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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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Post by Semaphor »

adithyasrin wrote: post #30

I'm running a job board in Germany called Arbeitnow - https://www.arbeitnow.com/ I launched it last January and it's been steady. I like working and learning new stuff through it, while it makes some money. Income fluctuates but overall I'm happy!

Interesting, while usually job sites tend towards high-paying jobs, searching in Lübeck shows a huge percentage of retail jobs.

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

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Post by r0b05 »

camgas wrote: post #4

Running a service to manage remotely old phone-based intercoms (e.g DoorKing) without the need to change any hardware. We got some property managers in San Francisco and one locksmith reseller as customers. https://www.DropBy.io

Site looks very well done.

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

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Post by hknmtt »

eteos wrote: post #18
hknmtt wrote: 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 must say its pretty special to retire because of investing in such a short period. Must be with a great starting capital.

I would not consider years a short period. But anyway I have started with around 50-65k. Don't remember exactly. Around 50k was inheritance. I knew about investing since I was a teenager. I was interested in trading futures because that's what was popular back then during my high school years. But I realized day-trading is just another day job, so I never got into it. And stocks, back then, were expensive(broker fees) and you needed a lot of money(thousands instead of hundreds) which was simply out of the question for a teenager. When I inherited the money, I wanted to tuck it away and preserve it but then I said to myself "F. it", I always thought about investing in stocks one day and there won't be any better time. So I started.And I found out the fees and complication were no longer such an issue like in the past. On the contrary, it was very easy and cheap. Slowly, with couple of thousands to get my feet wet and couple of months later, I invested all of it and my own money on top of it, as I gained confidence. And it was the best decision in my life. Mostly because it inherently provided the best financial, economic and geopolitical education no school could ever give you. And as I have said, I have been living off of my investments already. Since last year(I could have sooner but I had a great job). Sure, not all people inherit money to start with but that can be equalized by time(ie. start sooner with less). Also, it is a waiting game. You need patience. It's not get rich quick type of thing. And you learn along the way. You make mistakes and you learn from them. If you have 1000$, there is nothing stopping you but your fear of letting the money go(not lose, just not have access to it).

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

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Post by zuminator »

hknmtt wrote: post #38
zuminator wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

That's exactly the sort of information I was looking for, thanks!

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

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Post by adithyasrin »

Semaphor wrote: post #41
adithyasrin wrote: post #30

I'm running a job board in Germany called Arbeitnow - https://www.arbeitnow.com/ I launched it last January and it's been steady. I like working and learning new stuff through it, while it makes some money. Income fluctuates but overall I'm happy!

Interesting, while usually job sites tend towards high-paying jobs, searching in Lübeck shows a huge percentage of retail jobs.

yeah, it's not restricted to only high-paying jobs or tech jobs :)

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

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Post by woutr_be »

valryon wrote: post #36

I’ve released my game Flipon https://flipon.net end of 2020 and while it’s not a huge success, it’s still quite a consistent flow of income (300-500€). Doesn’t require much maintenance, maybe some new content soon.

I'd say that sounds like a huge success, 300-500 euro is a decent extra bid of money for most people.

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

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Post by ljf »

pokpokpok wrote: post #11

Adsense revenue on a simulation based web game, https://sandspiel.club , Investing all of that money back into development though, it's a passion project.

I love that site! My son and I used to play on it for hours when he was in train journeys with me.

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

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Post by vladstudio »

xmonkee wrote: post #7
vladstudio wrote: post #6

I'm selling access to my collection of 500+ wallpapers I created over ~20 years. It is not $500/month every month, but sometimes I hit that number. Spent $0 on marketing ever (probably not a good thing, actually). After all these years, it still amazes me some people are ready to pay for pictures :-) https://vlad.studio/

Long time fan, never thought of you as a person before this :)

I am quite a real person, with hopes and fears :-) Thank you!
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