This 33-year-old mom makes $760,000 a year in passive income

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Last Updated: May 21, 2025

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Hey,

Today, I have been featured on CNBC!

You can read it here – This 33-year-old mom makes $760,000 a year in passive income—and lives on a sailboat: ‘I work just 10 hours a week’

If you are a new visitor from CNBC – welcome to Making Sense of Cents!

Here are some blog posts that you may find helpful and enjoy:

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below or send me an email.

Thanks for stopping by.

-Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

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Hey! I’m Michelle Schroeder-Gardner and I am the founder of Making Sense of Cents. I’m passionate about all things personal finance, side hustles, making extra money, and online businesses. I have been featured in major publications such as Forbes, CNBC, Time, and Business Insider. Learn more here.

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  1. Drewry

    Congratulations, Michelle. You stayed the course and did the transformation business work, through thick and thin. I know it was hard for you when you 1st started blogging back in the day. But you persevered and turned something you knew nothing about into a full-time business. Not only that, but inspired other to start their own blogging buinesses and earn steady streams of passive income. Keep up the good work! 🙂

    Reply
    1. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Mike Tucker

    Hi. I’m totally not an IT guy. Will you mentor me? I want to change my life doing what you’ve done. Reply asap. Thanks

    Reply
    1. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

      I do not do personal mentoring. You can take my free course, though, here- https://fund-rise.live/how-to-start-a-blog-free-course%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

      Reply
  3. giulia lombardo

    Well done!!!

    Reply
    1. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

      Thanks!

      Reply
  4. Gabriella Edidiong

    I want to live my dream life. Please mentor me.

    Reply
    1. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

      I do not do personal mentoring. You can take my free course, though, here- https://fund-rise.live/how-to-start-a-blog-free-course%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

      Reply
  5. Victor

    Me too… could you be my couch? Or could you walk me through at the begging and I would figure it out soon. I am a quick learner, I just need a good me for 😅😇

    Reply
    1. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

      I do not do personal mentoring. You can take my free course, though, here- https://fund-rise.live/how-to-start-a-blog-free-course%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

      Reply
  6. George

    I worked for 40 years and nothing to pay off. I really exhausting. I really discouraged. Please help me with your experience.
    Thank you

    Reply
    1. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

      Hello! I have a free blogging course – https://fund-rise.live/how-to-start-a-blog-free-course%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

      Reply
  7. Margaret

    This is interesting….is there any fees involved ?

    Reply
    1. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

      Just like with any business, yes there are things to pay for. You can learn more here- https://fund-rise.live/2014/08/how-to-start-a-wordpress-blog-on-bluehost.html%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

      Reply
  8. Pamela

    Congratulations Michelle! Your hard work has payoff! You are a rockstar!! 🙂 Enjoy with your family!

    Reply
  9. Raissa

    Hey Michelle! I came across your article and I’m so happy I did because reading through your posts really encouraged me to start my own blog 🙂

    I’m only a couple of posts in and I’m surprised at how cathartic it is.

    I do hope my blog will generate some extra cash for me one day, cause let’s face it, who doesn’t want to earn money while sleeping 😂

    Thank you so much for the inspiration x

    Raissa

    Reply
  10. Allen

    Good Job over the Last 10 years. Congratulations! You have done what many others have not, or could not..
    Just have a query. One of your blog posts is Entitled “How To Start A Blog Free Course” Does this mean “How to start a ‘blog-free’ course” or “How to start a Blog — it’s a free course!”,.
    Just wondering,
    Allen

    Reply
    1. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

      Hello,

      The course is free.

      Reply
  11. Brian Bordenkircher

    Holy Cow, that would be nice. I have some steady income, but Not That! LOL

    Reply
  12. Karlie

    Hi Michelle!

    I tried a blog about a year ago, but honestly… the hardest part for me was setting up WordPress! Then designing it… and I ended up not fully going “live” because I couldn’t figure out a lot of the technical aspects of making posts/editing them/having them appear how I wanted them to when I published them with the graphics I made.

    I definitely feel like I’m an average techy millennial, but gosh… WordPress can be a monster to master. Do you have any tips? I’d love to re-launch at some point!

    Reply