I looked at my current income numbers for the blog, and was shocked last month.
(I normally never check, to be honest. I’m quite lax about the whole thing, still sort of pigeonholing myself as a hobby blogger in my mind.)
Wow. I could live off this blog today, right now, if I wanted.
Of course, it would be a kind of super basic, spend $0 living, but I technically could.
3 YEARS LATER & I AM CLOSE TO BEING RAMEN PROFITABLE
You may or may not know, but I sold my two blogs I started about 10 years ago for about 5-figures, and then got bored quickly not blogging & started this one again.
Now 3 years into this blog, I’m almost ramen profitable.
Seriously.
“Ramen profitable means a startup makes just enough to pay the founders’ living expenses.”
Ramen Profitable (H/T to PK)
This blog is in its third year, and I make (now) on average a little under $1000 a month which just about covers my condo fees, condo taxes and part of my groceries but not shopping, taxes, government fees, incidentals, gas, car maintenance.
(Not to mention taxes, government fees, etc..)
What I could do, is live off this blog if I ate ramen and stayed inside all day, doing and spending absolutely ZERO MONEY on anything else.
NOTHING ELSE.
So.. technically ramen profitable?
Debatable.
I obviously need to double that income to live at my current state, but .. it’s pretty much on its way now.
SO ARE YOU GOING TO QUIT YOUR JOB NOW?
Hells no.
I make so much more money at my real job per hour, that it would be pure insanity for me to just give up on that.
No.
I am still looking for and taking contracts, but now I am a little less stressed about money. I still burn through my savings obviously, but now at a slower burn rate.
ER…SO WHY DO WE CARE?
Well..as I have mentioned in my past budget roundup, I am working on writing ebooks.
I have been basically hassled for the past 8 years since I started blogging on my other blogs which I sold, to write books on everything from minimalism to style to money.
My first book?
How to make money blogging.
Catchier title to follow.
I was asked to write it by a reader, and I am doing it done.
I started the book about 3 weeks ago, and I am almost finished it completely.
I started the book on October 1st and as of today, October 22nd, I am finished it.
I mean I AM DONE.
Including screenshots and titles in images, actual images and whatever else I wanted to add.
(Today as of writing this post, is October 22nd 2016 at 16:43)
My book is 217 pages before review (waiting for a cover inspiration to hit), 24,418 words, not including a table of contents which I have yet to compile now that I’m done.
The checklist I am creating is 10 pages, and 638 words:
I have been writing and taking screenshots and going like a maniac ever since playgroup started and aside from taking a mental break here and there..
I also find that I think I want to add a few more images, but it’s pretty much written. 99% I’d say.
How?
I have tried to write every single day for at least an hour (length of Baby Bun’s nap).
I’m a bit of a Type A freak like that.
Once I get my sights set on something, it is DONE.
Still, this is kind of insane for me.
All that’s stopping me now, is coming up with a nice cover design for my future series, adding more images, then reviewing the info in there before hitting publish.
I will be selling it online only through the blog, and am considering buying an ISBN to publish it on Amazon, Google, etc, but I haven’t decided if I will, because doing so, would mean that they take up to 50% of the profits.
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No hardcopies will be created.
I will offer it in PDF, Ebook, MOBI and whatever other ebook formats are out there for download.
New ebook site to follow, as a static website, much like my Budgeting Tool.
I finally feel like I am on track.
I finally feel like I am useful, I have a purpose, and as a result, I am even turning into a mini Martha Mommy.
I have been making pasta carbonara, baking cakes… DIY’ing (easy) things… and taking Baby Bun to the park or his playground every single day. Sometimes twice a day.
Thank you all, for your (continued) support, encouragement and most of all, for being readers even if you never buy any of my future books. 🙂
I really appreciate it.
