What's this whole side hustle thing all about anyway? What is a side hustle, and why do you need one?

What’s This Whole Side Hustle Thing All About, Anyway?

I’m all about the side hustle here at Boost My Budget. ‘Side hustle’ is a bit of a buzzword in the personal finance community. If you follow any kind of money blogs or you’re interested in making money online, you’ve likely come across this term before. However, I was talking to some of my offline

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How to start selling on Amazon WITHOUT any stock. You can start an Amazon business that will be up and running today, and you don't need to handle any inventory yourself. In fact, once the system's set up, it's almost passive income! I've been trying it for a couple of weeks - here's my write up.

How to Start Selling on Amazon – WITHOUT Any Stock

Today I wanted to share a new way to make money online that I’ve been experimenting with over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been interested in selling on Amazon for a while now. I read about some other bloggers who were killing it and even making enough to quit their day jobs after a

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I'm taking part in the five fabulously frugal things challenge to blog about five ways I've saved money each week!

Five Fabulously Frugal Things I’ve Done This Week

This week I thought I’d dive back in again with the Five Fabulously Frugal Things linky! I haven’t done one of these for a few weeks. Truth be told, I was a bit hesitant to do one this week – it’s been a bit of a spendy patch (birthdays etc) and I was worried I wouldn’t

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Receipt Hog Review: do you have purses and wallets stuffed with old receipts? Could you make MONEY from them? Receipt Hog claims so. I tested it out.

Receipt Hog Review: Can You Turn Receipts into Cash?

If you’re anything like me, your purse or wallet is stuffed full of old receipts. You might keep them for budgeting purposes, in case you need to return something or want to check a price, but ultimately they’re just junk and get thrown away. What if there was a way to make money out of all

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Book Review-The Millionaire Next Door

Book Review: The Millionaire Next Door

As part of the Boost My Budget project I’m challenging myself to read one personal finance book every month! See my previous reviews here.  This month’s book is The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. Think of a millionaire. What sort of person comes to mind? Designer clothes, luxury sports car,

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Are side hustles more important for women? Experts suggest so!

Are Side Hustles More Important for Women?

If you’ve been following my blog over the last few months, you’ll know I’m a firm convert to the power of the side hustle. A side hustle – or side gig, second job, any sideline that brings in extra cash – is obviously great news for your bank balance. But, as I realised three months into

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