26-Year-Old Builds $90,000 Monthly Side Business

Kayli Robles, a 26-year-old from Washington state, has successfully launched a bookkeeping side business, generating approximately $2,800 (about 90,000 New Taiwan dollars) in monthly revenue. Robles leveraged her accounting expertise and a low-cost startup approach to build her company, "Robles Bookkeeping," aiming to empower business owners by helping them regain control over their finances.

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I always felt I had an entrepreneurial passion inside me, but I didn't know where to develop it.

Robles' entrepreneurial journey began after losing her full-time accounting job in 2025. This experience prompted her to seek a more self-directed career path. While awaiting new employment, she enrolled in a bookkeeping entrepreneurship course. She later became a full-time coach for aspiring bookkeepers at the same institution, balancing this role with her growing client services business.

Inspired by a Facebook advertisement for a bookkeeping business course, Robles realized her long-held entrepreneurial aspirations could be channeled through her existing skills. After supplementing her accounting background with software operation and client acquisition techniques, she invested minimally to start. Her initial setup cost only $10 for a business license, $12 for a website domain, and $280 for insurance, which she deferred paying until securing her first client.

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I always felt I had an entrepreneurial passion inside me, but I didn't know where to develop it.

After securing her first client, generating $400 monthly, Robles reinvested her earnings into branding, including a new website, logo, and professional email. A subsequent $4,000 project and a second regular client increased her monthly income to about $2,600. She now consistently earns around $2,800 per month. Robles finds the most rewarding aspect of her business is helping clients overcome financial chaos and reduce stress, enabling them to better understand their business performance.

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The most surprising thing after running this side business is realizing that I am changing my clients' lives.

Robles advises aspiring entrepreneurs to regularly review their finances, checking transactions weekly and profit and loss statements monthly. She emphasizes prioritizing cost-effective tools and services that demonstrably contribute to business growth, rather than investing in expensive options upfront.

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The most important thing is to regularly review finances.