HOW MUCH I MAKE AS A FULL TIME INFLUENCER LIVING IN NYC // transparent talk on finances

[@SS-xi5nh]

I'm older than you, but I find that I learn so much from you. You're opening up about so many things and talking about things that a lot of women in general have never had the opportunity to talk about with their peers or mentors. I hope you that your videos are important and make a difference.

[@mohuyakhan]

this was a very hard to record so thank you so much for saying this 💖

[@Nileypoopoo]

Agreed! And honestly seeing your resilience and steadfast faith in yourself as a creative is so motivating as a fellow Bengali creative. Keep up this amazing spirit and thank you for sharing this with us.

[@ChristinaAaliyah]

So genuine ✨ I loved this video

[@maalavikag]

I love that you're opening up about this!! as someone who has severe financial trauma, it is so so imperative to talk about finances and be as transparent about things like this to other people. it not only gives people reassurance, but it gives them more information and hope!!

[@coconutqueenii]

aww 🥰 I love the note your partner made for you. So sweet and totally along for the ride ❤ also that ad transition was great 🫨 xoxo

[@MarcusAGreene]

Congrats on 16K! You’re my favorite NYC KZbinr ☺️

[@mohuyakhan]

ahhh thank you for noticing 💖🥹

[@beepwrld]

This video is so valuable!!!! As someone on a similar career path (also a content creator & artist), this was so so useful to hear and made me feel emboldened to share and talk about money more too!! Thank you for making this, I am now a subscriber & fan :)

[@mohuyakhan]

ahhhh so glad this was helpful! it's so crazy how something so vulnerable and personal can connect you with others who also feel like that. thank you for being here 💖💖

[@ebunnyrose]

You are literally so inspiring! As someone who wants to move to NYC (from GA) after college, you give me so much hope! Literally so happy I stumbled across your channel!

[@mohuyakhan]

so glad you're here!!! good luck to you, you got this 💖

[@enidpolanco8627]

I needed to hear this love it. I’m born and raised in NYC I worked a regular 9-5 for way too long till I just couldn’t do it anymore. I’m a full time reseller and there are months I’m biting my nails thinking I won’t make enough but I always do. I love the freedom working for myself gives me, my goal is to travel I’ve traveled to Cuba, Greece Egypt Italy and in October I’m going to Japan. I also travel throughout the US to thrift and find treasures to resell. I love this life.♥️ love your content I’m a new subscriber 😊

[@mohuyakhan]

i'm so happy for you!! working for yourself is definitely anxiety inducing, but gives you a lot of freedom. wishing you so much good fortune! 💖

[@somethingscarlett]

thank you for being so transparent! as a new college student, any money talk is really helpful - new subbie!

[@mohuyakhan]

appreciate you!! will make more of these 💖

[@soniamoraleschemistry]

You are doing the right thing. I have been unemployed for 8 months. And the only side hustle I have is online surveys right now. I live in an area that does not have many jobs. Wish I were more creative but still struggling to see what else I can make money from. Thanks for sharing how you make money.

[@lissadeo]

this was so helpful and inspiring as someone who is considering going from a full-time day job to doing freelance work as an artist & editor!!! Transparency around finances only helps to empower people, set goals and know what's fair/equitable!!

[@mohuyakhan]

❤️❤️❤️

[@secretvibes4898]

This video was so nice! Watched the whole thing , even got anxious at some point. Happy for you, this is very motivating

[@mohuyakhan]

hahaha you and me both!! thank you ❤️

[@sandraskalnik2369]

I really admire your dedication to make your life a success

[@kollainamerica]

love the transparency :)

[@mohuyakhan]

i appreciate you ❤️❤️

[@quishadenise7806]

Thanks for sharing! You’re doing amazing 🎉

[@alicebowcreates]

Thank you for this!! I turned 25 this year and decided to work on my own business too and totally have that feeling of ahh I'm behind those with stable careers as well. But I really believe that following your passions will bring success/happiness into your life! Love following your journey xx

[@Iamgabrielletuesday]

Rooting for you!!!

[@srabonbon]

Mohuya, thank you so much for getting this personal! I do agree that as desi women or desi in general we like to keep our personal achievements to ourselves because we were brought up like that. But it's so refreshing and helpful to have such videos for pure motivation 😌 as a teacher in nyc we barely make any money lol continue doing what you're because you're absolutely fabulous in this! I also got around to listening to your podcasts and I'm in love !! I wish you all the luck and support ❤️ I'll definitely be checking out your collections and more that's going to come our way 💕

[@mohuyakhan]

yes, we were always taught to be so secretive and competitive!! and then if we do share, it's seen as bragging or too much! we can't ever win. the pay for teachers is not the best, unfortunately. considering how much they do!!! thank you so much for your support ❤️

[@srabonbon]

@@mohuyakhan yea don't feel bad about not having a traditional career because teachers making 5k a month takes them few years in the job so the grass isn't always greener on the other side 🤷‍♀️ you just keep doing what you're doing rn cause you're killing it!!

