Over the course of the year I have been aware that I would need to earn extra money somehow.
I've been thinking about this for a long time, researching and writing down ideas.
I want to supplement my income from my day job with a passive income. Something that I can put some hard yards into initially but earns me cash whilst I sleep once I set it up correctly.
I want to grow something that keeps money coming in if I'm unable to work. I've been in a situation, due to an accident, where I lost my income and didn't have income insurance. Even since that time, nearly 6 years ago, I've sought to get a nest egg for emergencies and never be reliant on a ‘money for time' financial position ever again.
But I also want to work on something that I'm passionate about. Part of this is helping people.
I see and hear of too many people who hate their jobs, who don't get to spend time with their families, they are stuck in the rat race. Perhaps you are one of these people. So I want to prove both to myself, you and them that it's possible to have a life of freedom from the nine to five.
This year I've got smart with my time and work hard to constantly learn and evolve myself.
When I drive to work in the morning, I listen to audio books or podcasts rather than music. I've been listening to a number of podcasts about generating passive income as well as business books on sales, finance and marketing.
I've also been inspired by a number of bloggers who have been able to quit their nine to five jobs and blog for a living.
That's my goal.
To be in a position where I have a passive income so I can maintain my family whilst I work from home.
This blog is part and parcel of my next step to earn extra money.
It's intended to be a journey that you can travel with me in order to see how I achieve this so that you can achieve it to.
I invite you to join my mailing list and I'll send you updates on how I'm doing and let you know when I've created a new blog post.
I'm hoping, as you follow my journey, you'll be able to learn from my mistakes and see how and why I'm making wins to achieve my goals.
If you want to connect please say hello in the comments, follow me on Twitter and join my Facebook page. I'd love to hear if you are following along and if you have any successes or lessons you'd like to share with myself and others then please reach out.
I hear of so many people who are sick to death of their jobs and are looking for a way out of the daily grind. Follow my journey and let's prove it can be done.
There are a few bloggers who publish monthly income reports. These guys have been my biggest inspiration and so I'll follow suit. I'm not expecting to make a fortune fast, but I'm pretty determined, so let's see where we end up.
If you're following along, set up your own blog and let me know where it's at. Starting a blog is really simple it's a great way to help you gather your thoughts, focus your goals and document your journey.
If you don't know how to set up a blog I'll set up a series of posts to help you with that. Subscribe to the mailing list to be notified when it's published.
Following that I'll formulate a plan on how I intend to get started. I have an idea, but I'll leave that for another day.
