determined 15 year old who would appreciate any bit of advice

casber said:

First of all... be PATIENT!

The fact that you were willing to take a risk at 15 already says a lot about you. I'm sure $220 wasn't a small amount of money for you to invest, so the fact that you turned it into $660 is something you should be proud of.

I still remember when I started my first side hustles around your age. Making that first real profit is an amazing feeling, and it gives you confidence that making money is actually possible.

One thing I want to tell you though don't let all these course sellers and social media "gurus" mess with your head. They'll make you think that if you don't have a Lambo a penthouse and a million dollars by 18 you're somehow behind. That's complete bullshit.

Right now, your biggest advantage is time.

Reinvest as much of your profit as you can. Don't waste it on designer clothes or random stuff just to impress people for five minutes. Nobody who actually becomes successful gets there by blowing their first profits.

If something is making you money - double down on it. Squeeze everything you can out of that opportunity before jumping to the next shiny thing.

Also, watch out for Shiny Object Syndrome. It's one of the biggest mistakes people make when they first start making money online. Every week there's a new "best business model" Ignore the noise. If one thing is working, stay focused and get really good at it before moving on.

And one last thing...

I don't even know you, but just from reading your post, I'm genuinely proud of you. Most 15 year olds aren't thinking about building something - they're thinking about spending money. You're thinking about how to make more of it and that's a mindset that can take you a long way if you stay patient and keep learning.

Good luck young entrepreneur!

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Panther28 said:

Deifnatly make sure that as a 15 year old, you stick to the correct side of the law, and don't sell counterfit fake stuff on good quality platforms. You'll get banned and lose your payment gateway. There isn't THAT many of them on different sites, so you'll be limited, as its not a case of anymore, "just register with a new email"

Take your time and plan out what you want to do, and can learn ONCE you've researched lots of methods, and read a lot. Any job has beginner medium and advanced. You won't be advanced for years, so take your time and build and plan carefaully. Then you'll succeed at a better pace than just an unscalable few hundred scammed dollar profit.

Now your hooked though right? You know how easy it is, and the depth and logistics of some of the market. You can go places, you just need to parralell your learning and hustling with reading biograhies of famous people you admire. Reading their adversity, and tricks that they used to face their challenges is VERY helpful.

best of luck. Keep studying hard. There is a great variety of money making site discussions on bhw, in journey and money making. At 15 i got my first cleaning job with an office cleaning company. One job in the morning and a paper round at night. There was no internet. Don't try to hard online when your young, there is a lot of golden opporunitities to do well and get into upper management and such at even places like mcdinners, since discipline is a rarity. Study mental skills too. You'll need them! lol

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Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a great reply, I really do appreciate it. You have definitely given me a different perspective on things. I'll take your advice on being patient, learning properly before jumping into things and making sure I stay on the right side of the law. Thanks again and I wish you all the best too.

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Fostack said:

where are you from if you dont mind my asking.

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