What is passive income?
What is passive income? Passive income = money you earn even when you are not actively working that day. Active income: you work -> you get paid. Example: salary, daily wages. If you stop working, money stops. Passive income: you do work once, or put money once -> it keeps paying you small amounts for long time, with little daily effort. *Simple examples for India with small capital like yours:* *1. From money you already have (Rs 50k):* - *Bank FD / Savings interest:* Rs 50k in FD at 7% = Rs 3,500 per year. Truly passive, but very low. - *Dividend from stocks:* Tata Chemicals gives ~Rs 12-15 dividend per share per year. If you have 10 shares, you get Rs 120-150 per year without selling. Not much, but it's passive. - *Index fund dividend/ growth* *2. From work you do once:* - *Rent:* If you have a small shop/room, rent is passive - *YouTube / Instagram / Blog:* Make a video once about something you know (farming in Haveri, cooking, chemica...