You are worth more than your day job has a new meaning when it comes to this millennial nurse! According to CNBC, Helena Faustin came close to doubling her annual income thanks to her passion for cooking in 2021. And her story might inspire others to dig deep and find ways to monetize from those side hustles. By day, Faustin works in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at a hospital in Freeport, NY where her annual income is $105,000 per year. On the other hand, she also runs her very own food blog called “That Nurse Can Cook,” where she shares detailed recipes and posts various cooking videos — something that she notes is one of her true callings. “When I first started this side hustle, I legit was so passionate about seeing my dreams come true that I did not stop,” said Faustin. “I literally worked every single day that I was not working at the hospital.”

What seems like a woman’s downfall ended up being the answer to her financial dreams! The U.S. Sun reports that after Jasmine McCall took a step to break the cycle when it came to money mismanagement within her family, she wound up with $100,000 in just five months (talk about a come up!). Like many Americans, bad credit caught up with McCall, but in her case, it was an adolescent mistake that cost her the ability to open up a checking account as she set out for college. As one of five children raised by a single mother, financial hardship couldn’t seem to escape the now 30-year-old who felt as if she always had to pay for her mother’s past mistakes when it came to money. “At this point in my life, I’ve done really well for myself, but I will never forget the feeling of constantly being rejected because my mom had bad credit,” she said, according to the outlet.

Some months it seems like our paychecks don’t stretch as far as they need to go. And while we’re working on landing that promotion and salary raise, that takes time. We can and should be working to build multiple streams of income in our spare time as well. You may have heard the phrase “passive income” — a term that refers to businesses, investments, or other efforts that provide you with additional income without much extra effort after you set them up. With time and effort upfront, you can build one or more of the following passive streams to help you achieve your financial goals. Build — and monetize — a blog You can make money by developing your own blog. First, you’ll have to pick a unique niche, publish engaging content consistently, and make sure users can find your content. As you build traffic to your site, you can make money through selling display ads as well as through an affiliate marketing program of a major retailer like Amazon. When someone comes to your blog, sees...

If you’re in college, you might as well find a way to make your education pay for itself. However, trying to juggle classes, homework, and a social life can make it hard to fit a traditional part-time job into your schedule. Luckily, side hustles are meant to offer a lot of flexibility. Even if you’re not ready for a career in tech, we’ve listed five categories of side hustles that use current technology so you can make money between classes. 1. Rideshare Driver For those of you with a car, signing up as a rideshare driver for apps like Uber or Lyft is one way to make money. Like most gig apps, rideshares tend to offer a lot of schedule flexibility — you log in and out when you want. You do need to make sure that your insurance will allow you to drive for rideshare apps. Also, take a look at each apps’ specific requirements . Uber, for example, will only take drivers who are 21 or older with 4-door vehicles that are ten years old or newer. 2. Delivery If you don’t drive, you can...