October side hustles 2016

The great thing about doing side hustles to generate extra income is that you can hustle on your own terms.  The more hard work, time, and creative effort you put in, the more extra money you can make.  You can hustle as little or as much as you want, whenever you want.  It’s your extra money, and you can choose how you want to spend it.  Instead of focusing on what ideas don’t apply to you, try focusing on different side hustle ideas that you can implement to work for your situation.

Welcome to November, a brand new month.  I love this time of the year.  The weather starts getting much cooler.  Thanksgiving and Christmas always brings our friends and family together.  Paid time off for the holidays is much appreciated too.

Did everyone have a good October and Halloween?  We stayed in this Halloween since our son has been sick and not feeling well.  Also the costume we got for our son ended up being too big.  October has been a big month for our son since he’s finally getting good at walking and is now trying to talk more.  Our son has also been sleeping very well lately and my wife and I have been able to get a lot more restful sleep.  It’s great. 

Here’s our monthly summary of side income that we have generated in the previous month of October.

 

Award Travel

On 10.17, I transferred 36,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points into my Southwest Rapid Rewards program to book 2 free round trip flights to Portland for Christmas.  This saved us $597.92 in flight costs.

Cash back

On 10.1, I received a PayPal deposit of $104.93 from Mr. Rebates, my favorite cash back site.

Paid surveys

On 10.11, I received a $15 check from E Rewards Medical for a survey I completed.

On 10.12, I received $3 PayPal deposit from Pinecone Research

On 10.20, I received $3 PayPal deposit from Pinecone Research

Side Job

On 10.30, I received a check for $137.50 for teaching at the local university

On 10.3, I received a check for $137.50 for teaching at the local university.  I really enjoy teaching and working with the students.

Rental Income

On 10.1, I received a check for $700 from our temporary housemate.  With utility costs going up, it was time to increase the rent by $100.
On 10.4, we received a net profit of $430 from our rental property.

Miscellaneous Income

On 10.3, I received a check for $5.56 from AT&T Wireless for a settlement from a class action lawsuit.

On 10.6, my wife received a direct deposit of $11.75 from Amazon Marketplace for selling some items.

On 10.16, I received $20 statement credit from AT&T Wireless for getting a new phone activation fee waived. 

Monthly Totals:

We saved $597.92 towards award travel

We earned $104.93 cash back

I earned $21 from paid surveys

I earned $275 for teaching at the local university

We earned $1,130 from rental income

We earned $37.31 miscellaneous income

All of this totals $2,166.16 from our side hustles for the month of October.   Not a bad haul for the month!  Are you doing any hustling?