The holiday season brings cheer -- and big business -- for North Texans who turned holiday side hustles into successful careers.
Get DFW local news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.“Whenever they first turn them on, people stop by and that puts them in the spirit. They're ready to start Christmas,” Usrey said.
Usrey said he left his day job three months ago and is focused on his lighting and roofing companies full-time. With help from Usrey’s father-in-law, they install outdoor Christmas lights on up to eight houses a day – starting in mid-October. “I wanted my nephews to have the Santa that we grew up with,” said Greer. “We’ve got to figure something out.”“I wanted to do something for my family. I see a problem, let's fix this problem. Then my girlfriends are like, 'we need it, too,'” said Greer
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