I hope y’all had an awesome holiday weekend.
I ended up with one sick kid but we still managed to have a good time.
On Thursday we had to pack up a bunch of junk to my Dad’s store for a yard sale we were having in the parking lot. Then we flew kites, went to the Coon Hunters Club, and walked through the creek. On Friday we went to my Dad’s house and watched the fireworks that the neighbors put on. On Saturday we went to the local festival which is insanely expensive and a huge rip off, but at least Kailyn had fun. And Sunday was our day of relaxation!
It was a busy weekend and to be honest with you, I’m really glad that it’s Monday.
June Income
I didn’t hit the $2,500 mark this month. I missed it by $130.
Usually I have one time freelance writing work come in. I get random emails from site owners asking if I can write them a batch of blog posts. That didn’t happen this month so my freelancing income was less than the projected $2,000.
HOWEVER, I did end up getting that virtual assistant job I told you about a few weeks ago.
I just started and since it’s monthly bill you won’t see that reflected in my income until August. So expect to see a nice little increase in August’s income.
I am really motivated to earn and save more money. But since most freelance jobs are billed by the month any extra work I do this month won’t be reflected until I actually get paid. So even though my July income may be a little low, know that I’m now back to hustling!
So here’s how everything panned out for the month:
Freelancing (Writing & Virtual Assisting Work): $1705
Blogging Income: $664.19
Total = $2,369.19
I’m looking forward to an awesome July!
How about you? Earn any side income this month?
Michelle says
Still a good month! I hope July is even better and I hope you reach your goal. Congrats on the new gig!
Alexa says
Thank you!
MMD says
Nice work! Congrats on the VA job. I hope it pays you what you deserve.
Alexa says
Thank ya! And yep, it’s for good people 😉
Brit says
Nice work, Alexa! Glad to see you got the VA job!! Keep it up.
Alexa says
Thank you!
scooby says
Great job. nice to see the blog income up. you didn’t even post much last month!! 🙂 LOL i might do a finance blog too. on my goals…
Let us know how you like the VA job. Good Luck!
Alexa says
I know right! It doesn’t seem to matter what I post or how much I post. Pretty much all of my blogging income comes from two articles I wrote that do extremely well in Google. I’ve been trying to replicate that. Without those two articles my blogging income would probably be around $200. Although I am trying to post more. I worked ahead a little bit and have stuff scheduled for this week and next week! Woohoo lol
If you start a finance blog let me know. Would love to check it out!
Kali @ Common Sense Millennial says
Congratulations on picking up a new gig! That has to feel awesome 🙂 And I’m so impressed with your blog income!
Alexa says
Thanks, Kali. It’s slowly but surely growing.
Tre says
Sounds like June was pretty good month and you’re set up for better months in the future.
Alexa says
Yep next month should be pretty good!
AverageJoe says
Man, you came close! I was complaining that our advertising dollars were down about a week ago and it was as if I’d said it to the world, because in three days my doors came crashing in with deals. Now if every day were like that!
Alexa says
That’s awesome. Glad it worked out for you!
Stefanie @ The Broke and Beautiful Life says
I had a little slide back in June too. Goes to show how inconsistent the freelance income can be. Very impressed by your numbers, hoping to get to the 2500/month mark in the next 6 months.
Alexa says
I think you’ll get there without a problem. Been seeing you everywhere!! You’re doing awesome.
Newlyweds on a Budget says
you’ve grown so quickly! Congrats! I average about $1500 a month on side hustle income. I feel like I would need more time to earn any more. At this point, I’m pretty maxed out.
Alexa says
I think $1500 is great for side income. This is now my full time income!
Deacon @ Well Kept Wallet says
That is a decent side income for freelancing, you must be really hustling. I work for myself full-time so I don’t really have side income anymore. However, business is growing steady and the income is reflecting that. Keep up the good work!
Alexa says
I wish it was side income..haha. It’s full time income now which believe it or not is actually more than what I made at my last day job.
EL @ Moneywatch101 says
Great income for June as it is usually a slow month. Do you use google for advertising or another ad service? Hope you hit the goal in July.
Alexa says
The blog income up their was $514.19 from Google Adsense. I also recently started using Media.net but I won’t receive my first payout from that until later this month.
Debt and the Girl says
Looks like another awesome month!
Alexa says
Thanks 😉
Milan Stankovic says
Congratulations, keep up with a good work 🙂
HEY POP says
THIS IS A NICE TOUCH = HONEST = TRUTH = PEOPLE WILL LIKE TO PROMOTE YOU JUST FOR THAT REASON EVEN IF YOUR PRODUCT ADS ARE NOT SUCH GREAT PRODUCTS == GREAT JOB ==