Mohuya Khan balances NYC hustle with nine income streams:
Mohuya Khan, a Queens native, thrives as a business owner and content creator, managing nine income ...
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Mohuya Khan manages nine income streams in New YorkThe Queens native earned around $130,000 in 2025 and took home about $70,000 after taxes and expenses.
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- In 2025, Khan earned around $130,000 and kept approximately $70,000 after taxes and expenses.
- She supports her daily life through nine income streams from her one-bedroom apartment in Astoria, whose $3,000 rent she splits with her husband.
- During the pandemic, she began posting her art on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok before launching Labyrinthave, a clothing brand influenced by Indo-Western and Bangladeshi styles.
- Five years later, Khan is financially independent and debt-free and uses part of her income to help with her parents’ mortgage payments.
I don't recommend everyone just to quit your job, and just work on your passions. It sounds great on paper, but when you try to actually do it, and you don't have money saved up or a stable job or income that is going to come in — it is so scary to not have that.— Mohuya Khan, quoted in Business Insider's Cost of the City profile about why she wouldn't advise quitting a steady job to pursue her passions.
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