Andy Hough

Here is a breakdown of my income for September.

September was yet another good month for income.  My online income was well over $2000 again. I keep thinking this can’t last but I’m off to a good start this month.  It looks like my streak of $2000 months will likely extend another month.  Online income is by far my biggest source of income but I am somewhat diversified. I am making a little passive income from dividends and investments and I added some alternative income from bank bonuses.

This month we also received our first check for our offline business.  My wife has been working hard on this business and I think it is going to grow to be a major source of income for us.  I don’t plan on including the offline business in my income reports and I don’t include my wife’s income in the monthly income reports either.  I include our total expenses but only my income because that is how I prefer to do it but that does mean our total income is larger than what I report here.

I’ll be happy if I can come close to matching September’s income. And for those wondering what my sources of online income are I’ll have my monthly online income report posted in the next few days.

Here is a breakdown of my expenses for September.

Expenses in September were way higher than I prefer.  The household budget was high because there were $261.72 spent on gifts.  There were several birthdays in September.  We also spent a little money on clothing which we don’t do most months but it is necessary sometimes.  The transportation expense was the other big expense.  We had a $294.86 repair bill for getting our brakes fixed and some gaskets replaced.  There was also a $196.90 bill for getting a new windshield.  The windshield has had a couple of cracks for a few months and last month they started getting even bigger so we decided it was time to get the windshield replaced.  We also spent about $250 in gas, not counting the gas used for business.  All of these expenses should be lower in October although there will still be some gifts bought and car repairs made.

I’d really like to get our food bill under $300.  I think it is a reasonable goal and we can make it if I cut back on eating out.   All the other expenses should be roughly the same in October.  My goal for October is to get our expenses back under $2000 again.