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7 Clever Side Hustles to Make Money Online

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If you’ve spent any time at all on the internet, I’m sure you’ve seen a hundred articles about side hustles to make money online like:

  • 5,265 Easy Side Hustles to Make Money Online; or
  • 9 Creative Ways to Make $5,000 in 3 Days; or
  • How I Became a Blogging Millionaire Overnight in my Pajamas; or
  • Reach FIRE in 5 years with this side hustle

Well, let me stop you right there.

This is not that article. I am not selling you a blogging course, or promising you will retire early by taking online surveys.

What you will get are some legitimate, solid ideas that you can use as a starting point to craft the perfect side hustles to make money online strategy for you and your family – whether you’re looking for ways to make $500 a month or $5,000 if you’re willing to put the work in.

Making money online is a very personal topic for me, and one I spent a lot of time trying to figure out a few years ago.

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How to Avoid Work-From-Home Scams and Find a Real WFH Job

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There are a lot of office triggers I can’t stand. Like the fluorescent lighting. Or the the persistent distraction from pointless meetings and other coworkers. Or the whole thing about getting dressed in the morning to go there!

That last part is a joke, but it’s true. I am pretty lazy.

Which is why I found myself ways to work from home more. I even snagged a couple of 100% work-from-home jobs in the past (but working in I.T. is perfect for that).

My last job was at a company that contracted with the VA and was actually a 100% remote office. Everyone who worked for them worked from all different parts of the country. The President lived in Miami, the V.P. in North Carolina, HR in Colorado, an engineer lived in Florida, and Me in Missouri.

Do you know where I found that job?

Indeed – one of the legit online job boards you can usually depend on finding good opportunities.

But not every listing on a legit online job board is actually legit. Yes, a lot on the internet is very scammy. Especially ads for work-from-home jobs and scams. They squeeze into every platform possible and if you are not careful, you might fall for one.

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19 Awesome Passive Income Ideas for 2019

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Making money while you sleep has a beautiful ring to it. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be making some extra money while playing with the kids or while watching a game? The only problem is that most ‘passive’ income ideas that you’ll come across are not passive at all. Since you’re already busy with your everyday life, you won’t want to pick up a 2nd job that you don’t have time for.

Most passive income ideas require you to put in a LOT of work. And doesn’t that kind of wipe out the passive in passive income?

The truth is that to generate passive income, you’ll need to invest in an asset that produces passive income for you. Unless you are making money the old-fashioned way (inheriting it), or you are willing to put in some effort.

The good news is that you don’t necessarily need a new cash outlay either. If you already have an asset that isn’t being fully used, that can serve as your investment. We’ll get into how that works shortly.

For now, let’s talk about a few passive income ideas if you’re ready to invest and make your money work for you instead of losing value in a bank account. Hopefully some of these ideas can help set you up for a quicker path to financial independence.

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Is a Promotion Always Worth it?

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I’m going to get this out of the way quick: most of the time, yes, a promotion is worth it.

With a promotion usually comes a higher salary (which you can use to start investing with Betterment or another low cost broker!), better company benefits, and more rewarding work.

However, in a lot of cases, people jump head first into accepting a promotion without exploring both the pros and cons of that decision. And while normally the pros of a promotion outweigh the cons, you’ll never know for sure unless you take some time to think about it!

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7 Mistakes Six Figure Earners Make to Learn From

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Everyone makes mistakes with their money at some point in time – even those who earn six figure salaries.

Though, the beauty of other people’s mistakes is that we can learn from them without having to make them ourselves. There is a common saying that is summarized as:

  • Learning from other people’s mistakes is best.
  • Learning from your own mistakes is good.
  • Making mistakes and not learning from them is worst.

If I had the choice, I’d choose option number one all day. And that’s what were highlighting in this article – 7 mistakes that six figure earners make that you can learn from.

Are you new to the six figure club? First, congrats! Second, here’s a guide on how to invest your first $100k.

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