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As you know know there are a variety of ways to generate money to fund your startup and your livelihood but discussion on this forum generally breaks down to

1. Working an hourly job
2. "Hustle" Use all skills at your disposal to pull in cash

Although there is lots of information present on both of these topics and although the comparison will be different for every single person I think it would be a cool discussion to have to see what everybody here is doing.

Are you working or are you hustling?

What kind of skills do you have at your disposal?

Are you using job-like skills (programming, video editing) or are you down to the bare bones basics (garage sale ebaying)

For those hustling: Do you find you are able to find more time to focus on your business or not? Was it worth it?

For those working: Do you find the daily routine of an hourly job consistently derails you or does it work out great? Are you making a lot or a little?

These questions are just some ideas: What are your thoughts of this comparison?

It may seem like an odd discussion but I am very interested to know how the forum in general thinks of these, although it is hard to compare as everyone's situation is different.
 
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1.Tqipf ziest xusloph zuas kuc tewoph aq apvom zua jewi ipuahj vu siemmz gudat up zuas catopitt
2.Jatvmi gus e gix nupvjt epf gopf ep opwitvus xju dep howi zua vji nupiz vu hsux zuas catopitt vjev teni zies.

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O vjopl xjomi zua'si hivvoph uwis vji miespoph daswi gus zuas gostv catopitt vjev zua tjuamf jewi e kuc (gsiimepdoph us cioph ep inqmuzii).
 
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Kuc.

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Vjip piwis nuwi gusxesf. Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, ov dep jeqqip vji uvjis xez vuu.

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Vji kuc xez liiqt zua xovj e tviefz opduni gus zuas commt epf zua xupv jewi vu simz up raodl gmoqt epf tvagg puv xusloph us hivvoph succif.
Emm vjopht vjev dep molimz jeqqip. Itqidoemmz xovj cohhis vodliv ovint, moli heni duptumit.
 
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