Planning and money 6 min read
How to run a 90-day goal sprint that survives week three
Most quarterly plans die around week three. Here is the structure we use to get to week twelve, and the one habit that carries it.
Side Hustle P&L
Know whether the side project actually makes money, in one sheet you can keep up on a Sunday.
USD 9
Excel and Google Sheets versions in one download.
Inside
Setup, input, dashboard.
What is inside
3 sheets, one file.
- 1
Setup
What you sell, what it costs you, and the hours you put in.
- 2
Monthly input
Sales, costs, fees and hours. Twenty minutes a month.
- 3
Dashboard
Profit, margin, effective hourly rate and the month-on-month trend.
Who it is for
This fits if
- You sell something on the side and have never worked out the real hourly rate.
- You want to decide whether to grow it, keep it or stop it, with numbers.
- You do not want accounting software for a project that makes a few hundred a month.
How to use it
Five steps.
- 1
In Setup, list what you sell and every cost that goes with it, including platform fees.
- 2
Track your hours honestly for one month. Include the admin and the replying to messages.
- 3
Enter the month in Monthly input. Do it once, on the last Sunday.
- 4
Read the effective hourly rate on the Dashboard. Sit with it for a minute.
- 5
Decide one thing: raise a price, cut a cost, or cut an hour. Then do the next month.
Questions
Excel or Google Sheets?
Both. One download, two versions.
Is this for taxes?
No. It is for deciding. Your accountant will still want the receipts.
Refunds?
Seven days, no questions. Email hello@progressiness.com.
Where this came from
If you are not sure this is the right one
Uncover is a twenty-minute session that ends by naming the template that fits what you found. Most of these were built after one of us did it.
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