Hit $5k in monthly passive income last month and it felt weird

I've been building a location independent business for the last 2 years while bouncing around SE Asia. Last month my email course and some affiliate stuff finally hit $5,002 in passive income. The funny thing is I didn't even notice until I checked Stripe on the 3rd. Has anyone else hit a random milestone that snuck up on you like that?

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tessa_carr4d ago

Fair enough but $5k in "passive" income still requires constant work though.

susan814d ago

Oh man, that is such a cool feeling when it just sneaks up on you like that! It's weird how sometimes the biggest wins happen when you're not staring at the numbers every second. I've noticed this pattern in life where the stuff you obsess over tends to take forever, but the things you just quietly work on and then forget about end up paying off randomly. Kinda like how you never find your keys when you're frantically looking, but they turn up the second you stop caring. Congrats on the milestone, that's a solid place to be.

charles_baker284d ago

Also kind of weird how the universe rewards the slow and steady approach over the frantic sprint. It's like momentum builds when you're not constantly checking the rear view mirror.