[@seliyahsfairys]

Congrats on 16k!

[@mohuyakhan]

thank you so much ❤️

[@alyssam2142]

Love the transparency, we need more of it! I’m a silent viewer but really appreciated this video as a native New Yorker! ❤

[@mohuyakhan]

thank you so much ❤️

[@BKhanfident]

LOVEEEEE the transparency. Keep going Bon! You on that upward trajectory iA. so refreshing to see a brown girl talk about her finances as a creative so that everyone can know what they're going into and not feel alone

[@mohuyakhan]

YESSSS!! i feel like i've never seen people have these conversations, especially my people. i'm so glad it helped ❤️❤️

[@birdeez]

CONGRATULATIONS Mohuya---KEEP DOING YOUR THING, GIRL!!! Yes, sometimes things can get rough, but with a PLAN, CREATIVE VISION, and GUTS, Everything is possible!!!! It also helps that you have multiple streams of income!!!

[@zareennawar7951]

This was extremely insightful 👏 wish you luck moving forward! Thanks a lot for this 😍

[@mohuyakhan]

thank you for watching 💝💝💝

[@emelyandtheuke]

“that sounds like a crazy amount, but you have to remember that needs to cover all the other months you don’t make as much” absolutely. many people would try to say I must make so much money as a wedding photographer for 10 years, but it wasn’t that I made SO much money, it’s that I was paid in large sums sporadically throughout the year. $5k a wedding sounds great until you realize that you only work 30 weddings a year, have to give 30% to taxes, 20% to expenses, 30% to the cost of living. That only leaves 20% for anything that isn’t a necessity and all of that still needs to last throughout the dry season for the industry (~4-5mo of the year). no work is easy, either you compromise your time (working 9-5) for stable pay or you compromise your sanity (working sporadically) for more freedom to do what you want as an entrepreneur. no one career is perfect, just choose the one that works for you and actually work at it.

[@mohuyakhan]

so perfectly put!!

[@abbykane2569]

so proud of you!!!!

[@Jibril_Abdulkadir]

Congrats on 16k 🎉🎉and thanks for being very transparent I totally agree that finance can be a taboo or tough discussion especially telling the world like you are about it 😂

[@kashvigosrani4897]

This was great! ♡ Would you do an update version at the end of the year?

[@mohuyakhan]

I might!! that sounds like a great idea :)

[@fary2045]

Wow. What an inspiring video. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@nazli2913]

So proud of you❤️

[@aminab6449]

Hey, love your videos, honestly you're such an inspiration - I'm based in Manchester, UK and I've just graduated I'm thinking of running a small business like you. I've gotten started but I'm not sure how to best approach making a livelihood through selling art/running workshops. If you could start again what you do to best build your business to a place where it can financially support you? I appreciate all the work you're doing in breaking South Asian stereotypes & changing the representation for us women, lots of love x

[@jocelyndunkley1607]

This was so transparent and the most in depth financial video I’ve seen! I relate with the insecurity with the up and down months but you just need to double down and trust the process. It’s great to see your successes bc I work with businesses like yours on their Shopify stores.

[@KyCandicee]

wooow!! Thank you so much for being so transparent! I would love for you to make a finance series (like more about how you budget, afford, where you spend etc.) I find it so interesting! also since you kept emphasising small businesses, that's where I spend more of my money now :)

[@mohuyakhan]

ahhh would love to make a series like this!! thank you for this idea. i'm so glad to see that you're supporting small businesses more 🥹

[@fms8227]

This was so insightful and you look so beautiful

[@mohuyakhan]

thank you 💖💖💖

[@tumblrroom9721]

Love this video! I love finance videos, so def do more. Maybe another what I spend in a day?

[@mohuyakhan]

yes would love to make more finance videos!! ✨

[@monika_mey]

Thank u for being transparent! Honestly, I was expecting KZbin to pay u more since you’re one of the most realistic KZbinrs I know😿 But I’m glad that your clothing business is doing well for u. ❤❤❤

[@mohuyakhan]

ahhhh i wish it worked like that :'( thank you so much for your support ❤️

[@50plus2013]

Praise the lord. Stay genuine

[@morganfortier7929]

Proud of you!

[@mohuyakhan]

❤️❤️❤️

[@PraisEmmanuel]

that shirt is fire

[@mohuyakhan]

thank you!!

[@yasminhussain4546]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@MA97A]

May Allah grant you with even more success

[@harveylin3548]

Oh I feel sad for your masters degree because you might never use that to score a job in the teach field ever again. The teaching profession is pretty much the opposite of what you do right now as a living, it's boring, hierarchical, bureaucratic, and low pay. Once you get used to work for freedom you can't never go back to that kind of arrangement.

[@thehopelessvoid88]

Wow the numbers go up and down and very random. Some months u can barely make nothing while with other months u can make a lot