Side Hustles 2015

mfghilario · Mar 23, 2015

Drew said:
The only side hustle I'm interested in for 2015 is acquiring more knowledge of the nursing sciences.

I love my career choice, and I want to educate myself more in dealing with diseases and the current events in nursing practices so that I can better serve my patients.

Knowledge is power. Money is only secondary.

-Drew

Can't respect nurses enough fam. After living with nursing students for 4 years they know so much more than me. Almost all of them are RNs now and they love what they do. That and the money they're already making a year out of college :smokin

drew · Mar 23, 2015

Penny1Folarin said:
Drew said:

The only side hustle I'm interested in for 2015 is acquiring more knowledge of the nursing sciences.

I love my career choice, and I want to educate myself more in dealing with diseases and the current events in nursing practices so that I can better serve my patients.

Knowledge is power. Money is only secondary.

-Drew

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knowing the dewey decimal system aint gonna pay the light bill

Investing your time into something stable and for the long haul will pay more than a "light" bill. :smokin

People can always rob you of your money, status, properties, businesses, etc. but they can never rob you of your mind if you properly invest in it.

-Drew

drew · Mar 23, 2015

mfghilario said:
Drew said:

The only side hustle I'm interested in for 2015 is acquiring more knowledge of the nursing sciences.

I love my career choice, and I want to educate myself more in dealing with diseases and the current events in nursing practices so that I can better serve my patients.

Knowledge is power. Money is only secondary.

-Drew

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Can't respect nurses enough fam. After living with nursing students for 4 years they know a so much more than me. Almost all of them are RNs now and they love what they do. That and the money they're already making a year out of college

My brother here, knows. :nthat:

Thank you, fam. Stay blessed and uplift those around you. :smokin

-Drew

penny1folarin · Mar 23, 2015

Drew said:
Investing your time into something stable and for the long haul will pay more than a "light" bill.

People can always rob you of your money, status, properties, businesses, etc. but they can never rob you of your mind if you properly invest in it.

-Drew

agreed im just salty on the cost to obtain knowledge these days

drones · Mar 23, 2015

Penny1Folarin said:
please inform us

Basically what I'm doing is shipping products through Amazon's Fulfilled by Amazon program. How it works is I use a scanning app in different retail stores like Target, Ross etc and then send the products into Amazon's fulfillment houses. From there they ship the products out to the customers and after Amazon takes their cut, (about 1/3 of the sale price) I keep the rest.

I've done other kinds of ecommerce on eBay, Instagram, and some other platforms but FBA service has been the most profitable while involving the least headache. They have the highest fees but there's so much variety in what you can sell and so much traffic on their site, the **** sells itself. The way I see it, the money I spent on marketing in independent ventures offsets the money is now going to the Amazon fees, and it's an even tradeoff. They aren't perfect but they aren't actively screwing sellers like eBay does.

To me, eBay is Walmart (crappy customer/seller service from employees, dirty stores, lower fees) while Amazon is Target (better seller service from employees, cleaner stores, higher fees) if that makes sense.

The most time consuming part is riding around going through stores with my smartphone to find products, but as I've done this part has become fun to me. It's a rush of excitement finding a profitable product and buying as many of it as I can. It hardly feels like work to me.

I'm not a mogul or a massive mover yet because I'm currently limited by how much buying power I have. My first month I didn't even turn a profit but each successive month has brought me more revenue as I continually re-invest the profits back into the venture.

I'm sure there's more questions so feel free to ask. I don't have a problem sharing the hustle because when I'm good to the game, the game is good back to me.

drew · Mar 23, 2015

Penny1Folarin said:
Drew said:

Investing your time into something stable and for the long haul will pay more than a "light" bill.

People can always rob you of your money, status, properties, businesses, etc. but they can never rob you of your mind if you properly invest in it.

-Drew

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agreed im just salty on the cost to obtain knowledge these days

I agree to an extent, brother.

The cost of an education can get overwhelming at times, but we need to remember that we were given the chances to prove to others that there is a good reason to invest in us. Academic scholarships for example. If we excel in our grade school, colleges would be more than willing to throw money at us. We just have to prove to them that we are hard working, dedicated and competent enough to stick through rigorous college programs.

This is the reason why I look up to individuals like Salman Khan. :nthat:

-Drew

penny1folarin · Mar 23, 2015

Drew said:
I agree to an extent, brother.

The cost of an education can get overwhelming at times, but we need to remember that we were given the chances to prove to others that there is a good reason to invest in us. Academic scholarships for example. If we excel in our grade school, colleges would be more than willing to throw money at us. We just have to prove to them that we are hard working, dedicated and competent enough to stick through rigorous college programs.

This is the reason why I look up to individuals like Salman Khan.

-Drew

i have a friend who got his masters for free ( grants and scholarships ) only to graduate n decide to become a rapper #truestorynotroll

lolcomin · Mar 23, 2015

Drones said:
Basically what I'm doing is shipping products through Amazon's Fulfilled by Amazon program. How it works is I use a scanning app in different retail stores like Target, Ross etc and then send the products into Amazon's fulfillment houses. From there they ship the products out to the customers and after Amazon takes their cut, (about 1/3 of the sale price) I keep the rest.

