The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living

The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
Studio album by The Streets
Released	10 April 2006
Recorded	October–November 2005
Genre	Alternative hip hop, electronic
Length	37:18
Label	Locked On
Producer	Mike Skinner
The Streets chronology
A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004) The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (2006) Everything Is Borrowed (2008)

The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living is the third studio album by Mike Skinner, under the music project The Streets. It was released on 10 April 2006 in the United Kingdom and 25 April 2006 in North America. It is also the shortest The Streets album released so far, with a running time of just 37 minutes and 12 seconds. The Mitchell Brothers and Ted Mayhem, two of Skinner's protégés, make guest appearances on the album.