June ‘26 Income Report

This month felt like a throwback to 2009 - when I first discovered making money online.

Like many people, I dipped in and out of surveys, music review sites, cashback sites and odd ways to earn a little extra money. I couldn’t drive due to my epilepsy at the time and was spending a small fortune in fuel for my stepdad to take me to work and back.

The side hustles (although they weren’t called that in those days) were useful, but I never took them seriously. I was working towards having a career where a salary would arrive every month. Side hustles were simply helping me pay for petrol.

This time is different.

For the first time in my adult life, I’ve stepped away from the security of a monthly pay slip. June was my first month without a salary landing in my bank account.

This monthly report isn’t just an income report.

It’s really a way of tracking whether I’m becoming less dependant on any one source of income.