Chris Morris

3 days ago | inc.com | Chris Morris

When it comes to passive income ideas, buying dividend stocks is a popular one. It’s not hard to see why. Along with high-interest savings accounts and CDs, there may be no more passive way to earn a few extra dollars. You don’t have to put in extra hours of physical work. The income is recurring. And it can be substantial. But there are some potential downsides of using dividend stocks for passive income. Here’s what you need to know before jumping in. What are dividend stocks?

4 days ago | inc.com | Chris Morris

Side hustles are a great way to boost your income and give you a lesson in entrepreneurial endeavors. Finding time to do them, especially if you’re working a full-time job? That’s where things get challenging. After putting in an eight-hour day, you may be tired, either physically or mentally. And while a side hustle might sound good in theory, motivating yourself to jump into another gig just as you’re getting off of your primary one may not be easy.

5 days ago | inc.com | Chris Morris

Before Friday morning, many people hadn’t heard of the Vector Smart Chain. But a big push on X by backers of the blockchain infrastructure and its corresponding crypto token have made raising awareness a top priority. That’s hardly a new story. Meme coin production has exploded, especially since the White House (and President Trump) has expressed a special interest in the crypto sector. PBS reports that more than 40,000 meme coins are created online per day.

5 days ago | inc.com | Chris Morris

Side hustles might start as a way to earn a little extra to help pay the bills or have a little more fun on a Saturday night, but many founders have managed to grow them into something more. Some very familiar tech companies got their start as side hustles or side projects, including Groupon, Twitter, and Instagram (which began as Burbn, a location-based app for whisky lovers). And there are countless more side hustles that have gone on to be fully fledged businesses of all sizes.

5 days ago | fortune.com | Chris Morris

The House added the gubernatorial powers to the bill, which had already been approved by the Senate. It now will be voted on once more by the House before it goes back to the Senate for another vote. (The upper chamber had previously approved the bill, but the amendments require a revote.) If passed by both branches, it then moves onto the governor. Critics, including most Democratic representatives, have lambasted the bill, calling it racist.