Are you selling on Amazon? KDP? FBA? Both? What have you launched? What is converting? What did you learn the hard way? Share below. Then respond to someone else in the thread. One insight from you could save someone months.

Yesterday, I shared my January 2026 revenue. Today, I want to show you what most people skip. What happens after the sales? This is the unglamorous middle. The fees. The refunds. The ad spend that hits a month later. The credits that make zero sense at first glance. We need to understand these numbers going in and out. Because clarity beats avoidance. And systems beat vibes. In today’s short video, I walk through how I am using my Burn Bright Not Out Easy Bookkeeping Spreadsheet to track one income stream at a time. https://youtu.be/09tySgCqQhE Even though everything ultimately lives under one business account, I separate: -Amazon Seller -KDP -Skool -Etc. Not because it is tidy. Because it helps me learn about each income stream. When I can see each stream clearly, I can: -Spot patterns -Make calmer decisions -Spend less money reacting -Grow without burning out In the video, you will see: -How I set up a fresh year without breaking formulas -How I log income even when it is negative -Why fees and refunds are data, not failure -How the profit and loss tab tells the real story Spoiler: January was close to break even. That is not a problem. That is information. Especially when launching new products and paying upfront ad costs. This year, we are doing things differently. Instead of avoiding our numbers or trying to be perfect, we are building a simple habit. Once a month, we look back, capture, and track what actually happened. No catching up. No shame. No rewriting the past. I would love for you to do yours alongside me each month. I am adding this practice to our calendar now so it feels steady, supported, and doable. I am doing this alongside you. We are building this muscle together. As a gift to you, I am sharing the exact spreadsheet I use. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K3B-qnVkrFMkpRq0zbrQNdT-7sH-pFi3m1PI7kgsVdM/copy

For a long time, I knew I wanted passive income…I just didn’t know how. Affiliate marketing didn’t feel aligned. MLMs were a hard no. And as an introvert, the idea of constantly selling myself made me want to disappear. Then I learned something that stopped me in my tracks: 👉 You can publish books… 👉 Put them on Amazon… 👉 And let Amazon pay you. My immediate reaction was: Okay… tell me more. So I tried. And failed...Then tried again....Bought courses...Hired coaches. Questioned if I was just bad at this. Until one simple realization changed everything: Amazon isn’t magic. It’s a search engine. That was the moment things clicked. When I stopped “just writing books” and started treating my book topic, title, and listing like SEO assets — everything shifted. I optimized for what people were already searching for, not what I hoped would sell. That’s when momentum started. That’s when sales became consistent. That’s how I crossed six figures in royalties — part-time. And here’s the part most people don’t talk about: Self-publishing isn’t just about one book. It opens doors to systems, repeatability, and leverage. That’s why I built Self Publishing Playbooks. It’s a living brain dump of the exact process I use — from choosing the right topic to launching without beginner mistakes. I’m actively adding to it, refining it, and keeping it practical. Founding member access is $27. If you’ve been curious about self-publishing but overwhelmed by where to start, this was built for you. And if you know someone who’s quietly looking for a way out of the grind? Please share this with them.

Sorry, this is a long one! In my last post, I shared the story behind this event and why my body needed eleven hours of sleep afterward. Here it is if you missed it:https://www.skool.com/multiple-streams-of-income-4358/i-just-finished-breakfast-after-11-hours-of-sleep?p=82faca98 As promised, here is the math behind it! I am sharing this because many of us here are doing this in real time. Launching first products.Spending real money. Learning by moving inventory, not just ideating and creating. And here is the truth that does not get said enough: Your first product costs money. Sometimes more than you expect. Sometimes, in ways you will not repeat once you learn (thank goodness). The core product numbers - Journals sold: 210 - Sale price per journal: $15 - Total journal revenue: $3,150 Now the costs broken down clearly: - Manufacturing plus inbound shipping to Amazon per journal: $3.20 - Amazon MCF fulfillment to the customer per journal, seasonal rate: $10.90 🥲 That means the fully loaded cost per journal for this event was $14.10. Yes. That is basically breaking even. An important disclaimer: When I priced this deal back in September, Amazon MCF fulfillment was $5.62 per journal. By the time the journals shipped, it was $10.90. Same product. Same deal. Different season. I had not seen this level of seasonal pricing before I offered $15 per journal. Amazon’s MCF rates are tiered and increase significantly during peak season, and it appears there was also a major fee increase in 2026. This is a reminder for all of us using Amazon FBA or MCF to keep a close pulse on fees. I honored the original pricing anyway. That is part of learning and part of integrity. This is also why knowing your numbers calmly matters. Panic is where burnout lives. What that looked like in real numbers - Total journal costs for this event: $2,961 - Net journal profit: $219

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