I want to share with you my fave sites to make and save money (aka my favorite places to do biz)!
I went from knowing nothing about money to becoming a successful blogger and financial planner.
I’ve also paid off $100k+ in student loan debt while taking a 50% pay cut.
I use these resources below to help me live a better budget, career, and blog.
I personally recommend each company (even though I use affiliate links throughout – this is how bloggers make money)!
So, here’s a look at my faves!
MAKE MONEY FAVES
Here’s a list of my favorite resources to help you make money…
45 Ways To Make Extra Money
45 Ways To Make Extra Money is an download that includes a long list of ways for you to make money as soon as today. The list includes details of each way to make money and gives you links on how to get started. There’s something for everyone – and then some. If money is tight and there is more month left at the end of your money, use this to get your creative money juices flowing. You will be surprised how much you can do to earn more money fast. And this download shows you how.
Virtual Assistant Course
In Your Way To VA, you can learn how to get paid to work as a virtual assistant (aka VA) from home. If this sounds foreign to you, that’s okay. No experience necessary. As a VA, you do a variety of tasks for another blogger to keep their website up and running. In return, they pay you. VA work is completely remote, which makes it ideal for job flexibility. The reason a blogger hires a virtual assistant is because she doesn’t have the time or energy to do all of the tasks herself. She needs to outsource simpler tasks, which she can do with a VA. You can get paid to edit blog posts, do research on topics, create images, or manage social media. The opportunities are endless.
SAVE MONEY FAVES
Here’s a list of my favorite budgeting money recommendations…
Budget Spreadsheet
I created Budget Spreadsheets you can download. There is a Monthly Budget Spreadsheet and Net Worth Statement in an excel file and as printables. This is a total of four templates you can use to keep track of your monthly budget (aka cash flow) and your net work (aka how much money you’re worth). Everyone needs to know where their money is going and how much they’re worth — these are the perfect tools to help you do that. They’re what I use, too.
Budgeting eBook
21 Days To A Better Budget is an eBook that shows you how to budget. Whether you’re new to budgeting or are having trouble sticking to the budget you have — this eBook is perfect for you. There is something for everyone. The eBook is written by over 20 bloggers — each contributing her best budgeting advice. I’m one of the bloggers in the book, and I can tell you it’s going to have a huge impact on your budget if you use the tips and tricks in it. I highly recommend this one!
Budgeting Course
Budgeting For Budget Haters is an online course that teaches you how to budget. The premise is that everyone hates budgeting, but it’s a necessary evil so you need to learn how to do it. The course will help you stop living paycheck to paycheck and give you a foundation for achieving your financial goals. It’s super thorough and an excellent place to start budgeting!
Money Planning Course
Real Life Money Plan is a course that shows you how to get out of debt, save money, and stick to your budget. It’s taught by Jessie Fearon, someone who was in debt and got out. She uses her own method for real families with real budgets. You can learn how to set goals and actually achieve them. You don’t have to live paycheck to paycheck, and you’ll learn how to stop in this course.
Life Insurance Finder
If you need to get life insurance, use an online tool to compare prices, like PolicyGenius. It’s a site that helps you find an insurance policy that’s best for you. It will compare all the prices, plans, and offers available. That way, you can choose what works best for you and your family.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FAVES
Here are my favorite personal development resources…
The Five Minute Journal
The Five Minute Journal is the ultimate journal for practicing gratitude, becoming more mindful, and living with intention. I use it every day, and I’m kind of obsessed with it. With a simple structured format based on positive psychology research, you will start and end each day with gratitude. Side effects may include: increased happiness, better relationships, and becoming more optimistic. You’ve been warned. 🙂 It does cost money, but for me, it’s worth it. You can download a free PDF to get started: The Five Minute Journal Quick Start PDF.
Productivity Planner
The Productivity Planner is an insanely amazing task manager that I’m obsessed with. It’s made by the same guys who create The Five Minute Journal above. But whereas that is a journal about practicing gratitude and loving your life, this is about managing your daily tasks and improving your productivity and success. The Productivity Planner helps you prioritize and accomplish the most important tasks that make your day satisfying. Quality over quantity. The Productivity Planner assists you to get better work done in less time. It’s not free, but you can get started with a free PDF: Productivity Planner Quick Start PDF.
How To Plan Your Best Year Ever Download
How To Plan Your Best Year Ever is a guide to planning your best year — every year. It’s my go-to for life planning, living with intention, and having fewer regrets. This guide will show you how to set goals (short-term and long-term) and create the life you’ve always wanted. You’ll be happier and make better decisions. This is the most popular post on my site, so I can’t recommend it highly enough.
