Your "earn" is every dollar that comes into your life: salary, side income, interest. Women are often taught to save harder, but growing your earn can change your life faster. Here are five ways to start today.
1. Move your savings to a high-yield account
If your savings sit in an account paying close to 0%, you're leaving free money on the table. Ask Bixie AI, your money assistant, to find and compare the highest-yield savings accounts available to you, including any fees, minimum balances and conditions. Then make the switch. Even a few percentage points more on your emergency fund adds up every single month.
2. Ask for a raise
Most raises go to people who ask. Prepare like it's a pitch: list your wins with numbers, research what your role pays in your market, and pick your moment, ideally after a big result or before budgets are set. Name a specific figure, then pause. If the answer is "not now," ask what you'd need to achieve, and by when, to get there.
3. Start a side hustle
Turn a skill you already have into income: tutoring, design, baking, social media management, translation, reselling. Start small, with one offer and one platform, and set a realistic weekly hour cap so it doesn't burn you out. Track every dollar it earns in your Earn & Burn workbook.
4. Get paid for what you already own
Sell what you no longer use, rent out a spare room or parking space, or lend out camera gear or party supplies. Your clutter could be someone else's bargain.
5. Invest in your earning power
A short course, a certification or a new skill can lift your income for years. Ask your employer whether they'll pay for training. Many will, and few people ask.
Make it stick
Whatever extra you earn, decide where it goes before it lands: a set share to savings, a set share to investing, and some to enjoy. More earn should mean more freedom, not just more spending.
Know your worth, then ask to be paid for it.
