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WEEKLY RECAP: Should You Feel Guilty About Passive Income?

In our seventeenth recap of Season III, we'll highlight the lessons learned in this week. Also: an audio update from a previous case study!

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THEMES & TAKEAWAYS:

We’ve just finished week 17 of Season III! This week, we featured a zip-up solution for baggy shirts, a plant-based meal-planning service that just started and already has 300 subscribers, an avid book reader who resells used books on Instagram, and so much more.

In this action-packed recap: I have a really interesting question from a listener. I’ll bring you an audio update from a previously featured side hustler—two of them, in fact. (One update, two people.)

But first! For this week only, my publisher is offering the e-book version of SIDE HUSTLE: From Idea to Income in 27 Days for just $1.99 on several popular e-reading formats, including Amazon Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and more.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW:

Today, we have an update from Alicia Ostarello & Angie Sommer who were featured on the show in Ep. 271.

Listen to the Weekly Recap to hear from Alicia and Angie!

You can also check out their website, Vow Muse.

EPISODES FROM THIS WEEK:

Here's what we heard this week on Side Hustle School! Listen to this week's recap for a more comprehensive highlight reel.
  • Ep. 842 - A Canadian Communications Officer and lover of plant-based food starts a meal prep service, earning $2,000 in monthly recurring revenue within her first three months
  • Ep. 843 - When an engineer receives a ridiculously baggy work shirt, he grabs it by the collar and designs a DIY tailoring device. Four years later, he’s sold $150,000 of them
  • Ep. 844 - An IT analyst makes page-turning profits after building a dedicated audience of book enthusiasts. You can make money without a large following!
  • Ep. 845 - This Canadian mom woke up to find her son cuddling a sprinkler she’d left on the porch the night before. The realization her son had left the house in the middle of the night prompted her and a friend to create the next stage of baby monitors
  • Ep. 846 - With a goal of avoiding “fluffy” content, a new mom launches a parenting blog that provides lots of detailed, practical info. In one recent month, she earned more than $1,500 from advertising and referral fees
  • Ep. 847 - A New York City opera singer channels her inner handywoman skills to become a “practical diva”
Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,

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Here's what's coming up next...

Each week I'll feature more stories from people who are starting side hustles without quitting their job. Here's a sneak peek of what's coming next week:

  • A frugal bride starts blogging about how to save money while planning a wedding. After a lot of hard work, she’s now generating over six figures per year
  • A digital marketer freelances away his nights and weekends, eventually turning his side gig into a multi-million dollar ad agency
  • And much more!

Do you have a side hustle story you'd like to share? Fill out the Side Hustle School submission form and your story may be featured on the show!

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