Finance
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Travel Spending Diary: House Sitting in NYC for 10 Days
This summer I landed my dream housesit – 10 days house sitting in NYC! I’ve literally been looking (and hoping) for this sort of sit since I started housesitting in 2022. And in September 2024 it came true. {Disclaimer – this post includes affiliate links which means I may earn a commission if you follow a link and make a purchase. This comes at no extra cost to you} I was browsing Trusted Housesitters one afternoon at camp out of boredom more than anything else. And I saw this sit in Queens, NY. The dates worked perfectly into my 30-day visa grace period so I thought, “what do I have…
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10k Side Hustle Challenge: Month 10 Update
Another month over, time for another side hustle income challenge update! I ended my last update at 82% towards my goal, so did I complete the challenge in month 10? Keep reading to find out. October was a limbo month for me – in between seasonal gigs. And I spent the majority of the month at home, so I had plenty of time to side hustle. Before I breakdown all incoming payments in October, let me explain exactly what my 10k side hustle challenge is… The Rules This year I will have two main sources of income, my summer job and my winter job. And as this is a side…
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How I Made £2047.04 from my October Side Hustles
October has been a great month side hustle wise! It was my limbo month, in between my 4 month trip and my next seasonal job so I was determined to make it a productive one. At the start of the month, I set the goal to make £1346.66 from my october side hustles as this was the exact amount I needed to hit my 10k goal. And boy did I smash this! Heads up! In my side hustle earnings reports I count every penny earned in the month of October, not necessarily money that has hit my account. Let’s take freelancing as an example: the total you see in this…
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Cashback Websites You Need To Join!
Cashback is the easiest way to put money back into your wallet without much effort. If you are already planning on making the purchase, doing so through one of the cashback websites out there is easy money. {Disclaimer – this post contains affiliate and referral links meaning I may earn a small commission if you follow the link. This comes at no extra cost to you!} A cashback offer literally means getting cash back when you spend money. Essentially you get a discount but in the form of a refund rather than it being knocked off the bill. The key to cashback is making sure you activate the offer before…
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5 Easy Online Side Hustles Anyone Can Do!
Easy online side hustles can often seem like a scam. With “sign up and make thousands extra each month”, “make hundreds from your phone”, “get rich on this website” claims are popping up on ads all over the place. And for the most part they are complete over-exaggerations and unrealistic. BUT you can make money from easy online side hustles in your spare time. In fact, I personally have made around £5k to date since May 2020 when I first fell down the online side hustle rabbit hole. I’ll let you figure out why I started then! But the key is to know which easy online side hustles are legit…
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£10k Side Hustle Challenge: Month 9 Update
3/4 of the way through my 10k side hustle challenge and I’m still committed to making a whopping ten thousand pounds from side hustles! With the way the numbers are currently looking, I might even finish the challenge early… but more on that later! Month 9 of my side hustle challenge was a pretty good one! Things were slowly picking back up again after a crazy summer and I found myself having more time to dedicate to hustling. Before I breakdown all incoming payments in September, let’s me explain exactly what my 10k side hustle challenge is… The Rules This year I will have two main sources of income, my…
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How I Made £587.69 from Side Hustles in September!
How are we 75% through 2024!? This year is absolutely flying by! But the end of the month means only one thing around here, it’s time to count up my totals and share my side hustle earnings report! I spent all of September on my post-camp trip! But still blocked out some time to do some hustling – mostly from coffee shops in Antigua. So let me share how much I side hustled in the month of September. Heads up! In my side hustle earnings reports I count every penny earned in the month of September, not necessarily money that has hit my account. Let’s take freelancing as an example:…
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How I Made £302.49 from Side Hustles in August!
August was a crazy month for me!! I spent half of it finishing off my second season at summer camp. And the second half travelling around the US, visiting some of my favourite people. That left little to no time for side hustles but I was able to get a couple of things done. Which I’m going to breakdown in this post. Now this post will breakdown exactly how much I made in August from side hustles but this isn’t necessarily how much I was paid. Some of my hustles take months for the money to actually physically hit my bank account. To get an idea of what I’m paid…
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10k Side Hustle Challenge: Month 8 Update
I spent the first half of August working at a summer camp and the second half travelling around the USA visiting various friends. Incredible month personally but not so good for my side hustles. But that’s ok, it’s exactly what I was prepping for when I made over £2k back in May. Even though my time was super limited, I did still manage to do a few things and payments from months prior cleared which boosted my total. Right before I breakdown all incoming payments in August, let’s me explain exactly what my 10k side hustle challenge entails… The Rules This year I will have two main sources of income,…
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£10k Side Hustle Challenge: Month 7 Update
Time for another 10k side hustle challenge update! July was probably my craziest work month so far this year. Which I knew would be the case. However, I did underestimate the lack of time I would have to side hustle so my total is a lot lower than usual. But due to some income from months previously clearing in my account, I’m super happy with the amount I got paid from side hustles in month 7 of my challenge. Right before I breakdown all incoming payments in July, let’s me explain exactly what my 10k side hustle challenge entails… The Rules This year I will have two main sources of…
