E-commerce & Dropshipping Explained How I Launched My First Shopify Store for Under $100 (And Got My First Sale) Facing layoff fears, Maya needed a side hustle fast. With barely $100, she grabbed a Shopify free trial, bought a $14 domain, and listed handmade resin coasters she already crafted. Photos were taken on her phone … Read more
Computershare / EquatePlus Navigating Computershare: How I Finally Figured Out How to Sell My ESPP Shares My cheap ESPP stock sat in Computershare like treasure locked in a tricky box! I wanted to sell some, but the website felt like a maze with confusing signs. Where was the “sell” button?! After clicking around, feeling lost … Read more
Stride How the Stride App Helped Me Find Thousands in Tax Deductions as an Uber Driver Wow! Like finding secret pockets full of money in my driving job! Being an Uber driver meant lots of confusing grown-up tax stuff! Then I found the Stride app! It automatically tracked all the miles I drove for work … Read more
Personal Shopping/Styling Services How I Made My First $100 Helping a Friend Shop for a Wedding Outfit My friend was stressed about finding an outfit for her cousin’s wedding. Knowing my love for fashion, she offered to pay me if I helped. We spent an afternoon shopping; I pre-selected options based on her style and … Read more
myFICO Why I Paid for myFICO (Even Though Credit Karma is Free) – The Real Score Difference! Ever wonder why the free credit score on apps like Credit Karma looks different from the score your bank sees? It felt confusing! I learned most lenders use FICO® scores, the ones myFICO.com provides directly! Paying for myFICO … Read more
Selling Crafts & Handmade Goods (Etsy, etc.) How I Made My First $100 Selling Crafts on Etsy (My Simple Start) I started small, listing just five hand-painted mugs I’d made as gifts. Taking photos with my phone near a window, I wrote simple descriptions focusing on the unique designs. I shared my new Etsy shop … Read more
YouTube & Video Content Creation How My First “Bad” YouTube Video Got 10,000 Views (And Why) My first video was awful – shaky phone footage, terrible lighting, rambling commentary. I almost deleted it. But it was about solving a very specific, frustrating software bug I’d encountered. Weeks later, views started climbing. Turns out, many people … Read more
Viral Video Ideas How I Found a Viral Idea That Got 10 Million Views My videos felt like tiny whispers in a hurricane, getting lost instantly! I dreamed of making something HUGE that everyone saw, but felt clueless. Then, I stopped trying to invent genius ideas and started listening intensely – to trending sounds, to … Read more
E*TRADE (Stock Plan Services) My ESPP Journey with E*TRADE: How I Bought Company Stock at a Discount Saving up for that ESPP felt like putting coins in a special piggy bank each payday! Watching the pot grow on the E*TRADE site was exciting, knowing it would buy company stock cheaper, like getting a secret coupon. … Read more
Wave Financial How I Run My Entire Freelance Business Finances for FREE Using Wave Wow! Imagine having a super helpful robot manage all your lemonade stand money, make pretty bills, AND it doesn’t cost any allowance! That’s Wave Financial! I use it to track all the money coming in, see where it goes, send nice … Read more