Elin Dotsya
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- Jul 10, 2016
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Ok, it's actually almost 9 years so far, but 10 makes a much better title.
First, I'd like to preface by stating that I'm a very lazy person. I am the living embodiment of Umaru from Himouto! Umaru-chan. Check it out, it's a fun anime. If I could get away with it, I'd sit on my butt and play video games and eat junk food for the rest of my life.
Unfortunately, real lifedoesn't always rarely works that way.
No, I had to work my buttocks off to get anywhere in life. I've failed 3 times and lost hundreds of dollars over the years. Depression and negativity were close "friends" in my times of need.
While it's true that laziness has a lot to do with it, it's also the upbringing that affects how we perceive the world. I grew up in a very religious household where the idea was to not worry about this world but focus on the afterlife. One could say my journey to financial wealth was doomed from the start. I cannot stress enough how abso-fucking-lutely difficult it is for someone to become successful when their thoughts are "this is meaningless" and "riches won't bring you happiness." As I said... doomed from the get go.
But... I'm one stubborn bastard. Always have been. When I set out to do something I keep at it until I succeed or burn out harder than Burnout Paradise (bad joke, I know).
At this point I've tried just about anything from PPC to content writing to selling my soul on craigslist. Well, all but that last one.
Yeah, I've fucked up on many occasions and my other journeys never really went anywhere. Remember that YouTube journey? 4 years later and I only have 30 subs to my name, two of which are my parents (how'd they find me?) Apparently, YouTube doesn't really give a shit about let's players, lol.
My video game site and my health & fitness site also didn't kick off. I burned out long before that.
Eventually, I had a bit of a mental breakdown where I just stopped giving a shit about anything when nothing seemed to work. I sat there in the kitchen one night cursing "the system" and the illuminati or reptilians from planet Nibiru or whoever I could put the blame on for my own failures.
But that fire, that everlasting fire from within began to burn like it hasn't in a long freaken time. I said to my self "that's it, that is fucking it, I've had it with playing the 'good guy' role. I'm going to achieve success no matter what. Even if it ends with my death or a long prison sentence, if it comes down to it." Of course, I quickly brushed any thoughts of robbing the bank from my mind, because it's a very silly idea and got to work thinking about what exactly it is I'm actually good at.
There's two very important things I learned over the years about being successful.
The first one didn't work for me because I'm not a very clever potato. The second one was the big "aha!" moment for me. What was I good at? Video games. I don't just mean playing them. I'm talking about playing the auction house in online games. Turns out i'm pretty good at flipping items and making profits in video games. My goodness if I could do stocks the way I buy and sell items in the virtual world. I would be a multi millionaire, quite realistically.
But here's where the big wall comes up. How can I turn fake money into real money? That is the real question I never was able to answer before. Video game companies tend to frown upon that sort of thing and it's usually rule breaking, although not technically illegal in many countries. Coupled with the fear of possibly being banned, I never risked it until that day.
There was another thing that bothered me: Dealing with customers. I just didn't want to be responsible for them getting banned and then having to give them their money back. So instead I did something a bit crazy. I said "fuck it, I don't care if I make a bit less, I'll look for companies who sell virtual currency to customers and sell to them for 30-50% less." Companies generally don't do buy backs. They know the risks involved so they can deal with a bit of loss here and there, they'll still make a huge profit in the end. Of course, I only work with trustworthy companies, not with scammers.
I had to join several forums and a few discord groups and make a spreadsheet to see who was trustworthy and if the pay was decent. Also, I had to make the virtual gold and goods manually without bots to avoid the risk even more + I'm more efficient than any bot.
Yeah, the pay isn't great (yet), but I'll try to make it more automated in the future. 30-50 bucks per day is very doable, which is like 3-5x more per month than minimum wage in Eastern Europe. It's enough for now. My ideal would be to earn more than 3 figures per day, but I've yet to get there. Maybe someday...
See that's the thing, you don't really have to follow money making guides to make money, you can create your own methods. Find something you are truly passionate about and give it your best shot.
