Comment by MuffinFlavored | Hacker News Reader

Comment by MuffinFlavored | Hacker News Reader

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> $3k/month would do it.

$3k/month, after taxes?

> I looked for a tech job for the first half of this year without any luck and I'm really tired of the whole tech interview process so now I'm starting to wonder about other ways of bringing in money.

I'm not sure if I'd ask this general advice question here. This isn't Reddit. HN is basically a "tech" board. Nothing says it needs to be exclusively that but I'd be surprised if you get good general answers from non-tech people.

Go wait tables? Go get a job that pays $3k/mo net?

"What would you do to bring in $3k/mo?"

I'd work. It isn't realistic/easy to snap your fingers and find an unturned corner in the market where you can just "start a business". You aren't going to Etsy jewelry/sell t-shirts/think of an app nobody else has/start a YouTube channel/Twitch stream/daytrade your way to $3k/mo net of taxes easily.

If your response sounds like "I don't know" or "I don't like this question" perhaps it's a better use of one's time to just keep scrolling?

But if your response is "I don't like this comment" definitely use your time to tell someone else how to spend their time.

People who push first always cry about being pushed back.

> You aren't going to Etsy jewelry/sell t-shirts/think of an app nobody else has/start a YouTube channel/Twitch stream/daytrade your way to $3k/mo net of taxes easily.

I'm not retired yet but I'm starting a series of many small projects/businesses on the side now, so that with some consistent attention and effort over time, one or more of them can grow into a serious thing by the time I'm ready to hand in my ~/.vimrc for good. My goal is to embody the phrase, "it took me 10 years of work to become an overnight success."

Assuming OP hasn't found an answer on YouTube or any social media, I'd suggest start making YouTube or other social media content on how to make 3k/month or on how to be debtless, the situation he is in right now.

Why would you need 3k a month if you're debt less though. If I were you I'd watch some yt on how to get by on a lot less, and then rephrase your query with a lower value.

>Why would you need 3k a month if you're debt less though

Property taxes? Food other than ramen? Utilities (electricity, water, garbage, internet, cell phones, etc.)? Hobbies? Entertainment? Gasoline/car maintenance? Home repairs? Visits to see friends and family?

And health insurance, ugh. I also own my house which is nice but it's not on its own enough of a game changer to be able to stop working.

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