Today, I am sharing my month update and income report with all of you, and it has been nothing less than a roller coaster ride last month.

I had many ups and downs, and in spite of those, I made a big progress in some areas of my blog. I am very excited to share all those things with all of you.

It is my 7th month of blogging, and I have learned so much in these seven months. Be it how to diversify my income or getting traffic or increasing my followers or trying to find out what exactly my readers want.

It is very helpful for me and may be for you to see what worked and what didn’t with my blog. This can help you to work on the things which might give better results in your blogging journey.

The two reasons I share my blog update and income report, first to be accountable and then to show you no matter how young your blog is, you can make money from it.

Now, let’s get into the details of my last month: (more…)

I am a big bookworm. When I am not working or have some free time, I love reading. I know, these days nobody uses a physical book, but I love the feeling of holding a physical book.

Though I occasionally use the Kindle, most of the time my reading is with a good old paperback book.

My study room is totally filled with my books, some which I don’t read anymore. No matter how much I love re-reading my favourite books, they add up to the clutter.

If you love reading books, then you have cabinets filled with books. And, some of you might not read them again, or you might want to sell them. The biggest plus is, this can be a great way to make some extra cash.

When you think of selling the books, it can be quite confusing finding out how much it costs and finding the buyers etc.

It need not be complicated.

Now, comes the interesting part. It is very easy to sell your used books online now and you can make easy extra money with selling old books online.

BookScouter. (more…)

Sometimes you want a part-time online job or a side hustle which will just take few hours and still give you good money. Part-time positions are convenient when you want to have a supplement income along with your day job or when you are a stay-at-home parent with kids want an extra income or just to have a stronger financial system.

There are many online jobs which are part-time, and you can do them as per your schedule.

Part-time online job can be great for many reasons; they can potentially become your primary income, they can supplement your income, they can give you a chance to do what you love and can give more financial independence to do things that you always wanted to.

Here are some flexible part-time jobs:

Appen

Appen is one of the five crowdsourcing companies which has many independent contractor positions in fields like translation, data annotation, web research and social media research. (more…)

Today, I have a very unique interview with Melissa Tonini of fleamarketflipper.com about making money by flipping thrift store items. Melissa started this as a side hustle and now she does this full-time.

She and her husband have made over $130,000 last year flipping items from thrift stores.

She has a superb course on how to start your own flipping business where she talks about how to find items, how to sell on Facebook,eBay etc. The course has tons of info on every aspect of flipping.

I never knew there is so much potential in flipping flea market items. This can be a great side hustle or even your main business.

Check out her interview to find out more about this side hustle.

Please tell me about your background and how you started in flipping business for extra income.

I learned about flipping flea market items from my husband. He has been doing it since he was 16! He started by buying Nordic Tracks for $10-$15 here in Florida and selling them on eBay to someone up north (where they exercise more) for around $200. (more…)

All of you know that I talk a lot about extra money making side gigs. And one of them is survey panels. I got many email messages from my readers asking me about extra money making options as they are either too busy to give  commitment to a full-time work at home job or they just need some side income.

That’s when I started researching about surveys.

I know many of you have lots of doubts regarding survey panels but believe me, though there are many scams, there are some which are surely worth your time, and they pay you well. The point is to find the ones which are REALLY worth your time.

I had a great experience with some survey panels, and they are surely a good way to make some extra cash. I hear so many stories of people who are making good side income with surveys.

But before we get into the list of the panels, let’s get into some key questions that might be in your mind about survey panels.

Are these worth your time? (more…)

Most of us dream of working from home to escape the commute and to work around family. Working from home as a remote worker or as an entrepreneur or having a side hustle, all of them simply mean you have the independence to do many other things that you love.

According to this study, 3.7 million employees work from home at least half the time. This shows a growing trend of home workers.

Working from home is a favourite for many people, but for some, it can be very daunting. It is not for everyone. There are some things which you need to excel in order to work from home successfully.

The way I see it, these skills are useful for anyone who wants to go ahead in their career, job or business. But these are vitally essential for someone who is looking at working from home.

Self driven

I have been working from home for nine years now, and it would not be a great journey if I were not self-driven. When you work from home, there are many things to consider like family distractions, emergencies, day-to-day routines etc. It is very easy for you to get away from your work completely. (more…)