Part time work, side jobs, whatever you call it, Americans are doing the side hustle.
The side hustle has been around for a while, but millennials have really branded the side gig.
According to a survey out last year from career builder about 39% percent of workers ages 18-24 and 44% of workers ages 25-34 reported earning extra cash on the side.
In comparison, 29% of workers ages 35-44 and 22% of those ages 45-52 are hustling with a side gig,
Breann Hines has been driving for Lyft since October of 2016, economic experts say it's the Ubers and Lyfts of the world that made that side work sound seductive.
"You get out and do your own hours, and own time. You can go out for an hour, you can go out for five hours, you can go out all day if you wanted to.
So it's nice"
But some are quick to say this doesn't count as a side hustle, that the hustle is really about pursuing the passion.
"I paint all my stuff at my kitchen table and then local stores carry my stuff," says Courtney Mattern.
She works in an office by day, by nights and weekends, she's working on her handmade calligraphy business.
Sherri Jacoby is a Pharmacist, outside of that job she's an alpaca farmer.
Tim Maides side hustles making soap outside of his day job as a chef.
Even yours truly has a side hustle, I teach improv classes and host for a murder mystery show when I am away from the 3 News Now Newsroom.
Some people have made their hustle a career of its own.
Jennie North started a company called Ripley and Rue less than a year ago making and selling dog bandanas online.
"I actually just started sewing because i needed some time to do my own thing," says North.
Now the dog bandanas are a booming biz.
"I also have full time sewing contractors, i don't even do my own sewing now because we get hundreds of orders a week."
What does it take to make that side hustle become something for you?
"If you have that drive, definitely pursue it."
