1The task
One job, start to finish, sized for an evening after the day job.
One letter a week for the side business.
Sidework is for people who run a business beside a job. Each Tuesday issue takes one task, such as a first invoice, and does it in full.
Every Tuesday at 07:00Free, or $6 a month
07:00Every Tuesday, Central time
24Issues since May 2026
$6A month for the paid letter
Inside an issue
Three parts, every week.
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2The numbers
Every price, fee and tax figure with its arithmetic shown.
3The template
A file to copy into your own tools, ready to fill in.
Latest
Recent issues
The newest three, and issue 1. Issue 1 is free to read; the rest come with the paid letter.
Pricing a rush job
A rush costs your evenings twice: the work and what it pushes out. Price both, and say the rush fee first.
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When to quit the day job
Three numbers decide it: months of costs saved, months of revenue booked, and the hours the side work takes.
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The year-end checklist, early
Twelve items to clear in October, so January holds a return and not a search for receipts.
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The first invoice
What goes on it, when to send it, and the one line that gets it paid on time.
ReadA side business runs on evenings. Every issue fits in one.
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