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  • Hustle Income Diaries

    How I Made £577.03 From My June Side Hustles!

    September 4, 2024 /

    June was a tough month to find time for side hustles as it was my first month back at camp. Working at a summer camp is a full on 24/7 job so the fact that I was able to still side hustle over £500 is INSANE to me! Spoiler alert – July did not go so well 😅 Heads up! In my side hustle earnings reports I count every penny earned in the month of June, not necessarily money that has hit my account. Let’s take freelancing as an example: the total you see in this post is the hours I worked in June but I probably won’t see this…

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    April 4, 2024

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    October 3, 2024
  • Hustle Income Diaries

    How I Made Over £2k From Side Hustles In May!

    September 3, 2024 /

    Holy moly, May was THE month for side hustles. It was my last full month before heading back out to WV for another summer at camp so I knew I had to make the most of it. And I was all over the place – 2 weeks at home, a week working in my uni town, a weekend in Oslo and a staycation with friends. But drum roll please… I made £2287.96 from side hustles!! Let’s break down exactly how in my side hustle earnings report! My best month so far this year! Heads up! In my side hustle earnings report I count every penny earned in the month of…

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    10k Side Hustle Challenge: Month 10 Update

    November 5, 2024

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    February 6, 2024

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    October 7, 2024
  • Hustle Income Diaries

    Making £5k in 5 months: £10k Side Hustle Challenge Update

    September 2, 2024 /

    5 months in and I’ve hit the 50% mark on my 10k Side Hustle Challenge! Over the moon right now!! Plus if you’ve read one of my previous challenge updates you’ll know I only count payments that have actually hit my bank account so in terms of made income I’m much closer to finishing the challenge! But how exactly did I make £5k in 5 months from side hustles? Keep reading to see where every single penny came from. Last year I did a similar challenge but the goal was 5k because I wanted to match my gap year budget and 5k sounded achievable. Like with this years challenge, I…

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    October 3, 2024

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    October 7, 2024

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    February 9, 2024
  • Travel Spending Diaries

    Oslo Money Diary – 2 Nights In The Expensive City!

    May 21, 2024 /

    Oslo is somewhere that has been on my radar for the past couple of years. But there was always somewhere else I wanted to go to more! Until I was planning a meet up with some of my uni friends and it worked out cheaper to meet up abroad than in the UK. Crazy right!! Cue days of back and forth. The logistics of flying from three different places in the UK was a nightmare. Oslo came out the reigning champion and our flights were booked. Two nights in one of the most expensive countries in the world – my budget was already crying! But how much did we actually…

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  • Hustle Income Diaries

    £10k Side Hustle Challenge Update – Month 4

    May 7, 2024 /

    Four months down and I’m still super motivated to smash my big goal for 2024. When I first starting thinking about setting myself this challenge, I kept it to myself for a while whilst I ran the numbers to make sure I wasn’t overreaching. Well, like with everything if you put your mind to it, there isn’t much you can’t achieve. So I’m ignoring that little part of my brain that doubts me and am pushing on to smash my 10k side hustle challenge. Right before I breakdown all incoming payments in April, let’s me explain exactly what my 10k side hustle challenge entails… The Rules This year I will…

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    £10k Side Hustle Challenge Update 12

    January 31, 2025

    How I Made £587.69 from Side Hustles in September!

    October 4, 2024

    5 Weird (& Wonderful) Things I’ve Done For Money

    February 9, 2024
  • Hustle Income Diaries

    How I Made £1989 In Extra Income in April

    May 4, 2024 /

    Start of a new month means only one thing here, it’s time to add up every penny from the wide array of the random side hustles I do each money to bring in some extra income. For some context, I currently have two seasonal jobs which take up 6 months of my year and then I have 6 months to do with what I please. I like to top up the income I make from these gigs with a range of online side hustles. And I’m going to share them all in this post and break down exactly how much they each brought in. How does this income report differ…

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    Online Side Hustles – How I Made £1045 in March 2024

    April 6, 2024

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    October 3, 2024
  • Travel Hacks

    48 Hours On A Train: A Review Of The Amtrak Empire Builder

    April 23, 2024 /

    No that title is not clickbait. I did once spend 48 hours on a train travelling from Chicago to Portland non-stop. This was during my gap year, where I spent three months following housesits around the USA. And you might be surprised but it actually ended up costing me more than it would have cost to fly. I’m still not over how procrastinating buying the ticket cost me an extra $150. Originally, I’d found this route as a good alternative to flying across the country and having to find somewhere to stay for two nights. None of the in between cities made sense for a layover and once I saw…

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    May 4, 2020
  • Packing & Budget Tips

    25+ Tips To Save You Money On Your Next Trip

    April 20, 2024 /

    Travel doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg! And as someone who successfully travelled full-time for 9 months only spending £5k, I’m here to show you that budget travel is possible and you don’t have to give everything up! You just might have to get a little creative to be able to explore the world without breaking the bank. Here are 25+ budget travel tips that anyone can put into practice and save some serious coin whilst still getting to explore and see the world… {Disclaimer – this post may contain affiliate links which means I may earn a commission if you follow a link and make a…

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    8 Ways To Stretch Your Travel Budget Further

    February 21, 2024

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    February 19, 2024

    5 Easy Steps To Save For Your Next Adventure

    February 12, 2024
  • Travel Hacks

    Flixbus Review: The Ultimate Budget Friendly Way To Travel

    April 16, 2024 /

    {Disclaimer – this post may contain affiliate links which means I might earn a commission if you follow a link and make a purchase. This comes at no extra cost to you.} Overnight buses are the ultimate budget travel hack and this is the hill I will die on. Not only do you get to a new place in a really cost effective (and better for the environment) way but you also save money on a night of accommodation. I love getting a last full day in a place and then waking up in a new place ready to go out and explore. If you can’t tell I’m a massive…

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  • Hustle Income Diaries

    Q1 Blog Income Report – How I Made £454 From Blogging!

    April 13, 2024 /

    2024 is the year that I will begin taking blogging seriously and finally make something of it! I really enjoy the process, making content and connecting with people. Honestly being able to do this as a full time job sounds like a dream to me. So I am giving myself a year to either make that possible or finally face the reality that it’s not going to work. And I will be sharing the whole journey with you including blog income report! One way that I wanted to share the journey with you was through quarterly income & traffic reports. This is where I will be sharing all my actual…

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Hi I’m Jess, the one woman show behind The Frugal Explorer!

I am obsessed with finding the weird and wonderful ways to make money online, stretching that money as far as it’ll go and travelling on a budget.

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