For a while, I had a pretty reliable income stream thanks to Poshmark. It started out with half a grand in Poshmark sales, then I crossed the thousand dollar mark through a combination of selling sites. And then…nothing. It was the perfect storm: I was super pregnant and Poshmark opened the selling floodgates. Once they … [Read more…]
If you attended FinCon 2017, chances are, you heard a story about bread. It was the tale of a woman—certainly not a digital native—who had a knack for making sourdough bread. With the assistance of another individual, she was able to launch a series of lucrative online courses about bread-making. She hustled, she cultivated her … [Read more…]
It’s no secret that I have mixed feelings about side hustling. Correction: It might be a secret if you missed the post where I called it stupid. While I’m past the point of calling my side hustle names, I do still cringe every time I see it touted as the financial panacea. It’s not always … [Read more…]
It’s #FinCon17 time! Unless you’re like me, and you’re arriving a day late. In that case, it’s live vicariously through Twitter time! If all goes according to plan, I’ll have plenty of time to introduce embarrass myself this weekend to many of my money idols. Because that is the plan. Repeat after me, Penny. You … [Read more…]
I talk a lot about money. In fact, I’ve written about it 262 times over the past two years. While I’ve learned a lot, I’m no money expert. I’m also not an expert blogger, so you won’t see anything in this anniversary post related to blogging income (spoiler: it’s in the negatives) or vanity metrics … [Read more…]
With so much conversation about the student loan crisis and speculation about the necessity–or lack thereof–of bachelor’s degrees, it makes sense to be skeptical about pursuing graduate work. Unless you are an educator. Then, at some point in your career, you will most certainly find yourself signing up for more school. But how much of … [Read more…]
Somehow I blinked and now July is staring back at me when I look at the end of this week. While I took a break from a lot of my summer side hustles this year, it’s not been all quiet on the money front this June. Without further ado, here’s the often-promised, never-delivered goal recap … [Read more…]
For as long as I’ve known Mr. P, I’ve outearned him. When we first started dating, the income gap was significant. Namely because I was pulling in nearly $40,000 as a teacher, and he was back in school finishing up his degree. Since he landed his first job out of undergrad, he has been playing … [Read more…]
There is lots of excellent advice on the interwebs about being paid properly. Some of it is polite; some quite frank. Whether you want to carefully document the reasons why you deserve a raise or boldly start adding zeroes to your hourly rates, it’s important to be paid fairly. I know. You know. We all … [Read more…]
Looking to get started as a tutor? Tutoring is a terrific side hustle that can net you anywhere from $20 an hour to over $90 an hour, depending on the areas of your expertise and the going rate in your town or city. In fact, at one point, I was earning over $1000 a month … [Read more…]