04-23-2020, 05:40 AM
Day 2:
I just last night had a revelation of sorts...
So I was looking at my current route for making money (online audio transcription) and realized that a 40 hour work week doing it ain't even enough to make 30k a year.
Then I thought about teaching gigs. Less monet than that even.
Once I become a certified teacher, it MAY be possible years down the line to make 30k a year.
That being said, I then got frustrated at the idea of working my ass off, only to barely make anything, and have to rely on active income to make money.
I started thinking of ways tobmakw passive income.
And a thought occured to me:
You kniw that Youtube rap teacher who makes thise dumb videos telling you how to "Blow up" despite the fact that he hasn't yet? Well, he might not have "blown up" nut he seems to be doing alright for himself ans running a successful business despite nobody having heard of him, and it seems like paasive income! Seems like more money, passively generated for less work than ANYTHING traditional I have ever "realistically" pursued. I'm sure he makes more than 30k a year. Or AT LEAST that much. And he doesn't seem to have tp bust his ass. Even the "work" probably doesn't feel like work if you like doing it.
So I looked up what his name is, because I only know his Youtube moniker: Smart Rapper.
Turns out his name is Rob Level.
So I looked up how much Rov Level is making per year, hoping there might be some info on it. Surprisingly it did not take much sleuthing. The info was at the top of the search oage. I was shocked:
120K a year?! Just making music?! Nobody has even heard this dude. I mean, clearly SOMEBODY has. But if I were to walk up to any of the college students in my area and ask what they think about Rob Level, I'm pretty sure they'd say "Who?
And yet he STILL makes 72 to 120k a year in passive income from his music alone. That's not counting live shows, merch, his Youtube channel etc.
That's insane!
You don't havw to be Eminem to be successful as a rapper! You just need to play your cards right and run your business properly!
This dude IS. a Smart Rapper!
I have decided I shall switch my focus to seriously phrsuing music, because CLEARLY (on top of just wanting to do it for it's own sake) it's the most lucrative thing I know how to do.
So now my main UMS related shit is seriously gonna be: write rhymes, practice over free beats, learn how to play a MIDI keyboard and finger drum pad, develop the ability to sing and later learn guitar.
It is becoming apparent to me that the thing I have always really wanted to do (make music) is actually also tge most realistic way for me to make my way in the world. I have DECADES of bullshit programming in dire need of shedding telling me: Oh, unless you become famous, ypu will struggle to oay your bills amd it will be a hard life. Get "real".
So much for "realistic people" telling me how reality works.
Fuck it. Vocational rehab is for chumps and so is this peasant ass bullshit framework I'm expected to operate in.
Once I start making money and getting good, I'ma convince my friends to do the same. I'll even give them a place to live and practice. They don't have to "be realistic" and bust their asses doing jobs they don't really feel is their true calling. And neither do I.
We can make more pursuing our dreams. We just have to be smart and know what we're doing.
I just last night had a revelation of sorts...
So I was looking at my current route for making money (online audio transcription) and realized that a 40 hour work week doing it ain't even enough to make 30k a year.
Then I thought about teaching gigs. Less monet than that even.
Once I become a certified teacher, it MAY be possible years down the line to make 30k a year.
That being said, I then got frustrated at the idea of working my ass off, only to barely make anything, and have to rely on active income to make money.
I started thinking of ways tobmakw passive income.
And a thought occured to me:
You kniw that Youtube rap teacher who makes thise dumb videos telling you how to "Blow up" despite the fact that he hasn't yet? Well, he might not have "blown up" nut he seems to be doing alright for himself ans running a successful business despite nobody having heard of him, and it seems like paasive income! Seems like more money, passively generated for less work than ANYTHING traditional I have ever "realistically" pursued. I'm sure he makes more than 30k a year. Or AT LEAST that much. And he doesn't seem to have tp bust his ass. Even the "work" probably doesn't feel like work if you like doing it.
So I looked up what his name is, because I only know his Youtube moniker: Smart Rapper.
Turns out his name is Rob Level.
So I looked up how much Rov Level is making per year, hoping there might be some info on it. Surprisingly it did not take much sleuthing. The info was at the top of the search oage. I was shocked:
120K a year?! Just making music?! Nobody has even heard this dude. I mean, clearly SOMEBODY has. But if I were to walk up to any of the college students in my area and ask what they think about Rob Level, I'm pretty sure they'd say "Who?
And yet he STILL makes 72 to 120k a year in passive income from his music alone. That's not counting live shows, merch, his Youtube channel etc.
That's insane!
You don't havw to be Eminem to be successful as a rapper! You just need to play your cards right and run your business properly!
This dude IS. a Smart Rapper!
I have decided I shall switch my focus to seriously phrsuing music, because CLEARLY (on top of just wanting to do it for it's own sake) it's the most lucrative thing I know how to do.
So now my main UMS related shit is seriously gonna be: write rhymes, practice over free beats, learn how to play a MIDI keyboard and finger drum pad, develop the ability to sing and later learn guitar.
It is becoming apparent to me that the thing I have always really wanted to do (make music) is actually also tge most realistic way for me to make my way in the world. I have DECADES of bullshit programming in dire need of shedding telling me: Oh, unless you become famous, ypu will struggle to oay your bills amd it will be a hard life. Get "real".
So much for "realistic people" telling me how reality works.
Fuck it. Vocational rehab is for chumps and so is this peasant ass bullshit framework I'm expected to operate in.
Once I start making money and getting good, I'ma convince my friends to do the same. I'll even give them a place to live and practice. They don't have to "be realistic" and bust their asses doing jobs they don't really feel is their true calling. And neither do I.
We can make more pursuing our dreams. We just have to be smart and know what we're doing.
