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Wrong question. How much passive income from a side business do you need before quitting your industry job?


I made around $60K/month for a good 2 years from a side project, while still keeping my day job.

Nowadays I make close to $8k/month passive income, and I regret not quitting back then. I could've easily made double the amount if I had focused strictly on that.


What's your side project if you don't mind me asking?


$5,000 is a good place to start




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