I’ve been searching online but can’t find any genuine or less time-consuming income sources for a teenager. Could anyone please guide me (without focusing on freelancing types) in India?
Do you have money to invest?
Sonny said:
Do you have money to invest?
No, I don’t have anything. Please suggest something. I feel burdened asking money from my parents.
Consider DCA (Dollar-Cost Averaging) in index funds.
It’s easy to find answers through a Google search, but here are some less common methods:
- Sell curated Spotify playlists.
- Sell custom-designed merchandise via Amazon Merch.
- Start a vending machine business.
- Start a SaaS (Software as a Service) business.
- Design and sell digital downloads (e.g., Instagram templates, YouTube templates).
@Lex
Wait, hold up. My wife makes Spotify playlists as a hobby. You’re saying she can sell them?
Gentry said:
@Lex
Wait, hold up. My wife makes Spotify playlists as a hobby. You’re saying she can sell them?
Yes! It can be quite profitable. If you achieve a high follower count, you can partner with artists to feature their albums in your playlists and charge a fee, or start a Patreon account and charge artists a subscription fee.
@Lex
Can you please explain this in detail?
You can create WordPress themes and sell them. That’s how I started, or you can consider stock market day trading if you have a little money.
Open a brokerage account, deposit money, buy shares of XDTE/RDTE/QDTE, and get paid every Friday. Invest at your own risk, but it’s pure passive income.
You’ll have a much easier time getting money through a job.
Lennon said:
You’ll have a much easier time getting money through a job.
I am already in college.
I earn passive income through investments in crypto, index funds, and high-yield savings accounts (HYSAs). But you need money to invest. To get that, you’ll need to work. I used a combination of jobs and side hustles. Check out my side hustle success story: https://old.reddit.com/user/sidehustle2025/comments/1ddi01x/i_made_750000_from_my_side_hustles_and_decide_to/.
Consider dropshipping or investing in REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts).
Vero said:
Consider dropshipping or investing in REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts).
Is dropshipping really that simple?
Vero said:
Consider dropshipping or investing in REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts).
Is dropshipping really that simple?
Yes, it’s really easy to do. There are many sites like Printify and Printful. However, just because it’s easy doesn’t mean the return on investment is good. I have several e-commerce sites, and most of them just break even. I have other businesses, like rental properties and a consulting business, that are more active income than passive.