“I had been out of work due to health problems, and as I was getting ready to go back, my father was ready to retire as a truck driver," says Lisa Juszkiewicz, 51. "I was doing research to help him ...

Maybe you know someone with one. Maybe you just want one for yourself. Maybe you’re just curious about them. But incredibly odd jobs are out there, and some of them pay pretty well. (Some of them are ...

Tim Fung has seen his share of odd jobs — really odd jobs. Indeed, the website he operates — Airtasker — specializes in them. Airtasker, a site that’s well-known in Australia but relatively new to the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When her paychecks dried up because of the partial government shutdown, Cheryl Inzunza Blum sought out a side job that has become a popular option in the current economy: She ...