Ask HN: What is your passive income 2019?

#1

Post by throwaway_yc » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:30 PM UTC

Time to ask again :)

Any side projects, Games, OSS.

Re: Ask HN: What is your passive income 2019?

#2

Post by dillmac » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:32 PM UTC

Start amazon affiliate site

#3

Post by vital101 » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:37 PM UTC

Kernl (https://kernl.us) - WordPress Plugin/Theme Updates, Git Deployment, Analytics, Load Testing, etc.

Currently around $1200/month with fairly linear growth. It's a fun project to work on and I get to make money on the side for doing it.

#4

Post by 0x0100 » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:38 PM UTC

I am working on Mascot Gaming Logo Maker (https://mascotlogomaker.com). It's a tool that allows you to create a gaming logo for your esports team.

As of now I have private beta testers using it and while it's not enough to call passive it sure pays for some video games gg.

#5

Post by mdorazio » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:38 PM UTC

Same as last year. High-dividend stocks and ETFs. Everything else (including my rental property) is a lot less "passive" than most people think.

#6

Post by tempsy » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:39 PM UTC

Investing in boring index funds has produced 20% returns this year. Can't imagine it will happen again next yr but who knows.

Actually I had an allocation in Apple which has had a crazy year..up 60% or so to all time highs.

#7

Post by CamelCaseName » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:40 PM UTC

I'd consider my work as an Amazon 3P Seller as semi-passive.

It's been my "side hustle" for 2+ years now, with 2019 at $40K in YTD earnings. (Inclusive of all costs except my own labor, which I do not track)

AMA?

#8

Post by davismwfl » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:40 PM UTC

Not what you were looking for but real estate (mostly rental) has been and remains my primary passive income.

#9

Post by turdnagel » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:40 PM UTC

davismwfl wrote: post #8

Not what you were looking for but real estate (mostly rental) has been and remains my primary passive income.

You don’t have to do work as a landlord?

#10

Post by ricky1477 » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:41 PM UTC

Semi passive rental income - one unit. Looking to acquire more and retire in 4-5 years. =) failed at monetizing my side projects in a scalable way