My 7 Income Streams Allowed Me To Quit My Job | On The Side

Josh Ellwood, 28, quit his engineering job in 2021 to pursue his side hustles full-time. He realized that if he continued to advance in his traditional career, more of his personal time would be taken away from him. In 2021, Ellwood made about $189,000 from seven streams of income. Now, he works 3.5 days a week, and has made about $167,000 just this year. He lives near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife and dog.

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I Work 3.5 Days A Week & Make $189,000 A Year | On The Side

[patrickl]

Whenever someone mentions multiple income streams it's always a Youtube channel with things directly related to their Youtube channel (Patreon, merch etc.)

[ericwadebrown]

I wish CNBC Make It would stop covering mostly Youtubers. I'd like to hear about other diverse types of income generating gigs.

[MarcPhillips]

He seems like a decent enough person, but the stories earlier on in the Make It series felt more authentic and realistic. The fact of the matter is that it takes a lot of effort to be a successful content creator and most people won't succeed.

[janellemcleod]

So handsome. He looks just like his father. I’m sure his dad is smiling and proud

[ButtercupMaude]

I really respect the fact that he values time spent with loved ones over making more money. He could probably make 2-3 times what he makes now if he worked more, but he chooses to spend time with his family. Smart decision.

[Sarahtlopez]

these videos and the series covering peoples incomes used to be so good! it was inspiring to see the range of jobs in different fields and how people spend and hustle inline with the lifestyle THEY want.
Now this has just turned into more 'hustle culture' propaganda with the same roles and really high salarys that arent relatable. Such a shame 😔

[TwicebakedJake]

He's making about as much as any senior engineer without the 401k, health insurance, and long list of benefits that companies provide. Kudos for his hustle but his YouTube income could drop any day.

[DrCareyYazeedTV]

Soooo the only way to make 6 figures is become a YouTuber and build other streams of income from your channel (sarcasm). Everyone featured in these stories are YouTubers and these highlights just give their platforms an extra boost 🤷🏽‍♀️

[zacharyfish]

He bought a rental property that only cashflows $1, 800 a year? This explains why it's so hard to find a good deal now

[ronbaltazar]

I respect the guy that you featured in this video as well as the other content creators that you have featured thus far. However, as a viewer, we need to see diversity in terms of the stories that you feature. A great majority of the people that you featured are content creators and truth be told, not everyone can be a content creator and the level of interest in this aspect is declining significantly. Youtube as a platform has become very saturated content wise meaning the ones that joined the platform recently are having a hard time cracking the code so it's not inspiring a lot of people to be content creators as well as it did before. In terms of featuring people who don't work as much but earn a decent amount of money, you could possibly feature entrepreneurs like franchisees who do not necessarily need to be at the shop 8 hours a day since they have a Staff there and sales and operations can be monitored just to cite an example of a possible content.

[daniellestephenson]

Wow! He looks just like his dad! Congrats to him.

[FinancialShinanigan]

How to create multiple streams on income: have a successful YouTube channel and branch off of it's success by selling courses on how to start a YT channel, do affiliate marketing, and sell stuff on Amazon!

[blackumbrella]

The irony is everyone who features in how I make multiple Incomes are mostly Youtubers who make content about how to make multiple incomes.

They are no different than Robert Kiyosaki who wrote a book to teach people how to get rich but he becomes rich for writing the same book.

[TheReesesGuy]

CNBC needs to change this channel to "CNBC MAKE IT AS A CONTENT CREATOR"

[DebtToDollars]

Don't be afraid to bet on yourself! You got this 😀

[Trumppower]

CNBC making commercials for Amazon FBA.

[teggyegg]

Please feature way less of these influencers.

[MyJaywest]

To people complaining about the influx of content creators, I say this: take a look at what they were doing before this. This guy has an engineering degree. That is a well playing job out of college. He started a side hustle in 2018 & quit his job completely in 2021, which means he was already planning & stashed away lots of money to plan a smooth seamless exit. We should start wondering how we can grab a lucrative & necessary career so we can try to be FI younger and/or be more in control of our lives

[felineboy]

Yet another content creator, 🙃🙃how helpful

[avivavoz.]

Good to see his taking care of his mom!
Respect!