$300 to park at the World Cup. I'd charge $50 in my driveway.

Parking one car at the official World Cup lot can run about $300. The house across the street is charging $50, and you're closer to the gate anyway. That gap is the whole opportunity, and it has nothing to do with driving anyone anywhere. For the next few weeks, across the 11 US cities hosting matches, a lot of the people quietly making the most money are just renting out the driveway they already own. So I went and figured out exactly how I'd do it, using three real people pulling it off right now. There's a woman in Inglewood fitting 3 cars at $50 in her driveway. That's $150 a match, and roughly $1,200 across LA's 8 games from that one driveway. There's a guy named Justin near Boston with a big lot who squeezed in 26 cars at $100 each, about $2,600 a match, and up to $18,200 across all 7 Boston games if he fills every spot, on under $200 of permit cost. And there's a whole Kansas City neighborhood where the city got nervous enough that residents now need a city pass just to drive onto their own block on match days. Most driveways hold 3 or 4 cars, not 26, and that's exactly the point. You don't need a big lot for this to be worth it. I walk through the four steps I'd run myself (check your town, price it under the lot, list it, protect it), and then the part almost nobody talks about: this is taxable income, but your permit, your signs, your cones, and the app's cut all come off the top when you file a Schedule C. Make the money, then actually keep it. The one catch is timing. This window closes in July, the tournament leaves, and it doesn't come back to your town for years. If you live near a stadium, now is the time to figure this out. Chapters: 0:00 $300 to park, or $50 across the street 0:23 The money isn't in driving the World Cup, it's in living near it 0:56 What official parking really costs (and where you come in) 1:43 Inglewood: $150 a match, $1,200 from a driveway 2:39 Walpole: one guy, one big lot, up to $18,200 3:53 The catch: your town's rules decide goldmine or citation 4:58 Kansas City: when the city fights back 6:01 The 4-step playbook (check it, price it, list it, protect it) 7:03 Keep more: the tax move nobody mentions 7:50 Recap, and the one person you should send this to Tools I mention (not sponsored): SpotHero, JustPark, DrivewayPass. Quick honest notes: this is for education, not financial or legal advice. The rules really do vary by city, lease, and HOA, so call your city and check your lease before you put out a single cone, and talk to a CPA about the tax side. The people and numbers here are real and publicly reported, not made-up examples. The animation is AI-assisted and the narration is an original synthetic voice. Sources: NBC Los Angeles (Jun 13, 2026), New York Post (Jun 14, 2026), Boston.com (Jun 4, 2026), Kansas City Star (May 29, 2026), losangelesfwc26.com Make more. Keep more. Subscribe: @TheSideJobShow