About Sidequity

Why this site exists

Most side hustle content sells a feeling. Sidequity does the opposite. It exists to turn an idea into basic math: how much you might earn, how much time it could take, what expenses and fees reduce your profit, and what your effective hourly rate could look like. That is it.

The goal is to be the calm spreadsheet friend in the room. You bring the idea and your numbers; the tools show you a rough model so you can decide with clearer eyes.

What Sidequity does

• Estimates gross income, expenses, fees, and pre-tax profit from your inputs.
• Shows your effective hourly rate, break-even point, and startup payback.
• Explains income models, expenses, and fees for common side hustle types.
• Offers plain-language guides on estimating and pricing your work.

What Sidequity does not do

• It does not give tax, legal, investment, or financial advice.
• It does not tell you what you should do with your money or your job.
• It does not guarantee income or promise that any idea will succeed.
• It does not use get-rich or hustle-culture framing.

How the calculators work

Every calculator uses only the numbers you enter. Results update as you type, and nothing is saved to the page address or stored. Each tool lists its assumptions so you can see exactly how a result was produced. Any tax set-aside is a rough planning placeholder you choose, never a tax calculation.

A note on honesty

Estimates are only as good as their inputs, and real income varies. The tools are best used to compare scenarios and understand the math behind an idea, not to predict a guaranteed outcome. When a result looks too good, a number is usually too optimistic.