I'm sharing my insights about this very topic in an upcoming course I've titled «Teach Online: How to Create
Side Hustle Income Leveraging Your Existing Skills.»
Being almost debt free (irs debt and mortgage that we do not have a priority of addressing anytime soon) has enabled me to finally «retire» from full time, stressful working conditions and transitioned to more
of side hustle income status.
I'll continue to generate some
small side hustle income for a few years that will serve to add to the pile, pay down our mortgage principal, and meet any unknowns that may arise.
I'll be sharing my ideas about how you can do the same in an upcoming course «Teach Online: How to Create
Side Hustle Income Leveraging Your Existing Skills.»
If you're feeling a little hesitant, I'll be sharing my insights about this very topic in an upcoming course I've titled «Teach Online: How to
Create Side Hustle Income Leveraging Your Existing Skills.»
The line represents the ratio of passive income and
side hustle income in a given month against expenses for that month.
Now it's your turn: What expertise do you have that you can leverage into
side hustle income?
In March of this year I received my first check ($ 270) from one of my side hustles (for more information, just take a look at
my side hustle income report March 2018), woohoo!!
Without
my side hustle income, I really don't know what life would be like.
In 2017 I am able to put $ 5,500 in my Roth IRA (through a traditional IRA backdoor conversion), $ 18,000 in my 401k, and 25 % of
my side hustle income into my SEP - IRA.
Thankfully I now track all of
my side hustle income through the free net - worth tracker Personal Capital.
I can retire when
my side hustle income + my dividend income > my expenses.
This side hustle income will not be necessary, but having that margin of safety and the ability to add to principal will be reassuring at the outset.
What's more, we could get that mortgage (somewhere between $ 60 - 80k) paid off in just four or five years if we put
our side hustle income toward it.
Factor in that a good bit of dividend income will be from «free and clear» accounts and
side hustle income, and we will have more than enough coverage for the first few years.
Use your tax refund checks, bonuses,
side hustle income, etc to get the mortgage balance down as low as possible.
Financial Freedom Ratio = (Passive Income +
Side Hustle Income) / Primary Income (Primary income is your day job income)
I then allotted a large chunk of my paycheck and
my side hustle income towards this savings goal.
A personal cash flow statement measures your cash inflows (interest income, work income,
side hustle income, passive income, etc.) and your cash outflows (mortgage / rent, utilities bills, food expenses, car loan, insurance, etc.) over time.
Of course, if you have
a side hustle income from the previous year, you can just use that amount.
Combine that with
some side hustle income and we were able to slowly build up an emergency fund.
Over the last two years, I've steadily increased
my side hustle income.
The last idea for generating
a side hustle income to pay down your student loan debt is to become a part - time brand ambassador.
I'm becoming more OCD with J$'s spreadsheet though, I started doing a full breakdown of subtotals of what is
side hustle income, company match on the 401k, investment gains, savings rate, etc..
If I can do this, they I don't pay any interest on my debt and I can repay this when I get a new job (or through
the side hustle income I would be working hard to earn whilst I was unemployed).
Now I have to divert all of
my side hustle income AND make payments on another monthly bill because it doesn't sit well with me at all that this new HVAC system is financed at a rate of 9 FRICKIN PERCENT!
An extra $ 1,140 every year will definitely help with my goal of maxing out all of our retirement accounts (HSA, 2 Traditional IRAs, and a Solo 401 (k) for
my side hustle income).
This is another way to save pre-tax money in a retirement account, and lower your total tax bill from
your side hustling income activities.
In 2017 I am able to put $ 5,500 in my Roth IRA (through a traditional IRA backdoor conversion), $ 18,000 in my 401k, and 25 % of
my side hustle income into my SEP - IRA.
Next, I increased
my side hustle income from freelance writing and social media management from $ 500 to $ 1,000 per month.
Between my savings,
side hustle income, scholarships and grants, I put aside $ 26,500 in a little more than 10 months.