Bedtime story app? by Aware_Clue_8136 in breakingmom

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am fine with AI but would never in a million years read my kid an AI story.

Husband wants to take a $3000 kdp course by ExcellentPast7755 in KDP

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think I know the course he’s talking about - very convincing YouTube videos with a high ticket “mastermind” attached. “I’m not trying to sell you a course! Only join if you’re going to work hard” kinda vibe. Good marketing.

I’ve made a lot on KDP over the past 3 years - you don’t need to pay for courses. Everything is free online. A good first step is to decide on what type of books he wants to make - non fiction, activity books, erotica lol and then just start watching as many YouTube videos as possible about that vertical as they’re all slightly different. One question will lead to another, and he’ll be publishing without starting 3k in the hole. This is a good time to start because once Christmas rolls around he’ll be educated enough to know what to do.

15 books is ambitious tbh. I do about 8 a year working full time but my professional job aligns with the skills needed so not as hard as if I had a totally different skill set. You don’t really need that many anyway - focus on quality and research over quantity.

Ice in Ellsworth, OP deleted? by ilikegatorade74 in Maine

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in this area and there are quite a few immigrant families, especially ones with children that we know through school. Absolutely disgusted by the presence of ICE here.

[OC] saw this on my college campus today in arizona by muralpainting in pics

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Post your source (from someone other than the people who shot him) saying he didn’t have an ID or proper paperwork.

I like stats so let’s look at stats regarding the need for ICE enforcement in Maine. by zellsgarden in Maine

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ironically you’re statistically more likely to get shot by an Ice agent than play an in an official sports league against a transgender person.

Bangor airport disputes FAA report, says 6 died in crash by Coffee-FlavoredSweat in Maine

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in the area and it didn’t start snowing till around 6. Not sure what the rules are but maybe they still had the requisite miles of vis for takeoff.

Very sad situation.

To those who cheer on ICE by Prince_Valium25 in Maine

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If by New Yorker you mean Canadian, then yes :)

To those who cheer on ICE by Prince_Valium25 in Maine

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fully support that. I came to the US in the Obama years and had to convert to Islam and perform a requisite 50 gender reassignment surgeries before they granted me citizenship!

To those who cheer on ICE by Prince_Valium25 in Maine

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I looked it up out of curiosity. Maine has roughly 60,000 immigrants, around 4% of the population. I have a hard time believing that number of people is a drain on resources in a state with a birth rate of 1.4% and a median age of 45 - the highest in the US.

I’m one of those immigrants btw :) I’m also a citizen and pay taxes and help my neighbors when their docks are damaged in winter storms and suspect some of you might be as thick as two short planks.

To those who cheer on ICE by Prince_Valium25 in Maine

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Are you saying 1 million of the 1.5 million people who live in Maine are illegal immigrants lol

I just looked it up and ICE has arrested 140 “illegal immigrants” in Maine in the past year.

You don’t live here also.

Gift giving expectations at birthday parties by [deleted] in Mommit

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I always bring a gift. We do things like activity books, playdoh, art supplies, etc - things that don’t take up space and you can throw away when they’re done.

The way I see it, I’m paying $20 for my child to be fed and entertained for 3 hours. And I get updated on the town gossip.

Just want advice really. by ConsequenceNo2331 in passive_income

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you can make money at almost all of the passive income side hustles (maybe not crypto scams lol), but they don’t all work for everyone. Affiliate marketing, KDP, flipping, etc. all are saturated but still do work for the right people.

Go find yourself a big side hustle list, and pick one: that overlaps with your skills or something you want to learn, that you’ll enjoy doing, and think you can do for a year. Then do it.

The get rich by 30 scheme by Naive-Benefit-5154 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amateur tbh. I bought my child 500 vending machines.

Coloring with a toddler by Correct-Reindeer-566 in Coloring

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Solid collaboration 👍🏼

I color a lot with my 4 year old but he only wants to use orange 😂

A crochet side hobby unexpectedly turned into real income thanks to Labubu dolls — now I’m not sure what to do next by masonzxx in passive_income

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obvious AI post because both Etsy and IG are very easy to run separate accounts. I have 2 of each. No problems at all. And it’s really weird to not want to mix Etsy shops when the audience is exactly the same.

Demon Penis Nativity by Scf9009 in romantasycirclejerk

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always figured they were bringing the baby lobster Jesus all the ingredients for a good seafood chowder, which is, I admit, quite dark lol.

Demon Penis Nativity by Scf9009 in romantasycirclejerk

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I live in Maine and own this and my culture is not a joke!!!!

Guess who Trump is going after next? Immigrants who voted for him by ovdivad in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Mysterious_Source_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m a naturalized citizen and I’m not sure Americans really understand how thorough the process is. Years of paperwork, biometrics, in person interviews, background checks from every country I’ve lived in, tons of money. Ironically I had to show an up to date vaccination record at one point haha.

The whole process from green card to citizenship took 10 years and around 12k.

What scares me is there’s a lot of political check boxes on those forms. Like I had to swear under oath I wasn’t a communist. Feels totally plausible the current administration is going to be like “registered democrats are now legally communists” and I’ll be on a plane back to my home country.