Wondering what kind of businesses, Side hustles or investments everyone here is into. interested in all the ways you guys are generating income

"Comparison is the thief of joy" A quote I love, but it's hard to live by especially in a social media driven world where we're constantly seeing everyone else's accomplishments pushed in our faces. After being in the depths of the social industry for a long time, I can at least advise you guys that 99% of it is BS. The idea is to show you how good their lives are in order to make you buy their stuff so they can actually reach that level in life for real. It's sad, but it's the reality of todays world. However, the act of comparison is a non-starter to begin with. When I worked in finance, one of my colleagues (same age as me) had millions in the bank that his Dad gifted him. I at the time had debts and a modest wage of £40-60k per year depending on bonuses. London living costs being sky-high meant that I had around £12k saved per year. I turned to him one day on lunch and said - I'll have to work on a business for 10-15 years to reach where you started. He laughed, I laughed and we moved on. What could I possibly do and how does his scenario impact mine? Truth is, it doesn't. Truth is I'm 32 and there's 18 yr olds currently making more than me per month, living in Dubai printing money via Crypto or Dropshipping in ways I couldn't understand. But, I love my life, I love what I've achieved so far and with my current capabilities and starting point in life, I believe I've done extremely well. In truth, comparing yourself to others is pointless. The only thing that matters is if you're better than last year. If you improve every year, in theory your life gets better and better in a linear fashion which science has shown has a direct increase in happiness. As I'm likely older than you guys, it reminds me of when online gaming arrived. We were all so happy playing career, story and campaign modes, we all focused on our own journey and believed our experience of that game was unique and the only one that mattered. We also all thought we were great at the game. Then online arrived, we all went into the lobbies, met the sweats, realised we were very unprepared and started stressing over K/D or wins vs losses rather than enjoying playing the game like we use to.

Hey everyone, I recently started a few Instagram pages related to spirituality and self-development as side hustles. Right now, I’m sitting at a couple hundred followers, but my goal is to hit 1k by January next year and start monetizing them for some extra income. Has anyone here successfully grown and monetized an IG page? I’d love to hear about your experiences, tips, or strategies for: 1. Growing followers organically or through ads. 2. Engaging followers and keeping the community active. 3. Monetisation strategies (selling products, affiliate links, services, etc.) Any advice or personal stories would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

I was astonished by the fact that money feels as if it's "printed from thin air". As I'm stepping to the world of trading. I've been studying the basics and I decided to try paper trading, and damn....I was surprised to see me making my monthly salary in a short period of time, providing if I used the right strategies and buy/sell in the right time. I acknowledged that high profits comes with high risks, and I'm still learning on that. But damn, never in my life I experienced making my monthly salary in just DAYS! While we might not resonate with YouTubers like Iman Gadzhi, Luke Belmar or Andrew Tate, with millions of dollars and Bugatti's, the idea of making your monthly salary in just days or week is totally life changing for us normal folks. Be it from trading, from a side business and so. This too makes me question everything. Is money even real at this point? There's so many ways we can generate enough income to fulfill our basic needs, but the mass majority would choose the conventional path of slaving their life in a soulless 9-5 they hated, making peanuts is just crazy. So what's the point I'm making here? I'm first exposed to other alternatives to generate wealth, and I was just being mindblown .

Hear me out Money is just an exchange for value provided. Like for example you help someone achieve X through method Y The impact and value it provides to them will be the money you earn. Or at least the perceived value from their side. That’s why sales and marketing ARE important as they can increase “perceived value” or even create non-existing one. But at the end the product is what is the most important in my opinion. More the value you provide, more your income. We can see it through the LAW OF EFFECTION (from the Millionaire Fastlane) INCOME/MONEY = Value provided per person X No. of people value provided to. So basically you increase your income by providing more value per person or providing value to more people. OR BOTH?! This will make you crazy rich.