Making money online is a dream for many, and while it may seem easy, unless you are a web genius, it is not. When I started blogging, I had no idea it would take so many hours, especially behind the scenes. There is always something going on, even though platforms like WordPress have made things… Read more
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The case for earning more
Last July, my second site, MakeMoneyYourWay, was officially launched! As I have said before, this is a site that stands firmly on the earn more side of the earn more/spend less equation. So today I want to make a case for earning more. As for spending less, you know I hate waste. I do not… Read more
10% blog income pledge: sponsor a child
Useless random fact: French people are terrible with charity. We almost never give a thing to our alma mater, our charity donations are $50 at Christmas and giving $3 at mass on Sunday is considered generous, so much that when the Euro came along, the church begged people who used to donate a 10… Read more
New challenge: Live off online income
I was thinking lately about the challenge Sam put for himself to get $200,000 in online income or go back to work. My challenge is not that ambitious but similar, I have decided that for the last six months of 2013, July to December, I will live solely off blogging income. The rules I… Read more
Earn money while traveling? (part 2)
This post is continued from last week’s post No income while traveling? No problem! as a small series answering a reader’s question about how I manage my income while traveling the world. I spent the first year after graduating college traveling around the world, and backpacking on a tight budget. What I did after a year of… Read more
No income while traveling? No problem! (part 1)
If you are reading this post, it means that I still don’t have an Internet access in Guatemala, but I am certainly working on it! I received a question from a reader last week about how I manage to travel and pay my way around the world, and since several people have asked me in… Read more
Step 28: The tipping point where your income = expenses
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. If you have followed your progress towards financial independence, you have seen your passive income grow little by little, to reach $5 a month, $10 a month, and so on…. Read more
Step 8: Automate your finances
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. Step 8: Automate your finances In order to reach financial independence, you now are aware that you need a considerable amount of savings, as well as a handful of… Read more
Step 6: Find sources of passive income
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. So yesterday we were talking about having several sources of income. You can take freelancing job, register on Elance or sell your craft on Etsy, the thing is, you are… Read more
Step 5: Multiply your sources of income
Yesterday’s step to financial independence was about growing your income. While you may ask for a raise at work, remember the numbers we ran on day 3. If I want my money to generate $1,000 per month until I die (at 95, mind you), I need $750,000 in the bank. Or I need to buy… Read more