Side hustle 2024: Day 2 check in

 So it is day 2 of my side hustle 2024 challenge and this is how things are looking:

Eureka $5.30

Mistplay $10

Brand club $9.10

Qmee $1.30

Total $25.70

Side hustle 2024 challenge: Day 1 check in

 Hustles that paid me today: 

Mturk 1.20

Qmee 1.40

Connect cloud research 5.80

Total 8.40

Not really close to the $33 goal but it's the first day. We'll see. 

Side hustle 2024 challenge: Spotlight on Paidviewpoint

 I'm going to start the official tabulations for the side hustle 2024 challenge on April 1 to make the reporting and calculations clear, but until then I figured I would take the opportunity to spotlight some of the programs I use to earn extra money from home, so that if you want to follow along, you can join them too.

Today I'm going to talk about Paid Viewpoint (referral link: if you sign up, I will get a referral credit. Thanks).

Paid Viewpoint is one of my favorite survey sites. They don't have as many surveys available as some other sites, but it also isn't a constant router where you can spend hours getting rejected without actually earning any money. When they send you a link, you will qualify for at least a 10 cent trait survey, or more if you qualify for the survey. As you complete the trait surveys, your trait score will increase and you will get invitations to surveys more often. Once your trait score is close to 1000, you should get one to two invitations a day. The trait surveys are fairly quick, so if you don't qualify, you aren't going to spend 20 minutes only to find you only made 10 cents. If you do qualify for the full survey, it's usually pretty well paid, and you can easily rack up a few dollars a day.

One of the bigger downsides is that they have a $15 minimum for payout, and especially at first it may take a while to accumulate that much. Once you reach $15 though, they pay out within 72 hours to Paypal. 

So go ahead and get signed up for Paid viewpoint today and start building your trait score. Hopefully it will help with your own side hustle 2024 challenge!

 Have you tried Paid Viewpoint? What do you think of it? Is there another site you'd like me to spotlight or review?

Four figure month: side hustle 2024 challenge

 I've decide to start a side hustle challenge for myself for 2024. I thought about what a good goal might be  for extra income from home, considering I now have 2 kids, a house, and a full time job. I had seen some people online setting goals of $100 a day in extra income from side hustle jobs, but that didn't seem reasonable to me. I thought about how much money would be possible while also feeling like an accomplishment and what I settled on was that if I can make $1000 a month through extra income from home side hustles in 2024, that feels like a lofty but achievable goal. 

In order to make that four figure month of $1000, I decided to break that goal down into $33 a day. That seems both doable and like it will start to make a dent quickly. My accountability goal is to post here dailyish with an account of how much I've made and to start to keep data on what side income gigs are the most profitable or successful.

I hope you'll stick around and I encourage you to set your own big goals.

10 ways to save money

10 ways to save money

1. Create a budget and stick to it.
2. Reduce unnecessary expenses such as eating out or subscription services.
3. Shop around for deals and discounts.
4. Consider cutting back on luxuries such as cable or streaming services.
5. Look into ways to increase income, such as getting a side job or selling items you no longer need.
6. Pay off any high-interest debts as soon as possible.
7. Save automatically by setting up a direct deposit from your paycheck into a savings account.
8. Avoid impulse buying and take the time to think about a purchase before making it.
9. Invest in long-term savings plans such as a 401k or IRA.
10. Cut back on transportation costs by carpooling, biking, or taking public transportation.