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Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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I built an iOS app to control what my kids watch on Youtube: https://kidstv.family Now it makes $1500/month.

Nice one, this looks great. The kids are old enough to work the remote here now so I was looking into how we block certain channels, my surprise when you can’t. Well not without totally gimping your YouTube account on the TV.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#32
post #27

I built an iOS app to control what my kids watch on Youtube: https://kidstv.family Now it makes $1500/month.

How do you deal with YouTube banning you from using their iframe api as this competes with their YouTube kids app?

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#33

I'm running a website for people learning Japanese (a dictionary and an SRS/Anki replacement, among other things) and currently making ~$1300/month from Patreon donations, up from ~$590/month the last time this show and tell was posted. Link to the website: https://jpdb.io/ Still only a side-project, and will probably stay that way for a long time still. Here's some info about the tech stack I'm using: https://news.y…

Nice. I am exploring something very similar, but for a different language. I am curious if you considered making this a business (as in paid features/subscription based) and if not why not?

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#34
I make https://bedrock.mxstbr.com, selling a full-stack Next.js & GraphQL boilerplate for building SaaS products, which comes with:

* A complete TypeScript toolchain with end-to-end typesafety from the database to the client

* User authentication

* Subscription payments

* Teams

* Invitations

It's also completely unstyled, which is somewhat unusual in this space. I've found that most of the time, people would just delete all the styling anyway, so instead, the frontend only contains the minimal code necessary to make the functionality work.

I originally launched it in February last year, and it's still going strong now!

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#37
post #9

I started investing in stocks couple of years ago. It is probably not what you wanted to hear but it makes me a lot of money and allowed me to retire in my 30s, as a minimalist. I am a long-term investor(I hold positions at least 1 year) so the time it requires is essentially none. Besides that I tried to run multiple project in my past but none took off. The problem is that the internet has been monopolized and it i…

>I started investing in stocks couple of years ago. It is probably not what you wanted to hear but it makes me a lot of money and allowed me to retire in my 30s, as a minimalist. I am a long-term investor(I hold positions at least 1 year) so the time it requires is essentially none. Well that certainly would put you in the timeframe to capitalize on the GME/BBBY/AMC craze. If you did that, well...congrats I guess. Bu…

lol, no. i don't do meme stocks. i made most of my money in industrial stocks(copper and silica mostly).

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#38
post #9

I started investing in stocks couple of years ago. It is probably not what you wanted to hear but it makes me a lot of money and allowed me to retire in my 30s, as a minimalist. I am a long-term investor(I hold positions at least 1 year) so the time it requires is essentially none. Besides that I tried to run multiple project in my past but none took off. The problem is that the internet has been monopolized and it i…

Any general pointers? I made a few bucks at the same time everyone else was making money but now I'm at a loss in both senses of the word. And unclear, what does being a minimalist have to do with investing? Do you mean that your income requirements are low compared to others?

Right now energy is hot. I won't give any specific tips, that is what investing is about - you do the picking and choosing and you spend your own money, it is your responsibility. You should look into commodities though. If you feel lost I can recommend TFM's Market Minute on SubscribeStar. For $5 a month you get a daily newsletter. I don't follow it but many people who are not well versed in investing really like it.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#39

I'm running a website for people learning Japanese (a dictionary and an SRS/Anki replacement, among other things) and currently making ~$1300/month from Patreon donations, up from ~$590/month the last time this show and tell was posted. Link to the website: https://jpdb.io/ Still only a side-project, and will probably stay that way for a long time still. Here's some info about the tech stack I'm using: https://news.y…

Is Patreon a good way to finance your side projects? How do you take the next step from there?

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#40
post #9

I started investing in stocks couple of years ago. It is probably not what you wanted to hear but it makes me a lot of money and allowed me to retire in my 30s, as a minimalist. I am a long-term investor(I hold positions at least 1 year) so the time it requires is essentially none. Besides that I tried to run multiple project in my past but none took off. The problem is that the internet has been monopolized and it i…

Out of curiosity, what stocks would you (or anyone reading my comment) recommend for someone in their late 40s? TIA.

I don't understand what the age is supposed to suggest here. Are you asking what to buy and hold until you retire?
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