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Even I retrospect I think of this 2 ways 1. Could I have made that $100 if I did it specifically for the purpose of publishing the app? (For me, the answer is
by conductr 4y ago
Even I retrospect I think of this 2 ways
1. Could I have made that $100 if I did it specifically for the purpose of publishing the app? (For me, the answer is always yes at that amount. I could have easily washed some cars, mowed some grass, etc. I had so much free time)
2. When it comes to business, tech, particularly the early internet boom, probably some other domains; I’m just thankful to be in the minority of the world that speaks English. I’m self taught at most things and it’s hard enough as it is. This value of this one diminishes every year but I find it’s still useful and feel it’s a form or luck.
- ad404b8a372f2b9 4y agoIt's not about making the money, it's about what you spend it on. If 100$ is a significant amount you're not going to spend it on a frivolous purchase, you'll spend it on the absolute necessities. And if you do want to make a purchase purely because it makes you happy, you're going to agonize over it and feel guilty for a long while. I went on to make 20,000 euros doing freelance over the next five years while in college but it all went to my student loans, rent and other necessary costs while I was starting my career, not anything I actually wanted to buy for myself.
- conductr 4y agoI get that. What works for me, and I tried to point out, is not taking $100 out of my income/savings that is funds for my absolute necessities. It's more so about using the goal as motivation to temporarily increase my income. That extra income is already earmarked for the goal, so it doesn't really take away from necessities. Obviously, if you're at a deficit on the necessities it will be tempting to use the extra income for those things. That's a different conversation/problem however