{"about":{"summary":"A directory of side businesses that real people say they run, each summarized in our words and linked to its public source.","notes":["Sources are public, first-person accounts: interviews, podcasts and community threads.","Cost, time and the other tags are machine estimates, each with a confidence score.","Income figures are the owner's own claim. We don't verify them."],"how_to_cite":"Link the idea page and its source. Call income figures the owner's unverified claim, and cost and time estimates."},"idea":{"slug":"flipping-used-couches-f27cf0","title":"Flipping used couches","summary":"Buying poorly listed couches, negotiating the price down and reselling them with better photos, including AI-generated backgrounds. The operator is a teenager working in spare time.","url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/flipping-used-couches-f27cf0","markdown_url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/flipping-used-couches-f27cf0.md","tags":{"category":{"value":"physical-products","label":"Physical products","confidence":0.94},"earns_from":{"value":"one-time","label":"One-time sales","confidence":0.87},"startup_cost_estimate":{"value":"100-1k","label":"$100 to $1k","confidence":0.55},"time_estimate":{"value":"few-hours","label":"A few hours a week","confidence":0.47},"where":{"value":"both","label":"Online and in person","confidence":0.82},"needs_coding":{"value":false,"confidence":0.98}},"owner_reported":{"text":"Self-reported by Bentley Taggart: around $200 to $300 per hour, including one set bought for $100 and sold for $1,580","verified":false},"source":{"publication":"The Koerner Office","title":"The Simplest $300/Hour Side Hustle Anyone Can Start","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEXdBVZVvBk","person":"Bentley Taggart","host":"Chris Koerner","date":"2026-08-29"},"owner_site":null}}