Believe it or not, Michelle Schroeder-Garner is on track to make $1 million this year from traveling and blogging. How is that possible? Your Cheddar host Tim Stenovec explores how digital ads and affiliate marketing helps Schroeder-Garner earn more than $100,000 a month.
Schroeder-Garner publishes her monthly income statements in an attempt to be transparent about her finances. She also says it's a good way to hold yourself accountable throughout the month. It allows you to see when you're spending too much and what you need to adjust. But how does she make $100,000 a month? Schroeder-Garner explains that she endorses about 10 core products and a few outliers on occasion. She also works digital advertising into her blog.
Plus, Schroeder-Garner talks about living a minimalist life. She travels the country in an RV and thinks very thoughtfully about every purchase since space is an issue! She also reveals that she and her husband invest 90% of her take-home pay. Schroeder-Garner reveals the key to passive investing and explains different ways to make extra cash.
Nvidia on Wednesday became the first public company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion. The ravenous appetite for the Silicon Valley company’s chips is the main reason that the company’s stock price has increased so rapidly since early 2023.
Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global, breaks down September’s CPI print and inflation trends, explaining what it means for markets.
A big-screen adaptation of the anime “Chainsaw Man” has topped the North American box office, beating a Springsteen biopic and “Black Phone 2.” The movie earned $17.25 million in the U.S. and Canada this weekend. “Black Phone 2” fell to second place with $13 million. Two new releases, the rom-com “Regretting You” and “Springsteen — Deliver Me From Nowhere,” earned $12.85 million and $9.1 million, respectively. “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” is based on the manga series about a demon hunter. It's another win for Sony-owned Crunchyroll, which also released a “Demon Slayer” film last month that debuted to a record $70 million.
The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility. The FAA issued a temporary ground stop at one of the world’s busiest airports on Sunday morning soon after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted that travelers would see more flights delayed as the nation’s air traffic controllers work without pay during the federal government shutdown. The hold on planes taking off for LAX lasted an hour and 45 minutes and didn't appear to cause continued problems. The FAA said staffing shortages also delayed planes headed to Washington, Chicago and Newark, New Jersey on Sunday.
