r/beermoney vs r/sidehustle
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Beer-money microtasks vs side-hustle income room
r/beermoney’s public description is for discussing mostly online money-making opportunities that usually will not replace a living wage. r/sidehustle targets people generating extra income alongside another full-time commitment.
In our directory, sidehustle is larger (about 3.3M, rank #316) than beermoney (about 1.6M, rank #674). Activity samples show beermoney posting more often (~35 posts/day vs ~8). Both samples are mostly text. beermoney’s sample flairs include question, looking for sites/apps, US only, microtasks, global and PSA; sidehustle’s sample uses seeking advice, giving tips, looking for ideas, sharing ideas and success story flairs. Our directory lists beermoney → sidehustle among related communities. SubMouse already compares sidehustle with Entrepreneur; this pair is specifically micro-earning versus side hustles.
Rule titles: beermoney requires account age for referrals, non-ref links beside codes and vetted sites; sidehustle bans ads/affiliates/surveys, crypto/NFTs and sex work and limits talk to reputable gigs.
- Choose r/beermoney for microtasks and beer-money sites under its referral and vetting rules.
- Choose r/sidehustle for broader extra-income gigs beside a day job under its no-ads and no-crypto rules.
- Both sit outside the current Top 100 cut; sidehustle-vs-entrepreneur is a separate curated page.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.
r/beermoney
Beermoney: Make money online
/r/Beermoney is a community for people to discuss mostly online money-making opportunities. You shouldn't expect to make a living, but it is possible to make extra cash on the side for your habits/needs. IGNORE UNSOLICI…
- Members
- 1.6M
- 7-day growth
- +1.3K
- Posts/day
- 35.1
- Directory rank
- #674
- Created
- Oct 25, 2010
- Submissions
- Text posts
Sample mix: text posts 100%
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Read the sticky and FAQ
- Account MUST be a month old to share referrals AND be reasonably active
- Include a non-ref link beside all ref links/codes
- Make an informative post/comment that includes the required information
- Certain sites/apps must be vetted before being posted for the first time
- Don't resubmit sites within the past 6 months unless there has been a MAJOR update
- Don't hijack referral trains.
- Don’t discuss anything illegal, fraudulent, or against the ToS of any site.
- Do not post things that are not allowed on our subreddit
- Crypto stuff is only allowed in the appropriate megathread
- Don’t be an asshole
- All information must be in your post/comment. No blogs, YouTube videos, "PM Me", etc
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r/sidehustle
Side Hustle
For those looking to generate an extra income alongside another full-time commitment.
- Members
- 3.3M
- 7-day growth
- +1.6K
- Posts/day
- 7.5
- Directory rank
- #316
- Created
- Aug 28, 2013
- Submissions
- Text or links
Sample mix: text posts 91%, images 7%, links 2%
Topics: Side Hustles
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- No advertising, affiliate/referral and survey links, no self promotion
- Only discuss *reputable* gig platforms/online marketplaces
- No DMs
- Seeking / Offering Work
- No low-effort/unrealistic posts
- No crypto/NFTs
- Legal topics only
- No offers for work, or seeking references/links for.
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Supported differences
| Aspect | r/beermoney | r/sidehustle |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
/r/Beermoney is a community for people to discuss mostly online money-making opportunities. You shouldn't expect to make a living, but it is possible to make extra cash on the side for your habits/needs. IGNORE UNSOLICI… |
For those looking to generate an extra income alongside another full-time commitment. |
| Size r/sidehustle is larger in our directory (about 2.1×). |
1.6M members |
3.3M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
35.1/day |
7.5/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
text posts 100% |
text posts 91%, images 7%, links 2% |
| Allowed submission type (meta) |
Text posts |
Text or links |
| Topic tags on SubMouse |
n/a |
Side Hustles |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
Read the sticky and FAQ; Account MUST be a month old to share referrals AND be reasonably active; Include a non-ref link beside all ref links/codes; Make an informative post/comment that includes the required information; Certain sites/apps must be vetted before being posted for the first time |
No advertising, affiliate/referral and survey links, no self promotion; Only discuss *reputable* gig platforms/online marketplaces; No DMs; Seeking / Offering Work; No low-effort/unrealistic posts |
What they share
- Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.
Rules and posting patterns we can verify
beermoney short titles include: read the sticky and FAQ; account must be a month old to share referrals and be reasonably active; include a non-ref link beside all ref links/codes; make an informative post; certain sites/apps must be vetted first. Our sample flairs include question, looking for sites/apps, US only, microtasks, global and PSA.
sidehustle: no advertising/affiliate/referral/survey links or self-promotion; only discuss reputable gig platforms; no DMs; seeking/offering work limits; no low-effort/unrealistic posts; no sex work; no crypto/NFTs; legal topics only. Our sample flairs include seeking advice, giving advice and tips, looking for ideas, sharing ideas and success story.
Where this comparison comes from
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Directory related-link from beermoney → sidehustle. Short titles only. Related curated page: sidehustle-vs-entrepreneur.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.