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By Elizabeth Ayoola | NerdWallet

There are endless listicles online about how to make extra income while working full time, but how many of those options are realistic for busy moms? As master multi-taskers short on time, moms often need flexibility if they’re going to take on a side gig.

Sometimes a hobby, passion or skill you do effortlessly can make you extra money. Other times, you may need to acquire certain skills to make extra cash. Four full-time working moms — including myself — share gigs that fall into both categories.

Writing

Resume writing is one way Tonnesha Edmond, owner of Pretty Resumes and a mother to two kids in Lawrenceville, Georgia, makes extra income. Additionally, Edmond provides services like job application assistance and business proposals to clients.

“I’ve always been a great writer, so my family and friends would come to me to help them with their resume and I’ve always been a great researcher,” she says. “So even if I wasn’t super familiar with the job they were going after, I knew how to do the research so I could put together a resume that will actually help them get the job.” read more

Universal Orlando has confirmed that construction walls at Universal CityWalk are standing in front of an expansion of its Universal Studios Store.

The new areas will have direct theme-park ties. They will be tied to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and to Super Nintendo World, which is one of the lands planned for Universal’s under-construction Epic Universe theme park.  Wizarding World also will be represented at Epic with Ministry of Magic attractions, joining scenes from Hogwarts at Islands of Adventure and Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida theme park.

The Potter area in the CityWalk store also will sell butterbeer — including the cold, frozen, hot and vegan varieties — at a dedicated counter, Universal says.

The spaces at the CityWalk store, located on the complex’s main level, were leased to non-Universal businesses previously.

The latest store expansion and Epic are both scheduled to open sometime in 2025.  Universal CityWalk already is the home of an Epic preview center that features merchandise and a large model that uses augmented reality to showcase the future attractions. read more