When I'm not hosting this podcast, I am writing books, but it is really hard for me to write when I'm at home,

so I like to find remote cabins in the middle of nowhere to just hang out and write.

But I hate the idea of my house just sitting empty doing nothing but collecting dust and definitely not collecting checks.

And that's why I'm an Airbnb host. It's one of my all-time favorite side hustles.

Other popular side hustles are awesome too, don't get me wrong, but they often involve big startup costs. By hosting your space, you're monetizing what you already have access to. It doesn't get easier than that. And if you're new to the side hustle game and you're anxious about getting started,

don't worry because you're not in this alone. Airbnb makes it super easy to host. I mean if I could do it, you could do it.

And your home might be worth a lot more than you think.

Find out how much at Airbnb.com.

host.

I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to

understand. It's time for some

money rehab. I've gotten into the habit of asking for discounts everywhere and honestly you'd be surprised how often it works.

I recently ordered a step and repeat which is the industry term for the type of backdrop that you often see behind red carpets with all

those partner logos splashed across them. I know this is a very niche example but the

step and repeat is for a very cool project that I'm really really excited to tell you about more on that

soon but anyway when I was putting the order together I just emailed the

company and I was like hey do you have any discounts right now and they gave me

12% off just like that. I've heard a rumor

that you can negotiate with your credit card company to get the annual fee

waived on your credit card. Now I know that there are other elements of your credit card that are

negotiable like the APR or annual percentage rate, that's the rate that the debt accumulates on your

credit card, that's negotiable, but the fee has gotten mixed negotiating reviews.

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