Your finger in every sweet money pie.
When you start a new money making home business, here’s an important concept to keep in mind. Will you earn “sweet money” or “sour money?”
I first heard of this idea from an older German woman when she learned I did clothing alterations and tailoring for a living. She puckered up her face and said, “Sour money.”
I expect I said, “Huh?” What nerve! I didn’t expect disapproval from a lady lounging on a park bench on a sunny afternoon. I regretted stopping when she asked me what I did as I walked by with an armload of clothes.
She asked if I only got paid once for the work. I nodded, confused. I worked and got paid. What did she mean?
She said it’s better to do work once and get paid for it many times.
I walked away convinced she was a local loony I’d steer clear of in the future.
Eventually the truth dawned on me that she sought passive income, the income rich people enjoy. I later learned Gerda had great wealth, with accounts in every bank in our small town. She owned properties she rented out–passive income.
I didn’t much mind at the time that I made sour money. I enjoyed my work as a tailor for many years, but pondered how I could create passive income from it. When I proposed an alterations book, no publisher back then thought enough people would buy it. Teaching what I knew never went anywhere either, out of lack of students or enough spare time.
So please bear in mind the concept of sweet money and sour money as you start a new money making home business. If you earn sour money, stay alert for how to earn some sweet money from your efforts. And thank Gerda.
Best,
P.S.
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