A5 side hustle planner inserts for income, pricing and profit

This A5 side hustle planner is a set of 24 undated insert pages for A5 and Half Letter ring binders and discbound planners, arranged as two-page spreads. The instant download holds an A5 PDF, a Half Letter PDF, two print-and-cut files that put a pair of pages on each A4 or US Letter sheet, and a Read Me First guide.

It is made for real life: a full-time job, a family and a business idea that deserves a proper plan.

How the A5 side hustle planner protects your time and profit

Start by writing down why you are doing this, what each income stream should earn and which non-negotiables stay safe, like sleep and focus at your day job. Rate up to 11 ideas for skill, demand, cost, time and joy, then block out your week around working hours, using early mornings, lunch breaks and evenings.

Follow up to four income streams, every expense and every client order, and the monthly profit page shows what each stream truly pays per hour. A pricing worksheet, a marketing and content spread, a monthly review and a yearly overview complete the picture. Nothing is dated, so you reprint any spread whenever you need it.

Who this side hustle planner is for

• Planner users with an A5 six-ring, a Half Letter binder or a junior discbound who want their side business inside
• Full-time employees starting or growing a side business on evenings and weekends
• Crafters, makers, resellers, tutors and freelancers juggling more than one small income stream
• Busy parents earning extra money who need to fit hustle time around family life

Design and format

• Elegant and minimal: white pages with soft blush pink accents that save ink
• Generous margins, so home printers keep every line
• Portrait A5 and Half Letter pages, plus print-and-cut sheets for A4 and US Letter
• Undated and free of currency symbols, so you can start in any month with any currency
• Mirrored margins: 14 mm at the binding edge (left on odd pages, right on even) and 8 mm on the outside
• Lines and rows at least 6.5 mm apart and text at 8.5 pt or larger, so a small page stays easy to write on
• A dashed center line and cut ticks on the print-and-cut sheets, so one cut gives two pages
• Use in a binder or on a clipboard, or have it spiral bound at a print shop

Inside the A5 side hustle planner: 24 pages

1. 1Cover listing each spread, with a one line description of my side hustle, my name and a start date
2. 2Vision and goals (left): a short introduction, my reason for starting, what success looks like a year from now and a checklist of non-negotiables (sleep and rest, focus at my day job, time with friends and family, plus one blank)
3. 3Vision and goals (right): a four line table of monthly and yearly targets per income stream, my time budget (weekly hours, best days and best time of day), three 90 day goals and how I will celebrate
4. 4Ideas evaluation (left): an 11 line table scoring each idea from 1 to 5 for skill, need, cost, time and joy, with a total
5. 5Ideas evaluation (right): a closer look at the top idea (what it is, who it serves, the problem it solves, where to sell, startup costs, first small step) and six questions to answer before starting
6. 6Weekly hustle plan (left): week of, a time block grid for Monday to Sunday covering the day job, early morning, before work, lunch, after work, evening and late evening, and the three most important tasks
7. 7Weekly hustle plan (right): planned versus actual hours and a rest day, a 1 to 5 energy check at the start and end of the week, a nine line to-do list, quick wins for short breaks and what I will protect next week
8. 8Income streams (left): the month and streams one and two, each with a name, eight lines for date, source and amount, and a total
9. 9Income streams (right): streams three and four (six lines each with totals) plus total income this month, fastest growing stream, best day and what needs attention
10. 10Expense tracker (left): 19 lines for date, item, stream, amount and receipt
11. 11Expense tracker (right): 10 further lines, totals for supplies, software, platform fees, marketing, shipping and other, the overall total and what to cut next month
12. 12Monthly profit summary (left): income, costs and profit for five streams with a total line, and a table of profit, hours and profit per hour
13. 13Monthly profit summary (right): five money moves (put aside for taxes, reinvest, pay myself, savings or goals, a cushion for quiet months), the most profitable stream and why, a comparison with last month and one change for next month
14. 14Pricing worksheet (left): product or service A worked out in nine steps (materials, my time, packaging, fees and shipping, share of tools and overhead, total cost, margin, profit and final price) and a five point price check
15. 15Pricing worksheet (right): product or service B in the same nine steps and a three line market check of competitor, offer and price
16. 16Clients and orders (left): 19 lines for date, client, order, due date, price and paid
17. 17Clients and orders (right): 11 further order lines, unpaid invoices, reviews to request and returning clients to thank
18. 18Marketing plan: six checkboxes for where my buyers spend time, the focus for this month, the offer or launch and a seven line marketing to-do with task, channel, due date and done
19. 19Content ideas: four content pillars, an eight line table of idea, platform, posting date and done, and questions buyers ask me
20. 20Monthly review (left): the month in numbers (income, costs, profit, hours, per hour, goal reached), 1 to 5 scales for energy, day job balance and enjoyment, wins and hard moments
21. 21Monthly review (right): keep, stop and start doing, what I learned about my buyers and the focus for next month
22. 22Yearly income overview (left): a goal for the year and monthly income for streams one to four, with a total line
23. 23Yearly income overview (right): monthly income, costs and profit with a total line, the best month and why, the strongest stream and what the year taught me
24. 24Lined page for ideas and notes, with a date line

What you download

• A5 Side Hustle Planner in A5 (148 x 210 mm), 24 page PDF
• A5 Side Hustle Planner in Half Letter (5.5 x 8.5 in), 24 page PDF
• Print and cut A4 PDF: 12 landscape sheets, two A5 pages per sheet
• Print and cut US Letter PDF: 12 landscape sheets, two half letter pages per sheet
• Read Me First: a PDF guide to printing, cutting and punching, with a page finder

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• These are PDFs for printing, not a hyperlinked digital planner. You can still import them into most note taking apps and write on them.
• You receive digital files only. Nothing physical is shipped.
• Colors on paper can look slightly different from your screen.
• For your personal use only. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
• Digital files can't be returned. If a file will not open or print correctly, email us and we will help quickly.
• Binders differ in ring spacing, so nothing is pre-marked for holes. Punch the wide inner margin with your own A5 6-hole, junior or disc punch.
• This planner only helps you organize. It is not financial, tax or legal advice, so check your own tax rules and employment contract and speak with a qualified professional about your situation.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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