5 Passive Income Ideas To Increase Your Cash Flow
Long gone are the days where you can work one job until retirement and be good. Nah. That just ain't gonna cut it these days! Multiple streams of income are imperative if you don't want to end up having to work after retirement because you can't actually afford to be retired. Unfortunately, we see this all too often; people are working well into their old age. Not because it's a choice, but a necessity.
And I'm not necessarily talking about having multiple 'jobs' either. We need to let go of this mentality that says we have to always trade our time for dollars and get on the passive income train. It's time that we work smarter, not harder! There's only so much time in a day sis and all of it can't possibly be dedicated to working.
So what is passive income, you ask? Passive income is coins that you make without putting in much effort or time. Some passive income streams may require you to put in some work/time upfront so that you can get those returns later. For example, let's say that you want to write a book and get it published. It may take you a ton of time to get that book written, packaged, and ready to be sold, but once it's done, all you have to do is collect royalty checks from it going forward. Not all passive income streams require extensive upfront work though!
The beauty of passive income is that since it's not time bound, you can literally make money while you're sleep. Or while you're chillin' and sittin' pretty on a yacht somewhere. Who doesn't like FREEDOM? All right, so here's the tea. Let me share with you 5 ways that you can collect those coins without having to do the most.
5 Passive Income Ideas To Increase Your Cash Flow
1. Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing allows you to earn a commission coin from someone else's products or services. You can literally get paid from your lifestyle. The clothes that you wear? See if there's an affiliate program for the brands you love. The services that you use and swear by? Share it with someone else and get paid. So instead of you using up all of your time, energy, and dollars to create a product, leverage ones that already exist instead.
2. Create Digital Products
Like I mentioned, some passive income requires upfront work but it is totally worth it. These days, you can literally create anything based on your skills and passions and package it up and sell it. For example, I have a debt slay workbook currently on the backend of my website and I continuously get sales coming in without even marketing it. Literally while I sleep! Additionally, if you like to take pictures in your free time, you can put your pictures on stock photography sites and collect royalties when someone downloads your picture. Whatever your thing is, you could be bringing in some extra cash.
3. Real Estate Investing
This right here is a tried and true way of building some decent passive income up. Yeah, it may require some blood, sweat, and tears but those returns can be crazy good. This method does require some upfront capital but there are a ton of programs out there that can help you get started with securing your first rental property. An awesome resource to get started on the road to freedom through ownership is The Key Resource.
Not quite ready to dive into it full throttle? If you have any spare rooms at your home, consider renting them out on Airbnb and other sites! Or you can even rent your home each time you're away (visiting parents, friends, vacations, etc.). There will be a nice chunk of change waiting for you when you return!
Not limited to Airbnb, you can rent out a parking space too, depending on your location you can make an extra $50-200. You can also rent out your car on sites like Turo. Instead of it sitting in your driveway, you could be making some extra cash with little effort on your part!
4. Dropshipping Store
You can create a retail store where you don't hold any inventory or have to ship anything out yourself. You can have your orders fulfilled through a third party dropshipper. It allows you to create income without dishing out many startup costs. You can sell clothes, household goods, accessories, and so much more.
5. Peer-to-peer lending (P2P)
The popularity of P2P lending has continued to grow over the years. Sites like the Lending Club connects borrowers with investors through an online marketplace. You as a lender receive interest and get your money back when the loan is repaid. Investors have access to consumer credit, which can give then the opportunity to earn competitive returns. This can be risky business, so for a smaller/safer return, use peer to peer lending sites such as Fat Lama to rent/lend out items you own instead!
BONUS: Get that debt paid off, boo.
Once you start freeing up those coins that you were putting towards paying off Sallie, Navient and the rest of them, you can funnel more into investing and other wealth generating activities. You'll be able to work towards financial independence at a much quicker rate due to having less monthly expenses.
There's no excuses not to be utilizing your God-given talents or intelligence to flip that money into more money and get it poppin!
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Originally published on October 24, 2018
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Kristin Sutton (aka the Money Therapist) is a personal finance and lifestyle blogger/coach over at DebtFreeBlackGirl.com that empowers young women to take control of their finances by changing the way they think about money. As a licensed therapist, her daily mission is to uncover and eliminate the mental roadblocks that hinder people from living the life of their dreams. You can find her on all things social: @DebtFreeBlkGrl
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How A Stay At Switzerland's Luxurious 7132 Hotel Reminded Me To Live The Life I Deserve
Sometimes, as women—especially as single Black women—we simply need to be reminded that we are deserving of living a life we dream of. Even if that means creating it for ourselves. I recently set out on a weeklong trip to Switzerland, a trip I’ve been wanting to take for years, and near the end of my visit, I had an epiphany.
“DeAnna, this is the life you deserve,” I thought to myself as I took in the gorgeous bathroom in my suite at the famous 7132 Hotel and Thermal Spa. It was one of the most luxurious hotels (and bathrooms) I had ever stayed in—and that’s saying a lot for someone who often travels for work.
To help you better understand why this was such a mental awakening for me, I first need to give a bit of my backstory. I’m in my late thirties. I’m an attorneyand a journalist. I own a home and have traveled the world extensively. Essentially, I’ve done everything in life I set out to do. However, when it comes to dating, I struggle. Not because there is anything wrong with me per se, but because my career and “lifestyle” often create problems in my romantic relationships.
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I’ve been told everything from, ‘I can’t continue to date you because you seem to choose your career over wanting to settle down and have kids’ by a man after only the second date to ‘Maybe if you just sat down somewhere for a while, I’d actually wife you’ by someone who has honestly never proven themselves to be the settle down type. And these are only a handful of the things I’ve been told over the years.
It’s been frustrating, to say the least, and there have even been seasons where I purposely dimmed my light in hopes that my career wouldn’t push away potential suitors. I know what you’re thinking, “Girl, why would you even consider that? If they’re for you, it won’t matter what you do.” Hey, don’t judge me, but also, I one hundred percent agree.
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That’s why this recent moment in Switzerland was right on time. When I first walked into the hotel to check in, I was blown away by the surrounding beauty. It was a five-star property with one of the world’s most famous thermal bathhouses. Yet, it was something about seeing that 90% of the hotel’s guests were couples, that forced me to sit back for a bit of introspection—while soaking in the thermal spa, of course.
As I went through the mental conversation, there was a battle of sorts. On one hand, I knew that being able to partake in experiences like the one I was having at that moment was important to me. I knew that, at times I actually love being able to dabble in the finer things—after all, I’ve worked hard to be able to afford them. On the other hand, and sadly, I knew that sometimes being a single Black woman that publicly showcases her “luxurious” habits can intimidate men and even scare them off from pursuing you under the guise of them feeling like they “can’t do anything for you, because you have everything.”
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So, what is a girl to do?
Do I minimize/hide the life and experiences that I have? Do I play down the hard work I’ve put in to get where I am professionally? Or, do I risk being single in exchange for being able to have said life, without backlash?
Luckily, the joy that I felt while being at this property won. There was something about taking a full day to simply pamper myself at the bathhouse and in my in-room steam shower and soaker tub, indulging in cuisine from a 2-star Michelin restaurant and doing all of this while surrounded by an amazing group of Black women that reminded me—this is certainly the life I was meant to live and that I deserve. Even if it means that right now, I’ll just have to provide it for myself until the right partner comes along. And honestly, I’m okay with that.
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