Increase Your Income

Learn it in 5 steps

About 66 minutes of reading, then a 3-minute quiz to check what you know.

1. 1

   Step 1: Get paid more for the job you have

   Negotiate your offer and raises, since future pay builds on what you earn today.

   • Best Salary Negotiation Strategies - Because "Not Asking For A Raise" Isn't An Option 8 min read
   • You Don’t Need to Quit Your 9 to 5 Job to Get Rich 5 min read
2. 2

   Step 2: Build skills that raise your pay

   Choose one in-demand skill and a low-cost way to learn it.

   • The Best High-Income Skills for Young Professionals to Learn 7 min read
3. 3

   Step 3: Add a second income stream

   See why one paycheck is a single point of failure, and what a second stream takes.

   • Law 21 — Build Multiple Income Streams 15 min read
4. 4

   Step 4: Test an idea before you build it

   Prove people will pay before you put in serious time or money.

   • Daymond John's FUBU Strategy: Start Small and Prove Customer Demand 16 min read
5. 5

   Step 5: Judge side hustles and passive income honestly

   Weigh the upfront work, costs, and risks, and spot MLM pitches before they cost you.

   • A Beginner’s Guide to Passive Income Stream Ideas 7 min read
   • “Join a Multi-Level Marketing Business to Get Rich” - How To NOT Fall Prey To Advanced MLM Recruiting Tactics 8 min read

6. Check what you learned

   Career & Side Income Quiz

   5 questions · about 3 min. This quiz is also a step on the Financial Freedom Roadmap.

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