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For the Ukrainian border town of Vovchansk, they’re getting worse. Locals in the town lived through occupation and liberation for seven grueling months in 2022. The Russian military claims the action has left close to a dozen villages under its control. Maria, 85, evacuates the Ukrainian town of Vovchansk. The Russians held our boys there.” There has been widespread reporting of mistreatment of Ukrainian civilians under Russian occupation, allegations the Kremlin has typically dismissed as fake.

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☆ I make $160,000 a month in passive income and work under 5 hours a week: The No. 1 thing I tell people who want to build successful side hustles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Graham Cochrane | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Back in 2009, like so many during the Great Recession, I got laid off. Today, I have built two online businesses, a music education company and a business coaching brand, and I make around $160,000 a month in passive income and work less than five hours a week. DON'T MISS: The ultimate guide to earning passive income onlineI've learned a lot about what it takes to create a highly profitable business. I have shared my knowledge with over 3,000 clients, and I even wrote a book about my experience. So if you want to start a side hustle, this is the No.

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☆ 5 people share the different ways they landed jobs at Big Tech companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Ella Hopkins | Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewGetting a foot in the door at one of the four Big Tech companies — Meta, Google, Apple, and Amazon — can require years of training, an expensive education, and many interviews. Business Insider spoke to five people who landed jobs at Big Tech companies about how they learned the skills and experience that landed them the role — and how they showcased those skills during the interview. AdvertisementGriffin worked as a software engineer for Rotten Tomatoes, Vox, and Shopify before applying for jobs at Apple four times. Griffin landed a role as a software engineer at Apple and worked at the company for two years. "I took it to get my foot in the door of a Big Tech company and build credibility," he told BI.

Persons: —, Corey Griffin, Apple Corey Griffin, Griffin, Vox, tara Larsen, Tara Larsen, Larsen, Sahil Gaba, Sandeep Rao, Big Tech Sandeep Rao, Rao, Zubin Pratap, Pratap, he'd Organizations: Service, Big Tech, — Meta, Google, Apple, Business, C3G Media, Rotten, Amazon, Gaba, BI, Meta, Oracle, Carnegie Mellon University Locations: Big Tech, Amazon, India

☆ 4 realistic steps to starting a passive income side hustle: What social media may not tell you
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Starting a passive income side hustle may look quick and easy on TikTok. Make It spoke with a group of experts who've built passive income businesses and scaled them into six-figure successes. JP Mancini II turned his boat chartering side hustle into mostly passive six-figure income. Ryan Hogue, 35, left his web development career in 2020 to focus on building passive income streams. DON'T MISS: The ultimate guide to earning passive income online After roughly a year, Torres left her engineering role.

Persons: Jannese Torres, D'Lites, Dinero, podcaster, JP Mancini, Florida —, JP Mancini II, Mancini, Ryan Hogue, Ryan Hogue Gamifying, Hogue, Rather, Torres, Jasmine McCall, McCall Organizations: CNBC, SXSW Locations: Hampton , Virginia, Key West, Florida, Puerto Rican

☆ I was laid off from my job at a fancy convenience store chain when it suddenly shuttered. My final shift felt like 'The Purge.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Foxtrot, an upscale convenience-store chain, shuttered its 33 locations on April 23. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Declan Rhodes, a 25-year-old former employee of Foxtrot, an upscale convenience store chain that was based in Chicago. This will be a nice little survival job while I'm auditioning." It was just: "Kick everyone out of the store, take out the trash, lock doors, and close the store officially." My next move after FoxtrotIt's back to square one in terms of finding a survival job.

Persons: Declan Rhodes, —, I've, John J, Kim, strapping, we'd, Rhodes, It's, I'm Organizations: Service, Washington DC, Business, Caesars, Chicago Tribune, Tribune, Getty, Foxtrot Locations: Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Springfield , Missouri, Illinois

☆ This college town is experimenting with giving low-income entrepreneurs and gig workers $12,672, no strings attached
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ann Arbor's program, called Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor, is giving low- and moderate-income residents $528 a month, no strings attached. Over 50 municipalities have tried the GBI model since 2019, offering low-income participants between $100 and $1,000 a month, no strings attached for one to five years. "This pilot will help us learn whether guaranteed income payments can be an effective way to help some entrepreneurs with their business efforts." Chicago announced in April that it restarted its previous GBI program that offered low-income residents $500 a month. A GBI program in Harris County, Texas is being challenged by Attorney General Ken Paxton, who called the program "unconstitutional."

