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.
Once a month (usually on the 1st), I like to post a
short summary of our personal and financial situation for the previous month. While I don’t often post articles, I am
committed to documenting all of my side hustle income. Here I’ll share some of what’s been going on
with our lives and our side hustles.
Welcome
to September! Did you have a good August? It’s been quite a busy month for our family.
We continue to get lots of value from our passes to the Children’s Museum at La Habra. Our son has practically memorized the layout of the entire museum. We went to visit the museum twice this month.
We were kind of bummed to find
out that the museum will be closed all of September for renovations, but we are
looking forward to the new upcoming changes.
Another
theme of this past month was exploring different playgrounds. There are two playgrounds within a short walk
of our home and several within a short driving distance. Our kids love going down slides, climbing on
jungle gyms and running around.
The
Aquarium of the Pacific in Long
Beach recently completed their brand new exhibit, Pacific Visions. This new exhibit includes an art gallery, theatre
show, interactive media displays and more.
Since we can see ourselves coming back more than once per year, we
decided to get annual membership passes for $159. The aquarium was pretty crowded on this day;
we look forward to visiting in the future when it’s less packed.
Through
Yelp.com, we recently discovered the Jumping Fun Kids
indoor playground located in Buena Park.
This indoor facility has tons of toys for every age group, as well as
huge bounce houses and slides. Our kids
had so much fun running around, jumping and playing with all of the toys.
In
other news, our son just started Pre-Kindergarten. It’s been amazing watching him develop
friendships, build social skills, and increase his vocabulary. He’s no longer a toddler!
Here’s
our monthly summary of side income that we have generated in the previous month
of August.
Cash Back
On 8.17, my wife received a $10 statement credit on her AMEX Gold
card from the monthly $10 dining credit on her card. This was for a $10 purchase through
Yelp/Grubhub.
On 8.23, I received a $0.03 statement credit on my AMEX SimplyCash Business credit card.
On 8.23, I received a $4.00 statement credit on my Chase Freedom Unlimited credit card
for 5% cash back at Kriser’s pet store.
On 8.30, I received a $0.82 statement credit on my Chase Freedom Visa card for 10% cash
back at Starbucks.
Rental Income
On 8.5, we received a net profit of $450 from our rental property.
Survey Income
On 8.8, I received a $15 Amazon gift card from M3 Global Research for completing a
medical survey.
On 8.14, I received a $40 Amazon gift card for completing a medical survey with M-Panels
Miscellaneous Income
On 8.7, I received a $212 check for consultation fees. This was for my remaining balance on testifying as an expert witness for a court case. For this service, I billed at $125 an hour.
On 8.7, I received a $212 check for consultation fees. This was for my remaining balance on testifying as an expert witness for a court case. For this service, I billed at $125 an hour.
On 8.15, my wife received $20 Venmo payment for selling a baby bottle on Facebook
Marketplace.
Monthly Totals:
We earned $14.85
from cash back
We earned $450 from rental income
I earned $55
for completing online surveys
I earned $232
of miscellaneous income
All of this totals $751.85 from our
side hustles for the month of August! While it’s nice bringing in extra income, our number one priority
continues to be spending time as a family and appreciating the here and
now. I know that this blog has turned
into a once a month side hustles and personal life update. We are working on some new content, thank you
for your support!
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