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[-] Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world 138 points 2 months ago

Don't worry everyone, you 100% have the freedom to exploit the working class yourself. See? The system is fair. Oh, you're not exploiting the working class for passive income? Maybe you're just not smart like you think you are dummy!

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[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 41 points 2 months ago

Nobody can convince me that passive income is real.

[-] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 40 points 2 months ago

I get around $400/mo from the VA for being exposed to toxic chemicals that will lead to me having cancer in the next ten years.

Pretty good trade off, let me tell ya!

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 months ago

that reminds me I need to get the burn pit stuff going

[-] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 months ago

Yes, you do. If you need help, message me. No dox, but I can help you out.

Google “intent to file VA”, and fill it out right meow. Whatever claim gets processed will be backdated to the date that form was submitted.

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago

Lol well ok there's one. I do surveys for money so I suppose that's kind of passive?

[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago

I think you need a refresher on the definition of passive

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago

Lol. Well it makes me money is all.

[-] swag_money@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

that would be active :p

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 39 points 2 months ago

I mean if you're wealthy enough you can just make money on interest and dividends. You can get a 5% interest rate on $2m right now and that's insured, no real risk. That's like 75k/yr without doing any work.

But that's probably not what most people mean when they say passive income. And basic income for the wealthy is kind of backwards.

[-] BallsandBayonets@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

It's real in the same sense that income from illegal activities is real. You have to report it to the IRS and it requires harming others in order to acquire.

[-] bfg9k@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It's real when you own property.

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Or any investment, such as stock

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

Well, some stocks. Probably not going to get much in the way of passive income by buying DJT or RDDT

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

Rereading my comment I realize I was more vague then I meant to be lol

I meant any type of investment in a broad sense and not like "any crappy stock will do it!"

Obviously a bad investment is a bad investment and is not gonna bring in them dolla dolla billz

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

I know, I was just poking fun :P

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

You got a 401k? Boom, passive income.

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

You got a pension? Boom, passive income.

[-] Lennnny@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

I make about $7k a year from some books and T-shirt designs I did a few years ago. I literally do nothing to maintain them (I put in the hard work making them originally) and the money just goes in my bank each month. It's certainly not enough to live on, I have a full time job, but it pays for our groceries.

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

What do you make them on? Good for you!

[-] Lennnny@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I publish through Amazon Print on Demand services (Amazon Merch and KDP), and I have a few other stores selling items too. Basically I design the manuscripts and graphics, upload the files to the service, they list it, and when it sells they print and fulfill it and send me a portion of the profit.

One Christmas I made $8k in a month and we went on a cruise with the profit. Those were good times! It's settled down a bit now as more people have flooded the platforms and copied all the content.

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