Living Well Spending Less Planner
The Living Well Spending Less Planner is a pretty, easy-to-use planner that will help you plan your day to day life and achieve your goals. There are pages throughout that specifically help you think about the big picture and your goals, so you’re not so consumed with your daily tasks. The downside is the price; the up side is the functionality and design.
Goal Setting Action Plan
Goal Setting Action Plan is a framework for you to use to design a life you love. If you follow the steps in this eBook, you’ll learn how to create visions, goals, implement weekly action plans, and daily habits. You’ll be happier and more successful knowing you lived the life you always wanted – on your own terms.
Books
Since graduating from law school, books have become a huge part of my life. I mostly read finance and personal development books because that’s what I like.
I read all of my books on my Kindle Paperwhite. I used to think that I wouldn’t like reading on an e-reader because I didn’t like reading on my phone. After getting my Kindle for Christmas last year, I can say that reading on a digital reader is completely different than reading on a phone (thankfully). Here is a list of books I have read, enjoyed, and recommend.
BLOGGING FAVES
Here’s a list of my favorite blogging resources that I love…
5 Day Blogging Bootcamp
5 Day Blogging Bootcamp is a free blogging course that walks you through how to start a successful blog. Every day, there are actionable tasks for you to take to get your blog off the ground. The result is that at the end of your course, you are ready to start monetizing your blog. If you are thinking about starting a blog, sign up for the course to get started now. It’s free because I’m super duper committed to giving back what I’ve learned over the last three years. So, sign up now to get started on what has been the best journey of my life — starting a blog.
Blogging Quick Start Guide
Blogging Quick Start Guide is an eBook I wrote that walks you through exactly how I created a profitable blog and how you can, too. This is perfect for you if you are just getting started blogging because I show you (in steps) what to do and when to do it (and what not to do). If you seriously want to make money blogging, this eBook can help you because it’s the process I used and how I make money.
How to Start a Blog
I can teach you How To Start A Blog. There’s no better resource out there to walk you through a step-by-step process to learn how to set up a blog. I know this because it’s exactly how I created my blog. It’s easy to follow and it’s fast to do. If you’re on the fence, I would recommend getting started and seeing if you like it. You have nothing to lose.
Elite Blog Academy
Elite Blog Academy is the best blogging course out there for learning how to start a blog. It gives you a complete framework for creating your blog and shows you how to monetize it. You can only get the course in February every year, but you can join the wait list and download a free workbook until the course opens. It’s definitely worth every penny (but can be somewhat expensive for newbies, so keep that in mind). If you’re ready to take blogging seriously, this course can change your life!
Beginner Blog Accelerator
Beginner Blog Accelerator is a course for bloggers that teaches you how to start a blog. If you want step-by-step coaching with video-instruction, then this course is the best place to start. It’s affordable, open all year long (unlike EBA), and the content is amazing.
Website Help
I recommend iMark Interactive for all of your website needs on the technical side. This is the company I use for setting up a new blog, transferring sites, maintenance, and technical issues on my site. Not only is the quality top notch, but the customer service is outstanding. I can’t recommend the quality of work more highly.
Email Marketing
I recommend ConvertKit for email marketing. If you want to be a successful blogger, you have to build an email list. I changed my email strategy with ConvertKit and went from 2k subscribers to over 5k in a few months (and now, I’m up to 9k)! I highly recommend ConvertKit if you want to run a successful, profitable blog (you can learn how I increased my subscribers here).
Affiliate Marketing
Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing is a course that teaches new bloggers how to make money blogging using affiliate marketing. I make money every month from affiliate marketing — it’s my favorite way to make money online. And my increase in income is a direct result of this course. In this course, you’ll learn how to implement a strategy to grow your blog income exponentially.
How I made $40k My First Year of Blogging
How I Made $40k My First Year of Blogging is by Chelsea Lords from Chelsea’s Messy Apron. In her first year of blogging, Chelsea made $40k!!! She spells out exactly how she did it in this ebook. I highly recommend reading this book if you want to learn how to turn your blog into a successful, money-making website from the start.
Six Figure Blogger
Six Figure Blogger is an online course that teaches you how to make a six figure income from blogging — specifically throughout affiliate marketing and selling digital products (eBooks and courses). It’s a very specific “how to” course for intermediate bloggers. I took the course and highly recommend it because of how easy it is to follow along and implement.
Cheers to making and saving money!
Xx
