I actually have a hard time imagining what I would do if I had that much money to spend in one year.
I’m an artist and an author. I make 100% of my income online by selling my drawings, paintings, and photography via www.zazzle.com and by writing articles for sites such as www.squidoo.com and www.associatedcontent.com and I sew dolls and small cat/dog/pet quilts and other assorted small crafts through www.Etsy.com .
All of my artwork is stored on the hard drive of my computer so there is no need of storage space, and the crafts that I make are small, so I keep them in a cardboard box that is about 3 feet square. I should point out, I live in a car, I do not own a house, I do not rent, I have 14 cats, and I wouldn’t have my life any other way.
I don’t have any credit cards and I pay for everything online via my PayPal account or offline via cash on hand. Also, for those wondering how much I make: my income varies from $90 to $200 per month. The most I ever made in a single year was $2,800 and most years I only made $700 – $1,200 per year.
I’ve lived like this for 34 years. My income doubles almost every year.
You say you want to live on $5,000 per year? My income is less than $3,000 per year and I get by quite well and never want for anything.