Persons: —, Ann, Ann Arbor's, Monique Gonzalez, Ann Arbor, GBI, Ken Paxton Organizations: Service, Business, Local, Services, Denver, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, University of Michigan, Chicago, Republican Locations: Ann Arbor , Michigan, Ann Arbor, San Antonio, Antonio's, Ann, Michigan, Atlanta, Denver, Flint, Harris County , Texas, Iowa , Arizona, South Dakota

☆ Gen Zers say they're hooked on fast fashion, but regret their Shein hauls when the 'high' wears off
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Maddy Lane, a Gen Z TikToker, shared what it's like in a recent video, showing the detritus of her latest haul all over her bed. A survey of 1,000 people from January by the digital analytics platform Quantum Metric found that 64% of Gen Z respondents were buying more than they did last year. Contradictory to Gen Z beliefsCheap clothing hauls do not sit well with the much-discussed Gen Z passion for environmentalism. AdvertisementGaby Mendes, a Zoomer and founder of Talk Twenties, a media and events company for Gen Z, told BI she tries to avoid fast fashion but has her lapses. Gen Z was dubbed the "Depop generation" by Vogue Business, and makes up 90% of the app's user base.

Persons: —, Maddy Lane, Lane, Zers, ThredUp, Gen, TikTok, pang, Melanie Parncutt, Parncutt, Gaby Mendes, Gen Z, JADE GAO, Siena Barry, Taylor, There's Organizations: Service, Business, Bryant University, Otter Public Relations, Vogue Business, Barry Locations: cardigan

☆ 35-year-old making $11,400 a week in passive income: The No. 1 thing that helps me build lucrative side hustles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Life was otherwise good: It was 2016, and Hogue sat next to his best friend every day at his senior web development job. He was making $117,300 per year, but driving back and forth felt like a waste of time and money, he says. Last year, Hogue made over $1,600 a day, or roughly $11,400 per week, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. Winning that game each day helped keep him from quitting before his business turned profitable, he says. "The dollars-per-day [mindset] helps you understand what your time is worth," Hogue now tells Make It.

Persons: Ryan Hogue, Hogue, he'd Organizations: George Madison University, CNBC Locations: Virginia, Fairfax , Virginia

☆ How to start a lucrative side hustle, from 4 people who've done it: ‘You can be more successful than you think’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"I think you can be successful with more side hustles than you think," Cody Berman, who co-runs online printables course Gold City Ventures, told CNBC Make It in January. In seventh grade, she started selling leggings for teen girls who couldn't afford larger, trendy brands. Bella Lin, 17, started a side hustle to give her guinea pigs more quality of life. Your ability to stay up-to-date on industry trends and audience demographics can affect your earnings over time, Etsy seller Tim Riegel told Make It last year. Riegel started his side hustle — making and selling steel fire pits — in 2021.

Persons: Cody Berman, Bella Lin —, Bella Lin, Lin, you've, Tim Riegel, Riegel, Becky Powell, Powell, Becky Powell's, —, Morgan Eckroth Organizations: Gold City Ventures, CNBC, Onyx Labs, YouTube, Barista Locations: Gold, Beaverton , Oregon, Portland , Oregon, U.S

☆ I make over $2,500 a month from focus groups. Here's how I decide which ones are worth my time and how to find the highest-paying ones.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

I then created my own business, teaching others how to make money from focus groups. I noticed that I was consistently bringing in $2,000 to $3,000 a month from focus groups alone, so I eventually transitioned to concentrate solely on doing focus groups. AdvertisementLast month, in March, I participated in 18 focus groups for a total of $2,770 or an average of $154 per focus group. The best free ways to find focus groups are by searching "focus groups near me" or "taste tests near me" on Google, Craigslist, and social media. They were reputable companies with a huge volume of focus groups, so things probably slipped through the cracks.

Persons: Filipe, —, I've, he's, Burger King, Chase, you'll, haven't, Chicago, Jane Zhang Organizations: Service, PayPal, Apple, Google, Facebook, Craigslist Locations: Texas, Chicago, Chicago's, North, janezhang@businessinsider.com

☆ AI is making managers nervous
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewManagers are worried that using powerful generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT in the workplace might cut their salaries. Of those surveyed, 48% of managers reported that AI tools are a "threat to their pay" and will "fuel wage declines" across the country in 2024. In early March, Cognition unveiled Devin, the 'first AI software engineer' the startup claims could fix bugs and train AI models. Sixty-two percent of managers surveyed, according to Beautiful.ai, said their employees feel like AI could eventually put them out of their jobs. "There's no doubt that the implementation of AI tools has employees questioning their value to a company," according to the survey.

Persons: —, Devin, Beautiful.ai, didn't Organizations: Service, Business

☆ I got my dream job at Apple on my fourth attempt. Here's why I left the 6-figure job after only 2 years.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Corey Griffin landed a job as a software engineer at Apple after showcasing his side hustles. He worked for Apple Music but left to pursue his business this year. I applied for a job at Apple 4 timesI landed a job as a software engineer at Apple in August 2021. I left my Apple job after 2 yearsI worked on software for the Apple music team, including radio and podcasts. I left Apple in December 2023 to pursue my media business full-time, particularly the Speakflow product.

