To pay the family's bills, Lin took on a number of other secondary jobs. He served as a tutor and traded antiques streetside. When he had accumulated some savings, he bought a secondhand taxicab to serve as his own transportation and also moonlighted as a cabbie.
為了應付家庭開銷，工作之餘，林本博身兼數職：當家教、向古物商切貨擺地攤，稍有積蓄後買了部二手計程車代步，也兼職當計程車司機。