"I really got tired of watching wonderful, smart, capable people burn out while their money was staying stuck," says Wealth Coach Halle Eavelyn.
Eavelyn wrote the Passive Income Power Plan for those wanting their income stream to align with their values and interests.
She says you don't need much to start.
"They have to decide, 'Yes, I'm going to make this change in my life now.'" she said.
She adds that the traditional 9 to 5 isn't for everyone, so pick an income you're passionate about.
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It can be anything from real estate to content creation.
"Wealth is your birthright," she said. "Wealth belongs to you. No one can take it away from you anymore."
That wasn't always the case for women.
"October is going to be the 51st anniversary of when women had access to their own bank accounts, credit cards and mortgages in their name," Eavelyn said. "Before that, you had to have daddy or hubby co-sign."
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act, signed into law in 1974 by President Ford, made it illegal for creditors to discriminate based on sex or marital status.
The landmark law ended the requirement for women to have a male co-signer for a loan or credit card.
"Both men and women, even inadvertently, have really entrenched beliefs about what is required for money and whose role is what," Eavelyn said.
Eavelyn says the power plan outlines practical and attainable solutions to living paycheck to paycheck.
"These days, there are fractional shares of stock or passive income streams created using Canva or Microsoft Office," she said.
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