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Hey boys, I've been using Kraken for my ethereum transactions. I like that I can convert directly into USD, but I've heard that it's unreliable and the interface is tricky.
Plus deposits take a few days.
Is it a good site? What do you guys think?
>>1109676
Bumpin'
>>1109676
poloniex
>>1109676
Figure out Poloniex. Kraken seems to have hosting issues a lot.
I just invested $200 on the bet that Jeb will be below 5% on Feb 29
Oh shit RCP still has him at 5.8%
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html
did I just throw away 200?
Its not too late I can still sell back
I feel kind of stupid, on jumping on "Free money" so quickly. The only reason I found the Jeb bet is because it was on today's biggest movers going up 18 cents today. Meaning it was previously at 93% certainty. And if you read the comments, there is a...
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You do realize that Jeb is no longer running, right?
>>1109683
Thats why I thought it would be free money. But its not, since we're really betting on what RCP editors will do
>>1109646
Any advice guys?
What is the best job to get if you want to be live at home and have lots of free time?
I'm not talking about earning a lot of money, just enough to live a bit comfy and it would be nice if it was stable enough so I don't have to worry about getting fired or losing my income.
>But that dosen't exist anon
Okay, what is closest to that goal?
>>1109606
Win the lottery
fellatio technician
Get some comft low-stress part time job. Like in a small store
How are most congressmen multi-millionaires when their salary is only 174,000 dollars?
Corruption most foul
>>1109480
Corruption is a nasty word. But yes, doing favors for certain interest groups gets you big time cash.
$174,000 is way too much for a congressman.
It should be $60,000.
Do any of you buy things cheap, fix them up, and resell them?
Things like furniture, cars, or electronics especially.
I am looking to do that for furniture, but I like to hear some input if anyone else has done it before.
>>1109266
I used to buy toys missing parts and large lots of parts, then sell the complete sets for a fair bit of money. But then that dried up when people started thinking parts were worth as much as the complete set.
>>1109266
I've never seen much money in this in any regard. Even cars.
The only thing I have seen work is guys that know how to fix phones.
> get broken Iphone for $100
> fix it
> Sell it for $400
>>1109266
I do it. I specialize in mid centruty modern furniture. All the hipsters want it now. Go to thrift store, junk store, auctions, and Sundays for estate sales.
Use CL to familiarize yourself with local asking prices for said furniture.
In Austin, TX, a small mid century modern chest of drawers can go for $235. You can find then for 45 to 95. Smear dark Citrus Shield wax on it and it looks very nice.
My best sale was finding a Witco "Tiki" dresser for $65 and selling it to a well known Austin...
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Am I at a disadvantage if I don't go to business school?
>>1109181
bumping for answer to this I'm 20. Can I learn everything I need to off the internet/books?
>>1109238
yes, but you will always be the looser without degree
>>1109238
Yeah, you can and you wouldn't waste money, but, they are going to look for someone with a degree
Do you have a degree and are talking about a masters, or, do you mean you are working at an unskilled-semi skilled profession?
Please explain your job and income situation
>current month/year
>not buying bitcoin 2.0 at $6.09
>>1108877
>buying a Russian crypto
>ever
>>1108880
>russian
Proofs
It was at 6.30 earlier today.
Investing in TV and Film companies, is it a smart move?
I can sense whenever a movie's gonna flop and when it won't, is it a good idea to put my money into some of these companies prior a movie release?
>>1108868
ABSOLUTE
>>1108868
A movie doing good doesn't mean a film studio is doing good. Same with a movie doing bad. Film always seemed like a shitty investment to me.
>>1108868
Due to the fact that unlike anything else, media can flop or succeed for next to no reason, they're volatile.
I mean, Uwe Boll made a lot of money directing shit movies.
Redpill me on consultants. How many of these information spinners are just parasites taking advantage of people not knowing the subject they get hired to spout bullshit about?
>selling your knowledge and experience is wrong
>>1108824
It's not about that. It's about you in the role of the consumer having any sort of guarantee that the service you purchase is worth the money.
>>1108819
Ok. What people don't seem to understand is, that the same way that you have temp-agencies for cleaners, secretaries, or whatever, you also have temp-agencies for skilled labor like accountants (accounting firms) and middle management (consultancies). Most of the work that consultants do is just glorified temping for MBAs. They are hired for a short period from outside of the company, because no one inside has time to sit down and think about a particular problem. It's not really that weird.
How can this board overcome being a quarantine with no sticky/quarantine threads?
There are no other banter oriented finance communities that take up activities together on the internet.
Would a /biz/chan basically just die?
Bump, this is what a non shit thread looks like guys. Try breathing it in.
Stop bumping your thread. This is a slow board. And your thread is shit. I dont even understand what you were trying to accomplish here, OP.
>>>/reddit/
>>1108413
I was trying to make this board less shit. You shouldn't be linking somebody else to reddit if you don't know what altchans are.
>found out ETH was created by a russian
Damn. And just when I thought it wasn't a scamcoin.
>>1108238
^Russia and I agree with this. Only buy ETH if you want to throw away your money for Vitalik to bulk up.
>>1108238
>found out you are black and don't know anything about tech
Damn. And just when I thought you were smart.
I just bought 5k of ETH lol
How and where can I buy Ether? Let's ride the ether train!
Hey Boss, ETH is a scam
>>1108253
this
>created by a russian
A dollar invested in ETH is a dollar invested in the kremlin and Putin's coke fund
I'm a year and a half away from graduating as an accountant but I don't think I'll make it. I'm struggling with the material (because I'm a lazy procrastinator who is disinterested in the subject matter of accounting). I'm thinking about dropping out even though I know that if I pushed myself, I could graduate and become a CPA.
Would I be making a mistake if I drop out and pursue things that I'm actually interested in? In other words, I want you to give me a list of reasons why accounting is a bad field to get into. What are the future...
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Its boring as fuck
Go fiscalist
I'm in the same position as OP. On probation already. Probably gonna kicked out of my program this semester.
Fuck accounting. It's the most boring and tiring shit ever. You have to be majorly autistic to even tolerate this shit.
>>1106642
>should I pursue something I'm interested in
Like what? Activities that cannot and will not bring you enought money to be self-sustaining (not counting charity) is, at best, a hobby.
>why is accounting a bad field to go into?
Accounting is a man made science, its not like natural science that it intuitively makes sense. It doesnt make sense some of the time. Some of the rates are put arbitrarily and change as political parties get votes for lower/higher...
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Why does the "I'm smart but lazy" meme exist? I always hear everyone say it at my University. Might as well say you're skinny but fat as well.
because college has convinced people that if you get good grades you're smart. and "understanding the material" in some people's minds means that they are smart. the fact they don't do the work and therefore do not get good grades, but do in fact "understand the material" gives them the impression that they are smart, but also lazy.
in reality nobody is smart.
>>1106403
almost nobody.
>>1106387
Smart people aren't lazy.
Hey /biz/, just signed up for Upwork today as a way to expand my experience into Freelancing, and as a way to (hopefully) make money while not at my other two jobs. I want to get your guys' take on freelancing in general, and if any of you have any experience with it, or with Upwork (or previously oDesk and Elance), and if so, what are some tips to someone just starting out. General Freelance thread I suppose.
>>1110053
Get EVERYTHING in very clear writing. I did freelance web dev and it's bullshit what people try to pull. Personally wasn't for me, instead took a contracting job working from home.
>He thinks people will hire him this late in the game
>He thinks anyone wants to hire a one man team
>He thinks because he's a burger he will get more cuntomers
>He thinks he's going to make more than $100 for 8 days work
>>1110067
No need for the negativity, just looking for info.
