Weird ways students hustle to make money



Each year, the National Student Money Survey reveals the truth about students' financial situation: we have always been happy to hear the hustle and bustle of the banks that students use to get rich.
We've compiled a list of some of the most creative, weird and unusual ways of making money that students have shared with us over the years.


Here are some of the weird ways student hustle:

  • Babysitting a pet snake
  •  matched betting
  • Vaccinating fish
  • "Took part in a research study where I had to look at disturbing images and say how I felt."
  • "I used to be on a site where someone could rent you to be their friend for a day. It was a very weird experience but I got better pay than I expected!"
  • "I sold my hair."
  • "Buying Bitcoin and selling some."
  • "Volunteering for a medical survey that involved cutting a small muscle from my thigh."
  • "Sucked my friend's toe for £100."
  • "Selling a toaster to other students."
  • "Copying stock market traders."
  • "Buying a course book and selling back to the uni shop for a profit."
  • "Wearing a billboard on my high street."
  • "I once rented my room for a night to someone online, as they were in the city for a night to see a rugby game."
  • "Selling homemade jam for an insane amount of money. People still bought it."

Source
(All direct quotes from STS surveys)


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