Finding the Right Side Hustle and Avoiding Scams

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Join us for a #CreditChat next week as we share financial tips for college graduates! We’ll discuss everything from planning for your financial future, to setting goals, managing credit and paying your student loans! We hope to see you there!

Topic: Finding the Right Side Hustle and Avoiding Scams

When: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 3 p.m. ET.

Where: Join the live hashtag discussion

The panel will include: Latasha Peterson: Side Hustle Expert, paid of $47k of debt and founder or ArtsandBudgets.com; Tiffany Grant MBA, AFC®, SHRM-CP: Financial Wellness Curator and Founder of Money Talk With Tiff; Patrina Dixon, CFEI, RFC Founder and CEO of It’$ My Money®; Beverly Harzog: Credit Card Expert and Consumer Finance Analyst for U.S. News; Rod Griffin: Senior Director, Consumer Education and Advocacy, Experian and Christina Roman: Consumer Education and Advocacy Manager at Experian.

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Questions we will discuss:

1. How can you identify skillsets and interests that you could use to build a side hustle?
2. Need some inspiration? Where can you find side hustle ideas?
3. How can you figure out what there is a market for in your area?
4. What are inexpensive ways to advertise your side hustle?
5. What are the tax implications to consider when taking on a side hustle?
6. How can you identify the legal or regulatory requirements for your side hustle?
7. What are some signs that an advertised side hustle may be a scam?
8. How do you balance your full-time work, personal life and side hustle?
9. What should you consider if you plan to transition your side hustle to your main source of income?
10. How do you set goals for your side hustle income?

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