$106,241/year from 8 income streams?! - Rachel How (UX/UI Designer)

$106,241/year from 8 income streams?! - Rachel How (UX/UI Designer)

From So This Is My Why by Ling Yah

March 8, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 156

About this episode

Rachel How shares her journey from law school dropout to a successful UX/UI designer with multiple income streams.

Rachel How is one of Malaysia’s top UX/UI designer - entirely self-taught - with a huge 330k following she’s built over the last 4+ years! But finding her path wasn’t easy. She quit law school after 2 months because it wasn’t for her. Worked 10 different odd jobs - including as a body lotion rep & real estate agent - to figure out her interests. Her realisation: She enjoyed designing property posters over selling the houses themselves. That led to her joining a hackathon organised by Hong Leong Bank as a designer. They ranked 10 top. That led to a role as a Senior Product Designer Fave. While working full-time, she launched her UX/UI YouTube channel and started building different income streams. By 2022, she was generating $106,241/year from her freelance work itself, which gave her the confidence to take the leap. Quit. And become a solopreneur. But career journeys are never linear. To learn more about how Rachel built her 8 income streams, her advice for building a YouTube channel & what keeps her going, tune in! Highlights: 1:24 The $106,241 year 3:15 Growing up wanting to be "somebody" 8:02 The RM50,000 Law School 10:45 Quitting Law after 2 months: 13:10 Working 10 odd jobs…

People in this episode

Host: Ling Yah

Guest: Rachel How

Topics covered

  • UX/UI Design
  • Freelancing
  • Income Streams
  • Career Journey
  • Self-Taught Learning

Keywords

  • UX/UI design
  • freelance income
  • YouTube channel
  • solopreneur
  • career change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hong Leong Bank, Fave

Places: Malaysia, Law School

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