The economy has seen better days, and we’re all been tightening our belt big time as we’ve had to stretch our dollars a lot further at the same time that everything seems to cost a whole lot more!
But, necessity breeds invention and people have discovered some genius ways to make ends meet. But perhaps the most genius idea yet involves pretty much doing nothing at all, and getting paid in the process!
As I write this story, I’m house-sitting for my parents (which also involves watching some adorable baby shih tsus) – but while I’m familiar with this type of sitting, and just regular old sitting in general, car sitting was one I’d never heard of. That, of course, until I came across the TIkTok of one brilliant woman in NYC.
Sydney Charlet recently went viral on TikTok for sharing how she has been making money in NYC by car sitting. NYC has some pretty annoying parking laws associated with alternate side street cleaning, and you can get hefty tickets for not abiding the sweepers when they pass. She’ll simply sit in the car, and when (or if!) the street sweepers pass, she’ll handle moving the car for you. You can carry on with your day.
The way it all works is pretty brilliant: Just text Sydney with where you are and what your car looks like so she can find you and your car. She’ll pick up the keys from you (or your receptionist, doorman, situationship, whatever), and just so you know that she’s not engaging in any funny business, she’ll take videos of the car before she gets in and after so you know all is on the up and up.
If paying someone to sit in your car doesn’t feel economically savvy, it is when you remember it saves you what will be at least a $65 ticket, and her fees are way less than that. And it’s great for her because she’s just sitting there!
And, in fact, Sydney is getting so much business that she’s looking to expand her team – which means you too can be paid for sitting in a car. Sounds like a great side hustle to me!
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