She Cut Back From 70-Hour Weeks After Having a Baby — Her Passive Income Still Brings In $6,300 a Month
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Jen Glantz founded Bridesmaid for Hire in 2014 and for years worked 70-hour weeks, traveling the country for weddings and speaking events. After her daughter was born in early 2023, she reworked the business so most of its income no longer depended on her being on site, according to CNBC Make It.
At 37, she earns about $6,300 a month in passive income. The biggest piece by far is a set of AI speech-writing tools, averaging about $5,380 a month. Google ads on her website, which gets about 463,000 users a year, add about $391 a month; Amazon Associates and RewardStyle affiliate links about $129; and courses, books, a card game and a paid newsletter about $380.
The time cost is small: the website ads take no weekly work, affiliate marketing about two hours a week, the AI tools about five hours a week, and the products two to three hours a month. 'I don't regret working less so I can spend more time with my toddler,' she said.
Key takeaways
- ›About $6,300 a month in passive income
- ›AI speech-writing tools bring in about $5,380 a month on their own
- ›Google ads average $391 a month; affiliate links $129; products $380
- ›Spends about 2 hours a week on affiliates and 5 on the AI tools
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