Side hustles

Question 1

to make ends meet

Answer 1

to have just enough money to pay for the things you need.

A quarter of workers in the UK are thought to have a side hustle. It seems that more and more people want to put their skills and passions into practice to make extra money.
For some people having two jobs is a necessity – a way to make ends meet.

Question 2

sideline / side hustles

Answer 2

an extra job you do alongside your main job.

do you have a second job? There’s no time for two jobs Neil, but if there was, I think I’d take photographs and sell them. I do love photography so I might as well make some money from it.
Good thinking, Rob! And having a second job, particularly one that involves using your skills and allows you to follow your interests, is called a side hustle.

Question 3

sacrificing

Answer 3

giving up or going without something (Failing to address)

around one in four workers run at least one side-hustle business, half of which were started in the past two years. Those aged 25 to 34 are most likely to be involved with 37% thought to run a sideline of some kind. A sideline also describes an extra job you do alongside your main job.
But now I don’t think I could go back to one of these big companies because you’d essentially be sacrificing the flexibility which is something I’ve become very accustomed to now.

Question 4

accustomed

Answer 4

familiar/normal with.

I don’t think I could go back to one of these big companies because you’d essentially be sacrificing the flexibility which is something I’ve become very accustomed to now.
her side hustle has become a full-time job and she’s become accustomed to her lifestyle.

Question 5

creative balance

Answer 5

a good mix of doing creative and uncreative tasks

I think it just gives me creative balance, and obviously working for the telecoms firm it gets me out the house and gets me to meet people in a social environment.

Question 6

grind

Answer 6

something tiring, difficult or boring which involves lots of effort.
hard work, tiring and occasionally boring

It’s definitely a grind. It’s a lot harder than people think it’s going to be.
When we make ends meet, we have just enough money to pay for the things we need.
Well this programme has not been a grind, It’s been six minutes of pleasure.