots and lots of time upfront, but can pay off well in the long run if you stick to it and stay consistent.
2. Freelancing your simple skills Something you should check yourself for this one is “what do I know or what am I willing to learn?” This is a good question for yourself because freelancing is a very good option in 2026 due to more demand of people needing online skills such as logo design and especially VIDEO EDITING.
1. Reselling Lastly is reselling. This can mean selling old things around your house, flipping things on platforms like Facebook Marketplace and offer up, or even drop-shipping. What I highly recommend is flipping as there are many many things you can find online that you can really fix or spice up like a dirty carpet or a laptop which has a bad battery (which are usually easy to repair). Drop shipping is harder as you need to do research and create a website as well as promote your website which is where most people fail.