What's the craziest way you've made money ?
Just curious, I would like to know what are some of the most uncommon ways people have made money. Please don't say internships, jobs etc Let me go first : made a playlist of some niche focused videos on YouTube ( can't disclose the niche as of now ) Added the playlist link to a doc and 💥 Sold it on gumroad for some good $$ to a good no. of people. Your turn now
n00b
Stealth
a year ago
At start of 2020 was transitioning to a new job. Got FnF of 1.3L from prev. job in March of that year.
Unwittingly YOLOed all of it into crypto (ETH, MATIC, UNI). Over the next year it grew to ~85L. Withdrew all, paid taxes and put the lumpsum ~50L in mutual funds and FDs on dad's advice. Not gonna get lucky like that ever again.
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
Sheeeesh, I did the same in 2020 but, nahh can't match this 🙌
President_Trump
Stealth
a year ago
Please change username n00b. You're not one.
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Pretty sure mine is v interesting,
Class 9, Jio just got released, there was hype all around and long queues outside phone shops for getting SIM Cards. But you could only get one if you had 7-8 apps installed and then it’ll give you a barcode. Most middle class uncles didn’t know how to do that. First I generated barcodes on my phone(rooted and could change IMEI) and sell for 30rs. Raised to 50rs, anyone would give it happily. Made 5k, realised a huge market, made a bot that generated barcodes, took a screenshot and saved, used to sell them in the local mobile shops. Each barcode 40rs, demand was still there and I made money because the sellers would get bonus to complete selling targets. People from south delhi used to come to our area to buy Jio sims.
I got known around the area, kind of some regional wholesaler contacted me and I sold around 30k barcodes each over 20rs.
Ended up making around 8L. Interesting times back then.
When bitcoin mania was high, I noticed people are busy with piddly amount in zebpay, unocoin etc and happy with itsy bitsy profits. I ignored initially. But suddenly I realised the price of crypto coin in US, UK is cheaper than India. As crypto is decentralised, I use to buy coins in US and UK exchanges in $ or € based on Forex value against ₹ and sell them back in Indian exchanges. But I don't have any foreign bank accounts so I used credit cards to buy the coins in foreign exchnages like cex.io and sell in koinex etc Indian exchanges. I used get reward points also which would lower conversion charges and thus increasing profits. Rinse and repeat. I use to buy Ripple, Etherium as I get large quantity compared to bitcoin.
One day Central FM in parliamentary budget announced dealing with crypto is illegal. So I stopped there. Eventually crypto lost its shine and almost all Indian exchanges are shut down now.
I enjoy finance and investments. I'm a licensed insurance advisor and NISM certified mutual fund distributor. I feel funny when I think about those crypto episodes now.
Tikitiki420
Stealth
a year ago
Did same
GrimBeard75
Stealth
a year ago
I did the same last month and my debit card was cancelled by the bank.
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RapchikBidu
Stealth
a year ago
Damn, was hoping for someone to mention only fans here… xD
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
Lead the pack, master..
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
@RapchikBidu https://www.realworkfromanywhere.com/jobs/social-media-marketing-manager-onlyfans-management-phoenix-management-5969
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Namkeen
Stealth
a year ago
Well, it’s related to job.
1. I got paid for assignment in bull market(not sure if it’s common in job interview ).
2. Got salary in crypto and sold in profit.
3. Few of my batch mates were unemployed since 2016 to 2020, gave interview at their place(didn’t turn ON cam). My 3 friends have job and they’re earning 50k/month now. They send gift, order food on job anniversary 😀
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
3. 🏅
Bug bounties. Legally hack them and they pay you. Highest bounty I have ever gotten was 7k$
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
Damnn!!
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Traded coconuts to neighbours for a lower than market rate when I was like 10. 😂
HuskyDogsled
Stealth
a year ago
All i did was spend less each and every day.
LooseGoose
Stealth
a year ago
I went to Michigan to visit my uncle more than 10 years ago. Used to pick up change people dropped in the streets and parking lot etc.
When I asked him why money was lying around outside, he said people are just fat and lazy to pick up the change they dropped sometimes.
Collected almost 100 USD just doing this occasionally over a month of my visit there.
Used to install software and troubleshoot computers in school for extra money for a small business. Started freelancing occasionally in college, used to be a librarian for a comic book library which was minimal work and lots of fun.
Used to trade crypto actively and doubled my money 2-3 times but stopped, used to take up too much time and add stress. Sold a few art NFTs too, which was interesting. Warren Buffett's disowned grand daughter started following me on Twitter lol.
Life's been an interesting rollercoaster.
ArchGamer0
Student
a year ago
Rooted and Jailbreaked phones for 250 rupees
Sold a basic website to a foreign client for 1.2L
Incentivised survey from an iim. Got 500 bucks for 5 mins of work.
Ps OP, did you already have a good network before selling it on gumroad?
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
No, sold it on Reddit, it's a goldmine
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MastKalandar
Stealth
a year ago
Sell office laptop
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Made 70k in 15 minutes by buying over leveraged ATM call options on Nifty50
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
I opened a new demat account on dhan today( usually trade using zerodha), deposited around 50k, between 3:00pm to 3:05pm bought 2000 Nifty 19250 Put @0.8rs, in just 5 mins it went up to 10rs, couldn't exit 🤧due to margin insufficiency, had to exit later at 0.6 rs
Noob here, can you elaborate "couldn't exit due to margin insufficiency"
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UKnowWho
Stealth
a year ago
Back in college, I used to refer my friends apps like cred, slice, Fi and made somewhere around 6-7k. During lockdown Amazon pay used to give good cashback on transaction, I mostly pay to my friends and receive back from them. Made something around 3k in cashbacks.
Though this is a small amount but back in college it was a good amount for me😄
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
@UKnowWho almost everyone does this 😂
Was working with Nvidia back in 2014 and got a good number of shares. Bought it at 16 USD back then, now it’s at 480+ USD after 4-for-1 stock split
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
Hold ? Sold ?
BingoMadAngles
Stealth
a year ago
Karma bro, it's hitting you now. iykyk
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Back in 9th grade, I got into writing PHP scripts for Facebook apps,
The spams ‘do this and win an iPhone’ . I was one of those guys, put some content locker ads via CPALead and made around 1-2Lakhs.
My dad then cut off the Internet coz he thought I was doing something very illegal, few folks I was doing this with are now millionaires and have even shifted to Dubai. :(
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