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Originally Posted by Huggles
That's the thing, maybe this book won't make any money, maybe the 6th one won't either, maybe the 8th will start to bring in an income...
But I can guarantee if I work a 9-5 job in Canada, I will never get out of poverty and never have the joy I get from working on art. I'm an outgoing dude for the most part, and pretty chatty as most of GFY can tell, and there's a chick who brings her truck to my mechanic for repairs, she works in the city planning department in Kelowna and makes over $35 an hour and she's almost as broke as I am, the only difference is she has a newer fancy rental apartment and a newer, big monthly payment vehicle, and an iPhone 14 or 15 pro, but basically has less than $300 a month after all of her bills for any spending money, and she's a drunk too! Obviously why we get along, haha. I told her she suffers from lifestyle creep, but she doesn't listen.
Which would you choose, a wage you can feed your stomach on but your soul is empty, or projects that keep your soul full but leave the stomach grumbling?
I mean, who even knows what "Canada" will look like in 1 year from now, I'm flying by the seat of my pants at the moment. ( Thanks Sarettah )
Still chopping more compilations ahead of time here so when I can afford the $35 Tube Site Submitter license, I'll be back uploading again. Will have a shit ton of movies in the queue so I can setup 30 days worth of uploads (150 uploads or so) in like 1 day and then forget about it for the next 30 days.
The last week or so I've re-written like 20k words in the book for the Trump tariffs, it's a silly action-crime-comedy novel, but it totally fits into the whackiness of 2025 already. I guess us Canadians better buckle up, because shit is gonna get wild for the next 4 years!
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There may be some fallacy to your thinking. When you make $35/hour "being broke" has a completely different meaning that what you are describing for yourself. It means the car payments are high, your mortgage is high (leading to equity that you can leverage in the future rather than throwing it away on rent), prosciutto only once a week instead of daily etc.
Also when your immediate needs are met, although your mind/body is busy with your job you do have more time to think about plans that make sense for the future as opposed to constantly grinding your mind how to get the $30 for a drink, pay rent or $5 for cheeseburger buns. There is a huge difference.