Persons: Corey Griffin, Griffin, —, Vox, I'd Organizations: Apple, Apple Music, Service, Los Angeles . Business, Big Tech, Stanford, Harvard, Rotten Locations: Los Angeles, Culver City , California

☆ How to start a high-paying side hustle: 'It has to be something that you're actually passionate about,' says expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

If you're considering picking one up yourself, there are so many ways to start. But, she says, if you really want to see some profits, "it has to be something that you're actually passionate about." When you're passionate, 'you actually develop that unique skill'Kristof has seen all sorts of side hustle successes. "I think that when you're really passionate about something, you actually develop that unique skill," she says. When it comes to identifying that passion, "I usually tell people to think about what they do for fun," she says.

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People are surprised to learn that Mari Murdock, 36, is a professional game master, a role in which she organizes and narrates tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons. Dungeons & Dragons is an open-ended tabletop game in which the narrative is shaped by the players' choices, whether that's through combat, puzzles or negotiation. But as Murdock played tabletop games through the 2010s, she grew more confident in the skills it takes to run a good game. The timing was fortuitous, as tabletop gaming became more popular during the pandemic. For Murdock, gaming allows you to immerse yourself in "a pretend situation where you are imagining that you are someone else.

Persons: Mari Murdock, Graham Merwin, Murdock, — it's, Scott, Murdock's, Mari, she'd, Dax Levine, —, Levine, Max, we've, it's Organizations: CNBC, Westminster University, Brigham Young University, Hawaii, BYU, Dragons, Guinness World Records, &, PayPal, Hulu, Spotify, Amazon Prime, Max Insurance, Relief Society Locations: Utah, Salt Lake City, Michigan, Hawaii, Japan, Scott, Provo , Utah

☆ 34-year-old making $49,000 a month in passive income: My favorite $0 side hustles you can start in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Ryan Hogue | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon Merch on DemandStart-up cost: $0 This platform has become my favorite passive income opportunity. My responsibilities include creating graphic designs, and listing them for sale on the various products available in the Amazon Merch catalog. Print on DemandStart up cost: $0 Amazon Merch is not the only way to make money with print on demand. It allows you to make passive income by creating video reviews of Amazon products that you own. The uploaded videos are displayed on the Amazon product detail page for the product you review, as well as similar products.

Persons: I've, Printful, they're Organizations: Walmart, eBay, Amazon, Amazon Influencer, YouTube

☆ 3 in-demand, high-paying side hustles—some can pay more than $200 an hour
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Americans are diving into freelancing — 38% performed freelance work in 2023, according to Upwork's December 2023 Freelance Forward survey. You can write people's video game profiles, get paid to pretend to be someone on their dating profiles or even get paid to stand in line for people. Here are three high-paying, in-demand side hustles to consider according to Kristof and Daniella Flores, founder of side hustle blog I Like to Dabble. If you're interested in learning how it works, there are all sorts of online courses on sites like Coursera and tutorials by Google itself. When you take the courses, "you're often connected to the people who are going to hire you in the end," says Kristof.

Persons: Kathy Kristof, Kristof, Daniella Flores Organizations: Social, Google, IBM, Apple, National Initiative, Cybersecurity Careers Locations: cybersecurity

☆ I have 5 income streams and make $142,000/mo from Amazon alone: Top 3 side hustle mistakes I always tell others to avoid
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Dr. Jenny Woo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This side hustle saw me through the next five years while I completed my Ph.D. When I started, I didn't know much about running a business, but today, I have five income streams. I bring in $142,000 a month from the Amazon business alone. Don't overcomplicate your productWhen I started my side hustle, I had major imposter syndrome. So before you begin any side hustle, ask yourself two key questions: What is the fundamental need that my product or service fulfills?

Persons: I've, hustlers Organizations: University of California Locations: University of California Irvine

☆ Travis Kelce is amping up his career outside football. Here is a full list of his side hustles.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Travis Kelce is in his "side hustle" era. Kelce has also been expanding outside football through brand deals, a podcast, and investing in a movie. Until last year, Travis Kelce's fame was rooted in his career as a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, a role that The Wall Street Journal said gets him a $14 million salary. He's dabbled outside football before, but little compares to the transformational effect of starting to date Swift in July 2023. Here are his four latest gigs outside football:

Persons: Travis Kelce, Kelce, —, Travis, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's, He's, Swift Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Service, Amazon Prime, Coachella, Kelce, Street Journal

☆ A millennial with side hustles as a startup founder booking 6 figures and a professional dancer shares her tips for balancing both
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Danielle Shultz is a professional dancer and runs her own corporate wellness business. Her business, Triangle Sessions, has landed contracts with Google, Meta, and Deloitte. She also runs her startup Triangle Sessions, which offers corporate wellness and team-building events. When she's not at dance rehearsal, Shultz teaches Triangle Sessions classes on topics like relaxation and terrarium building. Danielle Shultz, 36, is a dancer with The Metropolitan Opera and runs her own corporate wellness business.

