‘I work just 4 hours a day’

In 2008, I started a photography side hustle from my dorm room. My goal was to become a professional photographer. It wasn’t easy, especially at the height of the recession, but I’m glad I...

A self-made millionaire shares 8 money secrets rich people know that ‘most of us don’t’

It took me 20 years of trial and error before I achieved a multimillion-dollar net worth. Now, at 64, I draw income from the 18 companies I started and the 12,000 apartment units I own. But I wish I h...

A 39-year-old who makes $160,000/month in passive income shares his best advice

When starting a business, it’s sometimes hard to know what to prioritize, and going at it alone can be overwhelming. But there are strategies you can use to avoid common pitfalls. My mission is ...

‘I work just 10 hours a week’

When I created my money and lifestyle blog Making Sense of Cents in 2011, I had no idea what I was doing. I was a 22-year-old financial analyst making $40,000 a year and struggling to pay off my stude...

I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful adults—here are 4 things they refused to do with their kids

As parents, we hear a lot about the things we should do with our kids. But it’s also important to flip that around and consider what we shouldn’t do. As I researched and wrote my book, ...

I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful adults—here are 4 hard things they did differently

What is a parent’s role in raising smart, confident and successful children? What matters? What doesn’t? Though I am the mother of two happy and driven entrepreneurial sons, these are ques...

This 35-year-old turned her side hustle into a $141 million company—here’s the business plan she used

In 2014, I walked away from my $35,000-per-year job in insurance sales to grow my e-commerce side hustle with my husband Chris. We had been experimenting with selling clothes and accessories on online...

A 28-year-old who made $100,000 in passive income ‘in just one day’ shares 5 books that helped her get started

When people think of what it takes to start a business, words like “struggle” and “stressful” come to mind. But it was rewriting this narrative that allowed me to achieve succe...

This 26-year-old turned her side hustle into a $170,000-per-year business: ‘Here’s my best advice’

In 2020, at age 24, I quit my job as an engineer to focus on my travel blogging side hustle. That turned out to be the best career decision I’ve ever made. My blog, Packs Light, brought in over ...