One entrepreneur has taken his “passion” and turned it into a lucrative second career earning him an extra $30,000 (£23,389.05).
Nick Burgess works in advertising, but his true “passion” is finance – something which his wife encouraged him to develop.
So, Mr Burgess created Making a Millennial Millionaire, which is a website aimed at helping people invest and making financial issues easier.
With a background in banking and having previously studied at the Corporate Finance Institute, Mr Burgess launched the site in June 2021.
And since then the site has grown, earning him $30,000 (£23,389.05) and counting.
Speaking to Daily Express US, Mr Burgess explained exactly how he managed to strengthen his income significantly with his side hustle “passion”.
He said: “I was at a company a few years ago that promoted me from a highly-creative job to a creatively unfulfilling one.
“As a result, I was miserable, and my wife encouraged me to find a creative passion outside of work. I always enjoyed writing, so I decided to pursue a blog.
“My nine-to-five is also in digital marketing, so creating and running my own website helped me broaden my skillset in daily life as well.”
Despite not knowing how to make a website or how to optimise it for search, Mr Burgess taught himself and began seeing an impact.
Making a Millennial Millionaire began reaching more people when it was featured on bigger websites, drawing in more customers.
Mr Burgess explained: “Several years ago, I was in a situation where my medical bills began to stack up, and the only way I could pay it off was with credit cards.
“That led to a large amount of credit card debt in my own life which forced me to learn about personal finance at a deep level. I think that understanding personal finance is more important today than it ever has been before.
“‘Inflation’ and ‘recession’ have been the hot terms for the last 18 months, but how many people actually understand those concepts and how they affect you?
“My blog aims to answer those questions in a straightforward, relatable way that I feel like is missing in the personal finance world.”
