The Power of Passive Income

“When are you going to get a ‘real’ job?” is a question I get asked repeatedly at family gatherings. Most of my family doesn’t understand the true power of passive income. My uncle, on the other hand, has been living his dream for decades because of it. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, my uncle bought up as many cheap houses as he could get his hands on. He had to get loans from the bank and maxed out his credit cards. Now, he has all that debt paid off and is getting paychecks every month from the tenants …

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I Don’t Want to Be A Famous Blogger

Back in 2008, I was just starting my online career. I wanted a purely passive income so I could travel and enjoy life without having to worry about going into work everyday. I started reading blogs such as Smart Passive Income, Niche Pursuits, Writing for Your Wealth, Get Rich Slowly, and so on. What I loved about these blogs is that many of the bloggers were in the same place I was – just starting out. Pat Flynn was writing eHow articles and had just lost his job while Spencer Haws was doing his Adsense experiment while working at Wells …

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