My 30-Day Hustle: How I Made My First $100 From My Village
The rooster crowing is the only alarm clock you need in my village. For most of my life, my days have followed a familiar rhythm, dictated by the sun and the seasons. I live in a small village in India, a place rich in community but seemingly far from the world of online opportunities. I have my local language, a basic understanding of English from school, and a smartphone with a temperamental internet connection. What I didn't have was a "skill" – I'm not a writer, a coder, or a designer. The idea of earning money online felt like a distant dream, something for city folks with fancy degrees. But a persistent thought kept nagging at me: could I earn just $100 USD? Not a fortune, but enough to be significant. It was a personal challenge. I gave myself a deadline: 30 days. My first week was a mess of frustrating Google searches. Every "earn online" article seemed to demand skills I didn't possess. Just as I was about to give up, I stumbled into the wor...