March Earnings Breakdown

I didn't put in a lot of work last month because of my headaches and migraines, so I didn't make my goal, but I did decently overall.  I also dropped one client who required a lot of reminders to send me my weekly assignments, and constantly changed what they needed done... The money was good (usually around $100 a week), but the stress wasn't.

I also massively slacked off on another project throughout March because it's so tedious.  I'm trying to motivate myself to get to work on it right now, but it's obviously not going well hehe.

April 5th Already?

Where did the last week go?  Oh yes, into Easter preparation and celebrations... So much candy and family!  We had a good 3 days of various celebrations to attend, and still have to do something with another chunk of family this week. 

While I might have lost a week of productivity in the chaos, I am now pretty much 99.9% sure that my glasses are the issue with my headaches since family get togethers and outdoor excursions mean that I opt for contacts and shades for over my normal glasses - and sure enough my head has been fine lately.  Unfortunately, that means I need new glasses because I only have one pair of contacts and the prescription for them is expired.

I'll be updating on March's numbers and April's goals this week - the latter will be a bit different from normal.

Another One Bites the Dust

I swear, time is going so fast lately, I just don't understand it.  Everything is just one big blur - I can't believe that we're already a quarter of the way through the year already!

I completely lost track of this month, mostly because of those migraines and headaches which are still attacking.  I've decided that it's most likely my glasses, and I probably need a new prescription.  There's no other logical reason for me to be in crippling pain on a nearly daily basis.  I really hate getting new glasses though because they're so darn expensive, especially since they are the one item that I refuse to be cheap about since they're right smack dab in front of my face.

I'll be crunching my numbers soon, reviewing the month and updating on my goals for April soon.  Hope everyone else has done well!

PS: If you're interested in doing a Motivational Monday post this coming Monday, let me know!

Do You Have *SPRINGFEVER*?

Yes, it's cheesy I know, but I really do.  After living in a dark room for the better portion of the week I am ready for Spring to be here!  Unfortunately the temperatures plummetted back down into the mid to high 30s today so you can bet your bottom dollar that I'm not going out.

My solution?  I'm going to "splurge" with the BigFishGames sale that's going on and buy a couple games to keep me from going insane while I'm trapped inside the house. 

If you use the code SPRINGFEVER when you check out, you'll get 30% off any (and all) standard games which takes them from $6.99 each down to $4.89.  The discount won't apply to games that are already discounted under $6.99 or on Special Edition games though.

I've always had a weakness for cheesy turn based RPGs (like the Aveyond series), Sim games (like Virtual Villagers) and Time Management games so I'm digging this sale.

The sale ends tomorrow though, so grab your games now!

   

I'm Alive!

After suffering for 3 straight days from the worst migraine I've ever had in my life, I'm finally capable of existing outside of a pitch black room again!  I actually had a migraine 4 of the last 7 days, but only 3 were in a row hehe

Bring on Spring!

SwagBucks Sale

From today (the 22nd) until Wednesday (the 24th) SwagBucks will have their $5 PayPal cards on sale at a lower price than usual.  They've dropped them down to 550 SBs currently which I think is about 200 cheaper than normal, but I'm not sure since I generally go for the $5 Amazon cards at 450 SBs.

If you're a PayPal buyer though, this is a pretty good deal!


Like this post?  Check out these!
* SwagBucks Birthday Celebration
* Thank You iRazoo and SwagBucks

Pay Day (3/13 - 3/19)

Here are my payments for last week, just some change from my down line at Cloud Crowd, so it's nothing too impressive.  I really need to get back to work on all my GPTs!

• Cloud Crowd: 21¢, $45.27 total since I started (Cloud Croud Proof of Payment)

I also cashed out $10 in Amazon cards from SwagBucks and $5 from iRazoo, I'll post proof when they arrive. 

I'm super annoyed because I've been saving points on SwagBucks for a while now in hopes of a sale, and two days after I finally broke down and bought a couple cards, they announced a sale for later this week!  Hopefully they'll put some good cards on sale, but not so many that I fully regret already redeeming 2 of my 5 monthly rewards hehe.

Other Pay Day Related Posts:

* Pay Day (3/6 - 3/12)

* Another Thumbs Up for iRazoo

Thursday Tip Triad #13: Variety is the Spice of Life

As I've mentioned recently, I probably won't meet my income goals for the month again... Why?  Well, for one thing I'm not giving it my all, and two, a lot of my private clients have gone MIA over the past couple of months or have made severe cut backs.  I've also made some cut backs on the time that I'm willing to work for lower paying clients as well.  This is all fine and dandy, part of being a freelancer and part of pruning - however I've been so focused on private clients for the last five months that I haven't gathered up any high quality back up eggs!

My realization of this is what has brought about the creation of today's TTT topic on variety.  Private clients are great, content sites are great, survey and gpts are great - but to get the most security and the most money in the bank, you need to maintain variety!