@adamdelduca: If you can't picture yourself still relying on 2% raises in 2027, this is for you A raise like that barely keeps up with what groceries, insurance, and your mortgage cost Waiting on one is a plan, but it's a very slow plan Here's the path I'd follow Start a faceless YouTube channel Produce the videos with Vidrush Review your analytics every week Scale past $8K a month Reinvest the profits back into the channel None of these steps are complicated The hard part is doing them week after week while it feels like nothing is happening I spent years as a CPA and consultant watching income grow in tiny increments, always on someone else's schedule Building a channel gave me income I could actually influence The weekly analytics review matters more than most people think, because it shows you which videos are pulling attention so you can make more of what works Reinvesting is the step people skip Putting profits back into the channel is how a side project turns into a real asset Be realistic about the timeline too, since it usually takes 6 to 12 months of steady work before a channel pays you reliably Nobody is going to hand you a bigger paycheck on your timeline The future you want gets built starting now