“You Are Going Far”: Teen’s Online Side Hustle Funds Home Renovation for Blind Mom, SA Impressed

“You Are Going Far”: Teen’s Online Side Hustle Funds Home Renovation for Blind Mom, SA Impressed

  • A 19-year-old shared on TikTok how his online side hustle helped him to transform his family home
  • He started with a simple, ambitious plan on paper to improve his mom's living conditions and his dream came true
  • Mzansi people are impressed by the makeover, and some asked questions about his job in the comments
A gave his mom's house a facelift
A young man used his earnings to fund his mother's home renovation progress. Image: Stock photo/Getty and @jain_hull/TikTok
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One teen has been earning cash by filling out surveys during his gap year. But instead of spending it on himself, he decided to make a difference at home.

House transformation photos

The young man used his pay to renovate his blind mother’s house. The guy shared his story, showing before-and-after photos of the renovations.

He revealed on his TikTok account @jain_hull that he made R168k from just one survey app.

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A young man showed the renovation project of his mom's house
A young man got his mom' house fixed up. Image: @jain_hull
Source: TikTok

Young man build boy's room

The 19-year-old also spoiled himself with a boy's room with a bathroom. It seems like it was money well spent. The house with a butterfly roof looks amazing from the outside.

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See the TikTok post here:

TikTok users are impressed by his work ethic and the makeover of his mother's house. Some who want to follow in his footsteps begged for more details about his online job.

See some comments below:

@Phumzile said:

'Surveys help. I want to be so serious this year, the is money online."

@Takalani_Setswadi posted:

"Hello. Please plug with the surveys. ❤️"

@Siwe0404 shared:

"I just looked at my siblings and sighed. They don't even wanna go to varsity even after I applied for them while their mates are building homes. 😭😭"

@AnzaThivhonali mentioned:

"She doesn’t have to see it, she can sense it and she is very happy and proud of you. God bless you."

@okuhle stated:

"May the Lord continue to grant you blessings to do more for mom. 😇"

@AsiaMkhwanazi typed:

"Well done this is beautiful and so thoughtful of you."

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@kelebogile added:

"There's noobetter feeling like renovating ekhaya, it completes you, it's a blessing."

@baldilocks.chu said:

"Well done. You are going far. 🔥"

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za