After my first job as an insurance agent, I joined an IFA where I tried to do the ethical thing and sell useful products like term policies. It got me an average monthly income of only $1,000 or so for a few years – not much to talk about especially after what I previously earned. I decided to take up tuition assignments to supplement my income, and that was the start of my career as a full-time tuition teacher in Singapore.
Starting out as a side hustle It started when my friend had a few students he did not want to teach anymore. He passed them all to me, but his asking rate was around $15 to $20 per hour. That’s pretty low, but no matter, I now had a regular and stable side income which supplemented my main one. Twice...