When you graduate school and start finding your way in the world, no one tells you how much you should be asking for when accepting a job. Often new graduates are expected to take low-paying jobs or even unpaid internships. I took an unpaid internship at my first job out of school, which landed me … Read more
After spending most of my 20s rolling my eyes at the idea of saving for retirement, I’ve found myself thinking about my future financial plans very differently in my early 30s. Not only am I working hard now to save for retirement, but I’ve become obsessed with figuring out ways to retire early as a … Read more
Don’t spend any time or effort trying to improve what you’re bad at. It’s a waste of your time. Instead, focus all of your time and energy on working to maximize what you are already good at. That’s advice from Brian Wong, who at 19 launched his own mobile advertising company, Kiip, which works with … Read more
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 $170,000 in gross income last year, thanks to sponsored social media posts, blog articles, and B2B … Read more
Chai has always been a constant in Monica Sunny’s life. Not the Americanized spicy, sugary version. In India, “chai” means “tea” – and after emigrating from Punjab, India, to Atlanta when she was nine, Sunny and her parents made chai together. They’d mix spices like ginger and fennel, boil them with milk or water on … Read more
Over six years ago, after I was laid off from my full-time job, I promised myself that I wouldn’t rely on one stream of income anymore. It felt risky and unsustainable. To that point, I had been using one salary to barely pay my bills, build up my savings, and plan for retirement. It wasn’t … Read more
The world’s youngest billionaire on the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires under 30 is an 18-year-old German Kevin David Lehmann. According to Forbes, Lehmann’s wealth is attributed to the stakes that he owns in his father’s drugstore chain DM-Drogery Market. Lehmann owns at least 50 percent shares worth more than $ 3.3 billion, and … Read more
Kylie Jenner is an American media character, socialite, and entrepreneur. Her success story is about utilizing your connections and stepping up. She is part of the Kardashian-Jenner clan famous for the reality tv show ‘Keeping up with the Kardashian.’ The viewers and the internet have been critical of her life choices. Leaving all this behind … Read more
Forbes’ annual list of world billionaires was released. Among the many alluring names that came up, one particular personality broke the Internet for being the youngest billionaire in the world. Austin Russell’s Net worth is $1.3 billion USD. Austin Russell, a 26-year-old college dropout, joined the billionaire club this year with the likes of Jess … Read more
In 2021, Brittany Pierre made over $109,000 selling nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, of her photography and flipping other NFTs she bought for a profit. But before that, Pierre was struggling to pay rent on her Chicago apartment or afford groceries and bus fare, she tells CNBC Make It. Her financial situation was very “touch and … Read more