Persons: Danielle Shultz, Shultz, —, Zers, Bankrate —, she's, I've, Robert Nickelsberg, It's, Schulz Organizations: Triangle, Google, Deloitte, Service, Metropolitan Opera, YouGov, Triangle Sessions, The, Sessions Locations: Philadelphia, New York City, York

☆ A millennial who achieved financial independence years ago through 'extreme' saving opens up about what he would do differently — and explains how millennials are hitting financial freedom without a '
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"On the road to financial independence, I was trying to save and invest as much as I could as early as I could," he told Business Insider. Related stories"A vast majority of the people that are pursuing FIRE or financial independence have a much more measured approach to the pursuit and are doing it on their own terms," he said. How to hit financial independence without a 'sacrifice mentality'A common misconception about the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement is that it requires immense sacrifice. "Younger people are now much more focused on the freedom component and being able to get freedom now while simultaneously pursuing financial independence." As opposed to aggressively saving 80% of their income and waiting 10 years to reach financial independence.

Persons: —, Grant Sabatier, he'd, he's, He's, there's, it's, Sabatier, Lauren, Steven Keys, Steven, you'll, We're Organizations: Service, Business, Financial Independence

☆ Starting a side hustle meant I worked more hours, but it actually cured my burnout. I now do it full-time.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Tayla Blaire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I loved many aspects of my teaching job, but there were other things that made me feel burned out. When my husband was unemployed, I decided to start a side hustle freelance writing. I started freelance writing and had less free time than everA few years before the pandemic, I started freelance writing as a side hustle. I learned to interview and started writing for publications I'd grown up reading. There are plenty of suggestions out there for curing burnout — I'd never have guessed starting a side hustle was one of them.

Persons: —, it's, I'd, I've Organizations: Service

☆ 26-year-old works 20 minutes a day, brings in $462,000 a year from side hustle: I'm 'doing less' and 'making more' than ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Francisco Rivera doesn't even like candles — but he brings in six figures per year selling them on Etsy. For his product, Rivera chose neutral-colored organic candles with "witty" labels, he says. "I'm making more than I ever have, doing less than I ever have," says Rivera, 26. I would take a pay cut if it still allowed me to do what I'm doing [outside of my Etsy shop]. I'm not super passionate about selling candles.

Persons: they've, Francisco Rivera doesn't, Rivera, he'd, he's, —, I'm, it's Organizations: CNBC, YouTube Locations: AskMakeIt@cnbc.com, Orlando , Florida

☆ 'Reacher' star Alan Ritchson lived 'behind a grocery store in my truck' well before finding success
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Alan Ritchson is one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood, but his journey to the A-List has been anything but easy. He took the money he earned working odd jobs and bought himself a "crappy" used Toyota truck. "I went and lived behind a grocery store in my truck. Sign up for CNBC's new online course How to Earn Passive Income Online to learn about common passive income streams, tips to get started and real-life success stories. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Alan Ritchson, Guy Ritchie, Ritchson, He'd, I'd Organizations: Hollywood, Northwest Florida State College, CNBC Locations: Hollywood, Northwest

☆ I started an Etsy candle store last year. The passive income helped me move out of my parents house and travel the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 26-year-old Francisco Rivera, an Etsy seller from Orlando. I manage an Etsy store that made $403,499 last year after Etsy's fees and postage costs. Since starting the store, I've moved out of my parent's house and started renting a studio in Orlando. That's when I realized my Etsy store could replace my income from teaching. Quitting my job was scary, but I knew that even if this particular shop failed, I could set up another store on Etsy.

Persons: —, Francisco Rivera, I've, It's, I'm, I'd, Bali . I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Orlando, Texas, Bali ., Belgium, France, New York, Caribbean

☆ 26-year-old made $11,000 in 100 days from more than a dozen side hustles—her No. 1 piece of advice
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Annie Probert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

To make that number less daunting, she broke it down into a daily goal — $100 per day. Mitchell challenged herself to make an extra $100 a day for 100 days, and documented her journey on TikTok . "And if I can help one person earn an extra $100 a month, why would I not post that?" In many of her videos, Mitchell does data annotation as a side gig before or after her day job. Be realistic with your timeMaking nearly $11,000 in 100 days might sound amazing, but the challenge didn't come without sacrifices.

Persons: Mitchell, It's, Jackie Mitchell's, you've, it's, hustles Mitchell, they're Organizations: CNBC Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Paris

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