Many people think that a side job is just a way to earn extra money, but in the end, they find that they haven't made much money but have stepped into many pitfalls.

There is someone who runs a guesthouse, with an annual gross income of 300,000. Sounds good, right? But when calculated: rent, renovation loans, mortgage, cleaning fees, platform commissions, repairs... after all deductions, the net hourly wage is pitifully low. It’s like they’ve created a tiring job for themselves around the clock.

Then there's someone who does live streaming, who first spent 150,000 on renovating the streaming room and stocking up on goods. After three months of poor sales, the cash flow dried up, leaving them in a mountain of debt. They later realized that side jobs should start with low-cost trials, like shooting a few short videos to test products or selling a few orders on social media, to gauge market response before deciding to invest heavily.