Kosmo, I think the downturn is seasonal, plus the poor economy, as well as my inability to focus on growth with other priorities in life. Call it the triple whammy.

I had a table, but it’s horrible out of date… because I’m Lazy. Here’s the old table. I included my half of my necessary expenses there: things like rent, food, utilities, insurance, etc. I only had half becuase my wife has a job and contributes her part as well. In 2008, I switched to a goal, rather than expenses, but haven’t reach it, yet.

Joshua, my defining alternative income post will give some insight as to what alternative income is. It’s not exactly passive income, but includes income earned from this blog and investment dividends. It’s more or less cash flow from anything that isn’t a typical job. The majority of the number you see comes from this site. My investments mostly go to retirement accounts (especially when the blog was my main source of income – i.e. no other job). I do have other sites like Lazy Man and Health and a few other small sites (that aren’t under the Lazy Man brand so I’m not mentioning them here) that bring in some money.

Do you see a seasonal adjustment to traffic/revenue? More traffic when people are stuck inside in the winter and less traffic when the weather is nice?

How about a table that shows us how your income has fluctuated over time?