What’s up? Hope you’re having a good day!!
May is here already and my baby (Ava) will be turning 4 on Saturday. I just can’t believe how fast time goes by and how old my kids are getting.
Income-wise April was fairly good for me. It wasn’t as good as last month but I still brought in enough money to pay the bills with some extra leftover. I’ll consider that a success!
On to the specifics…..
Online Income Update
In April I made $2,421 – mostly from freelance writing/virtual assistant jobs. A small portion of my income came from this blog – but again, that really is a fairly small portion. So, I’m about $300 down from where I was last month.
I also made the decision to eliminate one of my current income sources and instead work on something more sustainable. So this month my income will probably be in the $2,000 – $2,4000 range. But starting next month I’m really hoping that my hard work pays off and I see an increase again.
I also just did my taxes and am getting a refund of $2,567. I knew I’d be getting a refund but I thought it would be closer to the $1,500 range so this was a very nice surprise.
I haven’t decided what I’m going to do with refund yet although a portion of it will go into an SEP IRA.
Look Up
Lastly, I had to share this video with you!! It perfectly sums up the reason I deleted my Facebook account months ago.
Technology is great – in moderation. See if you can relate ………
Have a good day!!
Wow, congrats Alexa from getting a refund of $2,567, that’s a huge amount! And you really did a good job on your April month for having a $2,421! You really on the right track!
Thanks, Marie!
Great job on your income, Alexa! That’s awesome!
Great job, Alexa! Thank you for sharing.
Wow looks like April was a great month! I just saw Look Up a few days ago. I love it.
Awesome job! Another great month!
Thanks for sharing. I’m guessing you probably have no regrets about quitting your job a while back! You always give such great ideas so thanks for that. 🙂
Nice! Keep up the good work Alexa!
Happy Birthday to your little girl. I can’t believe mine just turned 7. Glad to see you’re doing well with your writing.
Happy bday, Ava! That’s a nice income! Might be down, but fluctuations like that come with freelancing. And $300 isn’t a horrible fluctuation. Tax returns are awesome! Glad you got more back than you were expecting!
I LOVE that video. I got rid of facebook a while ago for privacy reasons. But I’ve been trying to separate myself from technology more lately, especially in front of my kids. We are seriously becoming zombies. It’s really sad.
As always, you are doing a great job at your finances, Alexa. Continue being an inspiration as you share your thoughts here. I watched the video you shared and if made me feel sad but it’s true that how oddly social networking sites are making anti-socials out of many people. Sigh!
Thanks Jen. It is true isn’t it? Too much social media is making many of us very unsocial. I feel better now that I deleted Facebook and therefore can’t view it on my phone every time I get bored.
What a great idea for a blog! Helping yourself and your family and helping other moms at the same time. Wonderful!