The newer endeavor for me is becoming an Author. During most of the last decade, I made most of my money from my abilities in Astrology, Tarot, and Dowsing. I wanted more of a healing emphasis to my work, so I also added Reiki II, Flower Essences, and became a Master Herbalist. So my occupation is changing from Astrologer who does all these other things, to Author that does many things, and then I can include other areas of knowledge I have gained and share information as well as provide consulting when needed. This would still produce multiple streams – through book sales, paid articles, as well as product and consulting services. As you mention, a blog that gains enough readers can also consider advertising income.

To also be considered is not just what you earn, but what you keep. Working at home, or at least in a non-formal, casual environment provides incredible savings in gasoline, car repair, eating out, clothing (including hosiery) and its maintenance – and those surprise things at the office that seem to require monetary donation toward (as an example) someone’s birthday present, which gets cumbersome if your office is big. Investing in taking care of my health naturally has enabled me confidence to treat nearly anything, alleviating the need for medical insurance (which I understand doesn’t cover very much anyway compared to how expensive it is) and what would have been the premiums could go better toward building a good herbal pantry (and this is accomplished in about a month or two with money leftover). And how can we forget tax write-offs for business expenses that you wouldn’t be able to claim if you were an employee? Every time I drive somewhere, it is almost always for business, and at 30 cents a mile, this is an awesome write-off, and if eating out can be met with business folks, you can write that off too. These things can add up, and money kept is money earned.