I've done other kinds of ecommerce on eBay, Instagram, and some other platforms but FBA service has been the most profitable while involving the least headache. They have the highest fees but there's so much variety in what you can sell and so much traffic on their site, the **** sells itself. The way I see it, the money I spent on marketing in independent ventures offsets the money is now going to the Amazon fees, and it's an even tradeoff. They aren't perfect but they aren't actively screwing sellers like eBay does.

To me, eBay is Walmart (crappy customer/seller service from employees, dirty stores, lower fees) while Amazon is Target (better seller service from employees, cleaner stores, higher fees) if that makes sense.

The most time consuming part is riding around going through stores with my smartphone to find products, but as I've done this part has become fun to me. It's a rush of excitement finding a profitable product and buying as many of it as I can. It hardly feels like work to me.

I'm not a mogul or a massive mover yet because I'm currently limited by how much buying power I have. My first month I didn't even turn a profit but each successive month has brought me more revenue as I continually re-invest the profits back into the venture.

I'm sure there's more questions so feel free to ask. I don't have a problem sharing the hustle because when I'm good to the game, the game is good back to me.

thanks man, so what are the range of items you sell?

swaggdaddy · Mar 23, 2015

Drones said:
Basically what I'm doing is shipping products through Amazon's Fulfilled by Amazon program. How it works is I use a scanning app in different retail stores like Target, Ross etc and then send the products into Amazon's fulfillment houses. From there they ship the products out to the customers and after Amazon takes their cut, (about 1/3 of the sale price) I keep the rest.

I've done other kinds of ecommerce on eBay, Instagram, and some other platforms but FBA service has been the most profitable while involving the least headache. They have the highest fees but there's so much variety in what you can sell and so much traffic on their site, the **** sells itself. The way I see it, the money I spent on marketing in independent ventures offsets the money is now going to the Amazon fees, and it's an even tradeoff. They aren't perfect but they aren't actively screwing sellers like eBay does.

To me, eBay is Walmart (crappy customer/seller service from employees, dirty stores, lower fees) while Amazon is Target (better seller service from employees, cleaner stores, higher fees) if that makes sense.

The most time consuming part is riding around going through stores with my smartphone to find products, but as I've done this part has become fun to me. It's a rush of excitement finding a profitable product and buying as many of it as I can. It hardly feels like work to me.

I'm not a mogul or a massive mover yet because I'm currently limited by how much buying power I have. My first month I didn't even turn a profit but each successive month has brought me more revenue as I continually re-invest the profits back into the venture.

I'm sure there's more questions so feel free to ask. I don't have a problem sharing the hustle because when I'm good to the game, the game is good back to me.

Do you use your own money to pay for the products you find?

iknownuffin · Mar 23, 2015

How much do rn usually make? And what type of schooling do you go to? Too lazy to google

sensorice · Mar 23, 2015

This year I'm looking into an income property. My wife is a realtor so I have a bunch of resources. I'm also working on a couple children's book (my own illustrations) to put up on Amazon.

iknownuffin · Mar 23, 2015

millenial said:
Its 2015 get with the times and get yourself onto the plastic, no money left in the bricks

No money left in bricks? :lol:

You trippin b I aint gonna go into more detail... but you trippin

rocky437 · Mar 23, 2015

Stock market for me, I don't really trade stocks though I just own them long term.

swaggdaddy · Mar 23, 2015

Rocky437 said:
Stock market for me, I don't really trade stocks though I just own them long term.

I been trying to get into this read about it and all but just don't know where to start or how to get going. Tried to look at the thread on the stock market but it's too deep in.

drew · Mar 23, 2015

IKnowNuffin said:
How much do rn usually make? And what type of schooling do you go to? Too lazy to google

It's always dependent on the location but RNs can easily hit the 6 digit salary.

My little brother started off as a new grad (with no job experience whatsoever in any field) with 75k a year with amazing health benefits working three days out of the week in NY.
I have a friend out in SF making 90k after a year of experience.

As a RN, you can easily get OT in your hospital or work per diem as well in different hospitals.

My RN program was four years of hard work and dedication. I literally had no social life during the semesters, but you make friends easily because you guys are in the same **** storm. Mix in clinical rotations at different hospitals either before or after class and you've got 4 of the best years of your life just fly by. :lol:

I literally was a hooligan before my nursing program, but those 4 years straightened me out. :lol:

I made a RN thread here on NT years back if you want to check it out:
http://niketalk.com/t/321850/male-r...-how-do-yall-like-your-job-vol-on-the-come-up

-Drew

johnnyredstorm · Mar 23, 2015

Figure out what time frame you want to be involved in and I'll try to help you understand things from there.

Do you want to day trade? Swing trade? Invest?

Options? Stocks?

Any questions just post them in the thread and we'll help you out.

yanky · Mar 23, 2015

Drew said:
IKnowNuffin said:

How much do rn usually make? And what type of schooling do you go to? Too lazy to google

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It's always dependent on the location but RNs can easily hit the 6 digit salary.

