When I graduated high school, the American dream seemed simple and attainable. It was just a matter of finding a union job at a factory, paying a down payment on a house and marrying my sweetheart. As most people will readily attest, things aren’t quite so simple anymore in this fluctuating economy of ours. For starters, the dependable industrial jobs are drying up steadily.

In order to protect my family’s nest egg in case I’m ever laid off from my day job, I found a way to generate multiple streams of income. Just as we are taught to diversify a portfolio when investing in the stock market, diversifying your employment skills helps to minimize risk. There are so many chances for a business income opportunity online these days that one would be foolish not to strike while the iron is hot.