I work just 10 hours a week and make £660k a year thanks to my side hustle – I live my dream life and here’s how I do it

AS the cost of living crisis continues to put a strain on more and more people up and down the country, it seems that many are looking for alternative ways to earn a living than the standard 9-5.

One woman has proved that you don’t have to sit in an office chair for eight hours a day to fill your wallet. 

33-year-old Michelle Schroeder-Gardner quit her job in 2013 and took the plunge to work on her blog Making Sense of Cents full-time.

She was just 22-years-old and was working as a financial analyst, struggling to pay off her student loans.

But Michelle didn’t want to let the debt get her down and decided to take a risk and puruse her side hustle full-time. 

Michelle told : “When I created my money and lifestyle blog in 2011, I had no idea what I was doing.

“I was a 22-year-old financial analyst making £34,680 a year and struggling to pay off my student loans.

“But my debt was actually a large part of why I started blogging — I wanted to track and share the progress of my financial goals.

“Eleven years later, Making Sense has grown beyond my wildest dreams. 

“Over the last five years, I’ve grossed an average of £660,000 per year in passive income by providing advice on how to start investing, which financial products to use, and how to tackle other money decisions.”

Michelle and her husband have now reached financial independence and have saved enough money to retire whenever they want. 

Michelle works just 10 hours a week and travels with her husband and their six-month-old daughter full-time on their sailboat. 

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She enjoys her spare time snorkelling, exploring and hiking and spending time with her husband and daughter.