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I design and sell T-shirts for ML/Data Science geeks [1][2]. I use Redbubble as a storefront which works pretty well. [1] https://www.redbubble.com/people/nurikolan/works/34221227-i-... [2] https://www.redbubble.com/people/nurikolan/works/34221296-i-...
I travel a lot, and outside of the United States, countries have import taxes, especially on luxury goods. In some countries and iPhone Xs will cost $800 more than in the USA. I have to visit the USA about 8 times per year, so every time I do I buy 10 phones in a state with no sales tax (usually Oregon) and make about $5k in profit selling locally (which does eat up a ton of time, but not $5k worth).
So... smuggling?
It's a very honest business. Could you say the same about Google, Facebook, or Twitter?
I raise bees and sell the honey. Good for a few thousand a year and the money makes up for the stings. I have a couple of dozen chickens and sell the eggs, but this makes very little money since eggs are so cheap in the super market. It pays for the feed and that's it. I wrote an Amazon book on how to play harmonica in the style of Sonny Boy Williamson II that sells steady and makes me beer money. I sell a couple of…
> ...the money makes up for the stings. Out of curiosity, how often do you get stung? I would have thought the bee suit prevented all that?
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This looks neat. I'll be sure to read a few articles from here. Why the curated section though? I think it distracts to have links to articles from NYTime or Wired on the side.
It's a long story, but the short version goes something like this: At first we worked our cabooses off to publish new original content several times per month. This proved unsustainable, partially because we were becoming more ambitious with our work, but especially owing to stressors that had arisen in my personal life, and I burned out. I spent a year-long hiatus putting things right, and when we resumed our writin…
Thank you for doing this. Your site is a treasure.
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Some states also take into account intent. Meaning that you need a dealers license and insurance just to purchase and sell a single vehicle, if the original intent of purchasing the vehicle was to sell it. In my state, Oregon, for example, the DMV has agents watching craigslist, facebook, autotrader, etc. who go test drive private party cars under cover and ask the question, "So, why are you selling?" where answering…
That's such a scummy enforcement tactic since it's literally going out of its way to screw over people who are taking initiative to try to make money. It's not like they're flagging transactions at the paperwork stage.
As soon as you do things legally, like get a dealer's license, your ability to profit on small scale disappears. Catch-22.
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I'm focusing on Bitcoin and physical gold / silver, as I view stocks and houses overvalued, but I always get downvoted here on HN when I go into details, that's why I prefer if people read a lot for themselves. I like Mike Maloney's youtube series as a start on macroeconomics.
1. Cryptocurrency isn't an investment, it's more like unregulated gambling. 2. This [1] is the guy that you think is a good economist? Really? [1] https://www.youtube.com/user/whygoldandsilver/featured
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I'm focusing on Bitcoin and physical gold / silver, as I view stocks and houses overvalued, but I always get downvoted here on HN when I go into details, that's why I prefer if people read a lot for themselves. I like Mike Maloney's youtube series as a start on macroeconomics.
1. Cryptocurrency isn't an investment, it's more like unregulated gambling. 2. This [1] is the guy that you think is a good economist? Really? [1] https://www.youtube.com/user/whygoldandsilver/featured
* Act as a standby for dish pits at the local restaurants - filling in only when someone doesn't show since I don't want to take what could be a lifeline job for someone AND having a standby like me means they can keep their job instead of just being a no-show * Write articles for other people - usually on topics I really don't have a lot of knowledge or feeling about to start. * Mow lawns - I'm allergic to grass. Bu…
I'd like to try something like that. I have no experience in restaurants. How would you suggest I go about it?