“Side Hustle For Girlies”: 30 Ways Women Can Earn Cash Without Dealing With Creeps

For many women, safety is something they have to think about every day.

You never really know when or where you might feel at risk—whether you’re walking down the street, at work, or even at home. So whenTikToker Cassidystarted looking for a side hustle, she wanted one that wouldn’t put her in uncomfortable or unsafe situations, like Uber driving or food delivery.

Instead of guessing, she turned to the internet for advice, asking for side hustles that feel safe. And people came through with tons of helpful recommendations!

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I do gift wrapping! People drop off their gifts, I wrap them, and they pick them up.

Hands wrapping a gift, representing safe side hustle ideas with creativity and care.

I do all the boring research assistant/data entry stuff for researchers and consultants 🥰 my rate is $30-$45/hr depending on the technicality of the job

Person calculating expenses on paper with a pen, using a calculator and a laptop, related to safe side hustle ideas.

I do Amazon Flex, I work at a whole food & scan returned packages. That’s it. Super simple. I make $19-$25 an hour & I can choose when I want to work as long as I get atleast 4 hours a week.

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Print on demand! I was able to quit my teaching career from it!

Screen printing a white T-shirt as a side hustle idea.

On Rev, you can transcribe audio/video or do captioning. all online and I think it’s like $0.30 a minute or something

Woman wearing headphones, using a laptop to explore safe side hustle ideas at a desk with plants.

my mom sold custom jewelry on etsy and made more from it than her normal job as a teacher 😭

Emerald necklace with diamond accents, representing side hustle ideas for women in jewelry-making.

I clean offices and air bnbs every weekend!! An extra $500-900 a month really helps!!

Spray bottle beside a potted plant on a wooden surface, illustrating a home-based side hustle idea.

I work as a bartender at a brewery. Great money, it’s not open super late, and people just don’t get drunk at breweries like they do at bars.

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I publish content updates for brands on their websites. It’s a weird little niche to get into but it pays.

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see if your local hospital is hiring patient sitters, you sit with patients 1:1, don’t need any special licenses and classes needed the hospital provides

Woman sitting beside hospital bed, resting her head in hand, seeking safe side hustle ideas.

Furniture flipping! My husband and I did this together. Got desks and dresssers for free off FB marketplace, sanded for HOURS and stained! Worth it!

Man working on a woodworking project in a sunlit workshop, surrounded by tools and materials.

I do rover* and make minimum $3k a month*dog walking and pet sitting app (editor’s note)

Woman in sunglasses walking a dog on a wooden bridge, exploring safe side hustle ideas.

i literally take photos of airbnbs and get paid to travel

Woman with a camera taking a picture in a rustic, vintage interior setting.

I got a casual job doing admin work at a hospital and work like 1 or 2 4-hour evening shifts a week & make an extra $400 or so every pay

“Side Hustle For Girlies”: 30 Ways Women Can Earn Cash Without Dealing With Creeps

I work for a company that cares for people w/ disabilities! I work in their homes just helping w/ cooking, playing games etc. I just do weeknds but weekly I earn $600-700 the pay is AMAZING!!! & easy

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Upwork!!! Such an easy way to get part time remote work. Many are just 1-3 month gigs

There’s an app called WorkWhile and you can pick up shifts at different businesses or companies a lot better than putting a whole bunch of mileage and wear and tear on your car

Woman organizing boxes on shelves, holding a clipboard, as she explores safe side hustle ideas.

Apply to research studies! You’ll get paid from $75 - $450 depending on the study. It’ll say if money will be deposited, given a gift card or check

A woman with others in a lecture hall, discussing safe side hustle ideas, seated with laptops open.

instacart is my go to! $500 a week usually

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I stock Airbnb fridges with groceries!

Fruit display in a café with various tropical fruits and plants, showcasing a vibrant and healthy side hustle idea.

My fertility nurse told my husband to donate his plasma 😂 in our area there is a place that pays about $700 per month!

“Side Hustle For Girlies”: 30 Ways Women Can Earn Cash Without Dealing With Creeps

I was a sample alcohol girl at liquor stores, the company would send me an email of availabile jobs and dates/locations and you click yes or no if you can do it! $30/hr and you get to keep the alc

“Side Hustle For Girlies”: 30 Ways Women Can Earn Cash Without Dealing With Creeps

If you have any design, planning, artistic skills you could create art or templates (budget spreadsheets, diaries/planners etc) and sell PDF downloads on Etsy!!

“Side Hustle For Girlies”: 30 Ways Women Can Earn Cash Without Dealing With Creeps

At a front desk at a gym on weekends or weekday nights. I just went up to different gyms and studios to see who was hiring.

Art modeling!! Become a figure model for a local class. Depending on where you live and how good you are, you can make $30-50/hr

“Side Hustle For Girlies”: 30 Ways Women Can Earn Cash Without Dealing With Creeps

I cleaned offices 3-4 nights a week. I’d still be doing it if my husbands work schedule wouldn’t have changed. 😂 I loved it. It was only 2-3 hours and super easy.

“Side Hustle For Girlies”: 30 Ways Women Can Earn Cash Without Dealing With Creeps

My husband and I detail cars on the side. All of our customers so far are co workers.

“Side Hustle For Girlies”: 30 Ways Women Can Earn Cash Without Dealing With Creeps

Travel agent!!! I looooove it and can do it whenever/wherever I want

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Uber earlyyy in the morning in hoodies & sweatpants. $100 before noon easily

View from inside a car heading towards the ocean.

Merchandising. Which is basically just taking pictures in stores. Sometimes (if you want) restocking stuff. SUPER EASY!! I use three different apps.

Woman packing sneakers in a home office, exploring safe side hustle ideas with boxes and a laptop nearby.

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If there are any country clubs near you, see if they need banquet servers for events. The ones near me pay 200-400 per event for a handful of hours.

front desk at workout studio! if you like to workout you’ll usually get a discount/free classes so you’ll be making money & saving money all at once

Woman in a gym lobby checking a computer, searching for safe side hustle ideas.