Woman turns little-known side hustles into main job and makes £6,300 in a month
A woman who claims her side hustles have become so successful she's been able to quit her day job has opened up on how you could do the same. Amy Baldwin says she has made a staggering £6,300 in July alone. She told her TikTok viewers: "My additional income streams are now my sole income stream."
Amy explained that she set up her enterprises around 15 months ago simply to raise funds for a holiday, but it soon became apparent that she could turn the project into a full time job. Her success is now enabling her to transform her garage and garden studio into a base, enabling her to go "even further" with her business.
Elaborating on how she's done it, Amy revealed that she has 11 income streams "coming into one pot", which she detailed in order of takings from low to high.
The first of those is via a pet-sitting service that brought in just over £30 for a one-night stay, with her second stream coming from Top Cashback - a commission based service that earns as you spend via certain retailers.
"I get a combination of referral money and my own," Amy advised. "You get £35 every time you refer somebody."
Similarly, Amy made another modest amount through another cashback service involving games, surveys and TikTok videos simply called Cashback, whilst TikTok's own Creator Rewards Fund has become it's own side hustle.
Amy continued, explaining that her eBay sales - which she pays tax on - has brought in a three-figure sum, whilst she runs her own Etsy store selling jewellery online. She added: "We made £241.01 in July."
In more uncommon circumstances, Amy went on to disclose that she is part of a hosting international students programme and currently she has two boys from Germany residing with her, Monday to Friday.
"We don't do it as much anymore," she added. "Last year it was one of our biggest income streams, but now we don't do it as much."
Back to more familiar means, Amy said Vinted also brings her in a tidy sum, whilst another cashback site known as Custard has earned her money through games, free trials and other services.
"I'm really chuffed about this," Amy said, ahead of revealing her second most fruitful income stream. "I've been working really hard on my digital products - we have trackers, savings plans, a reseller guide and financial guide - and very soon we are going to have the Hustle Mumma blueprint, which is literally my blueprint into every side hustle that I do. These have brought us in £451.65 this month."
With just one hustle left, it posed the question, "where is the bulk of the money coming from?"
Happy to share her secrets to success, Amy revealed it's come from a platform called "Tilt". She explained: "It is a live auction selling app...
"The income is a combination of my sales, and the incentives and bonuses they offer - and you get referral money if you recommend buyers and sellers - it's a combination of all of it."
Closing, Amy hailed: "In total it has brought me in £4,316.07 - and I would say that 90% of that is the selling - that's me selling on there. Tilt has literally changed my life. So that is how we have made £6,330.65 [in July, 2025]."
Further details of Amy's Hustle Mumma digital products can be found here.
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