Learn programming while doing something like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, etc. delivery in the mean time. Then start applying for roles.
Ask HN: Ways to generate income when you're at home without pay?
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#22DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, and the like make pretty decent money. About $7 per order before tip and in a busy area you might be able to snag two or three orders going the same direction making the $/hr a little better. It's basically the definition of not great money but it's not very difficult, not physically straining, and you don't have to interview or whatever for it. Grocery stores in my area are also hiring…
> it's not very difficult, not physically straining
eh ... I've never been a driver, but I kinda doubt this right now. A Chicago driver just ran over this women:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/5/16/21261241/ms-ts-...
We don't know the full story as the video starts with her blocking his car. He shouldn't have run her over obviously. There's no excuse for that. But if he's operating on very small margins, he may have been frustrated they were moving slowly. He allegedly kicked their door, they wouldn't let him in, and then he was just going to dive off. They then blocked his car waiting for the police. The guy turned himself in, so if we give him the benefit of the doubt, it might have been stress rage. He's probably going to serve several months for assault.
People are on edge right now. A lot of companies are profiting and also screwing everyone over they can. You can be a delivery driver, but be aware it might be a very short term gain, and may not cover the cost of maintenance/operation of your vehicle in the long term.
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#23It seems that a lot of people are starting OnlyFans accounts...
Re: Ask HN: Ways to generate income when you're at home without pay?
#24Looking into Affiliate Marketing. There are tons of programs to choose from. You just need to learn how to drive some traffic. Check some Youtube videos on how to drive both free and paid traffic. Affiliate can earn anywhere between $300/month to up to $10,000/month if you're good. There are of course some Super Affiliates that do $30,0000-$100,000/month but their methods are a secret.
Oh right yes. Be sure to buy their aggressively advertised book and tutorial videos!
You gave away the secret method!
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#26With daycares closed, there are a lot of people working from home and trying to watch their kids at the same time. You'd need to sort out with them (and any housemates) about what level of contact to have outside your (now expanded) bubble, but people need childcare badly.
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#27Learn a skill that can be used to get a higher paying job once a vaccine is found.
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#28Day trading
Please don't.
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#29Learn programming while doing something like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, etc. delivery in the mean time. Then start applying for roles.
Unless you really need the money, your best investment is putting 100% of your time into learning new skills.
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#30The best way to start generating income is to change your mindset. Instead of asking other people, all of whom have found their own specialized niche that will never be applicable to anyone else, step away from the computer and look around. Just in the past week I have heard from so many friends that are looking for good people. They never post stuff on job sites - it's way more trouble than its worth. They ask aroun…
Network within a field you're interested in. That is much more efficient than talking to random people. ... by probably two orders of magnitude.