Content creation has been an occasionally paid hobby of mine for almost a decade now. Last year, that all changed when I went on maternity leave from my big girl job. I set out to transition this little side hustle of mine into a fully fledged business. I expanded into UGC, took TikTok far more seriously and outreached in ways that I simply hadn’t before. My goal was to challenge myself and follow a passion but I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t financially motivated. As someone who wanted to spread our money as far as possible last tax year, here are a few of the smart money moves I made.
