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Side income

A few extra hours.
A whole year sooner.

See how a side gig, freelance work, or windfalls could crush your debt timeline.

Your debt.

The debt you want to attack with side income.

$
%
$

Your side income.

How much extra could you earn? (All goes to debt.)

Side gig / freelance
$

= /month

Selling things
$
Expected windfalls
$
$

Applied as lump sums to your debt.

Total extra toward debt

Plus in windfalls spread over the first year.

Side income accelerates your payoff by
Without side income
mo
With side income
mo
Interest saved

Is the side gig worth it?

Hours invested (until debt-free)
Interest saved
Effective hourly value

Your side-hustle payoff.

Debt-free date

Side income ideas by hourly rate.

$1525/hr

  • — Rideshare driving
  • — Food delivery
  • — Retail / warehouse
  • — Pet sitting

$2550/hr

  • — Tutoring
  • — Freelance writing
  • — Virtual assistant
  • — Photography

$50100+/hr

  • — Consulting
  • — Web development
  • — Graphic design
  • — Bookkeeping