5 Uber-Popular Passive Income Streams That Aren’t Worth the Hassle
How many people will waste time — and money — trying to make these work?
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6 min readJan 18, 2022
Everyone is looking for easy income. A button to press that allows regular cash to drop into your hands with just a bit of up-front work. I understand the appeal.
The problem is that if you believe such a passive income stream exists, then you’re easy prey for side-hustle scams and snake-oil salespeople.
I’ve built my career as a full-time content creator by trying out as many potential different income streams as possible and sticking with the ones that work. I do only work between 10–15 hours per week, earning around $8k/month. But none of what I do is passive.
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Don’t waste your time on these five passive income streams if you want true financial freedom.
