Ask HN: How to make an extra $2000 monthly?

Post by signalremotefac » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

neuroticfish wrote: post #10

CoffeePython wrote: post #5

Find 20 hours of freelance work at $100/hr. Sounds reductive but I’ve had good success with this when looking for additional income. Probably the easiest and most likely to work path if you are already a developer.

How? In the freelance developer space you're either competing with people in developing countries who work for peanuts, or your potential clients have have the money to throw at high quality work which means you're competing with the top 1-5% of freelance developers.

Post by dnadler » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 4:49 PM UTC

icedchai wrote: post #3

Open an investment account and sell option spreads. You will need a margin account to do this. Note you can also lose money.

Post by Sil_E_Goose » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 5:06 PM UTC

icedchai wrote: post #3

Open an investment account and sell option spreads. You will need a margin account to do this. Note you can also lose money.

Post by soneca » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 5:27 PM UTC

rwmurrayVT wrote: post #16

soneca wrote: post #12

I think the safest way (i.e. no downside, no money spent, small time investment) is negotiating your salary. In your current or new job.

Very location dependent.. The vast majority of the workforce couldn't negotiate a $24k a year raise from their employer.

Post by icedchai » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 5:33 PM UTC

dnadler wrote: post #13

icedchai wrote: post #3

Open an investment account and sell option spreads. You will need a margin account to do this. Note you can also lose money.

> Note you can also lose money. All of your money, very quickly, if you don't know what you're doing.