How to Make $10,000 a Month for the Next 6 Months

You won’t make $10,000 sitting on your hands, but you can rack up a lot of extra cash if you use these strategies.

How do I make $10,000 a month?

Instead of waiting around or playing lotto, let’s dive into some ideas to make your dream earnings a reality. It all starts with setting a goal and developing plans to succeed.

Set a goal

Since your goal in this instance is to make $10,000 per month, try breaking it down further into how much you should be earning per day so it doesn't seem as intimidating. Chunking your goal into actionable steps will help you understand what you need to do to achieve it.

With an average of 30 days each month, you'll need to make about $333 per day, every day, to reach your goal. Now that you've got that number sorted, you can start asking yourself how you'll make it happen. In this case, I suggest putting on your entrepreneurial cap and figuring out which money-earning methods will offer you the biggest returns.

Go ahead and start brainstorming, keeping your goal at the forefront of your mind:

Make a plan

Next, it’s a good idea to map out how you’ll achieve your goal. List what you’ll need to do to prepare, set daily or weekly goals (or both), and track your progress to keep yourself motivated.

One way to do this is with pen and paper. At the top of your planning sheet, write “How I’ll earn $333 per day and $10,000 per month.”

Then, if you’re interested in selling a product, jot down:

• Ideas for what you could sell
• How you would source the product
• Where and how you’d sell it

Or if walking dogs sounds like fun to you, map out:

• What service you’ll use (Rover, Wag, etc.)
• How much you’ll charge (if you can set your own price)
• How many hours per week you’d need to work to meet your goal

There's more to planning consecutive $10k months, but this is a good start. If you need help setting and tracking your goals, use the technology available to you. Apps like Strides make it easy to create all kinds of goals and monitor your progress.

Create a timeline

Now that you've got the goal and the plan, it's time to create and stick to a timeline. Without one, you may get hung up on too many small details, which can hold you back. A timeline can help maintain forward momentum – you've got a goal to see through!

Depending on which way you've decided to earn money, your timeline for beginning can vary from one day to months or beyond.