A Gen Xer who 'retired' at 45 shares how the FIRE movement and side hustles helped him grow his savings to over $6 million

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Jordan Grumet
Jordan Grumet credits the FIRE movement for helping him retire at age 45. He says he now has the freedom to pursue side hustles he enjoys.

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A Gen Zer quit a corporate job paying $94,000 to become a reseller and content creator: 'It's not somewhere I wanted to be for the next 40 years of my life'

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Amber Smith turned her side hustles into the way she earns money.

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A California millennial shares how he made nearly $200K secretly working multiple jobs. He said he only worked 20 hours a week.

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A California millennial made nearly $200,000 secretly working two full-time remote jobs and doing some freelance work on the side. The worker in the story is not pictured.

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I balance working hard to reach my financial goals and spending time with my son. I never want him to feel neglected.

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Chris Boutté (not pictured) has had to balance working hard and spending time with his son.

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I'm a single mom who rents out my yard as a private dog park. I earned an extra $7,400 in 21 months to pay my bills.

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Samantha Bosley and guest pups, Romeo and Juliet.

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Gen Zers are embracing remote and flexible customer service jobs — but the freedom comes at a cost

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Young workers are increasingly considering customer service as the perfect "lazy girl job."

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I caught my employee secretly working a second remote job. Here's why I decided to fire them — and why I think overemployment is sometimes unethical.

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Patrick Synge
When Patrick Synge caught one of his employees working for another company during work hours, he fired him.

Patrick Synge

I work in the unpredictable film industry so I started blogging as a side hustle. Now it supports me fully — here's how I built it.

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Ana Julia Gomes.

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A Florida Gen Xer who earned over $300,000 secretly working multiple remote jobs shares why he's 'far from rich'

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A Florida Gen Xer who made over $300,000 last year secretly working multiple remote jobs says he's "far from rich." The subject of the story is not pictured.

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A full-time Cleveland Uber driver who took home $17,000 in 2023 shares why the full-time gig isn't worth the money anymore

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A full-time Cleveland Uber says none of his driving strategies have provided him the results he was hoping for. The driver in the story is not pictured.

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