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How To Become A Flight Attendant And Make $61,640 Each Year

Last Updated: July 18, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 2 Comments

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Looking to learn how to become a flight attendant?

As a flight attendant, you may be able to find a lifelong career that you enjoy, as well as go on domestic and international flights around the world.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for a flight attendant is $61,640 per year, and the number of flight attendant job openings is expected to grow by 30% over the next decade. This is much faster than the average for all occupations.

Airlines are hiring for flight attendants like crazy right now, so it is a great time to learn how to become a flight attendant.

Today, I have interviewed Deanna Castro from Future Flight Attendant on how to become a flight attendant.

Deanna has been a flight attendant for 16 years, and she is also a flight attendant career coach.

In today’s interview, we are going to talk about flight attendant salaries (and how your years of work experience will impact your pay), job duties, what flight attendant job training is like, and more.

In this interview, you’ll learn answers to questions such as:

How much does a flight attendant make?
How long does it take to become a flight attendant?
Is it hard to become a flight attendant?
Which airline has the highest paid flight attendants?
What is an average flight attendant shift like?

And more! This interview is packed full of valuable information on how to become a flight attendant.

Deanna also has a helpful resource on how to become a flight attendant – How To Land a Flight Attendant Career course. This course goes over choosing the right airline for you, the hiring process and interview tips, how to prepare for flight attendant training, live coaching sessions, and more.

10 Best Things I Did To Build A $5 Million Dollar Blog

Last Updated: February 25, 2023 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 32 Comments

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One question I receive over and over again is exactly what I’ve done to build a successful blog.

I love sharing this information, but I also want to remind you before we begin that everyone has a different starting place and path to success. Plus, we all have different versions of what success means to us.

Starting a blog, no matter what direction you want to take it, is a lot of hard work! Still, it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done.

I started Making Sense of Cents entirely as a hobby, and I had no idea that blogs could make money or that this could turn into my full-time job. I actually didn’t even understand what a blog was or how it worked.

Eventually, I learned that you could make money blogging, and because it sounded like a fun way to make extra money, I tried my hardest to make it happen.

The more time I spent on my blog, the more I wanted to pursue making money with it. But honestly, I never had plans of it turning into my full-time career.

When I started, I was simply looking for something to help me pay off my student loans and stop living paycheck to paycheck.

I came to realize that blogging was exactly what I wanted to do with my life and that it was possible for me to make a full-time income from it.

As soon as I committed to working as hard at my blog as I did my full-time job, everything just grew crazily from there!

I have now earned over $5,000,000 blogging over the years, which still seems so unimaginable to me. I never would have expected this for myself all those years ago. [Read more…]

Best Ways To Find Virtual Assistant Jobs In 2023

Last Updated: February 20, 2023 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 3 Comments

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Do you want to learn how to find virtual assistant jobs?

One of my first side hustles was working as a virtual assistant. It was an enjoyable and flexible way to make extra money.

I found many different types of virtual assistant jobs, and the money I made helped me pay off my student loans quickly, stop living paycheck-to-paycheck, and become my own boss.

I think it’s a great way to make money, whether you are looking for a part-time or a full-time job.

This is because you can work from home, decide who you want to work for, and possibly even create your own flexible schedule.

Now that I run this site, I have virtual assistants who work for me, and they help keep my business running.

I don’t know what I would do without them!

Not only are virtual assistants valuable now, I believe that they will be in high demand well into the future. I expect that you will continue finding great virtual assistant jobs online because more businesses are being run online. Plus, technology has improved and many tasks can be done online.

Virtual assistant (VA for short) tasks may include social media management, formatting and editing content, scheduling appointments or travel, email management, and more. Basically, you can get paid to do any task that needs to be done in someone’s business but doesn’t need to be done by them.

This is a job that can bring in over $50,000 a year, and there is a lot of room for growth. So many people are looking for virtual assistants, so this can be a great career option to get started with.

If you are interested in finding part-time virtual assistant jobs or even full-time ones, I recommend signing up for the free workshop 5 Steps To Become a Virtual Assistant. Here, you will learn how to become a virtual assistant, even if you have no experience. [Read more…]

How to Make Money as an Airbnb Experience Host

Last Updated: July 18, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 10 Comments

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Do you want to learn how to become an Airbnb experience host?

Whether you want to host cooking classes, walking tours, bike rides, pub crawls, paddleboard adventures, or something else, there are many different types of Airbnb experiences that you may be able to host and make money with.

This can be a great way to make extra money, as well as meet new people and tourists.

You could make hosting Airbnb experiences a side gig or even a full-time job. It simply depends on your availability and what your goals are.

Today, I have interviewed Martin Dasko on how to make money as an Airbnb experience host.

