How to Make Money as an International Students?

Vicky Hui
5 min readAug 13, 2024
Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash

To be honest. I have never studied overseas.

However, when running my marketing agency in China, I had the pleasure of working with three international students as our marketing interns.

And the truth is, being a student means you are not going to have a luxury lifestyle (unless you are from the wealthy families, of course.)

They often have to juggle between school assignments and part-time jobs within limited hours.

One of my friend, Mei for example.

Mei came from Shanghai to study computers in America. She knew it would be hard, but she didn’t expect money to be such a big problem.

Looking at her empty wallet, Mei felt sad. “How can I enjoy life here if I can’t even buy food?” she thought.

But Mei was about to find a way out. This new idea would help her make money and make her time as a student much better.

It’s called a side hustle — a small job that helps students like Mei earn extra cash while studying.

What is a Side Hustle?

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Vicky Hui
Vicky Hui

Written by Vicky Hui

Digital Marketing, Affiliate Marketing. Online Course Business. I love to share software & productivity apps! vicky@vickyhui.com

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