Here is a breakdown of my income for October.
|
Online Income |
$1158.98 |
|
Interest |
$15.57 |
|
Stock Dividends |
$22.81 |
|
Mystery Shops |
$222.17 |
|
Bank Bonuses |
$10 |
|
Survey/Cashback |
$26.31 |
|
Medical Study |
$680 |
|
Total |
$2135.84 |
It was a good month for income. My online income not only totaled more than $1000 for the fourth month in a row. It was down a little from the month before but since I didn’t have any new text link sales I was pleased with it. I should have a good shot at making over $1000 online this month as well. If I continue to make over $2000 a month without a job I won’t be in any rush to get one. My mix of passive and alternative income is working well for me.
If I don’t do a medical study this month my overall income will be down but I’m not worried about it. My income should still be more than my expenses.
My reported mystery shopping income does not include reimbursements but expenses such as mileage and printing have not been deducted from the total. With my allowed mileage expense the amount of mystery shopping income I have to pay tax on will be much smaller. Mystery shopping is like a part time job for me now. I just do a few shops that I like when I feel like it and try to pick up a few heavily bonused shops at the end of the month. I like this better than trying to maximize my income by doing every shop available. I make a little less money but I get a much better hourly rate for the shops I do and have a much lower stress level.
If I continue to make over $2000 a month without a job I won’t be in any rush to get one. My mix of passive and alternative income is working well for me.
You are right about the lower stress level that comes from being more selective on which shops you do. I was telling a friend that this morning as he is just getting into shopping and was asking my opinion about the fees he was seeing.
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to quality of life. Sure, I make a lot of money from mystery shopping. The problem is, I work my butt off. I’ve been thinking about scaling back and only doing the jobs that have decent fees.
It is nice to know I could support myself from mystery shopping if necessary. Since it isn’t there are other ways I prefer to make money.
You made more money from “other sources” last month than from mystery shopping last month so maybe you can find a way to increase the “other sources” income.
That is some fantastic online income! WOW. What other sites do you run? Or is it just from this site?
The two other main sites I make money from are MyRetirementBlog.com and Bankbonuses.info. I also own a couple of sites that make just about enough to cover their expenses and a couple sites I haven’t monetized yet. If I could get motivated enough to finish all my sites my income might really be great.
I really like what you have going on here with makeing extra money on line with your websites…If it is possible, I would like for you to help me with the process of setting up a couple of websites like you did. Thank you…