Been working for 4 years, making about $45k. After expenses, I save maybe $500/month. Looking at my pathetic savings account, feels like I'm going nowhere fast.
Been thinking about quitting to start something, but honestly terrified of the risk. Also considering side hustles but no clue where to start.
Saw this story yesterday on TinyIdea about someone who went from side hustle to full-time entrepreneur, which got me thinking. But I'm pretty risk-averse by nature.
Questions for you all:
Any safe ways to increase income while keeping my day job?
When is the "right time" to take the entrepreneurial leap?
Any low-risk business ideas worth considering?
Feeling pretty lost right now. Any advice would be appreciated 🙏
Seeing a lot of posts about side hustles lately, thought I'd share my journey.
Started last year trying everything: dropshipping, print-on-demand, freelance writing, app development... first few months were basically just burning money 😅
Things turned around in March when I started actually researching different business models systematically. Stumbled across this idea on TinyIdea about local service businesses, so I started a "errands + home services booking" thing in my neighborhood.
Now pulling in around $1.4k consistently, which covers rent and groceries at least.
Few things I learned:
1.Don't try to scale before you validate demand
2.Local services often have way less competition than online stuff
3.Word of mouth beats any paid advertising
Anyone else grinding on side projects? Would love to hear your stories.
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a small need I spotted on Reddit：
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