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There’s a quiet misconception about how to build passive income that refuses to die. That the people pulling it off are somehow different. Smarter. Earlier. Braver. Richer. Better positioned. They’re not. Most of them are just… normal. Busy. Slightly skeptical. Often late to the party and unsure if it’ll even work. That’s what makes their stories interesting. Because passive income, when you strip away the hype, isn’t built by superheroes. It’s built by people who […]
Retirement income can be built in two fundamentally different ways. You can rely on markets and portfolio growth to fund withdrawals, or you can rely on contractual income backed by legal guarantees. Most retirement plans use a mix of both. The real decision is how much of your retirement lifestyle you are comfortable leaving exposed to market outcomes. Contractual income means your cash flow is defined by contract rather than by market performance. The payment […]
Image Source: 123rf.com Many Georgia residents have turned to side gigs to keep up with rising costs. But this year, some are opening their mail to find audit notices and refund delays. As of early 2026, Georgia authorities have increased scrutiny of certain gig-economy earnings, and some refunds are taking significantly longer to process. According to Georgia tax alerts notes that audit reviews connected to gig income have expanded. This shift is not random. It […]
This week on the Journey to Launch Podcast, I’m joined by healthcare compliance expert and entrepreneur Keisha Wilson for a powerful conversation about career pivots, betting on yourself, caregiving, and building financial flexibility before you realize you’ll need it. Keisha shares how she transitioned from corporate leadership into entrepreneurship, how that decision gave her the flexibility to care for her mother through stage four cancer and a devastating home explosion, and why preparation, advocacy, and […]
Let’s clear something about passive income up right away. If you don’t have passive income yet, it’s probably not because you don’t have enough money. That’s the story we tell ourselves because it’s convenient. Money is an easy villain. It lets us delay action without confronting the harder stuff. “I’ll start once I have more cash.”“I just need a little runway.”“I’d do this if money wasn’t so tight.” I believed that too. And it kept […]
I got the following email from Chase yesterday: Important: Cash Back Redemption Options Dear Joseph Hendrix: Beginning 3/27/26, you will no longer be able to redeem for a cash back deposit from your Chase Freedom®, Chase Sapphire®, or Chase Ink® credit card(s) to an account held by a financial institution other than Chase. You can continue to redeem for a cash back deposit to an eligible U.S. Chase account or redeem your rewards as an […]
If you file your taxes as Married Filing Jointly or a Qualifying Widower in 2026 then your income… The post Traditional and Roth IRA Income Limits for 2026 appeared first on Part-Time Money.
This is what dividend investing is all about! Investing in dividend stocks allows YOU to earn dividend income, the best passive income stream! Bias, you better believe it. Time to dive into Lanny’s December 2025 dividend income results! Were records set? Almost to financial freedom? One day and one month at a time! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Dividend Income Dividend Income is the fruit from the labor of investing your money in the stock […]
Two books sat on my reading list for very different reasons. Both ended up teaching me the same lesson. The Great Depression: A Diary by Benjamin Roth is a quiet, intimate account—a lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio, documenting his observations and financial decisions from 1929 through the 1940s. His diary entries are remarkable for their immediacy and honesty. 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History by Andrew Ross Sorkin is the opposite in style—sweeping, […]