Cash Money: $5,331 in July Income and Blog Updates
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It’s been a fun summer in the Johnson household, and I’m extremely sad that it is coming to an end.Ā I love fall and everything, but I absolutely hate winter.Ā I once thought it was weird that old people migrated south during the winter months, but now I totally get it.
Winter sucks, and old people are geniuses!
Anyway, several people have emailed to ask whether my daughter likes kindergarten or not, and I’m happy to report that she really likes it.Ā I’m also happy to announce the fact that my daughter is now in panties during her waking hours, and is only wearing a pull-up to bed.Ā (So no, we won’t be buying her a rocking potty)
We finally accomplished this feat by letting her piss all over herselfĀ until she finally got sick of it, and giving her a mouth full of pudding every time she went on a big potty.Ā I’m really happy about the fact that we’re slowly transitioning out of the diaper phase for a few reasons.Ā First, I am just tired of changing diapers.Ā And second, I amĀ also tired of buying diapers.Ā Seriously.Ā Enough.
Cash Money Income Update
In case you’re new here, I always report my self-employment income once each month.Ā I do this to keep myself from slacking off and to show other people that it is more than possible to earn a living as a web-based writer.Ā With that being said, the total amount of cash moneyĀ I grossed as a self-employed goddess inĀ July wasā¦ā¦*drumroll, please*
Ā $5,331
This total includes all of the money that I made from my various streams of income:
- Credit Card Sales
- Consulting
- Freelance writing
- Affiliate advertising
- Ghost Writing
Please remember that I make the majority of my income from a variety of freelance writing jobs, not my blog.Ā If youāre interested in learning how to get freelance writing jobs, please check out this post:
How To Get Freelance Writing JobsĀ
My Expenses
Having relatively low expenses is one of the perks of being a web-based writer.Ā Other than my laptop and an internet connection, I just donāt need much.Ā However, hiring writers for our travel siteĀ has wreaked havoc onĀ our expenses for the last few months.Ā Hopefully it will be worth it!Ā Here is a basic rundown of my expenses from last month:
- Staff Writing: $200
- Blog Hosting: $12
- Internet $51
Life Updates
My earnings were pretty decent this month, but I do expect them to be down for August.Ā As I mentioned last week, I lost a fairly lucrative writing job in July which I have yet to replace.Ā I am alsoĀ going on vacation for the last third of the month, which means that I am losing at least 7 days of productivity.Ā Right now I am merely trying to get ahead of things and prepare for my trips, but I do hope to refocus once I get home and things go back to normal.
Wish me luck this weekend as we navigate our first cruise shipĀ for a short 4-day trip to the Bahamas starting this morning.Ā IĀ have been having a lot of tsunami nightmares lately, so I am slightly freaked out about the whole thing!Ā #FirstWorldProblems
Don’t worry, I’ll write a full review of the experience when I get back.
Make sure to check out some of my most recent posts around the web:
Beginnerās Guide: Best Hotel Loyalty Programs Part One– Richmond Savers
Using the IHG Reward Club MasterCard for Family Travel- VOSA.com
The Easiest Way to Earn Cash-Back for Travel- Money Saving Pro
Does It Make Sense to Transfer My Balance to a Zero Percent Interest Card?- Money Saving Pro
How were your earnings in August?Ā Any big swings up or down?
Congrats on the potty training progress! I was a little freaked out before our first (and only) cruise as well, only I was worried about getting one of those cruise ship viruses! We ended up being fine and having a great time- hopefully your experience will be the same!
Congratulations on another good month! Enjoy your trip, looking forward to hearing about it when you get back š
Have fun in the Bahamas! That was our first cruise too and we loved it!
Haha have fun on your trip. I know you will enjoy it! Hope you found some binoculars š
This is motivating to me as a fairly new blogger who is just now really starting to see some money from it. I will make this a full-time job. I have read your article on getting freelance writing jobs a few times. I plan to use every source possible for writing work, since I love to write! Thanks for being so transparent and posting your income. š
Nice! Finally all of that credit card churning is paying off! And, nice work on the potty training! I’ve heard of doing what you did and just having a 3-day potty party, but wasn’t sure if it worked, LOL
We did the happy dance when our kids were done with diapers. For both the saving and not having to change them any longer. Have a great trip! Don’t eat to much. š
Good work on the self-employment income, I hope you find a replacement writing gig soon! Also enjoy the cruise, I haven’t been on one yet and I am with Dee on the viruses that seem to spread like wild-fire on these things…
Have fun on your trip! I’m sure it will be awesome š
Woohoo on the Kindergarten success and on the potty training success!!! Rick and I hate winter as well. One of our first goals after reaching financial independence is finding a winter home somewhere down south. š Have an awesome time on the cruise, Holly!
Congrats on the income and potty training progress. Glad the kiddo likes school too!
Yay for potty training and Kindergarten success! Have fun on your cruise!
I can’t wait to hear about your cruise adventures with the family! Have fun and I hope the weather cooperates for you!
Glad to hear of your daughter’s progress. And $5,000+ in income is pretty awesome. Definitely great motivation for us 9-5ers!
You are so close to being free of diapers…forever! Unless you plan to have another kiddo š Have a great cruise!
I would so move to Florida for the winter. If you can get over people knocking you down to get to the early bird special and all the crazy geriatric drivers, it wouldn’t be so bad! Have a fun cruise.
Glad to hear the transition out of diapers is going well! I hope you have a fantastic time on the cruise. I don’t blame you for deciding to refocus after getting back. Might as well enjoy the trip!
Congrats on the potty training success! It feels so good to not deal with diapers anymore! Have a great time on your cruise and vacation.
Yay, the peeing on herself worked! Good to know and that was pretty fast and just in time for your cruise. Whoop! Whoop!
Yeah! On the potty training!!! And congratulations on the income. I hope you have a great time on your holiday!!!
It was a great month for you and you deserve a slower August with a great holiday.
We’re starting to potty train our little fellow too nowadays and it’s more difficult than we thought. Well… everybody learns eventually :))
Congratulations to your daughter (and you guys!) for potty training! That’s awesome. I’m sure it is a lot of effort and hard work to potty train a child. You did great in July, but new sites do have the tendency to bulldoze the budget a bit.
Haha old people are totally geniuses š Have a fab vacation!
“Winter sucks, and old people are geniuses!”
Yes and yes! Have fun on your cruise! Would love to hear your experience – I’ve yet to go on one!
Glad to hear your youngest is outta diapers–congrats! And how great that your oldest is rocking kindergarten :). Enjoy that cruise girl! Hope you’ll share photos with us landlubbers…
I love the use of pudding as positive potty reinforcement.
I also love the use of pudding as positive reinforcement. Our incentive of choice is M&M’s. One for One. Five for….well. Two. We had a breakthrough this week and hope to be joining the diaper-free (finally!) families. Hope the cruise was fantastic!
Another holiday, woohoo!
I hate winter too, and I live somewhere where it doesn’t even snow.
I lived in northern Europe for most of my life, and the cold gets old very quickly. As much as I hate Florida heat, it sure beats freezing to death, while waiting for public bus!
Great job for the month! Im not a fan of winter myself, but I do enjoy the occasional big snow storm that Northern VA gets.
Hope you have a blast! So jelly of your almost out of diapers phase!