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I developed a Shopify app that solves a niche problem. It has grown slowly over 4 years. Current income at 80k/year with relatively low maintenance. I have a full time job as a software engineer on the side.
Starting https://pdf2qrcode.com It does not bring in a whole lot, but I like having a side hustle.
only thing i'd suggest is that you add more examples of what where people can put those QR codes. I think most folks in the US don't "get" QR codes, or how they could benefit from them. Also it'd be good google food.
probably a description of how easy it is to scan them on iOS and android. I think a bunch of folks still don't know it's built into the phone apps.
this is like asking a fisherman where his best fishing spots are
there are a bajillion worthwhile business ideas... they're a dime a dozen (and that's paying too much). The problem is IMPLEMENTING them, which essentially no-one ever bothers too.
way more folks who hear you idea will say "shit, i wanna use that" than "i'm going to spend a year of my life making an app to compete with that, and then another year marketing it and...."
Starting https://pdf2qrcode.com It does not bring in a whole lot, but I like having a side hustle.
It is a huge health care org
Happy with the pay
Benefits are top notch: insurance is less than half of what I was paying at previous job.
Traditional pension plan (no monetary input from me) along with retirement health insurance (huge, huge for me since I have chronic health issues)
401K option + matching
tuition reimbursement (I am stoked about this but not sure of when I will take advantage of it)
Lots of free resources (OReilly books, Udemy and Pluralsight)
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I’m curious, why did every payment processor drop you? Did they see “mushroom” and assume you were selling psilocybin mushrooms or something?
Maybe. When Shopify blocked us, the representative kept insinuating that the microscopy spore syringes we sell could be injected into the arm. This was in 2019. It’s absolutely absurd but that was what we were up against. It’s a high risk industry, no doubt there have been plenty of scammers out there but the fact we sell magic mushroom spores for the microscope is enough to be alienated by every card processor and t…
And apps on various app stores.
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Same! Except my wife quit her money-making job to take care of our kids full-time. I go to work, come home, and spend time with my family. Every Friday my employer deposits about $1,500 in my account, which represents an income stream of about $6,800/mo, not to mention paying for my health insurance and putting about $100 in my 401k. All I have to do is show up for about 40 hours Monday through Friday. For a side hus…
You need to put more in to your 401k
(Also, I see I also need to use more of that ~4 weeks of vacation I've saved...)