--- title: "Side Income Starter Planner: Costs, Hours, Tax Set-Aside" description: "Price out a side income idea before you spend, plan your weeks, log real hours and pay, and set money aside for self-employment tax. No income promises." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/side-income-starter-planner" --- Document pack # Side Income Starter Planner: Startup Cost Worksheet, Weekly Plan, Tax Set-Aside Note and Earnings Tracker Know what a side gig costs and what it really pays per hour, before and after you start. **$9** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $9 Free sample [También disponible en español](/toolkits/es-ingresos-extra) 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for People short on money looking at notary, loan signing, bookkeeping, court running or process serving work on the side. Not the right fit if You're looking for a guaranteed income opportunity: this plans costs and tracks real pay, and promises no earnings. Why it is different - Costs from official state pages and IRS figures, checked November 2026. - Counts travel and admin time, not just paid time. - Word, PDF and an Excel tracker. What is inside - **Startup cost worksheet.** One-time, yearly and per-job costs, with a break-even count. - **Weekly plan.** Hours you can give, goals you control, a weekly review and scam warning signs. - **Tax set-aside note.** What the IRS says about self-employment tax and estimated payments, and your set-aside plan. - **Next steps: matching kits.** The MCC Solutions kits and free guides for each kind of side work. - **Time and earnings tracker (Excel).** Logs hours, pay and costs; shows net per hour and the tax set-aside. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Startup Cost Worksheet (Side Income Starter Planner)](/img/toolkits/side-income-starter-planner/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/side-income-starter-planner/doc-1.webp) First page of Startup Cost Worksheet [![Page 1 of the Weekly Plan (Side Income Starter Planner)](/img/toolkits/side-income-starter-planner/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/side-income-starter-planner/doc-2.webp) First page of Weekly Plan Get it ## Side Income Starter Planner Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=side-income-starter-planner) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Planning tools, not tax, legal or financial advice. No earnings are promised. Ask a tax professional about your own taxes and check your state's licensing rules. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$9 one time** Side Income Starter Planner. Buy this kit The set **$29 one time** 6 kits including this one, $40 less than buying them separately. [See the set](/toolkits/tough-times-toolkit) Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What do I get and how is it delivered?** The Side Income Starter Planner comes as a zip with four documents, each as an editable Word file and a printable PDF: Startup Cost Worksheet, Weekly Plan, Tax Set Aside Note, and Next Steps Matching Kits, plus an Excel workbook (Side Income Time and Earnings Tracker). The download link arrives by email after payment. **Will it open on a Mac, Google Sheets or my phone?** The PDFs open in any PDF reader, and the Word files edit in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice. The workbook is built for Excel and tested in LibreOffice; it should open in Google Sheets, but not every feature is tested there. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. If it is not right for you, email us within 14 days of buying for a full refund. **Is this legal or tax advice?** Planning tools, not tax, legal or financial advice. **Is it up to date?** Costs come from official state pages and IRS figures, checked November 2026. Check your state's licensing rules before you start. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. Buy it with the others [Bundle ### Tough Times Toolkit This product plus 5 more, in one download. $29 instead of $69 separately](/toolkits/tough-times-toolkit)[### Month-End Close Workbook A real month-end close in one Excel file. 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