Chapter 8

Show Me the Money

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Following a couple of really important money rules

Bullet Planning your budget

Bullet Finding money to get your side hustle going

Bullet Paying bills and taking in payments

Even if your primary motivation for doing a side hustle isn’t to make money, money will still be an important part of whatever you decide to do. Or, more accurately, managing money that comes in to, as well as goes out of, your side hustle will be critically important.

You need to have a good feel for the following:

  • Some important do’s and don’ts when it comes to the financial side of your side hustle
  • How to set up your side hustle’s budget
  • How to adequately fund your side hustle with the money it will need to get underway and then keep going
  • How to collect money that customers or clients are paying you and how to pay your suppliers and vendors

Tip Taxes are also an important money-related topic for your side hustle — so important, in fact, that you’ll find an entire chapter that covers side ...

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