How a 29-year-old built a career and 2 side hustles that earn her $158,000 a year

How a 29-year-old built a career and 2 side hustles that earn her $158,000 a year

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.Destiny Adams doesn't believe in "off" days. The 29-year-old entrepreneur's schedule is always jam-packed, from producing YouTube videos in the mornings to taking inventory for her salon in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the afternoons. At 6 p.m., she begins her shift as a child welfare specialist for the state of Michigan, working until 2:30 a.m five days a week. It's a lot to manage, but Adams revels in the hustle. As of December 2020, Adams had three main income streams: the full-time job with the state, which pays around $60,000, plus benefits; the Destite Hair Collection, her small business selling wigs and hair extensions and running a salon, which netted her $86,000 in 2020; and a YouTube business consulting channel, which brought in an additional $12,000.Destiny Adams, 29, hopes to grow her YouTube consulting business.CNBC Make It"You should have multiple streams of income because it helps you live the life that you want to live," Adams says. "If something happens with my state of Michigan employment, I also have the salon. If something happens with the salon, then I have my