The income for February 2019 dipped slightly, but not enough to cause a panic. It’s normal for smutlancer income to fluctuate from month to month. My goal is to have a baseline amount that I can depend on to pay the bills.
The Smutlancer Income Report for January 2019 is ready to view. Income was down slightly, as were expenses, but you’ll hear no complaints from me. 2018 ended up being my best year ever, and I can’t wait to find out what happens in 2019.
Yes, we’re in a new year, but finances don’t always follow calendars. Which is why we’re still talking about December 2018 in terms of income. December was the best financial month of my entire life, and I still haven’t wrapped my head around it yet. Will it continue through 2019? That’s the goal, of course, but let’s deal with the here and now. December 2018 Income My December income is primarily based on work completed in November. I bill clients on the last day of every month, and they have 10 days to pay. Affiliate sales tend to pay quarterly,...
I hesitate to call September a “tight” month because I know there are people who will kill to earn this kind of money, but it was tight for us. We made it through and things are already looking up in the coming months. It was also nice to have a few blog and podcast sponsorships come through. That definitely helped out. The lesson for this month is this: multiple streams of income are always best. You may have to focus on building one up for a while and then focus on another, but try never to depend on a single...
I’m not going to lie to you — putting out my income and expenses onto the internet leaves me feeling extremely vulnerable. Last month I went through an anxious, rage-y thing (in my head, where no one else could see). It wasn’t until people told me how much this helped them or inspired them that I took a deep breath about it. And now it’s time to look at the August numbers. Over the next couple of months, you should start to see how freelance/smutlancer income can fluctuate. Which is why you never have just one stream of income and...
