There are many important skills business owners should know and continually work on. Developing new skills and refining old ones is perhaps one of the most important business investments you will make. You may have some of these skills already, but you will find that a successful business owner needs to reach some level of proficiency in almost all of…
Category: Making Money
How to find clients on Upwork (2022 Guide)
This post is a detailed guide on how to find clients on Upwork in 2022! As you may have already guessed, there is a good reason that I’ve been quiet on the blog for the last three months. And that reason is that I’ve been really focused on increasing my income before the New Year! In December, I dedicated some…
Google Project Management Certificate Program Review
It has been a few weeks since I’ve last posted on the blog, but I promise I have a good reason! And that reason is that my TikTok addiction has finally proven itself to be useful. Needless to say, a lot of the TikToks that land on my “for you” page are related to personal finance and business. A few…
How to Manifest Money by Writing (Realistically)
Today I’m going to share with you how I was able to manifest over $20,000 in less than 6 months. This post has practical tips that will help you start taking action. I will not be talking about the kind of manifesting where you bury money in your backyard or put a bunch of random things in a jar together.…
How to Start a Pet Sitting Business
As any pet lover knows, we will go above and beyond to make sure our pets are happy and healthy while we are away. That’s our fur baby! In this post, we will cover how much you can make as a pet sitter, ways to get started, and an extensive list of the pros and cons! Is pet sitting profitable?…
Finding Motivation to Start a Business for the First Time!
Many people wait years before they start a business. There are many things that can hold you back from finding the motivation necessary to get started. When I first started my business at 24, I definitely had hundreds of reasons why I wasn’t ready. At the end of the day, I really had to question my own self-limiting beliefs to…
All of the Investment Opportunities in Cambodia
I am originally from California and, as a result, I’ve always looked at housing costs in San Francisco ($750,000+ ) and my hometown of Sacramento ($400,000+). Needless to say, the idea of owning a home was something I pictured would happen in my 40s. When I quit my job to travel the world, I found I had a deep curiosity…
Fiverr: How to Make Money FAST
By now it is no secret that I am a huge fan of having multiple streams of income. Having more than one income stream is the best way to maximize the amount of money you earn each month. It also guarantees that you will have an income if you ever lose a job. Over the last decade, the gig economy…
How to Start a Kid’s Gumball Machine Business (Easy!)
Do you remember what it was like walking into a store and seeing the beloved gumball machine as a kid? Maybe you saved up your allowance or asked your parents to spare some change just so you could put in a coin, turn the knob, and hope that your favorite flavor would pop out. Gumball machines are more than just…
What is Passive Income? (10 Easy Ways to Get Started!)
What is Passive Income? Passive income, also known as residual income, is an income source where the person is not actively involved. It is a source where there is little to no effort put into obtaining that income on a regular basis. Many times, passive income is described as a way to “make money while you sleep.” Another way of…
Introducing Rucker Sales Consulting!
Today is finally the day! After several months of hard work, the Rucker Sales Consulting (RSC) website has officially launched. This post will share information on what offerings we currently have available at RSC. If you are interested in learning more about what life events lead me to starting a business at 24 from Cambodia, be sure to check out…
The Road to Rucker Sales Consulting
Many of you have been following my blog for the last several months and have watched me document my journey of starting my sales consulting business at 24 and have watched me build my sales consulting business over the course of 2020. From July to December of 2020, I was able to make over $20,000 as a sales consultant. At most,…
20 Money Lessons
Money lessons can be found anywhere, especially during last year. Let’s be real, everyone walked away from 2020 with some sort of money lesson or personal finance revelation. This was a hard year for the globe and one that will change most people’s relationship with money for the rest of their lives. I have had several such revelations over the…
Investing 1,000 Dollars a Month Made Easy
I was still in college when I started investing 1,000 dollars a month. That I firmly believe that this is something anyone can do! The key is to make sure you are managing your money properly. Of course, to invest $1,000 a month, you must first learn how to save $1,000 a month. The two main things you will need…
Property Investments in South Africa: A Local’s Experience
Property Investing is demystified in this latest guest post by Johannes van der Spuy from South Africa! This is Cash for Kat’s 3rd guest post, if you would like to start at the beginning, you can start with Zero to Full-Time Income by Kathrin from A Chat With Kat Blog. Our last guest post was about visiting NYC on a…
Building a Business at 25
Building a business at 25 takes much more effort than starting a business at 24! It has been one year since I started my sales consulting company and it is safe to say that it is starting to take on a life of its own. I never expected that I would be working for myself full time in 2020, much…
Starting a Business at 24
I started my first business at 24 and wanted to share some ways you can build your own sales funnel!
How to Save $1,000 a Month: 10 Actionable Steps
Are you ready to stop wondering how to make $1,000 and learn the easy steps I took to get there? Saving $1,000 is nowhere near as hard as it used to be. In fact, I was able to save my first $1,000 while making $15 an hour as a full-time college student in the Bay Area! After that, I focused…
How to Make $100 in a Day
“How to make $100”- Your new daily goal! If you are able to make $100 a day, by the end of the year you will have $36,500. If you use some of my money-making tips, in addition to your 9-5 job, you could be ending the year with some substantial savings. Some of these tips are about making money as…
Warren Buffett Investment Strategy (2020)
Here are all the nuggets of investment strategy wisdom Warren Buffett dropped during the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders’ Meeting of 2020.
Warren Buffett ETF Strategy 101
A deep dive into the Warren Buffett ETF investment strategy. This is a beginner level post and breaks down the basics of what an ETF is, who Warren Buffett is, and what ETFs he is investing in.
Magic Ears Interview and Income (Teaching English Online)
I passed my Magic Ears Interview and I am now officially a Magic Ears Teacher! After interviewing with VipKid and iTutorGroup, I found that Magic Ears was able to offer me the best base rate as well as the easiest interviewing experience. Magic Ears Interview Experience I had to do more than one Magic Ears Interview before I passed. It…
Freelancing on Upwork: How I made $400
Does freelancing on Upwork… work? That is the question that I asked myself back in 2017 as a desperate college grad trying to make some quick cash. And the answer in 2017 was, “HELL NO.” Thankfully, a lot has changed on Upwork since then. And I’m so glad that I gave it another chance! If I hadn’t, I would have…
