Tagged: graphic arts

January 11, 2022

How Much Did I Make in 2021 Selling Graphic Designs?

Regular readers know I semi-retired to 20 hours a week at my main job in 2017 after reaching financial independence years before. Since then much of my newly freed time has been spent on what started as a fun side...

psychology / side-hustle

November 9, 2021

4 Years Of Semi-Retirement And Blogging, What’s Next?

It’s the fall of 2021 and I can’t believe I’ve been in semi-retirement for 4 years. I’ve worked 20 hours a week during that time, so I’ve essentially put in 2 years of work where others have put in 4...

side-hustle

January 5, 2021

2020, The Year My Business Grew Up

For those not familiar with my story, I’m financially independent and semi-retired to 20 hours a week at my main job. I’ve been working hard on what started as a side hustle and now is a full-fledged business since late...

side-hustle / work

November 24, 2020

Seeing Things Through A Different Lens

A little while back I was having a conversation with a friend about my graphic arts business. When I told him that I was now making a few thousand a month he was floored. He then asked me if I’d...

side-hustle

December 31, 2019

History Of A Successful Side Hustle

Regular readers know that my main side hustle is not this blog but my graphic arts business. And what a year it was. I set a goal to earn $6,000 this year ($500 a month average) and I’m ecstatic to...

finances / psychology

October 22, 2019

What I Identify As

I’m not much of a fan of social media but the social network that I’m most active on by far is Strava. If you’ve never heard of Strava it’s an app and community that allows you to record your outdoor...

side-hustle

May 21, 2019

Have Patience With Your Side Hustle

As regular readers know my main side hustle right now is selling graphic designs online. It’s something I really love, mainly because it’s 100% self-paced and almost completely passive. I create a design and upload it to various websites, and...