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Three years of take rates for eight platforms, computed from their annual reports. Among the marketplaces that can be compared, the ones whose volume shrank are exactly the ones whose take rate rose — and almost none of it is the commission.
The fee a platform advertises and the share it actually collects are different numbers. Computed from eight companies' own annual reports, alongside the fees they publish to sellers — and the gap is between three and five times.
Both cap at $72,000 in 2026. Computed from the IRS formulas, a Solo 401(k) reaches that ceiling at $252,316 of net profit and a SEP IRA at $376,478 — and the advantage is a flat $24,500 for most of the range.
Holiday retail sales are projected to top $1 trillion again, and resellers are gearing up. Here's the real margin math after marketplace fees, shipping, and self-employment tax — plus the restored $20,000 1099-K threshold.
Measured from BLS payrolls as a share of the October base, the 2025 season was the second weakest since 1939, behind only 2008. And warehousing seasonal hiring fell harder, not softer, so the jobs did not move.
Real 2026 rates for tutoring, freelancing, delivery, and reselling — plus the mean-vs-median income gap and the tax rules (1099-NEC, 1099-K, self-employment tax) every student side hustler needs to know.
The 1099-K threshold reverted to $20,000 and 200 transactions under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Here's what that really means for your Venmo, eBay, and Etsy income — and the tax you still owe.
AI freelance work is genuinely paying more this year — freelancers doing AI work earn 34% more per hour. But the median isn't the thumbnail number. Here's the honest math on 7 real AI side hustles.
A practical guide to starting a side hustle in 2026 — how to pick something worth your evenings, whether you need an LLC, and exactly how self-employment tax, quarterly payments, and deductions actually work, with an interactive tax estimator and real state-by-state data.
