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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a 26-year-old earning $27,000 in Seattle, Washington, spends her moneyChi Baik, 26, lives in Seattle, Washington, and earns $27,000 a year as a Ph.D. student. Baik used to work as a teacher outside Washington D.C., but moved to Seattle to get her Ph.D. in special education at the University of Washington. Despite earning less money and having higher living expenses, she is grateful for the money she is making and still finds ways to treat herself. 07:51 an hour ago

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow I turned this cash-only savings hack into an $850,000 businessAt 30 years old, Jasmine Taylor found herself with $60,000 worth of student loan debt and $9,000 in credit card and medial debt. Determined to get her finances back on track, she researched budgeting methods and found cash stuffing online. Two years later, cash stuffing has not only gotten Jasmine out of debt but also made her a very successful business owner. Baddies And Budgets brought in $850,000 in 2022 and is on track to hit $1 million in 2023.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMaking $82,000 a year as a rapper on FiverrMike Burton has loved hip hop since he was a kid, but he never knew how to make a living at it until after college. That was when he found out about the freelancing website, Fiverr, and became a rapper-for-hire. Mike makes up to $9,200 a month writing and recording rap songs for people's birthdays, anniversaries, business promotions, and podcasts. Since beginning in 2016, he's brought in nearly $500,000 in sales.

Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a 39-year-old making $26,000 in Long Beach, California spends moneyTiara Simmons, 39, is a lawyer in Long Beach, California, and earns roughly $26,000 a year between her job as a law clerk and her social media marketing side hustle. She lives in a one-bedroom apartment with her husband, 3-year-old and chihuahua. Simmons is a below-the-knee amputee and has been disabled for nearly her entire life, and she wants people to know that those with disabilities are "disabled, not lazy." 09:13 2 hours ago

In a highly competitive market with more demand than supply for rental properties, this has led to sky high prices that are unaffordable for many. Renters can try to negotiate or say no, but then they run another risk: being evicted.

Unlocked is a home tour series focused on how much people across the globe spend on their housing, what they get for the money and what they had to sacrifice to make it happen.

☆ Why we’re so bad at forming new habits—and how to be better
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

My younger, more disciplined sister hates resolutions: "Why wait for a calendar date to do something that's good for you? Make the decision to be better now," she says, as I eat Christmas cookie dough and promise to give up sugar starting Jan. 1. We need to better understand how habits are formed. So, how do you implement healthier habits without thinking too hard? When it's hard to exercise or eat perfectly or if you just really, really crave takeout from a single-use plastic container, forgive yourself.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Liquid Death's founder started a $700 million water brandLiquid Death founder and CEO Mike Cessario spent years figuring out how to make water cool. Now his brand is valued at $700 million. After attending the 2009 Warped Tour, Cessario realized bottled water lacked irreverent marketing like that of energy drinks. With about $1,500, he created a commercial before he had an actual can of water. Liquid Death has raised $195 million and is on track to reach $130 million in sales by the end of 2022.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow this 32-year-old went from prison to making $150,000 in OrlandoAfter being incarcerated and charged with a felony at 16, Marquis Mckenzie Sr. was hopeless about his future career prospects. But the 32-year-old now brings in about $150,000 a year as a business owner and community organizer in Orlando, Florida. This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailI dropped out of college to grow my side hustle — now it brings in $327,000Justis Pitt-Goodson, 26, is a proud entrepreneur who got his start making clothing in eighth grade. A tutor gave him a sewing machine, and he began creating bow ties for himself and his friends. He attended Rutgers University in New Jersey for two years before dropping out to focus on fashion. With the help of high school classmates, Kwaku Agyemang and Taha Shimou, Justis officially launched BrownMill Company in Newark in 2016, and five years later it was bringing in about $327,000 in sales.

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