The Passive Income Trap Nobody Talks About

Описание: Are you buying freedom or just buying yourself another boss? 📉 Most 'passive income' side hustles like Airbnb and dropshipping are sold as the dream life, but when you look at the operational math, they are actually second jobs with variable pay and zero benefits.

In this video, we break down the 'Return on Time' for popular side hustles versus true capital allocation strategies like Index Funds. We analyze the hours required for guest management, marketing, and customer service to calculate your real hourly wage. 🏠 If you want to stop trading time for money and start making your money work for you, we need to separate the myths from the math. 💸

Learn why true passive income is boring, requires almost zero labor, and is the only path that actually buys you time. 🛌

Timestamps:
00:00 – The Passive Income Lie
00:58 – Defining the Terms
02:34 – The Best ROI
03:01 – Airbnb: The Myth
06:29 – The Automation Trap
07:16 – Dropshipping: The Lean Myth
10:39 – The Pivot to Real Passive
11:14 – Index Funds: The Definition
14:43 – The False Comparison
15:14 – The X-Y Graph of Freedom
17:31 – The Final Verdict

Sources:
✅ Bendigo Accommodation - Hours to manage an Airbnb
✅ Labode Accommodation - Time spent on an Airbnb
✅ WooCommerce - How to start dropshipping (Semi-passive model)
✅ Frontiers in Psychology - Airbnb host wellbeing study
✅ Morningstar - Hidden costs of passive investing

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⚖️ Disclaimer: I am not a financial advisor. Content is for entertainment & educational purposes only. Investing involves risk. Always do your own research.

🤖 Production Note: This channel utilizes AI tools for voiceover & visual rendering, but every single video is originally researched, scripted, storyboarded, and manually edited by me, Tom. The sketch-style visuals are designed to simplify complex topics. This is a human-led project dedicated to high-quality financial education.