A 2017 survey from Bankrate found that more than 44 million Americans have some kind of side hustle – though many use side hustles for full-time incomes – and that number has likely gone up over the past couple years. Depending on the difficulty, time involved and skill level required, side hustles can produce anywhere from $8-25/hour (sometimes less, sometimes more). Some of the more popular side gigs in recent years have involved transportation: Uber or Lyft for transporting human passengers, Bird or Lime for recharging electric scooters, and Door Dash, UberEats, GrubHub or Postmates for food delivery beyond the standard pizza delivery we had in the pre-Internet era. Delivering food can be a lot of fun and financially rewarding … Read more

Most parents do a wonderful job of preparing their kids for academic success, future jobs, and raising families of their own, but countless studies released over the past several years indicate that parents have somewhat failed to educate their kids in one crucial category: personal finance and money habits. Younger generations are experiencing almost unprecedented financial struggles as they get into their 20s and 30s, but is it really due to them just being “lazy” like the media headlines suggest? Why else would the quality of their lives by decreasing compared to their elders? After all, a 2016 study conducted by Stanford University, Harvard University, and the University of California, Berkeley economists found rates of children with a higher standard of living … Read more