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Side Hustle School

#1008 - College Student Pays Off Loans With “Fitnancial” Blog

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Side Hustle, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship,, Small Business, Business

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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A college sophomore grows her finance and fitness blog into a business that brings in $80,000 a year. 

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0:00.0

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0:05.4

more years together.

0:06.8

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0:10.8

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0:15.2

fresh recipes made from real meat and veggies.

0:17.7

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0:21.4

Help your dog live a healthy life and get 50% off your first box of real fresh food at

0:26.2

the farmersdog.com slash time together 23.

0:39.3

In today's story, a college sophomore grows her finance and fitness blog into a business

0:44.1

that brings in $80,000 a year.

0:46.7

This all happens before she graduates.

0:48.2

I've mentioned before that if you're going to be a blogger, at least one who makes money,

0:52.0

or one who wants to make money, personal finance can be a great topic.

0:55.9

There are lots of natural collaborations and affiliate channels.

0:59.4

But combining personal finance with something like fitness or wellness makes for a nice twist.

1:04.8

In this case, the student you'll hear about focuses on well-being for women.

1:08.8

She says, I decided I wanted my blog to be more than just a hobby when I was picking up

1:12.1

traffic without really trying.

1:13.6

I was getting emails from readers saying they wanted to learn more about certain things.

1:17.2

They wanted to see my experience with a particular workout or diet program.

1:21.0

So if I was making some money and getting some traffic without trying much, I knew I could

1:24.8

do great things with my blog if I took it seriously.

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