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How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?)

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Re: How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?)

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Post by ada1981 »

This is going to increasingly be a problem for many people.

For me, getting a Skoolie and subletting my apt in NYC gave me a great foundation

1. I was able to sublet my furnished place in nyc for $1k more than rent and make money while traveling.

2. I was able to work remote visiting clients and spending time in nature.

3. It provided a certain kind of daily challenge that was great for me.

4. The adventure was incredible and I fell in love with the road. I thought I’d spend a month or three cruising around but it ended up about over 3 years.

5. I followed my heart and the weather to hot springs Arkansas to watch the total eclipse and met a woman who I just got engaged to (while in Antarctica at an AI conference).

6. My business has been the best it’s ever been and put me into a top 1% income.

I wasn’t broke when I started but it was amazing to have a sense that even if I was I could buy a big bag of beans and rice, head to a gorgeous piece of free federal BLM land, run my laptop on solar and use my cell WiFi to figure it out.

Beyond that, figure out what problem you want to solve for the world and go find people working on that problem and help them.

Re: How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?)

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Post by hu3 »

First thing I would do is to get any job. And I mean any job.

Painting walls. Fastfood. Construction helper. Anything.

Only then start thinking about meaningful jobs.

Career is a steep ladder for us mortals that don't have rich families to lift us to the 100th floor with their financial and network elevators.

Re: How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?)

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Post by dzonga »

stumpyfr wrote: post #3

Step 0: Stop aiming for 10k, aim for enough to live (for now). Then decide between option1 or 2. Option 1: Start by taking a "random IT integrator/service job" to keep your flat and food on the table, stop even thinking about building and "vibing" something. Just take a job, large "consulting" companies are easy to join as entry-level and will give you enough to survive, but far from your 10k dream. Stabilise your fi…

let's be honest option 1: is non-viable in this economy - those places are not hiring & most places are not hiring.

only viable option in an economy that's not hiring is to hire yourself - but don't swing for the fences - just small scale stuff e.g 250 people paying you $40/month

Re: How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?)

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Post by dzonga »

dzonga wrote: post #13
stumpyfr wrote: post #3

Step 0: Stop aiming for 10k, aim for enough to live (for now). Then decide between option1 or 2. Option 1: Start by taking a "random IT integrator/service job" to keep your flat and food on the table, stop even thinking about building and "vibing" something. Just take a job, large "consulting" companies are easy to join as entry-level and will give you enough to survive, but far from your 10k dream. Stabilise your fi…

let's be honest option 1: is non-viable in this economy - those places are not hiring & most places are not hiring. only viable option in an economy that's not hiring is to hire yourself - but don't swing for the fences - just small scale stuff e.g 250 people paying you $40/month

this means getting into non sexy things - i.e ecosystem e.g PHP / Wordpress / Shopify etc

not as sexy as ML etc that HN raves about but you will survive

Re: How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?)

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Post by b_mutea »

hu3 wrote: post #12

First thing I would do is to get any job. And I mean any job. Painting walls. Fastfood. Construction helper. Anything. Only then start thinking about meaningful jobs. Career is a steep ladder for us mortals that don't have rich families to lift us to the 100th floor with their financial and network elevators.

Thanks

Re: How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?)

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Post by b_mutea »

trilogic wrote: post #9
b_mutea wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks. Step 2 has been my job especially this month. What about step 1? I seem not to get the 'may be toxic part'

Usually is the location and the surrounding environment (sometimes "friends etc") that leads a person in a certain situation. A radical change may help as may make things worse (but it can´t be much worse then an eviction notice I guess). A new location can offer less stress, fresh start, maybe cheaper accommodation and lifestyle, but most importantly motivation and new opportunities. The 10k are in the range of a co…

That makes sense. Thanks

Re: How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?)

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Post by b_mutea »

aristofun wrote: post #8

Build a career or build a business. Nothing new under the moon in the last few centuries. There is no magic pill or secret ingredient. Each path has its trade offs. I’ve tried both. Reaching 10k in software engineering salary took longer but easier and more predictable. My first profitable business attempt was a tiny bootcamp school (about software engineering obviously) and it never reached 10k of my own income due…

Makes sense :)
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