Asking because I do want to earn more, but unlikely to have more time to devote myself to unless stuff in my carousell manage to sell haha.

Serious answer ... spending time here won't earn more money.

Logout from forum.lowyat. Come back here in 5 years to tell your story. 🤑

This post has been edited by mini orchard: Sep 10 2025, 07:09 PM

straight facts, yes. that's why preparing more listings to post on carou while working gg.

Placing a limit on yourself is nt a good step.

All people have 24 hrs each day. How u manage it and how u decide what to do with your time is entirely up to u. You decide. This is your life, make the most out of it even if u started in a not optimum condition.

wah boss, are you going to become MP soon or what?

I no ambition to become MP la. It will kill my soul. Rather just be a guai guai citizen doing my own things

True. Theoretically i can do side hustle.

But i’m too tired from normal officework ady.

If i have time i will just go workout. Investing in health is a much better choice for me.

Each ppl circumstances is different. What works for u might not work for me

This post has been edited by MegaCanonF: Sep 10 2025, 10:36 PM

If u are tired but satisfied, then thats good!
Anyway even if it works for u, it might not be what u wan. Each have their own goals, doesnt necessarily all ppl same.

Go venture out n try other things if you dont like what u are doing now, etc. Its normal to be afraid too.

Agree.

Everyone talks about side hustle like their energy level can keep on going for 247.

Step 1 of side hustle is to have a main job that allow you to finish work at 4pm or earlier. 2pm even better. If this step you dont have, you only have jobs to prove your loyalty by working till 6pm to 10pm, gg to side hustle.

Step 2 of side hustle is do a job that pays well with the few hours that maybe you can stretch till 8pm or so. If everyday can make 200 to 300, thats 4k to 6k extra per month. So many ideas, use chatgpt, don't ask people here what to do.

You still need to rest so you've energy tomorrow. And yes. Health is wealth. People sacrifice health to make wealth then use wealth to fix their health. What a waste of time.

Step 1 is already impossible because a) shift work and b) 6 days workweek. that's why selling on carou for pittance haha, but I do enjoy it though. Only other feasible option is use my one off day for carboot sale, but the planning that leads up to that is not something I'm a fan of.

Step 2 is 50-50 for me because I do want to spend time with my kid as much as I can before she goes to kindy/school.

I'm taking care of myself as best I can, thanks for the advice. Yeah I also don't want to be stuck trying to earn money but when your family goads you thinking that you can be entrepreneurial, without realizing that sunk cost fallacy is very real and that not all businesses succeed, you ponder.

I do have side hustles, but it's also luck based because first come first serve. Basically I just exchange my extra time for extra money. At least it's flexible, unlike part time jobs you have to attend no matter what.

best side hustle is to be an influencer.

but it does comes with danger.

I have come across Companies catching staff doing Influencer KOL in the internet during workkng hours or when they MC.

Also, influencer side hustle can make you become very fake or you accidentally expose you private life.

One of the dangers, is that in your past life, if there is black n white you offended someone, and you do KOL influencer and become very famous, someone may spread the word to badmouth you to destroy your business.

Nowadays it is the "IN" thing to be KOL.

privacy is very precious to me... no price tag to it..

I am so OUT. I better ask now, what is KOL?

“Key Opinion Leader”
Same meaning like influencer but more atas type. Here in Malaysia we rarely use this word KOL.

Ok understand now. Thanks for replying mate 🙏🏻

we don't have key opinion leaders, that's for politicians.
thanks for the insight. I would rather have privacy while it lasts.

Slowly Kais. Keep cost low. Save more. Invest more.
You got side hustle you enjoy good la.
I also do small small thing. Like do online survey for pittance. And sell my stuff 2nd hand on carousell. Money get from carousell bank in to kids acc.

When you have energy, always strive to increase your main income first.

Then think about investing.

We only have so much time but using money to buy other people’s time and energy, to make more money is the most efficient method.

doing the carousell thing to pay off my lost money from scam
had that initial thought as well. Just gotta work and balance things out for the next 3 years at least. Tbh I do worry about how it will be later on should my kid go for kindergarten, but I can only work and hope that things will work out for the better.