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Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by throwawayqdhd »

nardi wrote: post #24
nardi wrote: post #16

How to make $60k/mo from a podcast: When I was 19 there was a month when I played poorly and lost ~$250k. I quit shortly after that. It took me awhile to recover my psychological bearings. Step 1: Be super rich.

I do feel a little bad about this comment--it's probably overly snarky. Maybe he won that 250 grand playing poker from a small nest egg that he earned at a minimum wage job. And he isn't claiming to be sharing the secret of success--he's just sharing his experience, which is valuable regardless of his beginnings. I don't know. Something about this rubbed me the wrong way, but it probably says something more about me…

I made nearly 100k flipping domain names when I was 19. My seed capital was my college tuition money for a semester (I delayed paying the fees and bought a domain name instead). So it's entirely possible

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by cynwoody »

randomsofr wrote: post #17

The site feels so buggy to me, that weird css load and the logo carousel behaves so odd (not to mention the wrong hover on the left/right arrows), i just can't stand it. https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/

It appears the old site is https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/, and the new site ("in early beta") is https://softwaredaily.com/. The two sites appear to contain the same set of podcasts.

You can find an RSS feed at:

https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/feed/podcast

Somewhat confusingly, the new site has a navigation link, labeled "Feed", at the top of the page. But it's not an RSS feed. Rather, it leads to a compendium of links to interesting articles on software engineering from around the web. It looks like the plan is to implement voting for the articles (there is a vote count, but it's empty).

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by makemoniesonlin »

matte_black wrote: post #79
givehimagun wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you quantify in terms of percentage how you define super rich vs rich? In my mind, rich is top 20% (income of $134k or more) of society and super rich is top 5% (income of $214k or more). I'm wondering if that correlates to your thoughts.

Your “rich” is just upper class, and your “super rich” is mostly just well off. Anyone in the 500k to 1000k range are the almost rich. These are the people who will feel “tax hikes on the wealthy” the most. On paper their income is great but then taxes bump them down a social class. When you clear the 1000k range and are well on your way to 2000k, after taxes you’re still making a million or so a year depending where…

>>after taxes you’re still making a million or so a year depending where you live, so still safely a millionaire and thus rich (two commas club).

A millionaire just has a net worth greater than or equal to a million dollars. They don't need to have an after-tax income greater than or equal to a million dollars.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by skookumchuck »

givehimagun wrote: post #72
bryanrasmussen wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

if you're 19 and you have 250 grand you are maybe not super rich but pretty rich at that point. frankly, cutting with ockam's razor leads me to conclude that super rich is a more likely explanation than playing poker from a small nest egg and then going and losing it all.

Can you quantify in terms of percentage how you define super rich vs rich? In my mind, rich is top 20% (income of $134k or more) of society and super rich is top 5% (income of $214k or more). I'm wondering if that correlates to your thoughts.

Super rich means you can afford your own Learjet and a pilot to fly you around like other people have a car.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by matte_black »

makemoniesonlin wrote: post #83
matte_black wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your “rich” is just upper class, and your “super rich” is mostly just well off. Anyone in the 500k to 1000k range are the almost rich. These are the people who will feel “tax hikes on the wealthy” the most. On paper their income is great but then taxes bump them down a social class. When you clear the 1000k range and are well on your way to 2000k, after taxes you’re still making a million or so a year depending where…

>>after taxes you’re still making a million or so a year depending where you live, so still safely a millionaire and thus rich (two commas club). A millionaire just has a net worth greater than or equal to a million dollars. They don't need to have an after-tax income greater than or equal to a million dollars.

There’s different kinds of millionaires. I guess I was referring to a cash flow millionaire.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by yusee »

Thank you so much, Jeff. I've listened to over 100 episodes. Your podcast is an incredible way to learn about a technology before deciding if it is worth a deep dive. For anyone who likes to maintain a wide general knowledge base to help them navigate the rapid advance of trends and truly transformative technologies, I would highly recommend SE Daily.

And once you're hooked on the tech pieces, check out the rare philosophical episodes, like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12584991

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by quickthrower2 »

nardi wrote: post #16

How to make $60k/mo from a podcast: When I was 19 there was a month when I played poorly and lost ~$250k. I quit shortly after that. It took me awhile to recover my psychological bearings. Step 1: Be super rich.

Not super rich. Just rich enough not to need a job for a while. Which if you don't have kids, means save $5k and live on a mate's sofa or something similar.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by [deleted] »

hawkice wrote: post #14
voltagex_ wrote: post #13

>(Work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.) Jesus. I'm sure this is small business owner hours but still, this person musn't have a family or any other commitments.

This is a typical work commitment in China. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2016-09/13/content_2677... It's not luxuriously easy, but it's not ridiculous, and is microscopically different from _average_ working hours 150 years ago.

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Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by marak830 »

voltagex_ wrote: post #13

>(Work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.) Jesus. I'm sure this is small business owner hours but still, this person musn't have a family or any other commitments.

I do that, I'm not the owner either. My wife just had a son, so I definitely have a family. Add on top an hour and a half commute each way and it can be a little difficult at times to have family time I'll admit.

Re: Making $60k a month from a podcast on software engineering

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Post by Double_a_92 »

marak830 wrote: post #89
voltagex_ wrote: post #13

>(Work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.) Jesus. I'm sure this is small business owner hours but still, this person musn't have a family or any other commitments.

I do that, I'm not the owner either. My wife just had a son, so I definitely have a family. Add on top an hour and a half commute each way and it can be a little difficult at times to have family time I'll admit.

Why would you do that?
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