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myebubbles t1_j8an2ui wrote

Reply to comment by ValyrianJedi in [IMAGE] Don’t hustle yourself into an early grave. by tburns1469

Similar here. Worked hard my whole life. Basically don't think about money anymore.

I know too many people who tried getting a cushie job and are making half of what I make.

It seems to compound. I didn't know this when I was a kid, I got lucky.

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JaySocials671 t1_j8aza2a wrote

How did u compound and what do u mean by compound?

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myebubbles t1_j8b610f wrote

My jobs kept paying more, each job trained me and increased my value. I've also combined a hobby/side biz skill with my degree.

I do think I'm going to need to become a manager soon.

Basically I automate extremely expensive labor. Had to learn both the labor and the automation.

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JaySocials671 t1_j8b6c15 wrote

How does one go about finding expensive labor that can be automated? I want to do something similar but I don’t even know where to start. I have a masters degree and am starting some hobby side biz

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myebubbles t1_j8b7oy6 wrote

Be the expensive labor.

Learn to program.

Automate your own job.

Right now I automate 500k USD per year, compounding. I make $150k.

I'm considering to starting my own company and selling this service. I have a bit of experience in side businesses and my wife's company.

The only thing stopping me is the Victorian Dream of doing independent Science. Maybe I'll do that instead.

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JaySocials671 t1_j8b8vf4 wrote

Maybe you should. I do program. I am an expert in azure cloud and backend development.

Thank you for being open and sharing

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myebubbles t1_j8bcti7 wrote

Hmm I'm no expert in those. Maybe you can think of opportunities in tooling. Gpt is shaking that up, not even sure what to say.

I did (real) engineering for a decade. Gpt isn't great at that.

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