In this article, we discuss one of the most common questions in various member forums:  how can I use blogging (or vlogging) as an income source?. This reminds us of parents who ask, “what is the scope for X degree?” What they mean is, “will my child get a nice fat salary if she pursues…

Many advisors and personal finance enthusiasts believe that “Indians are not ready to pay for financial advice”; “products and associated advice should be “pushed” with incorrect expectations ” and the like. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Indians (like any other person from any other country and like any other sensible buyer) are more…

In this article, Santhosh explains that it is not a crime to want to make more money and why it could be beneficial! This might seem astonishing to a younger audience, but the ground reality is too many people around us have a “money is evil and wanting more is wrong” mindset. A few months…

In this episode of how I increased my income, we meet Zubin Ajmera who managed to make Rs. 12 lakhs with a side hustle since the lockdown. In this article, he explains the steps needed to start a side hustle and the mindset required to be successful in it. About this series: We all appreciate the importance of…

Every week we receive questions related to our articles on side-hustle and passive income. There is one common thread to many of these questions. Readers appreciate the importance of building multiple income streams for retirement but don’t know where to start. So they ask what is the best niche or the most profitable niche for…

Leading sports nutritionist Rohini Raman shares her career journey this week. She hopes it will inspire other women to not give up at any age and stage of their life. About this series: We all appreciate the importance of a higher income but increasing our income is not easy. It requires time, effort, sacrifice, dedication and…

In this episode of how I increased my income,  we meet a marketing associate who runs a dance school. Eager to try new things, she efficiently balances home, office, friends, family, and passion. About this series: We all appreciate the importance of a higher income but increasing our income is not easy. It requires time, effort,…

We have an incredible rag to riches story in this episode of “how I increased my income”.  If ever we needed proof that it is possible to change our social station by grit, sacrifice and perseverance, this is it. About this series: We all appreciate the importance of a higher income but increasing our income…

In this episode of “how I increased my income with side-hustles”, we meet Apoorva, who followed her passion and built a successful book club for children on Facebook. About this series: We all appreciate the importance of a higher income but increasing our income is not easy. It requires time, effort, sacrifice, dedication and opportunities….

In this episode of “how I increased my income with side-hustles”, we meet Ayushi Mona who has ten years of versatile side-hustle experience in content writing, marketing, teaching and coaching. She is also financially savvy and helps young earners with the basics of money management. She discusses how side hustles helped her learn many new…

In this episode of “how I increased my income”, we meet a person who has been working passionately on blogging and web development, his side hustle for the past decade, since he was 16years old. About this series: We all appreciate the importance of a higher income but increasing our income is not easy. It…

A few days, I had asked members of Facebook, Asan Ideas for Wealth, to share real-life stories of how they or someone they knew increased their income by upskilling, self-growth (personal development) or side-hustles. Many of the stories were quite extraordinary. In the first such account, we meet Mrs Rajalakshmi Rangarajan as narrated by her…

In the latest edition of the reader audit, we learned how a reader plans to achieve financial independence, quit his job and move to his native place. Here, he had mentioned, “Since 2016, I’ve been working on a side-hustle, which makes more income than my full-time job. I’ve also joined the “Earn From Skills” training…

Side-hustle seems to be the buzz phrase in the current era. Thanks to the infinite need for money and creative fulfilment. Well, that is right. A side-hustle is not just about income but also about creative satisfaction in addition to the financial rewards. In this article, author and content writer Smriti Tuteja shares some side-hustle…

In this article, I list the lessons I have learnt from following digital marketers. Since many of these lessons are about “how not to do things like them”, no marketer would be mentioned by name. Freefincal readers assume I spend a lot of time reading about investing and personal finance news or related books. The…