My little brother started off as a new grad (with no job experience whatsoever in any field) with 75k a year with amazing health benefits working three days out of the week in NY.
I have a friend out in SF making 90k after a year of experience.

As a RN, you can easily get OT in your hospital or work per diem as well in different hospitals.

My RN program was four years of hard work and dedication. I literally had no social life during the semesters, but you make friends easily because you guys are in the same **** storm. Mix in clinical rotations at different hospitals either before or after class and you've got 4 of the best years of your life just fly by.

I literally was a hooligan before my nursing program, but those 4 years straightened me out.

-Drew

Been thinking about becoming an RN after I graduate with my bachelors degree. What hospital is your buddy working at in SF?

OBAMA · Mar 23, 2015

you gotta get put on these days

drew · Mar 23, 2015

yanky said:
Drew said:

IKnowNuffin said:

How much do rn usually make? And what type of schooling do you go to? Too lazy to google

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It's always dependent on the location but RNs can easily hit the 6 digit salary.

My little brother started off as a new grad (with no job experience whatsoever in any field) with 75k a year with amazing health benefits working three days out of the week in NY.
I have a friend out in SF making 90k after a year of experience.

As a RN, you can easily get OT in your hospital or work per diem as well in different hospitals.

My RN program was four years of hard work and dedication. I literally had no social life during the semesters, but you make friends easily because you guys are in the same **** storm. Mix in clinical rotations at different hospitals either before or after class and you've got 4 of the best years of your life just fly by.

I literally was a hooligan before my nursing program, but those 4 years straightened me out.

-Drew

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Been thinking about becoming an RN after I graduate with my bachelors degree. What hospital is your buddy working at in SF?

Go for it, brother.

It's truly a great experience.

I'll have to ask him again, but I believe it was Kaiser. I wasn't too familiar with the area. :lol:

-Drew

fontaine · Mar 23, 2015

sneakaprince said:
exactly..... That stable section 8 income is

that stroke of the pen risk is real with government programs, though...

One housing budget shift can **** your income over...

Doesn't happen often, but did happen on healthcare back in 2011...

swaggdaddy · Mar 23, 2015

JohnnyRedStorm said:
Figure out what time frame you want to be involved in and I'll try to help you understand things from there.

Do you want to day trade? Swing trade? Invest?

Options? Stocks?

Any questions just post them in the thread and we'll help you out.

I want to invest really. I want to become a shareholder. I want to make money which is my main objective.

sneakaprince · Mar 23, 2015

Fontaine said:
that stroke of the pen risk is real with government programs, though...

One housing budget shift can **** your income over...

Doesn't happen often, but did happen on healthcare back in 2011...

This true but that's why u buy low and invest minimal.... Even if a year later those programs change I've already made nearly 1/3 of my investment back...

Hood or not there are a lot of people looking to buy a recently updated crib for under 50K

yanky · Mar 23, 2015

Drew said:
Go for it, brother.

It's truly a great experience.

I'll have to ask him again, but I believe it was Kaiser. I wasn't too familiar with the area.

-Drew

If it was Kaiser that's interesting, didn't know they paid that much always thought they gave garbage service every time I went there.

johnnyredstorm · Mar 23, 2015

Swaggdaddy said:
JohnnyRedStorm said:

Figure out what time frame you want to be involved in and I'll try to help you understand things from there.

Do you want to day trade? Swing trade? Invest?

Options? Stocks?

Any questions just post them in the thread and we'll help you out.

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I want to invest really. I want to become a shareholder. I want to make money which is my main objective.

i mean you can make money on any timeframe it really just comes down to your execution :lol:

check out the intelligent investor by benjamin graham
technical analysis by brian shannon
william oneill's book how to make money in stocks
jesse livermore's how to trade stocks

if investing is your goal, i.e. you want to buy and hold for the long term, you need to learn how to read fundamental data and at least be familiar with technical analysis so you can pinpoint entries, warning signs, when to add and or exit a trade, etc.

one piece of advice i'd give, just wait for the market to crash before putting any serious bucks to work. get your feet wet with a small dollar amount, learn but save some powder for the crash. you always want to have cash handy.

come up with a plan that works for you. i personally am a day trader, i trade options and its what works for me. if i was looking to invest, i personally wouldnt risk more than .5-15% of my book on anyone stock. most positions would be around 5% of my book this way i can protect myself somewhat from losing my entire account due to black swan risk (i.e. waking up one day and seeing your company bankrupt like GTATQ).

also just know, unless we're coming off a stock market crash and prices across the board are depressed, a cheap stock is a cheap stock for a reason. something like AMD is under 3 bucks because it's a piece of ****. so dont get caught up in the whole oh that's cheap that's gotta be good value. you want stocks that will grow and have positive cashflows. and if you're into dividends which is cool, you dont want to have to worry too much about depreciation in stock price and potential dividend cuts (i.e. RIG). you want companies that have the cash handy to increase their dividends each year like KO and AAPL.

youngcurse · Mar 23, 2015

Drones said:
Once I got into eCommerce I haven't looked back since. There's something beautiful about waking up to new sales every day, especially when you don't have to ship the products myself.

Sound like to me you own a dropshipping site??

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