As most of you know, being a Stay-At Home Mom is not the most financially lucrative career choice. I find it so much easier to find ways to save money than to make money! So I was pretty happy when I earned $170 in the month of July. I am even more excited to report […]
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How much money does a blogger make?
August 18th, 2012 
Jessica One of the questions that I often get, is “How much money do you make blogging?” My usual answer is, “Very little.” Although I have enjoyed my last 16 months of blogging at The Abundant Wife, I would be lying if I said that I am in it for the money. Earlier this week I […]
The Cost of Substitute-Teaching in California
August 15th, 2012 Jessica Brad and I both have a professional teaching background, his in math and mine in art. Later we both taught English in China. So it made sense to become substitute-teacher certified each time we moved as a way to earn additional income. We have now become certified in three states: Maryland, Minnesota, and California. Well, […]
Getting to the Wedding (Or How We Raised $1200 in 5 Months): Part 2
August 3rd, 2012 Jessica If you missed Part 1 of this story, you can find it here. On June 10, 2012 my entire family was present for the wedding of my sister Kristy and her new husband Zach, in Maryland. Kristy and Zach both live in Kansas but they, and most of Zach’s family, made the trip to our […]
How I Made $170 In One Month
August 1st, 2012 Jessica Today I was surprised to look back over our balance sheet and see that I made $170 in the past month! Although I don’t usually make quite so much, I thought you might like to see some of my multiple streams of income, however small they may be: $96 Blogging: Yes, blogging does occasionally pay! […]
Getting to the Wedding (Or How We’re Trying to Raise $1200 in 5 Months)
March 24th, 2012 Jessica If you know a little about me, then you know that I am the oldest of six children. Four girls and two boys, to be exact. My sister Kristy is the fourth child in our family, and the third to get married. Below is a photograph of Kristy, and her fiancee Zach (taken by my […]
Swagbucks Special Offer: How I Made $20 By Signing Up for eMusic
March 14th, 2012 Jessica Last week I was studying my Swag Bucks home page in hopes of finding a way to earn a few more Swag Bucks. I spotted a Swag Bucks special offer with a reward of 450 Swagbucks just for signing up for a 7-day Free Trial to eMusic. This sounded like a great deal to me […]
Guest Post: How To Earn Additional Income
November 17th, 2011 Jessica My personal goals in recent years have been to work for myself, create multiple streams of income and pay off debt. It may seem like a lot of work–and in truth, it is. However, I also know that hard work can greatly benefit my family. Thankfully, most of my work is done from home and […]
7 Tips For Turning Your Trash Into Cash
November 16th, 2011 Jessica “When my husband and I moved from Maryland to California two months ago, we were surprised to see how small the garbage cans are here. In fact, the “Recycling” can is almost twice as big as the garbage can, and the “Yard Waste” can is even bigger! At first we could not understand how Californians […]
The easiest (or at least the most amusing) $100 we’ve ever made
July 20th, 2011 Jessica Way back when Brad and I were newlyweds, we were scrimping and saving…and wait! This sounds all too familiar! Anyhow, I spotted a car seat on the side of the road, with a sign on it reading “FREE.” I told Brad that we should pick it up because, although we didn’t have kids, I knew […]
