Income Report – January, 2018
Every month I share how much I make online and in addition to my regular 8-5 job. It’s a record for myself that there are other ways to make money other than working for someone else. It’s a happy thought.
In January I made a decent amount. To be exact I made $131.60. It’s a little less than the $265.30 I made in January of 2017, but that’s ok. It’s still on the right path. =)
We do more on Wallet Squirrel than track our income though, we write articles about saving money, making money and personal finance hacks that make us better people. Here are some of the highlights in January.
What We Wrote About In January
Andrew Typed Away Frantically
- Andrew started his new Amazon Affiliate Website and shared the beginning struggles starting it.
- He later reflected on how his entire life changed when he started investing 3 years ago and how it was the best decision he ever made.
- In 2017, we committed to giving one lucky person on our email list, exactly $100 to start investing. This is how we decided who got the $100.
- Andrew was stoked to share that his favorite mobile brokerage has started Robinhood Crypto that lets you trade cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Even though Andrew isn’t a big fan of cryptocurrencies.
Adam Liked Apps
- Adam wrote a review on Betterment. Adam has used Betterment the last 3 years or so since Andrew introduced it to him. Except Adam uses it WAY better than Andrew ever did.
- The long-awaited December Round-Up – Our Favorite Income Reports From Around The Web is always one of Adam’s favorites.
- Adam tried out a review of appKarma. He was curious to see how it advertised “making extra money while playing games on your phone”. Check out the article if you’re a phone gamer.
January Income Report
I kind of shot the gun saying how much we made in January, but it was such a great lead in. Here is the full income report and break down.
The full breakdown with how I made each income stream is pretty awesome.
$50 – Bluehost Affiliate Income
$27.59 – Cashback Credit Card
$14.71 – Robinhood App Affiliate Program
$12.23 – Seeking Alpha Articles
$11.49 – Dividends
$6.47 – Wallet Squirrel AdSense
$3.82 – Lending Club
$3.50 – Interest Checking/Savings Account
$1.79 – Stock Photography
Where Does That Money Go?
We have some minor expenses like our social media software that costs about $30 a month, but the rest of Adam’s portion goes toward paying off debt. However, my portion goes towards investing in my portfolio. Specifically this last month I bought 1 share of Realty Income (O) and Walt Disney (DIS). I’m a big fan of both of these stocks.
What Are We Doing in February?
For me that’s easy. In February I am hoping to finally launch the new affiliate site for our Epic Niche Site Battle. In January I spent the month creating the website from scratch, now I need to create some great content for people.
Adam, however, will focus on Wallet Squirrel in February. He has a laser-like focus on doing everything we can to rock out our Pinterest social media traffic. I’m really excited to see how this works!
Wallet Squirrel is a personal finance blog by best friends Andrew & Adam on how money works, building side-hustles, and the benefits of cleverly investing the profits. Featured on MSN Money, AOL Finance, and more!
I like seeing your Dividends every month. Thanks for sharing!
Love you passive income. It is definitely a nice way to supplement dividends.
Love income reports. I do mine yearly, but I know most people do monthly. I like your sources of income.
Wallet –
Impressive yet again, even if it was below last year’s number. Extra income = extra investments. Love the design, as always, and look forward to this post every month.
-Lanny
I like seeing your comments every month. Thanks for sharing! =)
-Andrew
We just keep building it and growing it! More money to buy more dividends for more money. =)
-Andrew
Monthly really helps me keep track of everything. Since we have so many different income streams coming in each month, I would be lost if I did this yearly. Feel free to add any of these income streams to your monthly income. =)
-Andrew
Hey DD! (Lanny)
As always thanks for commenting! It was kind of sad when I looked back but that gave me extra motivation to work on my current additional affiliate website to make those extra bones. Hopefully, that will work in the future and I’ll be able to buy even more dividends!
Have an awesome day,
Andrew
That’s an excellent start my friend. One thing you’ll notice is that as your search engine rankings improve month to month, your earnings will slowly increase. This is a good thing because it’ll inspire you to write content daily. I noticed you said you post twice weekly. But if you get in the power mindset of daily content marketing and “writing evergreen content,” your SEO will skyrocket in as little as 6 months. You should also look into the WordPress content scheduling plugin.