What is Kirimas?
Kirimas is a personal project where I test different side hustles with my own money and my own time — then publish everything I find. The wins, the losses, and the exact numbers.
I'm not a financial expert or a business guru. I'm a regular person in my 30s who wanted to find ways to earn extra income. Instead of just reading about side hustles online, I decided to actually try them and document what happens.
Every experiment gets a full write-up: what I did, how much it cost, how many hours I spent, and whether it was worth it.
How I Calculate Profit & Loss
Every hustle report shows a profit or loss number. Here's exactly how I calculate it:
Profit = Total money earned − Total money spent
Money earned includes all income, payouts, cashback, or value received. Money spent includes any upfront costs, subscriptions, ad spend, tools, or fees required to run the hustle.
I do not count my time as a cost in the profit number — but I do track total hours worked separately. If hours are logged, the site automatically calculates an hourly rate (profit ÷ hours) so you can judge whether the hustle was worth your time.
All numbers are reported honestly. If I lose money, I say so. If fees or hidden costs eat into profits, I include them.
What "Keep" and "Skip" Mean
I tested this hustle, it made money (or has strong potential), and I'm continuing to do it. Worth your time to read and consider trying.
I tested this hustle and it wasn't worth it — either I lost money, the effort was too high for the return, or there were issues. Read the post to learn why.
Every hustle gets one of these two labels. There's no "maybe" — I either keep doing it or I don't.
How the Site is Organised
Hustles — Full reports on side hustles I've tested. Each one includes profit/loss, hours spent, and a verdict.
Guides — Step-by-step tutorials and tips based on what I've learned. Practical, not theoretical.
Monthly Updates — A running log of my monthly income from all active hustles. Click any month to see a per-hustle breakdown. I update this regularly, even when I don't publish a full post.
About — More about who I am and how to contact me.
How to Use This Site
If you're looking for side hustle ideas, start with the Hustles page. Sort by highest profit to see what's worked best, or by lowest to learn from my mistakes.
If you want to see if side hustles are actually making me money over time, check the Monthly Updates page.
If you want to learn how to do something specific, browse the Guides.
Important Disclaimers
This site shares my personal experience only. I am not a financial advisor. Nothing here is financial advice. Your results will differ from mine — you could make more, less, or lose money entirely.
Some content discusses gambling-adjacent offers. I include risk warnings where relevant, but ultimately you are responsible for your own decisions and finances.
Read the full Terms & Disclaimer and Privacy Policy for complete details.
Follow Along
I publish new experiments regularly. You can follow along on YouTube where I also document the journey on video.
Have a side hustle you want me to test? Reach out at dovydas@kirimas.com — I'm always looking for new experiments.