Thanks for reading.~
First, I'd like to preface by stating that I'm a very lazy person. I am the living embodiment of Umaru from Himouto! Umaru-chan. Check it out, it's a fun anime. If I could get away with it, I'd sit on my butt and play video games and eat junk food for the rest of my life.
Unfortunately, real life
No, I had to work my buttocks off to get anywhere in life. I've failed 3 times and lost hundreds of dollars over the years. Depression and negativity were close "friends" in my times of need.
While it's true that laziness has a lot to do with it, it's also the upbringing that affects how we perceive the world. I grew up in a very religious household where the idea was to not worry about this world but focus on the afterlife. One could say my journey to financial wealth was doomed from the start. I cannot stress enough how abso-fucking-lutely difficult it is for someone to become successful when their thoughts are "this is meaningless" and "riches won't bring you happiness." As I said... doomed from the get go.
But... I'm one stubborn bastard. Always have been. When I set out to do something I keep at it until I succeed or burn out harder than Burnout Paradise (bad joke, I know).
At this point I've tried just about anything from PPC to content writing to selling my soul on craigslist. Well, all but that last one.
Yeah, I've fucked up on many occasions and my other journeys never really went anywhere. Remember that YouTube journey? 4 years later and I only have 30 subs to my name, two of which are my parents (how'd they find me?) Apparently, YouTube doesn't really give a shit about let's players, lol.
My video game site and my health & fitness site also didn't kick off. I burned out long before that.
Eventually, I had a bit of a mental breakdown where I just stopped giving a shit about anything when nothing seemed to work. I sat there in the kitchen one night cursing "the system" and the illuminati or reptilians from planet Nibiru or whoever I could put the blame on for my own failures.
But that fire, that everlasting fire from within began to burn like it hasn't in a long freaken time. I said to my self "that's it, that is fucking it, I've had it with playing the 'good guy' role. I'm going to achieve success no matter what. Even if it ends with my death or a long prison sentence, if it comes down to it." Of course, I quickly brushed any thoughts of robbing the bank from my mind, because it's a very silly idea and got to work thinking about what exactly it is I'm actually good at.
There's two very important things I learned over the years about being successful.
- Don't focus on the money, focus on solving problems for people
- Pick a skill you are good at and try to turn it into a profitable business
The first one didn't work for me because I'm not a very clever potato. The second one was the big "aha!" moment for me. What was I good at? Video games. I don't just mean playing them. I'm talking about playing the auction house in online games. Turns out i'm pretty good at flipping items and making profits in video games. My goodness if I could do stocks the way I buy and sell items in the virtual world. I would be a multi millionaire, quite realistically.
But here's where the big wall comes up. How can I turn fake money into real money? That is the real question I never was able to answer before. Video game companies tend to frown upon that sort of thing and it's usually rule breaking, although not technically illegal in many countries. Coupled with the fear of possibly being banned, I never risked it until that day.
There was another thing that bothered me: Dealing with customers. I just didn't want to be responsible for them getting banned and then having to give them their money back. So instead I did something a bit crazy. I said "fuck it, I don't care if I make a bit less, I'll look for companies who sell virtual currency to customers and sell to them for 30-50% less." Companies generally don't do buy backs. They know the risks involved so they can deal with a bit of loss here and there, they'll still make a huge profit in the end. Of course, I only work with trustworthy companies, not with scammers.
I had to join several forums and a few discord groups and make a spreadsheet to see who was trustworthy and if the pay was decent. Also, I had to make the virtual gold and goods manually without bots to avoid the risk even more + I'm more efficient than any bot.
Yeah, the pay isn't great (yet), but I'll try to make it more automated in the future. 30-50 bucks per day is very doable, which is like 3-5x more per month than minimum wage in Eastern Europe. It's enough for now. My ideal would be to earn more than 3 figures per day, but I've yet to get there. Maybe someday...
See that's the thing, you don't really have to follow money making guides to make money, you can create your own methods. Find something you are truly passionate about and give it your best shot.
Thanks for reading.~
good luck to you, wish you the best!
