Hello! My name is Michelle Schroeder-Gardner, and I run Making Sense of Cents, a personal finance and lifestyle website that helps readers earn more, save more, and live more.

I earn around $100,000 a month from Making Sense of Cents and have made over $5,000,000 from it over the years. Much of it is profit, as my expenses are extremely low. I am the only full-time employee of my business, but I do outsource some work. I have a virtual assistant, an editor, and a technical manager.

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How I Started A $100K/Month Blog About Personal Finance ➜

2. Zenmaster Wellness ($480K/year)

Matt Oney (from San Diego, CA, USA) started Zenmaster Wellness over 3 years ago.

Revenue

$40K / month

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Team

1 founders / 0 employees

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Hey there! I’m Matt Oney, a digital marketer living in California. I’ve worked in tech for around 7 years, getting my hands dirty in most marketing disciplines, but primarily falling in love with SEO.

And over the past 6 months, I’ve generated average monthly revenue of about $40,000. Due to the nature of my business, this is almost pure profit. Although lately, I’m looking more at the $15,000 range, due to Google algorithm updates and market conditions.

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I Quit My 9 To 5 & Built An Affiliate Site Making $40K/Month ➜

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4. Amazon

Online shopping from the earth's biggest selection of books, magazines, music, DVDs, videos, electronics, computers, software, apparel & accessories, shoes, jewelry, tools & hardware, housewares, furniture, sporting goods, beauty & personal care, broadband & dsl, gourmet food & just about anything else.

Estimated revenue: $83.3K/month
Website traffic: 2.65B/month
Business rank: #11

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5. Making Sense of Cents

Welcome to Making Sense of Cents. Here we talk about personal finance, paying off student loans quickly, how to reach financial independence, money tips, and much more.

Estimated revenue: $75K/month
Website traffic: 210K/month
Business rank: #37.7K

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