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Let’s talk about the side hustle that doesn’t feel like work most days. Dog sitting. I’ve been doing this on Rover for a while now. And this summer, it actually added up to something real. Here’s what Rover alone paid out. April: $202.50 July into August: $672.00 Early September: $144.00 That’s just Rover. That doesn’t count the dogs I sit for friends and family, outside the app, no fees attached, just people I already know trusting me with their pups. Between both, Rover and the friends-and-family jobs, it’s brought in an extra $2,000 this summer. Two thousand dollars. From dogs. Screenshot of Rover payments page How I manage it and caretaking. I keep my service area tight. On purpose. I don’t take jobs across town. I don’t drive an hour for a booking. I keep everything close to home, close to dad. That’s not an accident. I tell every single client that up front, before they even book. I need to be able to get back to dad quickly if he needs me. Always. It means I say no to some jobs. It means my radius is smaller than it could be. But it means I never have to choose between a paycheck and being there for him. That’s not a trade I’m willing to make. This week I get to watch a pack of five. I was so excited to meet a “crazy” person like me who loves a houseful of dogs. Many of you all will remember me and my 5 kids with 7 dogs. The good ole days! Five dogs. All week. I am so excited I can barely stand it. There’s something about a house full of wagging tails and different personalities all figuring out how to share space that just… fills me up. It’s chaos. Good chaos. The real math of it. An extra $2,000 didn’t come from one big client or one lucky break. It came from small, steady bookings. A weekend here. A week there. Dogs I’ve come to love like my own. And it fit into a life that already has a lot going on. Sometimes the side hustle that helps the most isn’t the flashy one. Sometimes it’s just… dogs. And love. And staying close to home. Two dogs laying with red and blue balls from Pixabay The post My Side Hustle Is Four Legs and a Leash appeared first on Blogging Away Debt.
A money market account keeps cash accessible while a CD can lock in a fixed rate, making the right choice depend on when the money will be needed – Shutterstock Money market yields are moving after the Federal Reserve’s September decision, but there is a twist worth catching before moving a pile of cash. The Fed raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point on September 16, taking the target range to 3.75% to 4%. […]
Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Janus Henderson: To learn more about Janus Henderson click here: https://www.janushenderson.com/en-us/advisor/etfs/active-equity-etfs/structured-income-etfs/ On today’s show, we discuss: Why the ETF wrapper is unlocking the 40-year-old structured note market Framing autocallable income as underwriting risk, like an insurance company Why single-stock notes…
A contentious debate over the future and solvency of Social Security has re-ignited online following comments from Senator Elizabeth Warren. On 22nd September, Warren posted on X, “A teacher earning $60,000 pays Social Security taxes on every dollar she earns. A worker earning $184,500 does too. But someone earning $10 million pays tax on just the first $184,500. Read the rest
My Sweet Retirement Income Tax Singapore: 2026 Brackets, How to Calculate, and Reliefs The complete 2026 income tax Singapore bracket table, a worked calculation example, filing deadlines, and legitimate ways to reduce your tax bill through SRS and CPF reliefs. Income Tax Singapore: 2026 Brackets, How to Calculate, and Reliefs My Sweet Retirement
Activation reminder for 2026 4th Quarter. The credit cards below offer 5% cash back and up on specific categories, some fixed and some that rotate each quarter. It takes a little extra attention to which card you’re using, but it can add up to hundreds of dollars in additional rewards per year without changing your spending habits. I just load them into my Google/Apple Wallet and swipe through them. You can also buy gift cards […]
Can you make $500 in a single weekend with a new side hustle? I decided to find out by signing up for Walmart Spark Delivery. If you listen to The Money Nerds Podcast, you know I love testing side hustles to see how realistic they are for people with 9-to-5 jobs, busy families, and limited […] The post Walmart Spark Driver Reviews: My $500 Weekend Side Hustle Challenge first appeared on Whitney Hansen | Money […]
If you’re sitting on a large cash balance waiting for something specific, a home purchase, a practice buy-in, a syndication that hasn’t called capital yet, you have a decision to make that most people never actually make. They just leave it wherever it landed. The cost of that is real but modest. Two hundred thousand dollars in a checking account earning close to nothing, versus roughly 4 percent, is about $8,000 a year. The cost […]
Hello, returning and new readers for another monthly dividend update (remember, you can sign up for the Tawcan Newsletter so you don’t miss any new posts and updates). This marks the 146th monthly update (wow!) … Read more
The month of August 2026 is another month of dividend income landing in my accounts. Due to becoming debt free, I changed my pay myself model. Starting the beginning of August 2021, I am paying myself 30%, just like before. This will now consist […]
Hey Everyone! I just realized it’s been 30 years since I moved to Portland. Wow, that feels like a lifetime ago. In 1996, I graduated from UCSB and moved up to Portland to start a job at Intel. It was a golden era for us (me and Intel). The internet was ramping up, and it was a great time to be a young engineer. All my college friends were able to secure jobs relatively easily. Ahh, what I would give to be 22 again! Life was so much fun when I was young. It’s a very different story in the age of AI. The job market for recent college grads seems much tighter and more competitive than ever. My son doesn’t even want to study Computer Science because he heard it’s so difficult to get an entry-level position. The cost of living is also far higher today than it was in 1996. My first apartment cost just $550 a month. I could comfortably afford a one-bedroom apartment on my RCG salary. Even so, because I grew up without much money, I remained frugal. I lived alone for only one year before taking on roommates again to save money. Today, I’m sharing our 30-year house hacking journey because it is officially coming to an end. Here’s how life changed over three decades. The Timeline 1996: I signed a lease and lived by myself for a year in Beaverton, close to the Intel campus. After sharing a bedroom throughout college to save money, I was tired of roommates and wanted more privacy. 1997: Suburban life turned out to be extremely boring for my younger self. I made a lot of friends and decided to move into a two-bedroom apartment in NW Portland with a roommate. That neighborhood was awesome back in the 90s. It was packed with great eateries and cool shops. We lived in an ideal spot to meet up with friends before hitting town on the weekends. My old apartment building, The Envoy. I think we paid $850 for a 2-bedroom apartment, $425 each. I loved it. Our apartment had hardwood floors, old-timey central boiler radiators (free heat in the winter), and a little office. In retrospect, we should have taken the 3-bedroom penthouse and gotten another roommate. That would have been amazing. 1999: After college, Mrs. RB40 joined the Peace Corps and went to Uzbekistan for almost three years. When she returned, she visited me in Portland, and we decided to get back together. We moved into a one-bedroom apartment downtown and got married shortly after. All my friends thought I got her pregnant, but that wasn’t it. We just decided we were better off together. 2000: We purchased a 3-bed/2-bath house in Hillsboro to be closer to my work. I figured my bachelor days were over, so I might as well have a shorter commute. The master suite was on the first floor, and there were two bedrooms
Every month since 2017, I have written an article about the slow and steady growth of our passive income. Several years ago, I added some of my annual goals (New Year’s Resolutions) in a separate article. In the last couple of years, I’ve combined them into one monthly post. I often use this space to look back over the last month and highlight what’s been going on with the family. The big event for us […]
My Mari Credit Card review. Why a no-annual-fee, 0% FX card with 1.5% cashback is the ideal first card even if you have no income, how the S$500 no-income route works, and where it falls short. The post Mari Credit Card Review (2026): The Best First Card Without $30k Income Requirement appeared first on Turtle Investor.