Every month, I keep track of how I make extra money. My goal for 2012 is to make $2,500 in side hustle income so we can finally go on a honeymoon and also attend our friend’s wedding in Cancun in October. All side hustle money is saved in a separate account, that will go toward travel expenses.
In January 2012, I made $515.41
In February 2012, I made $891.34
In March 2012, I made $636.26
In April 2012, I made $740.76
How I made extra money:
Blog advertising: $465.04
Staff writing for other blogs: $220
Mystery shopping: $307.79
Work Mileage: $62.02
Surveys: $3
TOTAL: $1057.85
Mystery Shop Fees: -242.09
Blog Fees: -$75
NET TOTAL: $740.76
My total for the year is $2783.77!! I met my goal for the year in four months!
This is absolutely nuts. I honestly am still shocked thinking about how I’ve been able to pull together this side hustle. I am obviously very happy with the outcome, and even if it were to completely stop tomorrow, I’d still be happy with how much I’ve accomplished.
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Rob
August 5, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Just currious but where does your advertising come from? Do they contact you, are you part of a group?
Noticed you made almost nothing from Adsense, interesting
Thanks rob
Nicoleandmaggie
May 6, 2012 at 4:21 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Impressive!
Megan - NewlyWife
May 3, 2012 at 10:04 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
That’s awesome! Congrats!
laura @ no more spending
May 2, 2012 at 11:59 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You did great! Are you setting a new target?
Mrs. Pancakes
May 1, 2012 at 2:41 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
oh wow lady…you are doing great…congrats!
Liquid
May 1, 2012 at 2:02 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Nice, that’s quite a lot of side income. I have a part time job that brings in some extra money each month as well.
This Aggie Saves
May 1, 2012 at 8:48 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Too cool! Great job
Tanner
May 1, 2012 at 4:24 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
That is awesome! Good job. Are you going to raise the bar for the rest of the year? Keep it going. That’s a very nice side hustle you got.
Emily
April 30, 2012 at 9:27 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I hope you are booking plane tickets pronto to celebrate Eric’s recovery & being married!!!
Jen @ Master the Art of Saving
April 30, 2012 at 9:11 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Congrats on reaching your goal for the year in only 4 months, that’s so awesome. So, now that you’ve killed it, are you going to shoot for $10,000 for this year?
Teacher Girl
April 30, 2012 at 5:33 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Baller!!! I need to get on this in the summer for reals.
Adrienne
April 30, 2012 at 4:11 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
AH! Awesome girl! Way! To! Go!
Frugal Portland
April 30, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Nice work! That’s really awesome.
In Budgets We Trust
April 30, 2012 at 12:01 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Congratulations, this is inspiring! Will you create any new goals to maintain your side-hustle momentum?
shopping2saving
April 30, 2012 at 11:06 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
This is awesome!!! Congrats! That’s a ton of money
Were the mystery shop fees because you had to pay upfront? Interested to hear more about em. Also what types of shops did you do this month? I always get too lazy to do mystery shops!
Remy @MLISunderstanding
April 30, 2012 at 10:42 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Way to go!! Now that you have met your goal for the trip, what will your side hustle earnings go to next?
Michelle
April 30, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow you did great!
my honest answer
April 30, 2012 at 10:13 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Congratulations! You’ve done really well, bet you can’t wait for those trips!
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