Let’s look at a few bandaids for surviving the economic and psychological war.
Saving Money
Eat at home. Cook at home. Shop the discount stores. Eat cheap food.
Fruit and vegetables are usually cheap. Rice & chicken is cheap. Do you like Ramen Noodles? Add canned salmon or tuna to a salad. Sandwiches are an idea. Canned food like chili and soup are starting to get expensive.
Avoid restaurants and convenience stores and delivery.
Monitor your checking account ruthlessly.
Don’t use excessive amounts of detergents and cleaners.
Shop eBay.
Need a new cell phone? Consider Mint Mobile.
Cut online subscriptions that aren’t worth it.
If you need a car, get one that’s at least three years old. Try to get a sales manager’s old driver. Consider an old lady’s car.
Grok or ChatGPT I can see. But keep spending on AI under control.
Share car rides, especially long ones whenever possible.
One good investing newsletter should do.
Use your bank’s ATM when you need cash.
- Side-Hustles
Overtime will probably beat a side-hustle, at least for the first few years of a side-hustle.
You could moonlight as a delivery driver as a side-hustle.
You can bartend.
If you have hard to come by data/information, publish a book and audiobook.
If you have a great story you’ve tested, publish that.
Can you do a consulting gig or other gig on Fiverr?
Don’t enroll in business school. Take a few accounting classes if you want. DO see our mini online MBA page at this site.
Keep in mind, there are literally 50,000 marketers who sell new businesses stuff they don’t need. Be careful.
If you know the niche well enough, attempt flipping items on eBay.
Can you read palms or Tarot Cards?
Avoid low rent stuff or use a VPN to view the sites.
Its possible to generate revenue on YouTube.
Become a tutor. Start a course on uDemy.
Have an idea for a game or toy of some kind? Talk to Grok or an engineer or a person in the game or toy business.
Can you become an organizer (for homes)?
Be a “grifter” and ask political candidates if they’re hiring.
If class action lawsuit forms come in the mail, fill them out and send them back.
Send your email list (affiliate) offers and referral links. (Like WeBull. You and your contact get free shares when you sign someone up.)
If/when crypto moons again, borrow from your crypto bank and make minimum payments on the debt. There’s no capital gains tax that way.
It’s not a side-hustle, but, point out material waste at work. You could be rewarded.
A cleaning business could be good.
Can you be a handyman?
Can you be a real estate bird dog or identify good business opportunities?
Can you be a hypnotist? (Take first year psychology with your church. Don’t mention you’re a grifter.)
This other blog is pretty good too (for entrepreneurs).
- Relocating
Can you handle a roommate?
You can relocate closer to work.
You can relocate to a low cost of living area.
Can you do both?
If you have money, you can relocate overseas.
Learn Spanish.
- Miscellaneous
Do not act as if credit cards, savings accounts, or any windfalls are “bottomless!”
Learn to invest.
Have at least a 2-month emergency fund.
Downtime and commuting time can be side-hustle or reading classics time.
On to the PSYWAR….turn off Legacy news and bullsh*t commentary. It’s amazing how those guys get your attention.
Ignore surveys from Legacy media AND dying corporations. Decline to answer net worth, income, investing style and etc.
Look on the bright side, vultures are confident you/ the economy will recover and they wanna hit you up when things look up. (scams).
Distrust new friends.
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Churches hire people off the street. Government employees are indoctrinated.
Million dollar media teams help get the “truth” out there. *hint*
Grifters, like us, will bet on ourselves.
See our Bet on Yourself page to see eight great short videos.
