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Standing out as tough times push more to side hustles

Side hustles, also known as gig work, have become increasingly popular in recent years. Statistics show that one in four millennials works a side hustle. This means that in addition to their primary source of income, they have an extra job to boost their earnings.

This appears to contradict the popular opinion that millennials are lazier than older generations. For most millennials, these side gigs are small businesses, although most of them lack proper business structures.

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