Journal Detailed
The 7 Tiny Python Projects I Built That Earn Money While I Sleep
A couple of years back, I got tired of chasing “big” ideas — huge SaaS, giant apps, complicated systems that required weeks of planning but never saw the light of day.
So I changed my approach.
Instead of building big, I started building useful.
Tiny Python tools.
Micro-utilities.
Scripts that fixed real-life annoyances.
How small scripts, quick automations, and simple integrations turned into a surprisingly stable passive-income stream
Most took 1–2 days. A few took an evening. And now, seven of these micro-tools quietly generate income every month — through Gumroad, small subscriptions, workflow automation fees, and public API access.
Here’s the human, behind-the-scenes breakdown of each one.
