MONEY

Blog Income & Traffic Report: October 2016

by Carly the Mommy | Nov 6, 2016

I can’t quite comprehend what happened in October. I’ve been blogging for just 8 months. I’m doing lots of it wrong. I’m still breaking a bunch of the “rules”, because I honestly don’t know any better. And yet, I’m making money.

Become A Virtual Assistant (and Be Your Own Boss)

by Carly the Mommy | Nov 2, 2016

There are millions of people making their living online, from home. Some of the work-from-home-online jobs are pretty obvious (- if you’ve ever been on pinterest, you’ve probably seen the “how to start a blog” tutorials.) Maybe you’ve even considered blogging or joining in the work online world some other way, but just haven’t quite found your “thing”? OR maybe you prefer to be behind the scenes? Then become a virtual assistant.

Become a Freelance Writer (and Work from Home)

by Carly the Mommy | Oct 20, 2016

Be it a “side hustle” to pay down debt or an effort to ditch the 9-5, we dream about living the dream. Be our own boss, control our own schedule, determine our own salary. I get it – because that was me just a few months ago… (and now here I am, making my dream a reality). Blogging was an easy choice for me – because I’ve always loved to write.

Affiliate Marketing: how to ACTUALLY make money with it

by Carly the Mommy | Oct 10, 2016

Recently I posted my September Blog Income and Traffic Report. Blog income in September was significantly higher than ever before for me. And it was (in large part) due to the fact that I got serious about affiliate marketing.

Blog Income & Traffic Report: September 2016

by Carly the Mommy | Oct 8, 2016

SO. It’s been a month since I received my first real “paycheck” (as in, deposited money into my bank account) that was earned through my blog. I haven’t even been able to bring myself to transfer the money into the checking account, because I am so certain it can’t possibly be real. (Also since I’m still at my day job for another month and a half we aren’t desperate for the money yet.

7 Habits to Get You Out of Debt

by Carly the Mommy | Sep 30, 2016

I’ve mentioned before that we are debt free. We decided early in our marriage that we would STAY debt free (not including a mortgage. Some day we will have a mortgage, if the timing is right.) The decisions we made that helped us be debt free from the beginning were hard decisions. We lived with my parents for two years, we saved the money it required to build our home. Then we actually BUILT our home.

How to (Really) Save Money When Shopping Online

by Carly the Mommy | Sep 14, 2016

If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know that I don’t fully trust coupons. If you’re new here – HI! Thanks for stopping by. And you should know that I don’t fully trust coupons. I know, I know, coupons are literally like money… unless you weren’t ever going to buy that thing in the first place. “Save 50 cents on (specific) shampoo” is not the same as finding two quarters on the ground.

My Very First Blog Income Report – August 2016

by Carly the Mommy | Sep 10, 2016

Part of me can’t believe I’m doing this. Not because I have any qualms about sharing my blog income – I’ve worked so. freaking. hard. for. it. (And prayed hard for it!). I want to tell the WHOLE WORLD that I have a blog income. ( I might feel differently if this were my main source of income.) No, I can’t believe I’m doing this because I can’t believe that I have a blog income to report.

10 Things I ALWAYS Buy in Bulk to Save Money

by Carly the Mommy | Aug 9, 2016

I looooooove The Bang Theory. They finally made a TV show that can compete with Friends as far as I’m concerned. (I very much just dated myself didn’t I?) Anyhow, I was watching Big Bang re-runs the other night, the one where Sheldon (who we know has “extra” money, by the way, despite being a poorly paid physicist) goes shopping with Penny and tells her she should be purchasing her tampons in bulk to save money.