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Ask HN: Software developers, what is your side income?

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Re: Ask HN: Software developers, what is your side income?

#21

crypto swing trading, investing in stocks, and i do some part-time consulting. I have a product review blog that makes around $200/mo in affiliate income.

I don't know who downvoted you but here is an upvote. I do crypto swing trading, investing in stocks too.

would you recommend that for someone who is in urgent need of money and can't effort to lose the little he has?

Re: Ask HN: Software developers, what is your side income?

#22
One option is to do become a freelancer.

Switching from being an employee to freelancing has increased my income by 2-3x.

The actual work is very similar to a day job and projects tend to be full-time and last long.

In case you don't have an own network, consider joining a recruitment freelance network. Then you can quit your job when you find a suitable project.

It might feel like a huge risk but in reality it is not that risky considering the high demand for developers. You can always go back to your job.

Of course difficult to say if that is a viable option to you but I would seriously consider it, at least research it further. Best of luck!

Re: Ask HN: Software developers, what is your side income?

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post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know who downvoted you but here is an upvote. I do crypto swing trading, investing in stocks too.

would you recommend that for someone who is in urgent need of money and can't effort to lose the little he has?

Anything but investing and swing trading

Re: Ask HN: Software developers, what is your side income?

#25

The fastest way to earn more money is probably to get a new job or do consulting on the side. Soccer betting is a terrible idea.

As a SWE, I often hear that the best way to make more money is to get a new job.

If you get an offer, it's almost guaranteed to be higher since you have been grandfathered into an old rate at your current job and have almost certainly increased in value since you started.

Re: Ask HN: Software developers, what is your side income?

#26
Poker, it took a long time to be profitable, many videos and studying but I like it and it's a hobby too. I was mainly playing online and live NLH tournaments. Not crazy money but you could make maybe an extra $1k/month. Your situation is different though, I did not need the money and I made a specific bankroll that I didn't mind losing if I was a failure.

Re: Ask HN: Software developers, what is your side income?

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I would try something where you don't risk money. The chances are very high that you end up losing instead of making money. How much money do you need to make, and what is the timeframe? Try to analyze your spending. There can be a lot of money "made" by spending less.

Thank for your reply, I need 30000$ timeframe is 6 months.

Lots of medical places are willing to do payment plans, is that an option here?

Re: Ask HN: Software developers, what is your side income?

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post #16

I was going to find a side hustle, but instead I just found a better paying software job.

Same, I realized that spending 2 years to get to 1k in profit a month from a SaaS or something was a lot harder than just getting a job that paid me 12k more.

For the entrepreneurial people, it’s rarely about the $$ amount.

The money made from a side project feels x100 better than a salary in increase.

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