The watchdog for your side hustle · research cutoff 2026-07-10
Check it before you chase it.
Meet Scout. earn.wiki is a source-backed wiki of 240 earning opportunities, 8 guides, and an 18-signal red-flag checker — so verifying a hustle feels like joining in, not panicking.
Most advice about making money online is either hype or vague caution. We name the fee, threshold, or pattern — with official, regulator, and first-party citations. Community report counts start at zero on purpose. Reading is always free.
Researched catalog
240 opportunities across 8 categories and 24 subcategories. Platforms, methods, jobs, investments, offer patterns, and known scam patterns — each with a Scout risk read.
Red-flag checker
18 FTC/SEC-backed rules with hard stops for task deposits, fake-check forwarding, reshipping, and gift-card rails. Free — nothing you enter is stored.
Guides
Seed guides on 2026 taxes (72.5¢/mi, 1099-K thresholds), real hourly math, platform fee stacks, classification, and licenses — plus long-form deep dives.
From the guides
2026 Side-Hustle Tax Playbook
The current federal numbers, the records worth keeping, and the difference between taxable income and an information form.
The Two-Minute Side-Hustle Scam Check
Five mechanics that justify an immediate stop—and the checks that lower uncertainty without promising safety.
Calculate Your Real Hourly Earnings
One worksheet for gigs, freelance work, microtasks, and local services—without laundering gross revenue into an hourly wage.
What earn.wiki is not
We do not guarantee any opportunity is legitimate or that any income figure is achievable for you. We do not sell courses, coaching, or "systems." Scout scores and checker results are heuristics based on documented fraud patterns and public data (FTC, BLS, IRS, first-party policies) — they reduce risk; they do not eliminate it. Always verify independently before sending money or personal financial information.