Martin is an Airbnb experience host and he takes guests to unique coffee shops around where he lives. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the topic of how to become an Airbnb experience host.

In this interview, you’ll learn answers to questions such as:

What is an Airbnb experience?
How much do Airbnb experience hosts make?
What are some examples of Airbnb experiences that I can host?
How do I start an Airbnb hosting experience?
Is hosting an Airbnb experience worth it?

And more! This interview is packed full of valuable information on how to become an Airbnb experience host.

Martin also has a book, How You Can Start Making Money With Airbnb Experiences Today, as well as a course, Experience Empire Builder, if you are interested in learning more on this topic. [Read more…]

7 Best Ways To Get Paid To Read Books in 2023

Last Updated: February 13, 2023 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 8 Comments

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Want to learn how to get paid to read books?

Did you know that you can get paid to read books? Yes, you can actually get paid to do something that you probably do every day and enjoy doing.

If you find yourself staying up late finishing the last chapters of a book, taking every opportunity to cozy up on the sofa with a new book, or listening to audiobooks non-stop, then this could be a great way to make money.

What most people don’t realize is that there are legitimate websites that pay for reading books aloud. There are also companies that pay you to review books.

We are talking about real jobs in this industry.

Most of these companies allow you to work from home, so it’s a flexible way to make extra money.

Can I make a career out of reading books? Yes! There are even those who get paid to read books as a full-time job, but it’s also an option if you’re simply looking for a way to make extra money on the side of your day job.

No matter what you’re looking for, there are many ways to earn money by reading books.

Whatever your favorite type of book may be, whether it be horror, romance, fiction, nonfiction, or one of the many others, you can get paid to read books.

This is one of those jobs that probably sounds too good to be true, which is why I decided to do an entire article on it.

This article will explain how you can get paid to read books, legitimate websites that pay you to read books, as well as answer some questions that you may have about this topic.

How To Become A Paid Product Reviewer – Product Review Jobs Review

Last Updated: October 28, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 6 Comments

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Welcome to my Product Review Jobs Review.

If you are searching for paid online surveys, then I have one for you to check out today.

Back when I was paying off my student loans, I did a lot of things to make extra money – I sold items on eBay, managed social media for companies, mystery shopped, and took paid online surveys.

Being able to review products online was great because I could get free products to test, such as household goods, as well as make some extra money too.

Plus, I could do it all from home.

In today’s article, I am going to go over a new product review website – Product Review Jobs.

Product Review Jobs was created to connect people (like you and me) to companies that are looking for feedback on their products and services.

Product Review Jobs is a company that is currently looking for paid product testers. You can work from home and test new products before they hit the stores.

The average amount paid per product review is $25.

There are currently over 4,000 people who are getting paid through Product Review Jobs to test products for the companies that they connect you with.

Please click here to sign up for Product Review Jobs.

In this Product Review Jobs Review, I am going to go over some common questions about Product Review Jobs, such as who they are, how you can get paid testing products, and more. [Read more…]

How To Monetize A Blog: How I Grew A $5 Million Blog

Last Updated: July 18, 2022 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 21 Comments

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Want to learn how to monetize a blog?

What started as just a hobby turned into one of the most life-changing things I’ve ever done – that’s starting my blog, and learning how to make money with it.

Since learning how to monetize a blog over 10 years ago, I have now earned over $5,000,000 from my site. This is still hard for me to believe, and I’m the one who’s lived it!

I started Making Sense of Cents around 10 years ago, entirely as a hobby.

In the beginning, all I was doing was tracking my own personal finance progress as I finished school and started paying off my student loans. Blogging was a very new concept to me at the time – I heard about it from a magazine – and people were just learning how to monetize blogs back in 2011.

Most bloggers started back then with display ads and sponsored posts, but the options have only increased.

Because of all of the new ways to make money blogging, like affiliate income and selling your own products, you can make somewhat passive income as a blogger.

Passive income is my favorite way to make money because it makes blogging even more flexible and something I can do as I work from home, travel, and work whenever I want.

Blogging has changed my life for the better, and I’m now earning thousands of dollars a month doing something I love.

Learning how to monetize a blog takes work and time, but it’s 100% possible to do. I started earning money after just six months of blogging, and I didn’t even set out to make money when I created Making Sense of Cents. Just think of the potential if you start out knowing that making money blogging is possible!

Starting my blog is one of the best things I’ve ever done for my work, personal, and financial life. And, I urge anyone who is interested to start a blog and learn how to monetize it.

Today, I’m sharing how I built a blog that has earned me over $5,000,000 over the years and my tips so that you can create a successful blog that you enjoy. [Read more…]