212- Using Side Hustles to Earn an Additional $100,000 a Year and Paying Off $39,000 of Debt with Jannese Torres-Rodriguez
Apr 28, 2021
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Jannese Torres-Rodriguez shares her journey of making over $100k from side hustles, transitioning from food blogger to personal finance podcast host, sacrificing to become debt-free, and offering advice on starting a side hustle for women of color.
Side hustles can be a lucrative source of additional income, even while working a 9-5 job.
Finding passion in your work and aligning it with your financial goals is crucial for success.
Building a profitable side business requires identifying an underserved audience, incorporating personal experiences, and leveraging various monetization strategies.
Deep dives
Janice Torres Rodriguez's Financial Journey
Janice Torres Rodriguez, host of the Yo Kiero De Niro podcast, shares how she used side hustles to earn over $100,000 in a year and paid off $39,000 of debt in 17 months. She emphasizes the importance of finding passion in your work and aligning it with your financial goals. Janice discusses her own experiences of feeling unfulfilled in her job and how she turned her side hustles into profitable income streams. Through her podcast and platform, she aims to educate Latinos on running successful small businesses, investing with a purpose, and generating sustainable wealth. Janice is on a journey to reach financial independence and plans to retire from her nine-to-five job by the end of 2021.
Discovering Financial Independence and Overcoming Debt
Janice shares her turning point of discovering the concept of financial independence, which motivated her to accelerate her debt repayment and investment strategies. She talks about the mindset shift she had to make to prioritize her financial goals and take control of her own path. Janice explains how she used her side hustles and passive income from her food blog to pay off debt and build generational wealth. She encourages others to embrace side hustles as a means of financial security and shares her own experiences helping others create successful side businesses.
Tips for Starting a Successful Food Blog
Janice provides insights for starting a successful food blog and building a strong online presence. She emphasizes the importance of finding your niche and catering to an underserved audience. Janice shares how she discovered the demand for Puerto Rican recipes and honed in on that market. She highlights the value of authenticity and incorporating personal experiences into your content. Janice encourages aspiring bloggers to start by serving their own circle and gradually expand their reach.
Building a Profitable Side Business
Janice discusses her journey of building a profitable side business through her food blog and podcast. She shares how she monetized her passion by leveraging display ads, sponsored content, and influencer opportunities. Janice emphasizes the importance of finding the right medium for your side business, whether it's writing, video, or other formats. She also highlights the significance of branding and carving out a unique space in the online market. Janice's success story demonstrates how a side business can generate significant income and lead to financial independence.
Balancing Work, Side Hustles, and Financial Goals
Janice shares her plan for achieving financial independence and retiring from her nine-to-five job. She explains her focus on growing her side business income, maximizing investments, and planning for her family's financial future. Janice highlights the responsibility she feels to support her parents' retirement and build generational wealth. She emphasizes the importance of finding balance between work, side hustles, and personal financial goals to create a secure and fulfilling future.
This week on the podcast, Jannese Torres- Rodriguez explains how she was able to make over 6 figures from her side hustle while working a 9-5. Jannese is passionate about teaching women of color how to create lucrative side hustles, invest with purpose, and generate sustainable wealth. Her passion for personal finance grew from getting serious about her own finances and becoming an entrepreneur.
Tune in to hear how Jannese grew her side hustle income to over $100k, paid off $39k in debt in 17 months and ultimately achieved her version of Financial Independence.
In this episode you’ll learn:
How Jannese made over $100k from her side hustles
How she transitioned from food blogger to personal finance podcast host
The sacrifices she made to take control of her finances and become debt free
Advice on how to start a side hustle and much more...
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