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Old Jan 29, 2022 | 8:28 pm
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Originally Posted by osonda
… Bloggers always say I can do that even if I don’t really have a "real" business, and that a side hustle will do. They say: …
Originally Posted by osonda
… Why do bloggers always stress the "side hustle" aspect of it? …
I’ve noticed the same thing. I’m far from an expert about all this but (mainly for Chase 5/24 reasons) I’ve had many business credit cards (sole prop, SSN not EIN, 0 employees, business income same as personal income, number of years in business same as years since graduating medical school) with marginal business credentials, more a business concept than a “real” business 😉 and of course I did once stay at a Holiday Inn Express* 😊.

Many of the bloggers receive substantial advertising income and/or referral payments (for completed successful applications via their links) from credit card issuers. Perhaps those agreements include not promoting business cards for those without a business.

(* “Some years ago, a large lodging chain ran a TV commercial depicting an operating room with surgeons and nurses gathered around the patient. One member of the team begins issuing orders on what to do to save the patient. A second asks, “Are you a surgeon?” He replies, “No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.””)
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