South Africa is ripe for multiple sources of income, especially for the youth..
The most beautiful thing about being an entrepreneur is that you get to write your own paycheck. Obviously there is risk involved in this, but its very liberating being able to determine your own income and the source thereof. Having a job is great because your income is fixed and mostly certain month after month. Working for a bank I never missed a paycheck in 7 years and it came in on time all the time. However, it just never felt like it was enough because every year all I had to look forward to was the bonus in August and that was it. Being able to write my own paycheck however is one of the most empowering actions I have ever taken. The freedom that comes in being able to pull from different sources using different products/companies/services is liberating. I cannot imagine having to look at just one place for sustenance. I credit this desire to all those days spent either selling groceries at a tuck shop, vegetables in the back of a bakkie, fresh produce on a farm, sweets ...