Ask HN: What passive income investments exist to supplement your salary?

Post by crucialfelix » Mon, May 10, 2021, 8:30 PM UTC

satvikpendem wrote: post #98

dotBen wrote: post #80

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There's something about this that just makes me really sad. I guess being in my late 30's I hold on to the flawed notion that there is sanctity in something that is 'published'. Does anyone here want to read a book that wasn't written by an expert on the topic? How upset or sad would you feel if you spend several hours reading a book only to discover it was produced by an opportunist who picked that keyword and asked…

Who says the ghostwriter is not an expert on the topic? The above is quite similar to a startup incubator, there is a demand in the marketplace that's unmet, one hires people to meet that demand and develop a product after which customers buy it.

Post by twox2 » Mon, May 10, 2021, 8:35 PM UTC

outro_macros wrote: post #78

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Which currencies? How much have you had to stake to make these kinds of returns?

I just stake decred. Years ago I was much more ambitious and after losing money in multiple exchange hacks, and then losing nearly everything again in the ethereum DAO exploit, I will never again leave coins around outside of my own custody. Few cryptos let you stake easily while maintaining complete custody of your coins Last I checked, I averaged just over the current annual roi at about 5%, but back in 2017 roi wa…

Post by bluegene » Mon, May 10, 2021, 8:39 PM UTC

cjohansson wrote: post #100

I use an automatic saving from my bank-account to a investment-robot that my bank provides that automatically buys shares in different funds, I would say it gives 10-20% back and requires zero effort, took less than an hour to setup

Post by mamcx » Mon, May 10, 2021, 8:41 PM UTC

codethief wrote: post #97

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Here exist companies and individuals that do it. In fact is unusual your rent is directly to the owner, is the norm you pay the "Arrendadora" instead. The case of apartment is a bit different. All complex have "administration" that everyone pay, but this is mostly in "closed complex". If the building is in the open, is more common is a person that take the role. BTW: I'm close to Medellin in a town called El carmen d…

Gracias, parce, por su respuesta! :) (Incidalmente, el lugar donde quería buscarme un apartamento es Medellín.) > All complex have "administration" that everyone pay, but this is mostly in "closed complex". Would this administration also take care of fixing things and taking on the role of "arrendador" if I, as the owner, rent out the apartment to someone else? (Provided I pay them, of course.) Or would I have to hir…

Post by js2 » Mon, May 10, 2021, 8:42 PM UTC

dotBen wrote: post #80

impostervt wrote: post #32

Publish books on Amazon. I've published 4 and make about $3k in profit per month, after paying for ads on amazon. Don't write them yourself, that's a lot of work. Instead, do key word research about what books sell in non-fiction categories (fiction is a whole different ballgame). Look for keywords that 1) auto complete in the amazon search bar, and 2) have less than 4,000 matching books, and 3) have an average Amazo…

There's something about this that just makes me really sad. I guess being in my late 30's I hold on to the flawed notion that there is sanctity in something that is 'published'. Does anyone here want to read a book that wasn't written by an expert on the topic? How upset or sad would you feel if you spend several hours reading a book only to discover it was produced by an opportunist who picked that keyword and asked…