Side Hustle ROI Estimator

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1) Price & Sales

Price per Sale ? Cost to Deliver ? Payment/Marketplace Fee % ? Orders per Month (starting) ? Monthly Growth % ? Start-Up Ramp ?

2) Getting Customers

Ad Spend per Month ? Cost per Sale (optional) ? Other Marketing Costs ?

3) Monthly Business Bills

Software & Tools ? Workspace & Utilities ? Other Fixed Monthly ?

4) Your Time (optional)

Hours per Month ? Your Hourly Value ($/hr) ? Count Your Time as a Cost? ?

5) One-Time Costs & Taxes

Startup Cost (one-time) ? Estimated Tax on Profit % ? Months to Project ?

Money You Keep per Sale (after fees & ads)

Sales Needed per Month to Break Even

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When You Get Your Startup Money Back

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Projected Profit (after tax)

ROI on Startup (projection)

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Average Net Margin

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Cumulative Profit (after tax) Startup Cost (break-even line)

Monthly Projection

Month

Sales

Revenue

Costs

Profit (after tax)

Cumulative

Quick Glossary (tap the ? icons too)

Money You Keep per Sale: Price minus your per-sale costs (material, fees, ads).
Break-Even: The point where profit covers your monthly bills.
Payback: How many months until profit repays your one-time startup cost.
ROI: Return on Investment. If ROI is 100%, your 12-month profit equals your startup cost.

Educational tool—numbers are estimates, not business or tax advice.